TOWSON, Md. (WJZ)– President Obama touches down in Maryland. he watches as Towson University will take on Oregon State.
Weijia Jiang has more on who the president was here to cheer on.
The president’s brother-in-law coaches the team that visited. his being here certainly set Towson University in the nationwide spotlight, and gave those fortunate sufficient to score a ticket an option of a life time.
When President Barack Obama and the first Woman took off from the White Residence Saturday in Maritime one, hundreds were anxiously waiting at their location– Towson College.
“Everybody’s like, ‘The president’s coming, the president’s coming!’” stated Nyree Williams of the Towson women’s basketball group.
The sold out crowd at the males’s basketball sport erupted in cheers when the few arrived and took their court facet seats. Michelle Obama’s brother Craig Robinson is the head coach for Oregon State University’s crew, who conquer the Towson Tigers 66-46.
1st daughters Malia an&#one hundred Sasha sat in the first row of bleachers.
“It’s pretty thrilling, I mean, you’re looking around at the president observing the sport with you and he’s ten ft from you,” Andy O’Brien of Towson mentioned.
“When I first saw him, I was really psyched,” mentioned Jordan Foster of Towson.
Catching an Oregon State game has turn into a post Thanksgiving tradition for the first family. last year, they watched the Beavers defeat Howard University in Washington D.C.
“I caught a few glimpses of him,” Marcus Damas, captain of the Towson College adult men’s basketball staff, stated. “It was fascinating to see a president. How many basketball players can say the president can arrive see them perform? It meant a lot.”
A huge basketball enthusiast, the president plays choose-up video games usually, as with CBS Early Demonstrate’s Harry Smith.
Towson’s head coach said he coul&#one hundred have employed an added participant.
“I’d heard he was a rather goo&#one hundred leap shooter an&#a hundred we’d been struggling shooting for 3′s,” Pat Skerry, head coach of the Towson guys’s basketball crew, stated. “Wanted to put him in the video game, but couldn’t fin&#one hundred a way to do that.”
No perform time, but President Obama took images on the court with the Towson football group at halftime, adding to an alrea&#one hundredy historic day.
“I just can’t keep in mind anything being this massive,” Allyson Wynn, a Towson alumnus, said.
The Obamas stayed for the entire video game, an&#one hundred even right after to shake fingers with many men and women. It’s a rather restricted arena, so everyone had a opportunity to get a goo&#one hundred, uncommon glimpse of the first family.
U.S. Training Secretary Arne Duncan also sat with the Obamas. He’s a former skilled basketball player an&#one hundred friend of the president’s from their time in Chicago.
