[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 49 (Thursday, April 8, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S4020]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TEAM

 Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I commend the Kennesaw State 
University Owls basketball team for winning its first NCAA Division II 
national championship title. In the 84-59 victory over Southern 
Indiana, the Owls showed great poise. After the Screaming Eagles 
sprinted to an eight-point lead, the Owls settled down, regained the 
lead and never lost it. The team, which moved up to the NCAA Division 
II Peach Belt Conference in 1994, took the championship in only their 
second appearance at the NCAA Division II national tournament.
  The title capped a 35-4 season record, which had ended with a 26-game 
winning streak and the Peach Belt championship.
  I commend Coach Tommy Ingle, his assistant coaches Jeff Jones and 
Stace Tedford, for developing and leading this strong team of student 
athletes. Coach Ingle was able to take the team to a national title in 
only his second year at the helm. That is extremely impressive.
  I also want to praise the players themselves, including seniors 
Reggie McCoy, Terrence Hill, and Justin Thompson for displaying 
leadership, determination, skill and sportsmanship. This young 
basketball squad has already made its mark in college basketball.
  In addition to their basketball performance, the Fighting Owls have 
demonstrated the personal qualities that make them a credit to one of 
Georgia's great institutes of higher learning, and a credit to the 
great State of Georgia as well.

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