WEST POINT, NY - A season-best 18-hit effort powered the Army West Point baseball team past Lafayette, 9-3, in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader to close out its first Patriot League series of the 2016 season from Doubleday Field. The Black Knights (10-17, 1-3 PL) responded after dropping game one of the twin bill, 11-2 after committing six errors. "The basic message between games was that we wanted to come out and rise to the challenge and respond," said head coach Matt Reid. "It was a lot like after the second Seton Hall game when the guys came out and played one of their best games of the year in that third game." Read More
Baseball Tops Lafayette in Series Finale
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Cadets Share Projects with Soldiers at Fort Benning
West Point Civil & Mechanical Engineering cadets traveled to the Maneuver Battle Lab at US Army Fort Benning to share the devices they designed and prototyped as part of their Senior Capstone Projects. Cadets got to interact with soldiers at Fort Benning testing their capstone projects with them before they are graded. The Senior Capstone Projects are designed to target specific elements that could be improved and help soldiers in the field. The soldiers get hands on operation and provide analyzation which will help the cadets improve their designs. Click here to watch the video.
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Parachute Raeford, NC Spring Training
Members of the West Point Para-chute team travelled to Raeford, NC, to conduct spring training. While in North Carolina, members of the West Point Parachute team trained with the Golden Knight 8-way team, the Black Dagger USASOC Demonstration Team, and members from 3rd SF Group. The Plebes on the team were able to do some of their first jumps; the Yearling and Cow 4-way teams trained with the Golden Knights; and the Firsties transitioned to a support role.
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Scuba's Spring Break in Belize
The USMA Scuba team took their annual Spring Break trip to a warm climate that was suitable for excellent diving. This year, sixteen team members, two NCO’s, three family members, as well as the OIC went to Ambergris Caye, Belize. The highlight of the diving-filled trip was diving the world-renowned Blue Hole.
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Fly Fishing in Micco
Six members of the West Point Fly Fishing Club travelled south to Micco, FL, to seek out the abundance of salt water fish that swim in the waters surrounding the Sebastian Inlet on Florida’s Space Coast. The club could not ask for better weather, with most days in the mid 80’s, and the conditions perfect for catching a lot of fish. The cadets caught a variety of saltwater species including snook, lady fish, sea trout, puffer fish, jack crevale, blue fish, and mangrove snapper. The cadets were also able to take advantage of the host family’s pond, were they caught a few largemouth bass, brim and crappie as well. All of the cadets had a great time, and were able to learn some valuable new techniques on how to catch salt-water fish.
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Debate Forum Competes at the National Championship
The West Point Debate team travelled to Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY, to compete in the Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship. The Class of 2016 Debater CDT Michael Barlow, stole the show this weekend taking home the Brian Johnson Outstanding Debater Award and the Third Place Speaker Award. CDT Barlow earned the CEDA Debater of the Year award for his outstanding performance and competitive success, as well as his commitment to service throughout the debate community and the Army team as a leader and an activist influencing other competitors from other schools, and the entire Corps of Cadets beyond other debaters; CDT Barlow’s accomplishments and importance to the debate community were highlighted over the weekend with speeches and tributes. CDT Barlow, along with CDT Quanzel Caston advanced to the Quarterfinals of out-rounds in a field of 87 teams and over 170 debaters; they eventually lost to Stanford in the Elite 8. This was by far the program’s most successful run at CEDA Nationals to date.
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Theatre Arts Guild at "She Loves Me"
Nine cadets from the USMA Theatre Arts Guild club travelled to New York City to see a show titled “She Loves Me”. There the cadets had the opportunity to attend the International Auto Show, the Museum of Art and Design, Columbus Circle, and the Museum of Modern Art before the show. “She Loves Me” was a wonderful show, and exposed the cadets to the best least-known musical of the past sixty years. After the show, the cadets had the opportunity to ask questions at a special Q&A session with the actors and the creative staff. At the conclusion of the Q&A, lead actor Zachary Levi (most known for his TV Show “Chuck”) thanked the cadets for their service.
