The local chapter of the West Point American Chemical Society (ACS) visited Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY to participate in a Mid-Hudson ACS talk on the chemistry of fermentation in the production of alcoholic apple cider. The talk was presented by Tim Dressel, a graduate of the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Science, and owner of Kettleborough Cider House in New Paltz, NY. Mr. Dressel discussed the rapid growth in popularity of hard apple ciders in America along with the science and art of producing a quality product. At the heart of the process of fermentation is the proper monitoring and control of the aqueous environment with a focus on the acidity (pH) during the fermentation cycle to ensure an ideal environment for the yeast to produce ethanol and flavor. Representatives from West Point included LTC Bahaghighat and Cadets Ross Poulin '19, Jared Hudspeth '21, and Rachael Dodson '22.
Cadets Visit Marist for ACS Talk
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Women’s Team Handball Takes 2nd Place
West Point Women's Team Handball traveled to Springfield, Massachusetts to compete against Boston Team Handball Club and the University of North Carolina (UNC) – Chapel Hill's team. With 18 new players on the team all playing in their first handball tournament, the weekend was a big learning experience. The improvement in level of play from West Point Gold's first game to last game was significant and the coaches for the other teams remarked on their impressive progress. They made great shots and stayed competitive the entire tournament. West Point's Black team defeated UNC 29-3 and lost to Boston in the championship game, taking home second place in the tournament. Both teams plan to bring the new skills learned through competitive play to practice, refining their own skills and prepare for future competitions.
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Cadets at St. Cyr Start Weekend Military Training
There are currently 16 Cadets on Semester Abroad Program in France; Eight at the French Military Academy at St. Cyr, four at the Catholic University of Lille, and four at the Catholic University of Lyon. The Cadets at St. Cyr conducted their first weekend military training event with their French Cadet platoons near Mont St. Michel, France. As they trained with our French Allies, cadets noted many similarities as well as differences between their training and the French planning process as well as the execution of raids and platoon attacks.
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Yang Named AWPAA Athlete of the Week
Firstie Jay Yang of the Army West Point men's swimming and diving team was named the AWPAA Athlete of the Week on Wednesday.
Yang's success in the pool this past weekend helped the Black Knights win the TYR Fall Classic in Miami against a competitive field. He secured a trio of top-three finishes at the meet, including a win in the 400 IM by clocking a time of 3:58.92, which was over three seconds better than the second-place finisher. The Las Vegas, Nev., native later captured another event victory once he tied for first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:52.58.
He added a third-place finish in the 200 back, after he touched the wall at 1:52.20. Yang was one of five swimmers at the meet to grab two first-place finishes and the lone competitor to also finish inside the top three in an additional event.
The Black Knights return to action tomorrow to open the dual season against UMass in Amherst, Mass., at 5 p.m.
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Cadets Study Biodiversity on the Hudson River
Twenty-six cadets enrolled in Aquatic Science participated in a trip section to the Hudson River Estuary (transition zone between river and sea environments). Activities focused on field methods in water chemistry and biodiversity assessment. The day culminated with a three-hour educational sail aboard the Sloop Clearwater. Data on weather, tide, turbidity, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and biodiversity were shared to connect the observations at West Point to the larger Hudson estuary ecosystem.
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USMA Hosts the President of Liberia
The Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering had the amazing opportunity to host the President of Liberia, the Honorable George Weah at West Point. Professor Melkon moderated a discussion with President Weah and USMA Superintendent, LTG Darryl Williams. Both spoke of the enduring relationship of the two nations and our continued military cooperation. President Weah also shared his passionate desire to lead civil advancement for his country in the areas of infrastructure, promoting commerce and improving education to give all young Liberians a chance to succeed. Cadets enrolled in the Sub-Saharan Geography course engaged him with truly provocative questions related to their own studies.
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Paintball Club Hosts the 32nd Annual Fall Combat Classic
The Army West Point Paintball Club hosted the 32nd Annual Fall Combat Classic at Lake Frederick. This year's theme was Operation Market-Garden, set in Holland during the fall of 1944. Nearly 200 players (mostly from the northeast, but some from as far as Atlanta, GA) made their way to the highlands of West Point to tackle the rugged terrain. Various missions throughout the event kept both sides engaged, paint, smoke, and artillery kept everyone on their toes. In the end, the Allied team (Team Blue) emerged victorious. The Paintball Club soon begins its tournament as they travel to Connecticut for their first event. Join them April 5-7, 2019 for the Spring Combat Classic.
