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On the recordMay 3, 2017
Mr. President: This year, Northwest Missouri State University set a record when it became the first Division II school to win the men's basketball and football championships in the same season. It also became the first Division I or II school in the past decade to win titles in both those sports in the same year. Located in Maryville, about one hundred miles north of Kansas City, Northwest Missouri State University was established in 1905. With five NCAA championships already under their belt, Bearcats football began their 2016 season with the goal of adding another title to their great program. Under head Coach Adam Dorrel, they finished their record-setting year with a victory over the University of North Alabama in the brutally cold Division II championship game last December. The Bearcats have now gone 55-2 over four seasons, and their 30 straight victories over the last two years is the longest current win streak in all of NCAA football. But the men's basketball team gave Bearcats fans plenty more to cheer about. After a very successful regular season, the Bearcats entered the Division II tournament with a 29-1 record. And on March 25, they defeated Fairmont State in the NCAA Division II championship game, a first in the program's history. Finishing the year with a near perfect record, Coach Ben McCollum earned his third MIAA Coach of the Year honor. And the Bearcats' guard, Justin Pitts, earned several honors and was named the DII Bulletin Player of the Year.…
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Roy Blunt
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