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2022 SESSION

22105497D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 36
Offered February 17, 2022
Commending the Blacksburg High School boys' swim and dive team.
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Patrons-- Ballard and Rasoul
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WHEREAS, the Blacksburg High School boys’ swim and dive team won the Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship on February 23, 2021, at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center; and

WHEREAS, the Blacksburg High School Bruins tallied 375 points during the meet to outpace the runner-up by 153 points and bring home a state title; and

WHEREAS, the Blacksburg Bruins’ victory was a total team effort, led by an extraordinary performance from the dive team, in which Eli Babcock, David Roethlisberger, Bradley Semtner, and Theo Villanueva placed first through fourth, respectively, at the dive competition held on February 9, 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Blacksburg Bruins were carried by Patrick Reilly, Nick Fillo, Zac Sudweeks, and Lewis Rockwell, whose first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay event early in the meet helped to cement the team’s lead; and

WHEREAS, the success of the Blacksburg High School Bruins is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of the entire Blacksburg High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Blacksburg High School boys’ swim and dive team hereby be commended for winning the 2021 Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Chris Reilly, head coach of the Blacksburg High School boys’ swim and dive team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievement.