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Trump at NCAA wrestling championships: What to know

Here's everything to know about Donald Trump attending the final rounds of the 2024-25 NCAA wrestling championships in Philadelphia Saturday.


Trump at NCAA wrestling championships: What to know
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Trump will be there to potentially witness sports history. Penn State is looking to extend its streak to four straight national titles. It would be the third time Penn State has won four straight championships since 2011. Only Iowa and Ohio State have interrupted the Nittany Lions' run of dominance. 

And Penn State is firmly in the driver's seat to do it, leading with 169 points, 60 points ahead of second-place Nebraska. 

The White House confirmed Friday that Trump would attend the event.

Jordan was a wrestling champion in high school and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he won an NCAA Division I men's wrestling title twice. He was later an assistant coach with Ohio State University's wrestling program from 1987 to 1995.

"I'm thrilled to be in Philadelphia this weekend with [Trump] for the [NCAA Wrestling] Championship," McCormick wrote on X. "I grew up wrestling in small towns across PA and at West Point. It taught me grit, resilience, and hard work."

This will be the second time in three years President Donald Trump has attended the NCAA wrestling championships. He also attended in 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Trump has been seen at a few different sporting events since winning the election in November.

Trump attended the Daytona 500 in February and became the first sitting president to attend two Daytona 500 races at Daytona International Speedway. He first attended the race in February 2020.

Trump participated in prerace festivities, riding in "The Beast" for a lap before the race, and he had a special message for drivers that was broadcast on their radios.

Earlier in February, Trump became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl. When Trump was shown at the stadium, a raucous cheer was heard on the FOX broadcast from the crowd.

In December, Trump attended the 125th edition of the Army-Navy game with Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

Trump attended the annual rivalry game throughout his first presidency, first attending in 2016, shortly after winning that year's election. He was also at the game during each year of his presidency, including in 2020 at West Point.

A couple of weeks after Trump won the election over Vice President Kamala Harris in November, he attended UFC 309.

Trump sat cage-side alongside Elon Musk, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump Jr. and others.

Jon Jones defeated Stipe Miocic via knockout and did Trump's signature dance move, pointing to Trump and giving his UFC heavyweight championship belt to Trump to hold.

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