[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E108]
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                 TRIBUTE TO THE VAN METER FOOTBALL TEAM

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 29, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate the Van Meter High School Football team for winning the 
Iowa High School 1A State Football Championship.
  I would like to congratulate each member of the team: Owen Jones, 
Alex Jones, Cody Coffman, Colby Wiederholt, Jack Trudo, Tyler Haynes, 
Carson Rhodes, Calvin Sieck, Anthony Potthoff, Blake Fryar, Blade 
Koons, Hunter Coyle, JJ Richards, Maddox Artzer, Kolby Booge, Zane 
Dodson, Gavin Goodrich, JJ Durflinger, Cade Costlow, Davis Coppinger, 
Jackson Wilcox, Cameron Smolik, Allen Van Pelt, Cole Lauterbach, 
Anthony Lowman, Zach Drummond, Kasey O'Brien, Quinn Corcoran, Antonio 
Angel, Sam Thompson, Ian Abrahamson, Kobe Richards, Isaac Roeder, Sam 
Bardwell, Parker Fryar, Owen Crawford, Sam Grob, Cole Crawford, Max 
Pettit, Brett Berg, Noah Hale, Collin Godwin, Connor Guess, Noah 
Miller, Sam Ruggles, Sam Miller, Carson Hess, Derek Golwitzer, Ryder 
Koons, Austin Emans, Jarin Young, Caleb Peterson, Grant Hulscher, Ryan 
Schmitt, Andrew Simpson Ryan Boles, Patrick Junker, Tyler Erdman, Sean 
Boles, Max Gilliland, Dakotah Herr, Gabe Kuehler, Zach Madden, Vincent 
Jacobs, Creighton Netten, Justin Hess, Chris Reames, Dusty Schultzen;
  Head Coach: Eric Trudo;
  Coaches: Rick Roberts, Dustin Wright, Joel Bartz, Jay Olson, Brian 
Gordon, Addison Boughton, and Curtis Giesking.
  Mr. Speaker, by winning the championship this year, this team and 
their coaches demonstrated the rewards of hard work, commitment, and 
determination. I am honored to represent them in the United States 
Congress. I ask that all of my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives join me in congratulating the team for competing in 
this rigorous competition and in wishing them all nothing but continued 
success

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