Northwestern University Athletics
National Champion Wildcats Invited to Visit the White House
11/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Nov. 10, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The four-time national champion Northwestern women's lacrosse team will be among nine championship teams that will be honored at a special White House ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 12. President George W. Bush will be in attendance to welcome the Wildcats to the White House in Washington, D.C.
The Wildcats will arrive Wednesday morning and will tour several of the historic White House rooms. President Bush will then join the teams on the State Floor and pose for photos with each team. At the conclusion of the photo session each team will be escorted to its seats on the White House's South Lawn. The captains from each squad will be seated on stage during the President's remarks.
After the ceremony, the Wildcats have been invited to attend a taping of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, hosted by Northwestern alumnus Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser. Northwestern will then return to Evanston Wednesday evening.
The `Cats capped off yet another historic season with a 21-1 record, culminating with their fourth-straight national title with a 10-6 win over Penn on May 25 in Towson, Md. They are only the second team in the history of Division I women's lacrosse to win four consecutive titles.
