2026 SPECIAL SESSION I
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2099
Commending the Heritage High School girls' track and field program.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 22, 2026
WHEREAS, in June 2026, the Heritage High School girls' track and field program of Lynchburg secured its fifth consecutive state title with a victory at the Virginia High School League Class 3 outdoor track and field state championship; and
WHEREAS, since 2024, the Heritage High School Pioneers have won three consecutive outdoor track and field state championships with two consecutive indoor track and field championships in between; and
WHEREAS, at the 2026 outdoor state championship, the Heritage Pioneers earned 106 points and eclipsed the competition, with even the second-place team receiving less than half that total; and
WHEREAS, Heritage High School's Jaliah Porter won the triple jump with a leap of 39 feet, three and 3/4 inches, followed by teammates Briyonna Tune in second place and Eliana Bradner in third place; and
WHEREAS, Eliana Bradner finished first in two individual events, winning the 100-meter hurdles in 14 seconds to set a new state meet record and the 300-meter hurdles in 43.32 seconds; and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Pioneers also won the 4x100 relay event and the 4x400 relay event; in total, the team had five first-place finishes and 13 other top-six finishes over the course of the championship; and