Bancroft Middle School Girls Wrestling Champions
Whereas, the San Leandro Unified School District and the City of San Leandro recognize the important role extra-curricular activities like athletics play in developing youth; and Whereas, Bancroft Middle School offers many opportunities for youth to participate in athletic activities, recognizing the role athletics play in developing skills like self-respect, respect of others, humility, dignity, selfreliance, resiliency, gratitude, diversity, equity, and inclusion; and Whereas, Bancroft Middle School has offered and competed in middle school wrestling since 1991, under the guidance and leadership of Coach David D’Antonio; and Whereas, since 1991, an average of 40 students each year have competed in local, regional and statewide competitions, including the Bronco Classic, which is hosted annually by Bancroft Middle School, and where the girls wrestling team won the state championship in 2005; and Whereas, over the years, the number of girls has increased, and this year there were 29 boys and 29 girls on the Bancroft Middle School Wrestling Team, and
Whereas, in 2023, the Bancroft Middle School Girls Wrestling Team won the State of California Wrestling Championship Tournament; and
Whereas, in 2024, the Bancroft Middle School Girls Wrestling Team won the State of California Wrestling Championship Tournament for the second year in a row, beating 42 other teams; and Whereas, no other San Leandro school athletic team has ever won two state championships in a row; and
Whereas, six former Bancroft Middle School wrestlers now wrestle at the college level, demonstrating the importance of foundational programs like this one.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Juan González III, Mayor of the City of San Leandro, do hereby recognize the “2024 Bancroft Middle School Girls Wrestling Team” as Champions for the second year in a row.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
San Leandro to be affixed this 6th day of May 2024.
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Juan González, III Mayor
City of San Leandro