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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 413 

Commending the Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins men’s basketball team 

for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 

III National Basketball Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2006 

Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. WARNER) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

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 the 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; 


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Whereas the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins won the 2005 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 three 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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Virginia Wesleyan College 

3 Marlins men’s basketball team for winning the 2006 


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1 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III, 

2 National Championship; 

3 (2) recognizes the achievements of Head Coach 

4 David Macedo, Assistant Coaches David Doino and 

5 Brad Dunleavy, and all the team’s players; and 

6 (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to trans7 mit an enrolled copy of this resolution to David 

8 Macedo, Head Coach of the National Champion Vir9 ginia Wesleyan College Marlins and a copy to the 

10 Virginia Wesleyan President William T. Greer, Jr. 

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