Members of North Central College football team visit the White House

The inaugural ‘College Athlete Day’ event honored NCAA champions across all three divisions

From Naperville to the South Lawn of the White House, members of the North Central College football team received well-deserved recognition in our nation’s capital.

The White House welcomed NCAA national champions from across the country on June 12, celebrating their accomplishments as part of College Athlete Day. The Biden administration invited every national champion from the past academic year, with 47 teams making the trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The White House frequently hosts champion teams from the world of sports, but College Athlete Day was the first time it hosted NCAA national champions from all three divisions.

It was a memorable moment for athletes and coaches who had already reached the pinnacle of their sport earlier in the season.

The inaugural event caught the attention of media near and wide. Click the links below to see the media coverage:

• NBC 5 Chicago (6-13-23 at 6:38 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (6-13-23 at 5:47 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (6-13-23 at 5:22 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (6-13-23 at 4:36 a.m.)
• WGN-AM Radio (6-13-23 at 4:35 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-13-23 at 4:18 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-13-23 at 1:02 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-12-23 at 10:25 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (6-12-23 at 9:40 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (6-12-23 at 6:45 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-12-23 at 6:22 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (6-12-23 at 5:55 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-12-23 at 5:23 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-12-23 at 4:49 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (6-12-23 at 4:40 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (6-12-23 at 4:30 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-12-23 at 11:30 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (6-12-23 at 11:21 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (6-12-23 at 11:07 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-12-23 at 8:26 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (6-12-23 at 6:17 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (6-12-23 at 6:07 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (6-12-23 at 5:24 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (6-12-23 at 5:08 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-10-23 at 4:19 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-10-23 at 3:10 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-10-23 at 2:20 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-10-23 at 1:10 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-9-23 at 9:16 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-9-23 at 6:30 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-9-23 at 5:15 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-9-23 at 4:10 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-9-23 at 2:50 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (6-9-23 at 1:15 p.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (6-8-23 at 5:32 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (6-9-23 at 7:45 a.m.)
• WGN-TV News Now (online story | 6-8-23)
• FOX 32 Chicago (6-8-23 at 9:48 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (6-8-23 at 9:30 a.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (6-8-23 at 6:36 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (6-8-23 at 5:05 a.m.)
• WGN-AM Radio (6-8-23 at 2:03 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (6-7-23 at 10:15 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (6-7-23 at 6:56 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (6-7-23 | online story)
• Naperville Community Television NCTV17 (6-20-23 | online story)
• CBS 2 Chicago (6-12-23 | online story)
• ABC 7 Chicago (6-9-23 | online story)
• ABC 7 Chicago (6-12-23 | online story)
• Naperville Sun (6-8-23 | online story)
• Yahoo! News (6-9-23 | online story)
• WBBM-AM Newsradio (6-11-23 | online story)
• Daily Herald (6-12-23 | online story)
• Chicago Sun-Times (6-12-23 | online story)
• Auburn Citizen (6-12-23 | online story)
• WGN-TV (6-13-23 | online story)
• Naperville Community Television NCTV17 (6-8-23 | online story)
• Yahoo! News (6-12-23 | online story)