[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 757 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 757

Commending the Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins men's basketball team 
for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 
                 III National Basketball Championship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2006

 Mrs. Drake submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending the Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins men's basketball team 
for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 
                 III National Basketball Championship.

Whereas the students, alumni, faculty, and supporters of Virginia Wesleyan 
        College are to be congratulated for their commitment to and pride in 
        Virginia Wesleyan Marlins National Champion men's basketball team;
Whereas the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship game 
        against the Wittenberg University Tigers concluded a 28 game winning 
        streak for the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins, the longest in the Nation, 
        resulting in an impressive record of 30-3;
Whereas the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins won the 2006 NCAA Division III National 
        Basketball Championship with an outstanding second half when junior 
        forward Brandon Adair made two free throws to tie the game at 56 with 49 
        seconds to play, allowing sophomore guard Ton Ton Balenga to score the 
        final points with less than 3 seconds to play, giving Virginia Wesleyan 
        the 59-56 victory;
Whereas the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins added the Division III title to 
        consecutive Old Dominion Athletic Conference titles;
Whereas every player on the Virginia Wesleyan basketball team--Ken Cizek, D'Juan 
        Tucker, Thomas Sumpter, Tory Green, Terrell Dixon, Marques Fitch, Ari' 
        Paschal, Ton Ton Balenga, Brandon Adair, Rodney Young, Tyler Fantin, 
        Devven Miller, Norman Hassell, Matt Towell, Zac Green, Travis Klink, and 
        Marcus Riley--contributed to the team's success in this impressive 
        championship season;
Whereas the Marlins' outstanding, creative, and motivational basketball Head 
        Coach David Macedo was named the 2006 D3hoops.com Coach of the Year, and 
        has had a successful six year tenure as Virginia Wesleyan's head coach, 
        with a record of 124-45; and
Whereas Assistant Coaches David Doino and Brad Dunleavy deserve high 
        commendation for their strong leadership of, and superb coaching support 
        to, the Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins men's basketball team: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins 
        men's basketball team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association Division III National Championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of Head Coach David Macedo, 
        Assistant Coaches David Doino and Brad Dunleavy, and all the 
        team's players; and
            (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to David Macedo, 
        Head Coach of the National Champion Virginia Wesleyan College 
        Marlins and a copy to the Virginia Wesleyan President William 
        T. Greer, Jr.
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