[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 162 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1435]
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                            LAUREN CHAPPELL

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 14, 2016

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Miss Lauren 
Chappell of Charleston, Illinois, for winning her third IHSA Class IA 
individual golf title. The three individual titles is a record for 
girls' high school golf, and I am very proud of her achievement. Hers 
was a hard-fought match, and what was most impressive was the way she 
had to battle back from some early difficulties to win the day. How 
Lauren responded after encountering trouble on the first and fourth 
hole was the defining moment of the match. Her mental toughness shone 
through as she weathered that storm, and then birdied the ninth hole. 
She then closed the door on her competition with a birdie on seventeen, 
which was sandwiched between two pars.
  I know she is pleased with her victory, but I also know she is 
equally pleased that her high school team, the Charleston Trojans, won 
the team state golf championship as well.
  Lauren leaves behind a legacy of excellence and good sportsmanship. I 
would like to extend my best wishes to her, both in the classroom and 
on the links, as next year she begins her studies at Southern Methodist 
University.

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