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Men's Volleyball Makes the Gold Bracket
Men's Volleyball had a successful first tournament of the year. The A-team made the gold bracket where they played national contender Virginia Tech. The B-team got much experience for some players who haven't played in a tournament before.
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Tour of the Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Ames
Cadet Austin Adams '19, LTC Andrew Bellocchio (Dept. of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CME)), and CPT Art Murphy (CME) toured the Ames Research Center at Moffett Federal Airfield. CDT Adams is part of a senior capstone project that is investigating rotor and hub fairings that reduce the drag on Future Vertical Lift aircraft. The Army's Aviation Development Directorate is sponsoring the project and will host aerodynamic testing at the facility this spring.
Photo: Cadet Adams '19 stands in front of Army’s 7’ by 10’ wind tunnel used for aerodynamic testing
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Equestrian Impressive at First IHSA Show
The Army West Point Equestrian Team showed impressively at their first IHSA horseshow of the season. The team traveled to the Crosswinds Equestrian Center in Lagrangeville, NY to compete against ten highly competitive colleges in the Northeast region. New members earned five of seven top three places, setting the bar high for the rest of the season and demonstrating the incredible value they provide the team. Some of the most notable placings are as follows: Anna Gerald '21 jumped to earn an impressive third place in her debut in the open fences class, Haley Middleton '21 won and Amanda Roper '19 and Heather Graham '22 earned third in their respective advance walk-trot-canter classes, Karissa Stubblefield '22 won and Kirby Horne '22 and Victoria Kearns '22 placed third in their debut walk-trot classes. With the first show of the season in the books, the team is looking forward to challenging opponents in the coming weeks.
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Cadet Kayak Tour of Bannerman Island
The Department of History hosted nine cadets for a historical kayak tour of Bannerman Island. The cadets engaged in team building while crossing the Hudson and exploring the coast of Bannerman Island. Once ashore, they learned about the history of Bannerman Island from a professional tour guide provided by the Bannerman Island Trust. Cadets picked up hands on experience with primary documents and make linkages between the history of the island and the broader history of America. Throughout the tour, the cadets engaged with department faculty on the Army profession life.
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Conlin Leads Black Knights into ITA Northeast Regionals
Myles Conlin will take the court in singles action, as well as doubles along with Nikita Larichev after the qualifying stages of the ITA Northeast Regional concluded Thursday. Today's schedule will see 9 a.m. doubles qualifiers followed by one round each of doubles and singles outdoors, weather permitting, beginning at 10 a.m.
Myles Conlin will challenge Rian Pandole of Columbia at 11 a.m. Conlin and Larichev will take on Zac Castagna and Abdullah Fouad of NJIT at 10 a.m.
The Black Knights will also have two more doubles pairs attempt to qualify. Diego Huttepain and Alejandro Quiros will take on Alvaro Cruz Chamorro and Gustav Wogen of Drexel, as well as David Mitchell and David Gorshein challenging Martin Rivolo and Marco Estevaverna of St. Boneventure.
Five other cadets attempted to qualify for the singles portion Thursday, with Larichev, Quiros, and Huttepain each winning their first match before falling in the second. Read More
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Cadets at the Military Academy in Austria Take 1st
Cadets Jason Brodeur and Ethan Bluhm participated in the annual Sportfest at the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. The two Cadets won the four-kilometer relay and the push-up contest, enabling their Jahrgang (class year) to win the overall competition. The Sportfest is an annual physical and military competition between the three classes at the Academy.
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How to Follow – Army at San Jose State
Fans from around the world will have a number of options to follow the Army football team as it takes on San Jose State at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. ESPNU and the Army Sports Network highlight the choices.
Television: ESPNU | On-Air Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Army West Point Sports Network:
On-Air Time: 1:30 p.m. ET, Army Football Tailgate Show
Pregame Show: 3:00 p.m. ET Black Knights Game Day
Flagships: WBNR (1260 AM, Beacon, N.Y.); WLNA (1420 AM, Peekskill, N.Y.)
