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CENTRAL VALLEY, Pa. – After finishing as the runners-up at the Patriot League Championships, Chris Szekely and Will Viana of the Army men’s swimming and diving team have garnered All-Patriot League First Team accolades. Michael Dustin, Colin Kanzari, Sam Mo, Josh Sembrano and Josh Urnezis were named to the Second Team.

“Chris and Will both have been incredibly influential, their impact to the program has been profound in and out of the pool. It’s not surprising so me that they both earn spots on the first team”, said head coach Mickey Wender. “I think the fact that we only had two first teamers was a little disappointing, but it says a lot about the depth of our program. We were able to come back to second-place with only two standout swimmers. That says a lot about the quality and depth of our program across the board. We are all about the team approach and I think is shows in these awards. The bulk of our points come from our depth and, just as we tell the team, every single person on our squad is important and that every race is critical, so this just solidifies that.” Read More

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army women’s basketball team received a game-high 26 points from junior Kelsey Minato as the Black Knights got back on the winning track with a 64-50 Patriot League victory over Boston University on Wednesday evening at Christl Arena.

The Black Knights improve to 21-6 overall and 13-4 in the conference with the win, while the Terriers fall to 5-23 and 2-15.

Minato shot 9-for-15 from the field and 5-of-8 from three-point range while also adding five assists. The junior raised her career scoring total to 1,728 points and moved into second on Army’s all-time scoring list with a jumper at the 18:11 mark of the second half. Minato passed Cara Enright (USMA ’08), who netted 1,719 points over her career.

Sophomore Dani Failor finished with eight points and four rebounds for the hosts, while senior Ciara Jackson and junior Jean Parker also tallied eight points. Jackson’s eight points come as a career high. Full Story»

The annual exchange between the U.S. Military Academy and the Royal Military College of Canada was highlighted once again with equal parts camaraderie and competitive spirit from all participants. The 2015 USMA-RMC Exchange was set up both at West Point and in Kingston, Ontario, for cadets and officer cadets to experience a day of normal routine – classes, meals and extracurriculars – and another day of scheduled competitions and demonstrations.

Class of 2015 Cadet Ken Voet was part of the team that won the trophy in 2013. This year, he paired with Class of 2016 Cadet Meyer Ungerman – as two engineering majors debating on the resolution of nuclear power being essential for future global energy security.

“It didn’t sit well with me that the trophy didn’t return from Canada last year,” Voet said. “I got used to seeing it around at practice and then it disappeared. It was always in the back of mind that I’d like to get it back.” Read More

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Competitive Clubs

Marathon:

• This past weekend, three cadets from the West Point Marathon Team traveled to New York City, to take place in the Central Park Marathon
• Due to the inclement weather, the Central Park Marathon was turned into a “fun run”, which means that it cannot be used for a Boston Qualifier
• Despite the slushy conditions, the cadets chose to partake in the run anyways
• Two of the cadets ran what would have been qualifying times (2:52), and by choosing to run regardless of the situation shows the resilience and tenacity of the team

Boxing (Men’s):

• On 21 Feb., the Men’s Army Boxing Team competed in the West Point Invitational on the 4th Floor of Arvin, in the North Boxing Room
• The Invitational was preparation for the Regionals in March and the Nationals in April
• The teams that competed were: The Coast Guard Academy, Shippensburg University, and UMASS
• Army Boxing went 15-1, and at one point won thirteen straight bouts
• In attendance was the Superintendent, the BTO, and even MG Clarke stopped by, as he was visiting WP this weekend

Fencing:

• The U.S. Fencing Association, the National Governing Body for the Olympic Sport in the United States, has named three West Point Cadets as “All Americans” in the sport of Fencing
• In the past, only NCAA Athletes in Fencing were given this collegiate honor
• The USFA had decided to honor certain non-NCAA fencers based on their achievement of current or prior National Championships in the sport at the Collegiate level, along with those ranking 1-3 in the nation
• The following were given the award: CDT Blake Gordon (current collegiate National Champion in Sabre, ranked #1); CDT Marvin Hargraves (former collegiate National Champion in Epee, formerly #1); and CDT Gus Williams (ranked #2 in Sabre)

Support Clubs

Pipes & Drums:

• On 21 Feb., four pipers from the West Point Pipes and Drums, which included the future lead players of the band, traveled to Newark, NJ, to watch the Metro Cup Solo Piping Invitational
• The Metro Cup is the premier professional solo piping event in North America, with Gold Medal pipers and Glenfiddich champions coming to compete
• The band members arrived at the Ramada Inn hotel, and met a few of the judges, as well as John Bottomley, the current piping instructor of the band
• The event first featured the piobaireachd competition, and then the medley competition took place
• After the winners of the competition were announced, the band members met up with Dan Lyden, one of the judges who favored the West Point Pipes and Drums back during the Army/Navy competition in December
• The band had a productive conversation with Mr. Lyden about piobaireachd and competitions, and he gave the band members tips for the upcoming Scotia-Glenville competition
• CDTS Hanson and Kenny also conversed with Pipe Sergeant Gordon Walker, formerly of the Royal High-land Fusiliers (British Army)

