Donald Trump has made his fair share of public appearances ever since taking office just over two months ago. His Super Bowl appearance made National Headlines, not to mention the crowd’s reaction to him waving on the big screen.
That was no different when Trump attended the NCAA Wrestling National Championships.
What One National Champion Just Did To Donald Trump Is Going Viral (Report)
Saturday night, some college wrestlers had their All-American moments.
After achieving the rare feat of being the first five-time national champion in NCAA history, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci walked over to President Trump:
Carter Starocci hust won his 5th NCAA D1 Wrestling Championship.
He immediately went to shake hands with Trump who was in attendance.
Two winners, one handshake. #NCAAWrestling
— Real Defender (@real_defender) March 23, 2025
Starocci defeated Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen, 4-3, to win the 184-pound championship and his fifth NCAA title.
It is the first and possibly last time a college wrestler achieves such a feat.
Starocci had a fifth year of eligibility after taking part in the 2021 season when all athletes were given another year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday, other Penn State wrestlers spoke about Trump attending the event.
“It’s a great honor for the sport of wrestling,” Penn State’s Josh Barr told reporters. “The sport of wrestling is in a place where it needs growth. It needs life and energy behind it, and President Trump brings it.”
Mitchell Mesenbrink told reporters Friday that, regardless of politics, he believes Trump’s attendance would help improve viewership.
Fans were quick to react to this news:
Did ESPN really just cut off Carter Starocci, a now 5x NCAA DI champion wrestler, mid-sentence, to show the entrance of POTUS?
— AB (@aarondboyd) March 22, 2025
Believe the legacy media or your own 👀 & 👂👂 .
President Trump at NCAA Wrestling Championship at Wells Fargo in Philadelphia.
1-Entrance
2-ONLY 5 time Champ Carter Starocci
3-Final champion Wyatt Hendrickson pic.twitter.com/xQw4KWRjED— Mark Clarke (@OldHeadHoops) March 23, 2025
First 5 time national champion and he’s interrupted by an entrance. Absolutely ridiculous timing to trot him out there
— Rhino (@Rhino184) March 22, 2025
I have a feeling if that was Kamala Harris that was “trotted” out there, you’d be talking about what a great appearance that was. Let’s be real.
— Potty Scowers (@schooner83) March 23, 2025
