COMPETITIVE SPORTS
Department of Physical Education, USMA
ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS
| As of 2 Sep 2008 | Current Highest Title | Individual Champions | Recent Highest Title | Other Notes |
| TOTAL Competitive Club Teams: 24 | ||||
| Boxing | 2008 Collegiate National Champions | 4 individual National Champions. Matt Longo,‘10, Danilo Garcia, ‘11, Ryle Stous,‘10, and Steve Solaja,‘08. | 2006, 2007,2008 East Regional Collegiate Team Champions | ESPNU Bde Open Boxing Event 2006, 2007, 2008; 11 of 12 boxers All Americans |
| Crew | Women's team placed 2nd, 3rd and 8th in Nationals. Men's Novice Gold and Bronze at Metro Championships | Two members from both the women and the men's teams were selected at the ACRAs to be on the MVP boat for the North East | Men 14th, Women 12th Club Nationals | Men's team National Champions in 2004 vs Division I teams |
| Cycling | 2008 DII Collegiate Cycling Track Champions | CDT Ben Showman '08, current leader in our men’s conference has been selected to represent USMA as part of an elite under 25 (U25) cycling team, PA Lighting Cycling, at the Tour of Pennsylvania. | 7th at Nationals | Defeated Air Force |
| Equestrian | 1st place in the region for Western; 5th place in the region for English | 2 cadets went to Western Nationals | Western Regional Champs | |
| Fencing | Men placed 4th and the Women placed 13th at Nationals | First Team All-Conference: Cadets Cortlandt Armstrong and Brian Carlson; Second Team All-Conference: Cadets Eric Wilson and Bernie Mabini. | 2nd at Nationals (both Men & Women) | Defeated Navy; Brought the Army / RMC Trophy back to West Point |
| In-Line Hockey | National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association Winter Fest 2008 | |||
| Judo | 2nd at Nationals (both Men & Women) | Nick Hochertz, who won the national collegiate championships at 100kg fought in both the novice and elite divisions. | 2nd at Nationals (both Men & Women) | Defeated Air Force; Trip to Japan over Spring Break and a dual match with the National Defense Academy (NDA) |
| Lacrosse (Women) | ECWLA Conference Championships / currently ranked 23 out of 209 college club women's lacrosse teams | Finished 2nd in the Conference Championship | Defeated Air Force Xs2, Beat Coast Guard | |
| Marathon | Several cadets ran sub-3 hours at last year's Richmond and Boston Marathons. | Last November at Richmond Marathon, our top runner finished in 2:43:42 (about 6:15 per mile!). | Army Ten Miler '07: First place in Military Academy Division | Once again ran the Army-Navy Ball Run, relaying the game ball from West Point to the stadium in Baltimore, a distance of 250 miles! And this spring, we not only toughed it our for 26.2 miles at the famously grueling Boston Marathon, but also once again ran in the Todd's Trot 5k, a race held in memory of Todd Heuchling, a fallen cadet and teammate from the Class of '05 - hosted by his family with proceeds going toward a college scholarship. |
| Martial Arts | 4th (Black Belt Division) Taekwondo Intercollegiate Nationals and 6th overall in league standings (INCTL) |
- Misa Yarmie, Antonio Diaz, Luke Summerfelt
and Rachel Goshi
gold medals at Taekwondo Intercollegiate Nationals. - Thomas Beirne, Judy Yoo, Sal Corma, Vito Angrisano Bronze medals at Taekwondo Intercollegiate Nationals. - Shane Carlos, Chris McMaster and Nathan Kunz: first, second and third place (respectively) at Pennsylvania Karate Nationals. |
5th place INCTL | Defeated Air Force |
| Mixed Martial Arts (Submission Grappling) | Travis Anderson: 2nd in the Intermediate Welterweight Division and Artur Dominiak: 2nd in the Blue Belt Middleweight at the Grappler’s Quest Las Vegas Championships | Beat Navy in Spring 2006 | ||
| Mountaineering | 2nd at Intercollegiate Climbing Competition | |||
| Orienteering | 2008 Collegiate National Champions |
Jordan Laughlin, D3 (2011)
won the U.S. Intercollegiate Orienteering Individual Men's
Championship. 5-cadets named to the US Team competing in Estonia at
the World University Orienteering
Championships.
