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Download official House Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. Baird of Indiana was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.)
Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate four Boilermakers from Purdue University who competed in the NCAA wrestling championships.
junior; Blake Boarman, a junior in the 133-pound weight class; 174- pound weight class senior Brody Baumann; and senior Ben Vanadia in the 197-pound weight class.
Congratulations to these outstanding student-athletes. They should be proud of their hard work. Boiler up.
Congratulating David Betourne
Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, I would like today to congratulate an un-bee- lievable young speller from northwest Indiana.
northwest Indiana after seven rounds and nearly 2 hours of intense competition. David ultimately triumphed by spelling the word biomimicry, proving that every letter truly counts.
With this impressive victory, Mr. Betourne now has the opportunity to represent the Lafayette area at the National Spelling Bee in May in our Nation's Capital. Competing on the national stage takes not only knowledge but focus, preparation, and a vocabulary that would impress the dictionary.
remember that we are all rooting for him. I congratulate him again on this well-deserved and well-worded achievement. He will make Indiana proud.
Congratulating Wabash College Track and Field Athletes
Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate two Wabash College students who were honored at the North Coast Athletic Conference track and field.
Quinn Sholar was named the 2026 NCAC Men's Field Athlete of the Year. Brock DeBello earned the NCAC Newcomer of the Year award as a freshman. Quinn Sholar won shot put with a top mark of 16.42 meters. He also made a conferencewide and school record throw of 18.69 meters to win a February 27 weight throw competition.
As a freshman, Brock DeBello is having quite the season. Producing intense executions on the track, he broke a school record at the February 27 400-meter preliminaries with a time of 48.6 seconds. DeBello returned in the finals to secure a fourth-place finish at 47.47 seconds.