New York City Affiliates: WMCA (570 AM, New York City, N.Y.) Read More
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Cadets Provide Musical Liturgy for the 36th Year
The Cadet Catholic Chapel Choir, led by CDT Mary McCurry ’19, traveled with twenty cadets to Avalon, NJ for the 36th consecutive year. The Catholic Choir provides the musical liturgy for three different services with over 4,000 members of St. Brendan the Navigator parish and many visitors who travel every year from as far away as Florida every year for the event. The Protestant Cadet Chapel Choir joined the Catholic Choir for a joint music ministry at the 5:00 Mass on Saturday.
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Cadets Visit Joint Munitions Command & Ammunition Plant
Cadet Capstone Team from the Department of Systems Engineering traveled to Rock Island Arsenal, IL to visit the Joint Munitions Command (JMC) Headquarters and Middletown, IA to tour the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAP) as part of their Senior Capstone project. The cadet team is working to evaluate the Government-Owned, Government-Operated (GOCO) business model for their client, the Joint Munitions Command. Specifically, the cadets are exploring potential business model changes and seeking solutions to increase efficiencies as well as cost-savings for the Department of Defense's aging industrial base.
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Volleyball Tops Bucknell in Five Set Comeback
Trailing Bucknell 2-1 in the match, the Army West Point volleyball team rallied back to defeat the Bison in the final two sets for the victory. It was Army's third win in five set matches this season and second at home. Allie Strong led the team with 16.5 points and had her third double-double of the season after posting 14 kills and 18 digs. Hannah Presley also notched a double-double on 32 assists and 11 digs. The Black Knights have now played in nine five set matches with six being played at Gillis Field House. Army held an advantage in kills (63-47) over Bucknell today. Strong and Horace had 14 kills apiece, while Barnhorst (12) and Eckford (11) were also in double-digits. Presley finished the day with 32 assists and Lum had 20. Strong posted a team-leading 18 digs as Ana Oglivie (13) and Presley (11) also contributed. Eckford boasted two solo and three assisted blocks to lead the team. Barnhorst finished the day with five block assists and Hartman had four. Read More
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Visit from Mozambique Military Academy
COL Jason Musteen hosted a delegation from the Samora Machel Military Academy from Nampula, Mozambique. COL Musteen is working with Samora Machel's leadership through a Department of State program called African Military Education Program (AMEP). Several members of the staff and faculty across West Point participate in AMEP with the goal of helping various African nations as they improve their curriculum and faculty development across their professional military education institutions. During their visit to West Point, the Mozambicans received overviews of all four of West Point's pillars, and they also interacted with Portuguese-speaking cadets. COL Musteen will return to Mozambique several times in the next few years to help implement the new initiatives identified by Mozambique.
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Women's Swim & Dive Captures Dual Victory over UMass
After winning eight events, Army West Point women's swimming and diving team defeated UMass, 175-125, for a dual victory on Friday night at Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool. The win against the Minutemen was a significant one as head coach Mickey Wender captured the 400th victory of his career. The Black Knights defeated the Minutemen for the sixth time in program history. In the 1000 free, the first individual event of the meet, Monica Sowinski placed first with a time of 10:44.47. Sidney Evans (10:52.23) and Meaghan McGovern (10:58.19) finished right behind. Sowinski also captured the win in the 500 free with a time of 5:11.75. Isabelle Malinowski followed in second after touching the wall at 5:12.66. Brianna Romaine was Army's top finisher in the 200 free after she placed second at 1:57.21. Cecelia Croman (57.12), Bailey Smith (58.56) and Lauren Carag (58.82) took the top-three spots in the 100 back. Croman would go on to win the 200 back (2:05.14) and finish second in the 100 fly (58.33). The 100 breast was highlighted by Kara Wineinger's first-place finish with a time of 1:05.69. In the 200 fly, it was Malinowski topping the competition after touching the wall at 2:08.45. Read More
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COL Gregory Visits Cadets in Wuhan, China
COL Gregory linked up in Wuhan, China with six Cadets studying in Taiwan and three Cadets studying in Beijing. They held classes and studied local areas of historical and cultural interest.
Pictured: Cadet Cerbone and her non-USMA classmates rigorously study Chinese at Tsinghua University in Beijing
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