+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + INTRODUCED+ + ENROLLED + + 26200078D+ I HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

2002 OfferedE April+ 23,+ 2026 N Prefiled+ommending April 22, 2026 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.

T+ ————— R Patrons—Cole,+ J.G.,+ Carroll, Cole, N.T., Franklin, M.A., Scott, P.A., Anderson, Anthony, Askew, Austin, O Ballard,Agreed Bloxom,to Bulova,by Callsen,the Carnegie,House Carr,of Cherry,Delegates, Clark,April Cohen,23, Convirs-Fowler,2026 Cornett,L D Cousins, Davis, Delaney, Dougherty, Downey, Feggans, Fowler, Gardner, Garrett, Glass, Griffin, Guzman, Hamilton, Hayes, Helmer, Henson, Hernandez, Herring, Hodges, Hope, Kent, Keys-Gamarra, U Kilgore, Knight, Krizek, Laufer, Leftwich, LeVere Bolling, Lopez, Maldonado, Martinez, McAuliff, McClure, McGuire, McLaughlin, McNamara, McPike, McQuinn, Mehta, Morefield, Mundon King, C Nivar, Oates, O'Quinn, Pence, Phillips, Pope Adams, Price, Rasoul, Reaser, Reid, Rice, Runion, E Schmidt, Seibold, Sewell, Shin, Simon, Simonds, Singh, Sullivan, Thomas, Thornton, Torian, Tran, Wachsmann, Walker, Ward, Watts, Willett and Zehr D ————— WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team captured the National Collegiate L Athletic Association Division III National Championship on April 5, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana;

and E WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles defeated the Emory University Eagles by a score D of 75–73 on a last-second shot that was featured as the number one play on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10;

and H WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles concluded the 2025–26 season with an overall R 16 record of 30–3, including a perfect 16–0 home record at Ron Rosner Arena in the Anderson Center, setting 0 program records for wins and winning percentage;

and 2 WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles opened the season ranked fifteenth nationally in H the D3Hoops.com preseason poll, the highest preseason ranking in program history, and rose to as high as R second during the regular season;

then the team entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2 tournament as the fourth seed and finished the season ranked first nationally;

and 0 WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles captured their second consecutive Coast-to-Coast E (C2C) Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Christopher Newport University in the conference title R game, and advanced to the national championship by defeating top-ranked and defending national champion Trinity College in the national semifinals in Fort Wayne, Indiana;

and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington hosted NCAA Division III tournament games in the 27 Anderson Center before standing-room-only crowds, bringing national attention to the Fredericksburg 28 campus and elevating the C2C Athletic Conference on a national stage;

and 29 WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles' sophomore guard Kye Robinson surpassed 1,000 30 career points in just 54 games, becoming the 24th player in program history to reach that milestone, and was 31 honored as C2C Athletic Conference Player of the Year and as the Most Valuable Player of the C2C Tournament and the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team HR2002 2 of 2 hereby be commended for their historic achievement in winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III National Championship;