[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 54 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING VINCENNES UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

  (Mr. BUCSHON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishment of an outstanding group of young men from Vincennes 
University in Indiana.
  For the first time since 1972 and the fourth time in school history, 
the Vincennes University Trailblazers captured the National Junior 
College Athletic Association Men's Basketball Championship.
  Led by coach Todd Franklin, the Blazers had a benchmark year, ending 
the season with a record of 34-2 and defeating Ranger College in the 
championship game by a score of 87-77.
  The team's standout in the finals was freshman forward Kevin Osawe, 
who scored 22 points and had ten rebounds, earning the tournament's 
most valuable player honors.
  Athletics provide a set of skills that will be with these young men 
for the rest of their lives.
  The commitment and follow-through required to come together as a team 
and win a national championship are rare and should be commended.
  Congratulations to the Vincennes University Blazers men's basketball 
team on a job well done, and good luck next year.

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