Session 2000
Effective: March 31, 2000
SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1835
A Resolution congratulating and commending the Johnson County Community College women's basketball team.
� � � WHEREAS,� The Lady Cavaliers, Johnson County Community College's women's
basketball team, are the 2000 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Division II champions; and

� � � WHEREAS,� Tremendous dedication, effort and inspiration enabled the team to
shake off last year's disappointment to finish this season with a 22-13 record, the East
Jayhawk League Championship and the top seed in the national tournament; and

� � � WHEREAS,� The Johnson County Community College "Lady Cavaliers" defeated
Monroe Community College, of Rochester, New York, 63-61 in the championship
game in Hagerstown, Maryland, on March 18, 2000; and

� � � WHEREAS,� The members of the team are Rachel Austin, Katie Bollegar, Gayla
Brown, Derica Davidson, Kate DeBaun, Angie Dinkel, Somer Easterwood, Teuka
Farmer, Rachel Lewis and Jackie Whitt; the coaches are Debbie Carrier, head coach,
and Liza Oakley, assistant coach, and the trainer is Sheryl Peters; and

� � � WHEREAS,� Coach Debbie Carrier was named the NJCAA Coach of the Year.
Freshman Katie Bollegar was named the most valuable player of the tournament,
and she and teammates, Kate DeBaun and Angie Dinkel, were selected as all tour-
nament players. Kate DeBaun set three tournament records: Most consecutive free
throws in a tournament (20), most consecutive free throws in a game (14) and most
free throws in a game (14); and

� � � WHEREAS,� Johnson County and the entire State of Kansas take enormous pride
in this team's success in its first national tournament appearance, the skill of the
coaches and the athletic ability and sportsmanship of the players: Now, therefore,

� � � Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas:�That we congratulate and
commend the Johnson County Community College women's basketball team--The
Lady Cavaliers--for winning the 2000 NJCAA Division II national basketball cham-
pionship; and

� � � Be it further resolved:�That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to provide
13 enrolled copies of this resolution to Dr. Charles J. Carlsen, President, Johnson
County Community College, 12345 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66210.

� � � Senate Resolution No. 1835 was sponsored by Senators Bond, Becker, Brownlee,
Jordan, Langworthy and Vratil.