HR169: Commending the Battlefield High School girls' swim and dive team.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 169
Offered March 3, 2020
Commending the Battlefield High School girls' swim and dive team.
Patron-- Helmer

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

WHEREAS, the Battlefield High School Bobcats finished with 318 points in the regional championship, held at the Prince William County Schools Aquatic Center on the Colgan High School campus in Manassas; and

WHEREAS, Battlefield freshman Camille Spink earned an individual title in the 200-meter freestyle event with a record-setting time; in addition, she participated in victories in the 200-meter medley relay with Jamie Cornwell, Emma Hannam, and Sophia Heilen and the 400-meter freestyle relay with Jamie Cornwell, Sarah Golsen, and Katherine Diatchenko; and

WHEREAS, the Battlefield Bobcats swept the relay events, with Jamie Cornwell, Sarah Golsen, Emma Hannam, and Sophia Heilen winning the 200-meter freestyle 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 girls’ swim and dive team hereby be commended on placing second in 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 girls’ swim and dive team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievements and best wishes for the future.