[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 39 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E424]
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 IN TRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM OF JOHNSON C. SMITH 
                               UNIVERSITY

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                          HON. EVA M. CLAYTON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 22, 2001

  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to praise the outstanding 
basketball season of my alma mater, Johnson C. Smith University. Their 
season ended last night with a near miss in the quarter final found of 
the NCAA Division 2 Tournament in California. Earlier this month, our 
team won the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) 
Tournament in Raleigh, NC, and one week later, won the South Atlantic 
Regional Championship which gave them a shot at the NCAA Division 2 
crown.
  Johnson C. Smith University is a small liberal arts school in 
Charlotte, NC. It was founded in 1867 with support from the 
Presbyterian Church. This season marks the best basketball record in 
the school's history, and its first CIAA championship. I join other 
proud Smith alumni, proud North Carolinians, and sports enthusiasts 
everywhere to commend the team and the school for a job well done.

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