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. 
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Thomas Beirne, Judy Yoo, Sal Corma, Vito Angrisano Bronze medals at Taekwondo Intercollegiate Nationals.
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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)