Madeline Lewis, B1, 2009 Neal Trump, H1, 2009 Nickolaus Fuhriman, H4, 2010 Nicholas Lewis-Walls, B1, 2010 Jordan Laughlin, D3, 2011 |
2007 National Champs | Currently hold Nat'l title (x6) |
| Powerlifting | 3rd at Nationals (M); 5th at Nationals (W) |
Dustin Pope, B4 (2010)
national champion and All American – invited to
represent Team USA at the World
competition All
Americans: Lindsey Champion, H1 (2008) Anneliese Perovich, H1 (2008) John Piccione, F2 (2009) Shawn Goodin, E3 (2008) |
3rd at Nationals (M); 5th at Nationals (W) | BEAT NAVY & Air Force |
| Rugby Team (Men) | Northeastern Conference Champions | 1st Round of Sweet Sixteen | Won the Military National Championships | |
| Rugby Team (Women) | 4th in Northeastern Conference (103 Teams) | CDT Marie Timm selected to compete in South Africa as part of the Women’s Under 23 US National Team | Advanced to the Elite Eight | Defeted Air Force & Navy; Won the 42nd Annual Cherry Blossom Tournament |
| Sailing | The West Point sailing team placed 2nd out of 8 teams this weekend at the Drexel University Cup regatta, narrowly missing a first place finish by 3 points | 2 back to back regatta victories | During the Spirit Rider Regatta, at Long Beach, NY, Army sailing defeated Navy's boat in a head to head competition Defeated RMC 2xs | |
| Ski (Alpine) | 6th (M & W) in Adriondack Division USCSA (Mideast Conference) | Cadet Katharine Tripp qualified for the regional competition | 5th (M) in Adriondack Division USCSA | |
| Ski (Nordic) | 4th (Men), 6th (Women) at Nationals | First Team Academic All Americans were Cadets Erik Tomsen and Sam Kazmer; Second Team Academic All Americans were Cadets Hannah Farrell, John Spies, Johnny Goodwill, Alan Fischer, and Eric Schweppe; and Honorable Mention Academic All Americans were Cadets Fred Lough, Jess Paulson, and Aaron Demro. | 6th at Nationals (Men) | Beat Air Force for 3 years in a roll |
| Team Handball Team (Men) | 2008 Collegiate National Champions | Jon Harmeling, team captain from 07-08, won the Coach Krzyzewski teaching through excellence leadership award. | 2007 Collegiate National Champs | Defeated Air Force twice (Navy doesn't have a team). |
| Team Handball Team (Women) | 2007 National Champs | |||
| Triathlon | 3rd at Collegiate Nationals (M: 2nd; W: 6th) | Cadet Ashley Morgan class of 2010, company G4 won the Bronze Medal during the Olympic Distance, World Triathlon Championships in Hamburg Germany. | 5th at Nationals (M: 3rd; W: 5th) | Northeastern Collegiate Triathlon Conference Champions; 1 Age Group National Champion, 4 All Americans, 1 All American Honorable Mention, 5 Team USA Triathlon members, 2 World Triathlon Championship Bronze Medal winners |
| Volleyball Team (Men) | Tied for 25th at NIRSA Nationals | |||
| Water Polo Team | 2nd at States | Coach Matt Price received Coach of the Year, NY Division. CDT Kyle Davis '09 received Honorable Mention for All American, MVP NY Division, and 1st Team All Conference. CDT's Ted Boeddiker '08, Stephen Tangen '08, and Jimmy Lowe '10 received 2nd Team All Conference. | 2nd at States | 2007 Season Record 10-2 (NY division) |