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Bill NO. 23-14
<br /> SPECIAL RESOLUTION NO. 5012-23
<br /> A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
<br /> BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY RECOGNIZING, COMMENDING,AND HONORING
<br /> THE RILEY HIGH SCHOOL WILDCATS 2022-2023 BOYS SWIM TEAM ON A
<br /> SUCCESSFUL SEASON AS: CITY CHAMPIONS, NORTHERN INDIANA
<br /> CONFERENCE (NIC) 2nd, SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS,AND STATE 6TH OVERALL
<br /> the Common Council proudly recognizes the 2022-2023 Riley High School Boys
<br /> Swim Team on a successful swim season wherein they won their 9th consecutive City-wide
<br /> Championship, 2nd consecutive Highland Invite Championship, 2nd consecutive Valparaiso Long
<br /> Course Championship, and the 2023 Sectional Championship Title for the 30th time in program
<br /> history.Also,this is the 48th consecutive season sending swim athletes to the State championships,
<br /> and since 2001, Riley has won 88 events at the Sectional championships, compared to all other
<br /> South Bend high schools combined 12 wins. Riley High School Boys Swim holds the South Bend
<br /> Community School Corporation record for the most wins ever in any and all sports combined.
<br /> 0/)Cavia4 this season, the Riley Wildcats under Coach John VanDriessche, Asst. Coach
<br /> Brett Maurer and Dive Coach Matt Solomon, and Team Captains Ashton Maurer , Jarek
<br /> Ruszkowski,Cooper VanDriessche,have amassed an amazing dual meet record of 11-1, and the
<br /> Riley Seniors finishing their High School careers with a record of 44-6. Coach John's to-date Riley
<br /> coaching record is 254-45-1.
<br /> G,A out of the top 24 teams in the state and top 32 individual swimmers in the state
<br /> (there is no regional or semi-state in high school swimming), Riley as a team, had the smallest
<br /> high school in the state(with other schools ranging from 1,585 to over 3,000 students)competition
<br /> top 10,yet finished#6 overall and took 9 state spots in the top 16 rankings in 9 out of the 12 events.
<br /> Riley swimmers Chris Bartmess, Paddy Chapman, Joel Kricheff, Ashton Maurer, Ike
<br /> Ruszkowski and Jarek Ruszkowski also broke several school, pool, and Sectional records this
<br /> season.
<br /> O'��.mteri, on behalf of our entire community, the South Bend Common Council is honored
<br /> to recognize and extend their appreciation for the hard work, support, and dedication of the team,
<br /> coaches, athletic director (MR. SEABE GAVIN) and school principal (THE MR. SHAWN
<br /> HENDERSON).
<br /> The members of the 2022-2023 Riley High School Boys Swim Team are:
<br /> FRESHMEN: Michael Botello and Landon Eickleberry, Everett Maurer
<br /> SOPHOMORES: Nathaniel Amaya, Michael Anderson, Padraig"Paddy" Chapman, Eliot Riem,
<br /> Anthony Schmok, Dominic Vitale-Richards
<br /> JUNIORS: Chris Bartmess, Lawrence Carpenter, Joel Kricheff, Tryst= Lathion, Ignatius "Ike"
<br /> Ruszkowski
<br /> SENIORS: Lucas Carpenter, Alvaro Fernandez, Jared Flora, Alexander "Alex" Knappenberger,
<br /> Hugo Mengibar, Ashton Maurer, Upile Mpunga, Jarek Ruszkowski, Cooper VanDriessche
<br /> Now, therefore, be it resolved, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
<br /> as follows:
<br /> Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, publicly honors and
<br /> congratulates the 2022-2023 Riley High School Boys Swim Team for winning the many listed
<br /> titles and events and for reclaiming the Sectional Title.
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