Harrison, Norman, Murphy honored at White House with Team USA

Norman – a Xenia Christian grad who is now a freshman at Cedarville University — won a gold medal in the triathlon at the Paralympic Games and took a bronze medal in the 400 meters.

Harrison, who is from Middletown, won gold for the second straight Olympics in judo’s the 78 kg. class. Her initial gold – the first ever in judo by an American at the Olympics – came in London in 2012.

“That’s one of the most extraordinary things about our Olympic team,” Obama told the athletes who crowded into the East Room. “There’s no kid in America who can’t look at our Olympic team and see themselves somewhere.”