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Asian-Pacific Forum Meets with MG Taguba
The USMA Asian-Pacific Forum hosted a meeting with MG Taguba (Ret.) in the Thayer Hotel at West Point. Through this meeting, MG Taguba shared his insights and thoughts from his 34 years of service and experience with cadets and stressed the importance of mentorship in during their entire career as U.S. Army officers.
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Yoga Visits the Lyons Den in NYC
The USMA Yoga Club visited the Lyons Den in New York City, where they participated in a great yoga practice. All present enjoyed the practice and the opportunity to incorporate a yoga practice into their character and leader development activities.
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Tae Kwon Do Trains at Grand Master Ji-ho Choi's
The Tae Kwon Do team travelled to Bedminster, NJ, for a day of intense Taekwondo training at Grand Master Ji-ho Choi’s School. Grand Master Choi is the current President of the Pan American Taekwondo Union, an executive member of the World Taekwondo Federation, as well as the previous head coach of the US National Team. The practice lasted six and a half hours, and consisted of several workouts, advanced kicking development, reaction and strategy drills, flexibility development, and forms instruction. Though training was difficult, the cadets were satisfied knowing that they finished the day with new skills and strategies to dominate the competition.
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Polish Cultural Immersion Trip
The USMA Polish Language club visited three cities in Poland for a cultural immersion trip. The first cities they visited was Krakow, where they were able to tour the Old City and immerse themselves in the culture. While there, they were able to visit the Wawel Royal Castle, where they toured the Cathedral Museum and were also able to view an exhibit of Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo DaVinci. They also toured the royal tombs, which included tombs of BG Tadeusz Kosciusko and Field Marshal Pilsudzki. The group was also able to make it out to tour the remnants of Auschwitz and Kirkenau, and walked through where millions have lost their lives as a result of genocide. Lastly, they toured the Wieliczka Salt Mine which is one of the oldest mines in Europe. The next stop was Zakopane, which is Poland’s version of Aspen. This region is very different from the rest of Poland, and the dialect sounds like a completely different language.
There they hiked up a mountain on the border of Slovakia to Morski Oko where the lake was frozen and walked across to take in the views. The last city they visited was Warsaw; there they were able to walk through the Old Town and enjoy traditional foods and see some of the old fortifications of the Warsaw Royal Castle. Also, the group got to watch the changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which was a great start before touring the Warsaw Uprising Museum. There, they were able to see what the city was like before the war, and what the city looked like after 90% of it was leveled through bombings. Seeing all of this allowed the group to appreciate the value of why a strong military is necessary to protect the people of their nation. After the museum, the group went to the Palace of Culture and Science where they got to see how far the city has come from being rebuilt and a Communist Era to the Open Market Economy with the many flourishing businesses currently there. The cadets had a great opportunity to learn about the culture and history of Poland, as well as meet some people for the current generation and compare that history with a positive outlook of the direction of Poland’s future.
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Climbing in Shawgunks Mountain Range
The Army West Point Climbing club took six cadets to the Shawgunks Mountain Range in New Paltz, NY, to participate in a day of outdoor climbing. Upon arrival, the group set up various top-rope anchors including climbs CC Route, Phoebe, Fitchen’s Folly and Boston. Utilizing traditional climbing systems, placing gear and building anchors, CDTs Natalie Budner and Micah Gahagen completed a multi-pitch climb, and safely rappelled to the ground. Later on, the groups caught back up and set up some challenging routes on Top Rope including Squiggles, Squiggles Direct and Trashcan Overhang.
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Combat Weapons Team Invited to the Supt's Quarters
The Army West Point Combat Weapons Team was invited to the Superintendent’s quarters following a victory over Navy and Air Force during the Scholastic Action Shooters Regional Championships in February 2016. Fourteen members of the Team to include the OIC, Asst. OIC, NCOIC, and the Head Coach enjoyed the social scene and a historical tour of the residence. The Superintendent, on behalf of the Commandant, presented the Commander’s Award for Public Service to Coach Gary Salman for ten years of volunteer service to the team. The team also invited Mrs. Caslen to the DMI Spouse Shoot that is being held on Tuesday, 3 May.
