[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING NICK RATLIFF, 2018 CARHARTT BASSMASTER CLASSIC COLLEGE 
                       SERIES INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION

  (Mr. COMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Nick Ratliff, a 
native of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and a senior at Campbellsville 
University, who recently earned the title of individual champion at the 
2018 Carhartt Bassmaster Classic College Series.
  The grueling competition at Milford Lake in Junction City, Kansas, 
tested Ratliff's endurance and fishing prowess, with only 4 ounces 
ultimately separating him from his competitor. After 3 days of 
challenges, and battling stormy conditions, Ratliff emerged the 
champion with a 13-pound, 8-ounce catch.
  Following this incredible victory, he has earned the right to compete 
at the 2019 Bassmaster Classic on the Tennessee River in March of 2019 
in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  I join with his family and friends, as well as his coach, Pete 
Hedgepath, in congratulating him on this great accomplishment. I wish 
him the best of luck in his future competitions, and look forward to 
many more titles and championships as a result of his continued 
dedication to his sport.

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