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2019 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 448
Commending the Manassas Park High School swim team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 22, 2019

 

WHEREAS, the Manassas Park High School swim team had an exceptional year of competition in the 2018 - 2019 season; and

WHEREAS, 10 student-athletes from the Manassas Park High School swim team competed at the state level of competition, the most competitors to earn a place at the state championship meet in the program’s eight-year history; nine boys: freshmen Brayden Wence and Joey Bliem; sophomores Ben Petsopoulos, Jesse Dunn, and Ryan Schubert; juniors Kristopher Gardner and Daniel Calderon-Lameda; and seniors Ryan Harlan and Stephen Elliott, and one girl: sophomore Yenphi Vu, earned the opportunity to compete at the event on February 16th; and

WHEREAS, the team remained competitive in their respective events throughout the meet; their efforts earned the boys’ team the rank of 14th out of 26 teams with 35 total points; and

WHEREAS, this is a young and talented team that has significant potential in the next few years to improve and perform very well; the community looks forward to watching this program continue to develop and grow over the coming years; and

WHEREAS, the Manassas Park High School swim team’s success is a testament to the hard work of the student-athletes, the leadership of their coaches and teachers, and the energetic support of the entire Manassas Park High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Manassas Park High School swim team hereby be commended for advancing 10 swimmers to the 2019 Virginia High School League state championship meet; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Manassas Park High School swim team as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s extraordinary achievements.