HR168: Commending the Battlefield High School boys' swim and dive team.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 168
Offered March 3, 2020
Commending the Battlefield High School boys' swim and dive team.
Patron-- Helmer

WHEREAS, the Battlefield High School boys’ swim and dive team of Haymarket won the Virginia High School League Region 6B Championship on February 8, 2020; and

WHEREAS, in the regional championship, held at the Prince William County Schools Aquatic Center on the campus of Colgan High School in Manassas, the Battlefield High School Bobcats finished with an impressive 404 points, 58 points ahead of the runner-up Patriot High School Pioneers; and

WHEREAS, three members of the Battlefield Bobcats earned individual titles, including Chino Vera in the 50-meter freestyle event, Eric Liao in the 100-meter backstroke event, and Tatum Robinson in the 1-meter diving event; and

WHEREAS, the Battlefield Bobcats’ relay team of Henry Radzikowski, Matthew Pianoto, Theo Drescher, and Eric Liao placed first in the 400-meter freestyle relay event; the team finished second in the 200-meter freestyle relay and the 200-meter medley relay; and

WHEREAS, the Battlefield Bobcats succeeded through the hard work and determination of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Battlefield High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Battlefield High School boys’ swim and dive team hereby be commended on winning the Virginia High School League Region 6B Championship in 2020; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jay Thorpe, head coach of the Battlefield High School boys’ swim and dive team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievements and best wishes for the future.