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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 939 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 939

  Commending and congratulating the Hutchinson Community College Blue 
  Dragons football team for winning the 2024 National Junior College 
          Athletic Association Football National Championship.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 20 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

   Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Marshall) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                           and Transportation

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Commending and congratulating the Hutchinson Community College Blue 
  Dragons football team for winning the 2024 National Junior College 
          Athletic Association Football National Championship.

Whereas, on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the Hutchinson Community College Blue 
        Dragons football team (in this preamble referred to as the ``Blue 
        Dragons''') defeated the Iowa Western Community College Reivers by a 
        score of 28 to 23 in the 2024 National Junior College Athletic 
        Association (NJCAA) National Championship game;
Whereas the 2024 NJCAA National Championship is the second championship in the 
        history of the Blue Dragons' football program;
Whereas the Blue Dragons finished the 2024 season with an 11 wins to 1 loss 
        record;
Whereas, during the championship game, the Blue Dragons outscored the Reivers 28 
        to 9 in the last 3 quarters, after trailing by 14 points in the first 
        quarter;
Whereas quarterback Christian Johnson entered the game in the third quarter and 
        completed a 34-yard pass to take the lead for the first time in the 
        game;
Whereas the Blue Dragons defense held the Reivers to 6 points in the second 
        half;
Whereas running back Waymond Jordan Jr. was named the NJCAA Player of the Year 
        in 2024; and
Whereas head coach Drew Dallas won his second championship in 5 seasons as head 
        coach of Hutchinson Community College: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons 
        football team for winning the 2024 National Junior College 
        Athletic Association Football National Championship;
            (2) recognizes the players, coaches, and staff of the 
        Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons football team; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the president of Hutchison Community College, 
                Tricia Paramore;
                    (B) the athletic director of Hutchison Community 
                College, Josh Gooch; and
                    (C) the head coach of the Hutchinson Community 
                College Blue Dragons football team, Drew Dallas.
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