,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #c1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,mc,caskill7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commending the
 ,northwest ,missouri ,state ,university
 ,bearcats on their ,national           
,collegiate ,athletic ,association      
,division ,,ii national championship    
victories4  ,whereas1 on ,december #ag1 
#bjaf1 the ,northwest ,missouri ,state  
,university football team defeated the  
,university of ,north ,alabama by a     
score of #bi to #c in the ,national     
,collegiate ,athletic ,association      
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,ncaa7 ,division ,,ii national         
championship game in ,kansas ,city1     
,kansas2 ,whereas the victory was the   
sixth ,division ,,ii national           
championship for ,northwest ,missouri   
,state ,university since #aiif and the  
fourth since #bjjf2 ,whereas the        

,bearcats have won #ee games and lost #b
 games over the past #d seasons1 with   
#cj straight victories over the last #b 
years2 ,whereas former head coach ,adam 
,dorrel is #a of just #c head coaches in
 ,division ,,ii football to win #c      
national titles1 and athletic director  
,mel ,tjeerdsma has the distinction of  
being #a of the other coaches to        
accomplish that feat2 ,whereas1 on      
,march #be1 #bjag1 the ,northwest       
,missouri ,state men's basketball team  
defeated ,fairmont ,state ,university in
 the ,,ncaa ,division ,,ii national     
championship1 a first in the history of 
the ,bearcats basketball program2       
,whereas the ,bearcats men's basketball 
team finished the #bjaf-bjag season with
 a #bi-a record1 earning coach ,ben     
,mc,collum his third ,mid-,america      
,intercollegiate ,athletics ,association
 ,coach of the ,year award2 ,whereas    
,bearcat guard1 ,justin ,pitts1 was     
named-- 7#a7 ,division ,,ii ,player of  
the ,year by the ,national ,association 

of ,basketball ,coaches2 and  7#b7      
,division ,,ii ,bulletin ,player of the 
,year2 and ,whereas ,northwest ,missouri
 ,state ,university became the first    
,division ,,ii school to win            
championships for football and men's    
basketball in the same academic year3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 commends ,northwest      
,missouri ,state ,university for their  
,division ,,ii national championship    
victories in football and men's         
basketball2  7#b7 recognizes the        
athletic prowess1 hard work1 and        
dedication exhibited by the players1    
coaches1 support staff1 and student body
 of ,northwest ,missouri ,state         
,university2 and  7#c7 congratulates the
 city of ,maryville1 ,missouri1 and     
,bearcat fans and alumni around the     
world4