Academic Clubs

Debate:

• On 20 Feb., thirteen cadets from the Army Debate Team traveled to Danbury, CT, to participate in the qualifying rounds for the National Debate Tournament
• The National Debate Tournament is the debate version of the NCAA final four; only 72 pairs qualify for this event each year
• CDTS Michael Barlow and Quanzy Caston got qualified this weekend, and will now be competing in the National Debate Tournament
• Additionally, CDT Tessa Gould and Seamus Matlack were semi-finalists in the Novice Division

Debate: Model Arab League:

• On 20 Feb., six cadets of the Model Arab League traveled to Clifton, NJ, for dinner at the La’Ziza Lebanese Restaurant
• The purpose of this trip was to build team rapport and deepen the understanding of one facet of Arabic culture and cuisine
• The cadets tried a variety of Lebanese dishes including hummus, tabbouleh, fattoush, falafel, kibbeh, shish tawook, kufta, and grilled meat served Levantine style
• Spending several hours lingering over a meal and conversation is very common in the Arab world the cadets are learning about; this trip was a great team-building and learning experience

Hobby Clubs

Alpine Skiing:

• On 20 Feb., the West Point Alpine Ski Team competed in the USCSA Mid-East Division Regional Championship at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort for the first time in three years
• Among the thirteen competing schools were Cornell, Syracuse, Skidmore, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Binghamton Universities
• CDT Sawyer Harkins (‘18) was selected as all-conference second team skier
• Army Alpine will finish its season at Mount Bachelor, Oregon competing in the USCSA National Championship, that will take place 1 - 7 March

Nordic Skiing:

• On the weekend of 20-22 Feb., the West Point Nordic Ski Team at-tended their last event of the season, the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference (ECSC) Regional Competition held at Camp Ethan Allen Training Center in Jericho, VT
• Five members of the team competed in the events, which included a 8.5K Classic race and a1K Sprint Qualifier race followed by elimination heats on Saturday, and a 15K Skate race on Sunday
• Several of West Point’s men showed great improvements in their 8.5K Classic race times; CDT Landon Hanson (‘16) finished in 33:59, CDT Spencer Read (‘16) completed the course in 39:33, and CDT Dylan Gahm (‘16) finished with a time of 35:42,
• In the women’s 8.5K Classic, the team also showed improvement; CDT Emily Beecher (‘17) finished the course in 43:00, and CDT Rebecca Sauter (‘16) came in close behind with a finish time of 44:45
• While all of the team members competed in the 1K Sprint Qualifier race, none finished within the top 16 places to continue on to the elimination heat races
• In the Women’s 15K Skate race, CDT Emily Beecher finished with a race time of 1:37:29 and CDT Rebecca Sauter completed the race in 1:43:28
• In the Men’s 15K Skate, CDT Dylan Gahm was the first finished for West Point, with a race time of 1:13:24
• CDT Spencer Read was the next West Pointer to finish, completing the course in 1:17:10; CDT Landon Hanson was the last West Point finisher, with a race time of 1:23:37
• This last event demonstrated that with more time on the snow, every member of the team got better at both skiing technique and speed

DCA Happenings

This past weekend 1900 Cadets and guests attended the Class of 2015, 100th Night Class Reception and Banquet in the Cadet Mess Hall. Cadets wore semi-formal civilian attire to the event. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii was the guest speaker; she is also a Captain in the Hawaii National Guard 29th Brigade Combat Team and has received a Meritorious Service Medal during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After the banquet, cadets and their guests moved to Eisenhower Hall to view the 100th Night Show.

Seniors John Glesener and Sam Somers are two of 50 male lacrosse players from around the country that have been selected to the watch list for the 2015 Tewaaraton Award.

The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation. The lists include the top 50 male and female players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2015 Tewaaraton Award presented by Under Armour.

Among 2015 watch lists returnees are five former finalists. Four of the five 2014 women’s finalists return to the watch list, including Megan Douty (Maryland), Shannon Gilroy (Florida), Kayla Treanor (Syracuse) and 2014 winner Taylor Cummings (Maryland). Last year’s co-winner, Lyle Thompson (Albany), returns on the men’s side. Full Story»

Department of Law

On 23 February, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation, Mark Peters, discussed with cadets in the Criminal Law course in the Department of Law how corruption originates within public institutions. Commissioner Peters discussed how his office identifies circumstances that lead to the public's loss of trust in institutions. He focused specifically on long-term problems at the large prison in New York (Rikers Island) and bribery of city building inspectors. Commissioner Peters, fourth from right, is pictured here with his Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Jeri Powell, fifth from right, and some of the cadets from the Criminal Law class.