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West Point Hosts Fallen Comrades Marathon
The Army West Point Marathon team hosted the Fallen Comrades Half Marathon at West Point. Over 1,000 runners showed up to participate in the Half Marathon, coming from local ROTC’s, NYPD, NYFD, Team RWB, Navy Marathon, Hudson Valley Road Runners, and many more. This spectacular race and challenging course brought the community together in a fun and healthy way.
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Rashenskas Receives Player of the Week Nod
WEST POINT, NY - Junior infielder Alee Rashenskas has been named the Patriot League Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. College Sports Madness identifies the players who have made the greatest impact to their team from each conference and on a national basis each week. Rashenskas went nine-for-14 and led the team with a .643 batting average. She added four RBI last week, totaled 10 bases, a double and scored three runs. In the Black Knights second game against Colgate, the St. Anne, Ill., native was a perfect four-for-four at the plate with two RBI. Read More
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Geography and Environmental Engineering World Water Day
The Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering created a display to recognize World Water Day on March 22, 2016. The event is executed world-wide and sponsored by the United Nations (http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday). Water bottles were stacked in the hallway to represent the 580 Liters of water that each person in the United States uses each day. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines "reasonable access" to water as 20 Liters per person per day, within 1 kilometer of the person's dwelling location. To symbolize this concept, we placed a single 20 Liter container (the blue water jug) with a sign asking cadets "Would you consider it reasonable to carry this 20 liter water jug back from Lusk Reservoir each day?" Cadets also wrote their thoughts on a chalk wall in response to the prompt "Water is valuable to me for..." Responses varied from "Coffee" to "Winning Wars."
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French Spring Immersion
What an incredible week! Eight cadets accompanied CPT Fehlbaum to Paris, France, and spent eight days immersing themselves in French history, architecture, art, cuisine, and language. Basing themselves in the "Quartier Latin," CPT Fehlbaum guided the cadets as they discovered the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Palace of Versailles, and other important cultural and historic sights--although these incredible visits weren't even the highlights of the trip! According to the cadets, the immersive, interactive activities were their favorites: the morning spent at Ferrandi, learning to make French macaroons; dancing with "real Parisians" at a ballroom-dance lesson; chatting with the actors after a performance of Moliere's "Le malade imaginaire." It was a wonderfully immersive experience for all!
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Cadets Earn Their French Airborne Wings
CDTs Eric Zenger, Natalie Reisweber, Stephanie Shubert, Alexandra Caudullo, and Edward Fullerton returned from successfully obtaining French Airborne wings after a week in southern France. During the week with their comrades from St Cyr, they did airborne refresher training, executed one qualifying jump, and enjoyed building relationships while improving their French speaking abilities. Outside of the training environment, the St Cyr cadre helped our Cadets to learn and experience southern France by including them in various cultural activities like visiting a medieval castle and dining at local restaurants. The trip was a huge success, providing excellent military training and language immersion for our Cadets and continuing to strengthen USMA's relationship with the French Military Academy.
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Russian Students Participate in Spring Immersion to Uzbekistan
Eight cadets, Thomas Batina ’16, Curtis Gardner ’16, Rima Gasparini ’17, David Hill ’16, Ethan Lundgren ’16, Tim Naudet ’17, Andrew Ortega ’16 and Jacob Podpaly ’17 plus CPT Matthew Daigle participated in a Spring Immersion to Uzbekistan. This was the first time in nine years the USMA Cadets visited Uzbekistan. The Cadets visited Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara. While there, the Cadets experienced the culture of a populous former republic of the Soviet Union in the strategic crossroads of Central Asia and spoke Russian in a country where Russian remains important.
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K’NEXercise – Building Construction Managers!
Cadets enrolled in CE450, Construction Management, competed in the K’NEXercise on Thursday, 10 March 2016. The competition requires teams of cadets to prepare estimates, bids and construction schedules, and then execute the construction of the awarded project using rapid setting concrete and K’NEX components. Cadets then had to defend their team against frivolous and vexatious litigation from the opposing teams in Court, which occurred Monday, 21 March 2016. The winning teams in the Tower, Bridge and Hall projects were led by Cadets Branson Ruddell, Lexi Deets, and Colin Doody, respectively.
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