[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING CHRISTIAN LANCE'S MISSOURI CLASS 4 HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING 
                           STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 2015

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Christian Lance, a Nixa High School senior, on capturing the 2015 Class 
4 Wrestling State Championship.
  Christian reached this impressive feat during the February 21 
championship with a 56-1 record for the season. At 220 pounds, with 
this Class 4 championship win, Lance captured the eighth state title 
for the Nixa High School Eagles.
  Though this may be his first state championship, Lance has been no 
stranger to high achievement during his six-year stint in wrestling. As 
a freshman, Christian weighed in at only 120 pounds. Since then, he has 
wrestled in almost every weight class, working his way up to the 
coveted State Champion position.
  In the 2014 wrestling season, just one year before his impressive 
feat, Lance was a finalist in many conferences and, at 182 pounds, took 
fifth place in the Missouri High School Class 4 Championships.
  Christian Lance's exemplary devotion and remarkable improvements 
during his time as a Nixa High School wrestler are testaments of his 
hard work and dedication. The Nixa community, I'm confident, is proud 
of Christian and his Class 4 State Championship. I urge my colleagues 
to join me in congratulating him on his well-deserved victory.

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