{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-denison-university-highlights-husteds-recognition-of-national-championship-teams-in-washington/", "ICYMI: Denison University highlights Husted\u2019s recognition of national championship teams in Washington", "2026-07-24", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "OH", "Jon Husted", "H001104", "www.husted.senate.gov", "husted", "https://www.husted.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cThose who could make the trip toured the Capitol, watched Senate proceedings, and spoke at length with Husted.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Denison University highlighted Sen. Jon Husted\u2019s (R-Ohio) recognition of the university\u2019s four NCAA Division III national championship teams during their visit to Washington this week.\n\nThe teams visited the White House, where they were honored by President Donald Trump, toured the U.S. Capitol, and watched Husted deliver a Senate floor speech celebrating their historic accomplishments.\n\nDenison University\u2019s men\u2019s baseball team, women\u2019s basketball team, men\u2019s swimming and diving team and men\u2019s doubles tennis champions all captured NCAA Division III national titles during the 2025-26 academic year, marking one of the most successful years in the university\u2019s athletic history.\n\nKey excerpts from the article include:\n\n\u201cIn a historic year, the Big Red captured four NCAA national championships \u2014 three team titles in baseball, women\u2019s basketball, and men\u2019s swimming and diving, and a fourth title from Kael Shah \u201926 and Ethan Green \u201926 in men\u2019s tennis doubles.\u201d\n\n. . .\n\n\u201cThis display of athletic prowess caught the attention of Ohio Sen. Jon Husted, himself a member of a Division III football championship team.\u201d\n\n. . .\n\n\u201cEarlier this summer, Husted invited all the players and Denison coaching staff from the three winning teams, as well as tennis doubles champions Shah and Green, to Washington. Women\u2019s basketball coach Maureen Hirt and men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving coach Gregg Parini joined Deegan on the visit, along with members of their respective coaching staffs, about 50 student-athletes from all four sports, and some families.\u201d\n\n. . .\n\n\u201cThose who could make the trip toured the Capitol, watched Senate proceedings, and spoke at length with Husted.\n\n\u201cIn a surprise appointment added near their arrival date, Husted also arranged for the teams to be celebrated with a visit to the East Room of the White House, where they were congratulated by President Donald Trump.\u201d\n\n. . .\n\n\u201cSeated in the gallery above the Senate floor, the Denison delegation watched as Husted read into the Congressional Record an account of each team\u2019s record and final triumphs.\u201d\n\n. . .\n\n\u201cSeamus McCann \u201928, Brock Butchko \u201928, and Ben Davis \u201928 \u2014 teammates on the men\u2019s swimming and diving team \u2014 said they were particularly struck by the personal nature of Husted\u2019s invitation and itinerary.\u201d\n\n. . .\n\n\u201cAfter the formal Senate recognition, Husted met with the student-athletes, congratulating them again and fielding their questions about his days, and sometimes nights, full of marathon voting sessions and other Congressional responsibilities.\u201d", 1, "2026-07-25T07:13:44Z", "2026-07-25T07:15:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-denison-university-highlights-husteds-recognition-of-national-championship-teams-in-washington/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6972539704293013, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}