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Wildcats Visit White  House on Monday  
Northwestern one of 28 teams feted by the  President  




Northwestern, which  won its third straight NCAA title this year, was 
congratulated at  The White House on Monday by President Bush.
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June 19, 2007  
WASHINGTON -- President Bush praised a diverse assembly of college  sports 
champions on Monday, including Northwestern's three-time defending  national 
champion women's lacrosse team.  
In all, 28 teams that won NCAA championships during 2006 and 2007 were  
honored on the White House South Lawn.  
Bush kept his comments to a spare eight minutes. That offered some  relief to 
those gathered in the scorching heat -- and to the president  himself, who 
struggled through his speech in a gravelly voice. A spokesman  said Bush 
probably had a cold.  
"You've distinguished yourselves on fields and fairways, tracks and  tennis 
courts, rivers and rinks, pommel horses and pools, bowling alleys,  mountains 
and basketball arenas," Bush said. "You have one thing in  common: You have 
achieved the great title 'Champion,' and nobody can take  that away from you."  
The championship teams spanned eight athletic conferences, 14 states  and 21 
campuses. The sports included bowling, cross country, fencing,  field hockey, 
gymnastics, lacrosse, volleyball and tennis.  
Bush praised the athletes for being good students and leaders. "For  those of 
you who follow presidential politics, you know I'll be around one  more 
year," Bush said. "I'm looking forward to having you come back."  
Bush also commented on the much ballyhooed "flip-flop flap" that  resulted 
when a few Northwestern players wore flip flops on their 2005  White House 
visit.  
"We've got teams here that have won three championships in a row," Bush  said 
to laughter on the lawn. "That would be called a three-peat. Georgia  Women's 
Gymnastics -- (applause) -- Northwestern Women's Lacrosse --  (applause).  
"I might as well go on the record, all right -- I was disappointed in  the 
footwear," the president said to further laughter. "It's just too  conventional, 
especially on a hot day."  




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