00:01In no place like this, right? The White House. Coach, what do you think? Pretty good, right?
00:05I meet all these golfers over here. I said, what are your handicaps? Plus four. I said, plus four, plus
00:10five even.
00:12That's good stuff. He actually said higher than that. I said, you've got to be kidding me, right?
00:17That's great. Congratulations. Great team. I heard about the team.
00:20And I heard about all the teams this afternoon who were joined by not one, not two,
00:26but seven collegiate championship winning teams from all across the country.
00:31Champions, every one of them.
00:33And these are student athletes that have demonstrated remarkable talent and discipline.
00:38And we're born a little bit lucky with talent because I'm not sure, Coach,
00:42I'm not sure. I look at all these great coaches that have these records, 40 and 1,
00:4737 and 2, pretty good records.
00:49But we're talking, I guess you probably have to have a little something,
00:54something very special because what you are and what you do is very special.
00:58To the winners here today, welcome to the White House.
01:01A very, very incredible place.
01:04I pinch myself every time I walk through the White House.
01:07I say, this place is really something.
01:09And it's a great honor to have you because you're very amazing people.
01:13Among those joining us this afternoon are the 2025 Division I men's golf champions.
01:21Why don't you stand up when I introduce you for a second?
01:23You got all the fake news back there.
01:24So, you know, you never.
01:26They'll treat you better than they treat me.
01:31They're going to treat you better than they treat me.
01:33And that's Oklahoma State Cowboys.
01:36And I just said that I won Oklahoma 77 at a 77 county.
01:41Second was Ronald Reagan, so I'm very proud of that.
01:43It's somehow they like me in Oklahoma.
01:46I don't know what that is.
01:47Sit down, Coach.
01:47Great job.
01:48The incredible team showcased consistency, grit, and precision all season long,
01:54led by head coach Alan Bratton.
01:57Alan, unbelievable.
01:59The Cowboys dominated throughout the spring, capturing multiple victories before securing
02:03their 12th national title.
02:06Amazing.
02:06They have made Oklahoma State very proud.
02:09And it's a great school and it's a great sports school, too, with some unbelievable champions
02:14and teams.
02:14And you're right at the top.
02:16Congratulations.
02:16It's great.
02:17I'll have to play golf with you guys sometime.
02:20I'm going to try giving you a match.
02:21I think it's going to be tough.
02:22This one I don't.
02:23This is a match I'm not looking forward to.
02:26And anytime you're around, you let us know, okay?
02:28We'll let you go over to the place I told you about, a special place on the Potomac River.
02:32Okay?
02:34Joining us as well are the 2025 NCAA women's volleyball champions, the Texas A&M Aggies.
02:43Good.
02:43Stand up.
02:47I watch, when I watch television, I watch the level of talent.
02:51It's actually incredible.
02:52And you're the best of the best.
02:53So that's an amazing thing.
02:56And from the opening serve to the final point of the national championship, the Aggies played
03:01with heart and determination.
03:03Everybody here played with heart and determination, really.
03:06They dominated the tournament, sweeping top-seeded Kentucky to claim...
03:10Why were they top-seeded?
03:11Why were they top-seeded?
03:12What's going on?
03:12What's going on?
03:13I don't like that.
03:15To claim the program's first-ever national title, Kendall Stowers was an offensive powerhouse.
03:23Where's Kendall?
03:24Where?
03:25Really?
03:25Are you a powerhouse?
03:27Yes.
03:27I can tell you you are, indeed.
03:30A real powerhouse and champion, and senior opposite hitter, Logan Lednicki, delivered 11 kills
03:38against Kentucky.
03:40Where's Logan?
03:41Congratulations.
03:43So how tall are you, Logan?
03:446'3".
03:46Wow, that's pretty good, let me tell you.
03:49But I want to congratulate what great athletes.
03:51Thank you very much.
03:52Great athletes.
03:53Please.
03:55Also, in the winner's circle, we have the 2025 NCAA men's tennis champions, the Wake Forest
04:02Demon Deacons, and Arnold Palmer, who is a great friend of mine and a slightly different
04:07sport.
04:10How's your golf team doing?
04:13I don't know.
04:14They're pretty good, right?
04:15They're pretty good, too.
04:17But they battled through the fierce postseason to claim their second national title.
04:22DK Suresh delivered the clinching point to CLA 4-2 victory over TCU in the final, and
04:29I want to congratulate you, and I see you right there.
04:32I said, who's the best player on the team, and they all pointed to him, right?
04:36So congratulations, and that's really incredible, DK, what you've done.
04:40You had a great year.
04:41You all had a great year.
04:43Thank you very much.
04:44Good.
04:45You know, Arnold Palmer was a great friend of mine.
