Jaguars Receive White House Invite
Augusta State Men's Golf team to be honored at reception on Sept. 13

AUGUSTA, Ga.-- The Augusta State Men’s Golf team, which captured the NCAA Division I National Championship on June 6, has been invited to visit the White House. That announcement came late Friday evening, Aug. 13, according to a release from the Office of the Press Secretary.

The Jaguars, who claimed the first national championship in school history when they defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Match Play Finals of the NCAA Championships, will be one of 33 teams to be recognized.

In a tradition started by President George W. Bush, NCAA Championship teams and student-athletes will be honored with a reception on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, Sept. 13 at 4:00 p.m.

Included among the teams invited to attend the September 13 event are: Augusta State University Men’s Golf, Boston College Men’s Ice Hockey, Duke University Men’s Lacrosse, Fairleigh Dickinson University Women’s Bowling, Oklahoma State University Men’s Cross Country, Pennsylvania State University Women’s Volleyball, Pennsylvania State University Men’s & Women’s Fencing, Purdue University Women’s Golf, Stanford University Men’s Volleyball, Stanford University Women’s Tennis, Texas A&M University, College Station Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, Texas Christian University Men’s & Women’s Rifle, University of California, Los Angeles Softball, University of California Los Angeles Women’s Gymnastics, University of Denver Men’s & Women’s Skiing, University of Florida Men’s Indoor Track and Field, University of Florida Women’s Swimming and Diving, University of Iowa Wrestling, University of Maryland, College Park Women’s Lacrosse, University of Michigan Men’s Gymnastics, University of Minnesota Duluth Women’s Ice Hockey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Field Hockey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Women’s Soccer, University of Oregon Women’s Indoor Track and Field, University of South Carolina Baseball, University of Southern California Men’s Tennis, University of Southern California Men’s Water Polo, University of Southern California Women’s Water Polo, University of Texas at Austin Men’s Swimming and Diving, University of Virginia Men’s Soccer, University of Virginia Women’s Rowing, Villanova University Women’s Cross Country and Villanova University Football.

White House officials also indicated more details, as they become available, will be released in the upcoming days and weeks.