A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR TIM WASH, COACH AT CANe BAY HIGH SCHOOL, FOR A REMARKABLE CAREER COACHING WRESTLING AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM UPON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE 2023 SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Tim Wash will be inducted into the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on April 2, 2023; and

Whereas, he began his coaching career at Class AAAA James Island High School where he had a 21-5 record from 1988 to 1990; and

Whereas, from 1991 to 2000, Coach Wash coached the Class AAA wrestlers at Lugoff-Elgin High School with a record of 193-15.  In 1992 and again in 1996, he served as the South Carolina All-Star team coach, and he was the founder and president of West Wateree Youth Wrestling Club in Kershaw County; and

Whereas, Lugoff-Elgin won its first state championship title in the history of the program under his leadership in 1997, and the team captured a triple tiara following state victories in 1998 and 1999.  He was named the State News Midlands Coach of the Year from 1995 to 1998 and was recognized as the 1997 State Coach of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association (SCACA); and

Whereas, from 2001 to 2006, Coach Wash coached wrestling at Rock Hill High School with a record of 110-20, and simultaneously served as president and coach of the Rock Hill Youth Wrestling Club; and

Whereas, he coached at Berkeley High School from 2009 to 2010 with a record of 17-14 and at Cane Bay High School from 2011 to 2022 with a 172-75 record; and

Whereas, with an impressive career record of 513-152, Coach Wash has made a significant impact on the youth in the Palmetto State, and the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for his extraordinary career spanning thirty-five years and look forward to following his continued accomplishments in the years ahead.  Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Tim Wash, coach at Cane Bay High School, for a remarkable career coaching wrestling and congratulate him upon his induction into the 2023 South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Coach Tim Wash.

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