04:48I got to know him toward the end of his life.
04:49He was an unbelievable champion.
04:51Went to that school, right?
04:53He went to that special school, and he used to love it, and it's known for that.
04:59It really was something.
05:01I've been there.
05:01Up next are the 2025 NCAA Women's Tennis Champions, the Georgia Bulldogs, who just captured their
05:10third national titles.
05:11Stand up, please.
05:13Right?
05:16Sophia Rokas sealed this team's incredible victory, losing her first set before roaring
05:22back to dominate the next two and clinch Georgia's sweep over, the team from Texas A&M, and all
05:29I can say is go Bulldogs.
05:31It's a great state.
05:31I love that state.
05:32Did very well there, too, in the election.
05:35You know, I only like the states that I win, so it's one of those.
05:38But thank you very much.
05:40Congratulations.
05:41That's really fantastic.
05:43What a great job.
05:44That's not easy.
05:44Winning in tennis, that's a tough thing to do.
05:47I play tennis a little bit, not quite at that level, not quite, but it's a great thing.
05:52Congratulations.
05:53Thank you very much for being here.
05:57Also with us are the 2025 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Champions.
06:02They gave me a beautiful jacket.
06:03The Youngstown State Penguins.
06:06You know, the jacket's been gone over.
06:09Where are you?
06:11The jacket's been x-rayed, gone over by Secret Service at a level that doesn't look the same.
06:16It just doesn't.
06:16They've gone over it to levels that you wouldn't believe.
06:20But I want to thank you very much.
06:22It's beautiful.
06:23The team rolled their way into history with the program's first ever national title.
06:28Wow.
06:29Senior Madison Marks was Madison.
06:32Congratulations.
06:32That's incredible.
06:34Was unstoppable in the finals and was named the first team All-American.
06:39And that's a big thing to be named first team All-American.
06:42So what would you average in bowling, Madison?
06:44The end of my fourth career, I think it's 2-0-8.
06:482-0-8.
06:49That's fantastic.
06:50Man.
06:50That's great.
06:51So congratulations.
06:52It's not easy bowling.
06:54I've tried it.
06:54It doesn't work too well for me.
06:56It's very difficult.
06:57Actually, it's very difficult.
06:58And it's supposed to be one of the best teams in many years beyond everything else.
07:02So thank you very much.
07:03Congratulations for being here at the White House.
07:09And we're also proud to recognize the 2025 NCAA women's soccer champions, the Florida State
07:15Seminoles.
07:16They just clinched their fifth national title and back-to-back championships for the second
07:21time in the program history.
07:23That's amazing.
07:25Sophomore midfielder Peyton McGovern had an impressive season.
07:29Where's Peyton?
07:29Peyton?
07:30Where are you, Peyton?
07:31That's great, huh?
07:33Are you that good?
07:34Are you going to turn pro?
07:36I think so.
07:37I think you will have a feeling.
07:39Finding herself in the starting lineup for 18 games, which was ultimately named the 2025
07:44All-Tournament team.
07:47And senior defender Claire Rain earned her second national title playing with FSU.
07:53And congratulations to all of you.
07:55Congratulations.
07:56It's a fantastic job.
07:57Thank you very much.
07:58Really amazing.
08:01It's a great school.
08:03Finally, we have the 2025 National Collegiate Mixed Rifle Champions, the West Virginia Mountaineers.
08:1051 points.
08:15Susie, we dominated West Virginia.
08:17Maybe even more than you dominated the Rifle World Coach.
08:20I don't know.
08:21But we, I love that state.
08:23That state is the greatest.
08:25It's such an incredible group of people.
08:27And think of it, for their 20th national shooting title.
08:30And the coach was there for all of them or most of them?
08:33All of them?
08:33Just about all of them.
08:36That's amazing.
08:37And I just want to congratulate you.
08:39West Virginia is a great, it's a great place.
08:41It's a great state.
08:42So many friends there.
08:43We've been there a lot.
08:45You know, when you win it by 45 points or something like that, maybe more, you like to
08:51sort of say, I love that state.
08:53And they're like me, I guess.
08:54I can't imagine why.
08:56But for you to win, that's, I know how difficult it is.
08:59So congratulations to all very much.
09:03This was the school's record as the number one most winning program in collegiate rifle history.
09:09So you have the number one school in rifle history.
09:12Congratulations.
09:13It's an amazing, amazing accomplishment.
09:16So college sports are among America's most cherished institutions.
09:20A tradition where lessons learned on the playing field shape the character of winners.
09:24And you are winners.
09:26You wouldn't be here if you weren't.
09:27The athletes here today represent the very best of that grit and determination and teamwork.
09:33That's why under my administration we're fighting hard to save college sports.
09:40What's happening is crazy.
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