Roger Dombkowski Jr. ’99 is the recipient of the 2022-23 Interscholastic Athletic Official Award for excellence in swimming and diving.
Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors an outstanding official in each sport, according to a news release. Officials selected for this distinction have gone above and beyond to serve their association, community, and the IHSAA. Each have shown exceptional qualities of leadership, dedication, and loyalty to their sport, our student-athletes, and their fellow officials.
Dombkowski has been a licensed IHSAA Swimming & Diving official for 25 years.
He is a member of the Hoosier Officials Association and has served as Swimming Chair for 15 years. He has also served as an IHSAA Swimming and Diving Clinician since 2012, assisting with clinics and trainings annually in service to other officials in his community.
Swimming has long been a part of Dombkowski’s life. He spent 15 years as a competitive swimmer, beginning at the Michigan City YMCA and Sullair Swim Club and competing for Michigan City Rogers High School and Wabash College.
He said the most enjoyable aspect of officiating is seeing the improvements in young men and women over time and seeing them achieve their personal bests no matter their placing or time.
While at Wabash, Dombkowski majored in biology and double minored in chemistry and history. He was also a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
