SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1996-8711

By Senator Sellar

     WHEREAS, The Knights, the Wenatchee Valley College Men's Basketball Team, won the championship game of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges on March 2, 1996; and

     WHEREAS, The Knights defeated Clark College in a resounding 79-63 victory in the final game of the tournament; and

     WHEREAS, Wenatchee Valley College Freshman Justin Brager was named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player; and

     WHEREAS, Teammates Ladd Preppernau and Brent Darnell also received All-Tournament honors; and

     WHEREAS, The Knights' head coach Greg Franz was selected as Conference Coach of the Year; and

     WHEREAS, During the three days of the Tournament several players scored in the double digits, including Justin Brager, Brent Darnell, Kailana Knell, Jason Peterson, Ladd Preppernau, and Erik Vance; and

     WHEREAS,  This championship is the first for the Knights since 1980;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize and congratulate the long, hard work, blood, sweat, and tears that all the players, coaches, and staff of the Knights' Men's Basketball Team of the Wenatchee Valley College have devoted to making themselves not only great Champions but a proud reminder to us all that we can achieve anything we desire if we continuously strive to be the best.

I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1996-8711,

adopted by the Senate March 7, 1996.

MARTY BROWN

Secretary of the Senate