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Home My WebLink About5012-23 Special Resolution Recognizing Riley HS Boys Swim Team's Successful Season 2022-2023 RESOLUTION No. 5012-23 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana March 27, 20 23 Attest: C�,C:(%1, 77( , / /4 City Clerk Dawn M. Jones / Attest: 11->L -Vt 'qik-t/..4 President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana March 28, 20 23 44C-C) 21(- City Clerk Dawn M. Jones Approved and signed byme r• 1 3 20 Z3 PP 9 71/ 7 1 Mayor Bill NO. 23-14 SPECIAL RESOLUTION NO. 5012-23 A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY RECOGNIZING, COMMENDING,AND HONORING THE RILEY HIGH SCHOOL WILDCATS 2022-2023 BOYS SWIM TEAM ON A SUCCESSFUL SEASON AS: CITY CHAMPIONS, NORTHERN INDIANA CONFERENCE (NIC) 2nd, SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS,AND STATE 6TH OVERALL the Common Council proudly recognizes the 2022-2023 Riley High School Boys Swim Team on a successful swim season wherein they won their 9th consecutive City-wide Championship, 2nd consecutive Highland Invite Championship, 2nd consecutive Valparaiso Long Course Championship, and the 2023 Sectional Championship Title for the 30th time in program history.Also,this is the 48th consecutive season sending swim athletes to the State championships, and since 2001, Riley has won 88 events at the Sectional championships, compared to all other South Bend high schools combined 12 wins. Riley High School Boys Swim holds the South Bend Community School Corporation record for the most wins ever in any and all sports combined. 0/)Cavia4 this season, the Riley Wildcats under Coach John VanDriessche, Asst. Coach Brett Maurer and Dive Coach Matt Solomon, and Team Captains Ashton Maurer , Jarek Ruszkowski,Cooper VanDriessche,have amassed an amazing dual meet record of 11-1, and the Riley Seniors finishing their High School careers with a record of 44-6. Coach John's to-date Riley coaching record is 254-45-1. G,A out of the top 24 teams in the state and top 32 individual swimmers in the state (there is no regional or semi-state in high school swimming), Riley as a team, had the smallest high school in the state(with other schools ranging from 1,585 to over 3,000 students)competition top 10,yet finished#6 overall and took 9 state spots in the top 16 rankings in 9 out of the 12 events. Riley swimmers Chris Bartmess, Paddy Chapman, Joel Kricheff, Ashton Maurer, Ike Ruszkowski and Jarek Ruszkowski also broke several school, pool, and Sectional records this season. O'��.mteri, on behalf of our entire community, the South Bend Common Council is honored to recognize and extend their appreciation for the hard work, support, and dedication of the team, coaches, athletic director (MR. SEABE GAVIN) and school principal (THE MR. SHAWN HENDERSON). The members of the 2022-2023 Riley High School Boys Swim Team are: FRESHMEN: Michael Botello and Landon Eickleberry, Everett Maurer SOPHOMORES: Nathaniel Amaya, Michael Anderson, Padraig"Paddy" Chapman, Eliot Riem, Anthony Schmok, Dominic Vitale-Richards JUNIORS: Chris Bartmess, Lawrence Carpenter, Joel Kricheff, Tryst= Lathion, Ignatius "Ike" Ruszkowski SENIORS: Lucas Carpenter, Alvaro Fernandez, Jared Flora, Alexander "Alex" Knappenberger, Hugo Mengibar, Ashton Maurer, Upile Mpunga, Jarek Ruszkowski, Cooper VanDriessche Now, therefore, be it resolved, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, publicly honors and congratulates the 2022-2023 Riley High School Boys Swim Team for winning the many listed titles and events and for reclaiming the Sectional Title. Section II.The Council also wishes to extend a special thank you and its appreciation not only for the Riley High School Administration and Staff, but to all the parents, family and friends who support and encourage these amazing athletes, especially from 03:OOam until 7:00pm 6 days a week, most of the year. Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. 4freopegic414 224 dajfigirafei 2028 S\1\0 IfY (7>dLtA Sharon McBride, Council President South Bend Common Council Attest: /6a-01 .Irkej) Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on the (gam' day of ' kG%S.l� , 2023, at o'clock .m. ial,(4- 721. a/x_e_4J Dawn M. Jones, City Cl Office of the City Clerk 1.Approved and signed by me on the ) day of .rr. I , 2023, at / o'clock .m. Pilk—' J s Mueller, Mayor Ci y of South Bend Section II.The Council also wishes to extend a special thank you and its appreciation not only for the Riley High School Administration and Staff, but to all the parents, family and friends who support and encourage these amazing athletes, especially from 03:OOam until 7:00pm 6 days a week, most of the year. Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. 34ormaibli4 2?`dad 91.M064 2023 Sharon McBride, President Sheila Niezgodski, 6th District Council South Bend Common Council Member Canneth Lee, 1st District Council Karen L. White, At Large Council Member Member Henry Davis, Jr., 2nd District Council Lori K. Hamann, At Large Council Member Member Troy Warner, 4th District Council Rachel Tomas Morgan, At Large Member Council Member Eli Wax, 5th District Council Member