[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10481-10482]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING THE TEAM INDIANA OUTLAWS

 Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I wish to inform my colleagues of 
the remarkable feat reached by a dedicated group of young women from my 
home State of Indiana, qualification for the 2005 USA Junior Olympic 
Girl's Volleyball Championships.
  The Team Indiana Outlaws, consisting of nine young women well coached 
by Larry Leonhardt and Erika Dobrota, will represent the State of 
Indiana and their Team Indiana

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Volleyball Club in the 13 and Under Division of the 26th Annual USA 
Junior Olympic Girl's Volleyball Championships held this year in Salt 
Lake City, Utah. From June 29, 2005 through July 3, 2005, the Team 
Indiana Outlaws will compete against a number of other national teams 
who have likewise qualified for this tournament.
  I commend these nine young women for their hard work and discipline 
that culminated in their qualification for competition against equally 
dedicated national opponents. I am additionally pleased that their 
tutelage came at the hands of two fine Hoosiers, Coaches Leonhardt and 
Dobrota, who have been mainstays in the Indiana volleyball community 
for a number of years. I am confident that the Team Indiana Outlaws 
will not only play with distinguished efforts, but also demonstrate the 
good sportsmanship that is prevalent in Indiana athletics.
  The names of the Team Indiana Outlaws are as follows: Coaches: Larry 
Leonhardt, Erika Dobrota; players: Sammi Deer, Shelby Hiltunen, Megan 
Neher, Alli Norris, Lauren Rafdal, Emily Reber, Lucy Reser, Kasey 
Ruppe, and Allison Snyder.

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