SR 2005 — Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.

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2005 OfferedE April+ 23,+ 2026 N Commending+ommending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.

—————+ T Patrons—Durant, Aird, Bagby, Bennett-Parker, Boysko, Carroll Foy, Cifers, Craig, Deeds, DeSteph, Diggs, R Favola,+ French,+ Jones, Jordan, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, McDougle, McPike, Mulchi, Obenshain, Peake, O Pekarsky,Agreed Perry,to Reeves,by Roem,the Rouse,Senate, Salim,April Srinivasan,23, Stanley,2026 Stuart,L Sturtevant, Suetterlein, D Surovell, VanValkenburg and Williams Graves ————— U 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 C 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;

andDand WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles' championship represents the first national title for a men's team in any sport in the history of the university, and the first national championship of any kind for the university since the women's tennis team captured a title in 1991;

and WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles opened the season ranked fifteenth nationally in S 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 (NCAAS(NCAA) 2 tournament as the fourth seed and finished the season ranked first nationally;

and R5 21 WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles captured its second consecutive Coast-to-Coast 0E (C2C) Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Christopher Newport University in the conference title 5R 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 Eagles' Jay Randall and Ulysses Young were named to the C2C All-Tournament Team, and Jay Randall and Kye Robinson were named First Team All-Conference selections;

32Kaden WHEREAS,Bates thewas Universityalso ofnamed MaryC2C WashingtonDefensive Eagles'Player Jayof Randallthe Year and Ulysseswas Youngselected were named to 33 the C2CNCAA All-TournamentDivision Team,III andNational JayChampionship RandallAll-Tournament and Kye Robinson were named First Team All-Conferencealong 34with selections;Jay Randall;

Kadenand BatesWHEREAS, wasthe alsoUniversity namedof C2CMary DefensiveWashington PlayerEagles' ofhead coach Marcus Kahn earned the Year400th andcollegiate waswin selectedof tohis thecareer NCAAin 35January 2026, joining fewer than 31 active NCAA Division III Nationalcoaches Championshipto All-Tournamentreach Teamthat milestone, and was recognized along with Jayassistant Randall;coaches Mark Sansone and Chris Lomax as the C2C Coaching Staff of the Year, in addition to being named the 2026 Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year and the D3Hoops.com 2025–2026 Coach of the Year;

and 36 WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington Eagles' head coach Marcus Kahn earned the 400th collegiate win of his career in January 2026, joining fewer than 31 active NCAA Division III coaches to reach that milestone, and was recognized along with assistant coaches Mark Sansone and Chris Lomax as the C2C Coaching Staff of the Year, in addition to being named the 2026 Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year and the D3Hoops.com 2025–2026 Coach of the Year;