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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 890 

Congratulating the Carroll College Fighting Saints football team for winning 

the 2007 NAIA National Championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 18, 2007 

Mr. REHBERG submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Carroll College Fighting Saints football 

team for winning the 2007 NAIA National Championship. 

Whereas on December 15, 2007, the Carroll College Fighting 

Saints football team defeated the Sioux Falls Cougars by 

a score of 17 to 9 to win the National Association of 

Intercollegiate Athletics (‘‘NAIA’’) National Championship; 

Whereas the Fighting Saints earned their way to the Championship Game with a perfect regular season record of 11 

and 0 making this their third undefeated season in 5 

years; 

Whereas the Fighting Saints defeated Black Hills State University by a score of 34 to 0 in the first round of the 

NAIA playoffs; 


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Whereas the Fighting Saints defeated Morningside by a score 

of 27 to 16 in the quarterfinal round of the NAIA playoffs; 

Whereas the Fighting Saints defeated Saint Francis by a 

score of 23 to 7 in the semifinal round of the NAIA playoffs; 

Whereas the Fighting Saints defense shut out opponents 5 

times including once in the playoffs and held opponents 

to an average of only 5.1 points per game, the fewest 

points allowed in college football; 

Whereas the Fighting Saints offense scored an average of 

26.4 points per game scoring with a well balanced running and passing game; 

Whereas Quarterback John Barnett was selected as the conference Most Valuable Offensive Player and Owen 

Koeppen was selected as the conference Most Valuable 

Defensive Player; 

Whereas Owen Koeppen was named first team All-American; 

Whereas Carroll College had 17 players named to the AllConference teams; 

Whereas Carroll College’s First Team All-Conference players 

are John Barnett, Travis Browne, Marshall McEwen, 

Bryson Pelc, Marcus Miller, Owen Koeppen, Brandon 

Day, Zach Richardson, Nick Milodragovich, Phil Lenoue, 

Mike Paffhausen, and Zach Thiry; 

Whereas Carroll College’s Second Team All-Conference players are Sean Herrin, Scott Holbrook, Bryan Camino, 

Mac Gordon, and Marcus Miller; 

Whereas this is the fifth National Championship that Carroll 

College has earned in the last 6 years; 


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Whereas Coach Mike Van Diest was selected as the conference Coach of the Year; and 

Whereas the Carroll College Fighting Saints are building on 

a 15-game winning streak, the longest in college football: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the United States House of Rep2 resentatives— 

3 (1) congratulates the Carroll College Fighting 

4 Saints football team, including— 

5 (A) seniors Cody Zimmerman, Marcus Mil6 ler, John Barnett, Nick Milodragovich, Boyd 

7 Whetzel, James Byrd, T.J. Lehman, Ellis 

8 Beckwith, Nick Gilchrist, Phil Lenoue, Bryson 

9 Pelc, Scott Holbrook, Bryan Camino, David 

10 Whitmoyer, Dan Lovin, Will Hamilton, and 

11 Ron Baze; 

12 (B) Gabe Le and Owen Koeppen who were 

13 selected as the offensive and defensive players 

14 of the championship game; 

15 (C) head coach Mike Van Diest and assist16 ant coaches Nick Howlett, Jim Hogan, Mark 

17 Lenhardt, Jarrod Wirt, Gary Cooper, Jed 

18 Thomas, Nick Hammond, Tyler Emmert, and 

19 Tim LeRoy; 


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1 (D) Dr. Thomas Trebon, Carroll College 

2 President, and Athletic Director Bruce Parker; 

3 and 

4 (E) the loyal fans, the Carroll Crazies; and 

5 (2) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent6 atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 

7 for display to the 2007 Carroll College football team, 

8 the Carroll College Athletics Department, and the 

9 President of Carroll College. 

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