[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 49 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING COACH LORI KERANS FOR HER 500TH CAREER VICTORY

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                           HON. RODNEY DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2013

  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Coach Lori Kerans for her 500th career victory. Coach 
Kerans is the head coach for the Millikin University women's basketball 
team and on December 15th led my Alma mater to beat Illinois College 
66-61 to secure her 500th career victory.
  Coach Kerans who is a Newton High School graduate became the 15th 
active Division III women's basketball coach to reach 500 wins and the 
first in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). 
Overall, she is the 19th women's coach all-time in Division III to 
reach this tremendous coaching mark.
  Over 27 years Coach Kerans has led the Big Blue to thirteen 20-win 
seasons and is Millikin's winningest coach with a 504-203 record. In 
2004-05, she guided Millikin to its 14th NCAA appearance and its first 
ever NCAA Championship.
  Kerans owns a 17-11 record in NCAA tournament games and her team has 
twice advanced to the Elite Eight before the national championship. 
During the eight years spanning the 1993-94 and 2000-01 seasons, she 
led the Big Blue to winning at least 20 games a year--something that no 
other women's team has accomplished in CCIW history.
  Because of her dedication to success and her student-athletes, I am 
proud to honor the achievements of Coach Lori Kerans.

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