[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H10060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING MADISON SEILER

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the hard 
work, resilience, and achievements of Nebraska distance running 
standout, Madison Seiler.
  As a high school freshman running for my alma mater, Gering High 
School, Maddie was a top-four finisher in class B at the Nebraska State 
cross country meet and a member of the State class B girls State 
championship team. The following year, she won her first individual 
State championship as a sophomore.
  Prior to her junior season, Maddie suffered a serious ankle injury 
which required surgery. Despite missing the entire summer training 
period and all but one competition leading up to the district and State 
championship races, she began running just 45 days after surgery and 
overcame improbable odds to repeat as individual State champion in 
2021. It was an extraordinary achievement.
  This October, Maddie's determination and discipline once again led to 
another individual State championship, and in doing so, she became just 
the 13th runner in Nebraska high school cross country history to be a 
three-time State champion. Maddie is an honor roll student, and her 
family and community are incredibly proud of her. Go Bulldogs.

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