Department of Foreign Languages

Spanish: The Spanish Language cadets continue studying Spanish and the opportunities to enjoy experiences in Mexico outside of the classroom. They are finishing their first month of courses at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Last week the cadets visited the canals of Xochimilco, what is left of a pre-Colombian Aztec transportation system. They also recently visited Tepotzlan, an Aztec and Nahua cultural center, to see ruins there. They are integrating well with other International and Mexican students joining them in their studies and cultural activities in Mexico, enjoying Mexican cuisine, visiting local museums, and Cadet Fydenkevez made a recent trip to the symphony.

German: On February 18th 2015, cadets from LTC Rolf Metz’s German Military Speaking and Reading (LG476) and Dr. Johannes Vazulik’s German Civilization II (LG484) classes visited the United Nations in New York City. Representatives from the UN German Delegation provided the cadets a guided tour of the facilities and discussed, in German, the organization’s history and current role in international relations. Following the tour, the group enjoyed a traditional German meal of schnitzel and baked potatoes at the German mission.

German: COL Mark Gagnon lectured on the 1955 Austrian film, "Sissi," to more than 30 people at the Cornwall Public Library's Foreign Film night on 19 February. Cadets enrolled in German also participated in the event. One of the most popular German-speaking films ever, the movie tells the story of Elizabeth, Empress of Austria. An expert on German film, COL Gagnon spoke about the importance of the film in the context of postwar Austria and Germany. For the fifth year in a row, West Point Cadets have participated in the Foreign Film night at the Cornwall Public Library. This forum provides an opportunity for Cadets to gain a deeper cultural perspective as well as interact with the local community. Prior to the event the Cadets enjoyed an authentic Austrian meal at a local restaurant.

Chinese: The cadets studying abroad in China and Taiwan are currently off from classes for the week for the Chinese New Year and will be taking this opportunity to travel in both locations. The cadets in Taiwan are visiting sites on both ends of Taiwan. The group in China is visiting Shanghai and Kunming.

Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering

Briefing: On 18 February, PaNE supported a request from MA255 leadership (MAJ Peter Young) to provide their cadets with engineering applications of differential equations. This took place during the Dean’s Hour in WH5300. Dr. Brian Moretti, MAJ Andrew Decker, and COL Bryndol Sones each discussed examples of nuclear engineering applications from the topics of Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Weapons Effects, and Medical Applications, respectively.

Department of English and Philosophy

Plebes Visit USMA Special Collections & Archives for Hands-On Literature Lesson. On 17 and 18 February, three sections of EN102: Literature joined forces for a visit to USMA Special Collections & Archives. The purpose of the visit was to make some of the authors and texts the cadets are studying more tangible. To this end, cadets were able to interact with several pieces from the West Point archives such as a 1770 edition of Shakespeare’s plays; a facsimile of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass manuscript; a signed first edition of Siegfried Sassoon’s Memoirs of an Infantry Officer; and several artifacts from Edgar Allan Poe’s brief tenure as a USMA cadet, including the record of his 1831 court-martial and a letter written in Poe’s own hand to COL Sylvanus Thayer. A special thank you goes out to Elaine McConnell, Susan Lintelmann and Suzanne Christoff for taking time to share this material with approximately 180 cadets over four class periods.

Author Michael Pitre speaks to the Creative Writing Forum and Cadets in EN102. Michael Pitre, author of Fives and Twenty-Fives, visited West Point on Thursday, February 19th. Fives and Twenty-Fives was published to significant acclaim by Bloomsbury Press in August, 2014. Michael drew from his own experiences in Iraq, and largely from the experience of his friends, to construct the characters and the narrative. In it, he endeavors not to “fetishize combat,” but to capture the true and complete experience, not just of the deployment, but of the readjustment upon returning home.

The visit was an opportunity for cadets to discuss creativity and writing with an accomplished veteran and author. Michael enjoyed lunch in Washington Hall with cadets from the Creative Writing Forum where he took questions on developing characters and converting personal experience into compelling prose. He spoke to EN102 cadets about the creative process and narrative construction. In his discussion he emphasized that creativity can only be productive when coupled with a disciplined work ethic, attention to detail, and true dedication to one’s craft, characters, and message.

Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering

Cadets study Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On February 19th, Major Miller and 14 cadets enrolled in EV376, Geography of the Middle East, braved the bitter Manhattan cold and ventured to the Metropolitan Museum of Art where they experienced the art of "Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia." During their museum visit, the cadets explored cultural themes, patterns, representations and images found in the wide array of exhibits that included everything from Persian tapestries and Arabic calligraphy to Damascus chainmail and Arabesque motifs. The cadets also considered how art was as a cohesive element across the geographic expanses of the early Islamic world. And of course, the trip also included delicious-and piping hot-shawarma and falafel from the museum food trucks!

EV398 Data Collection. On February 23rd and 24th, Cadets from EV398 (Introduction to GIS) braved the cold to collect GPS data for their GIS problem sets. This exercise introduces real world data collection, along with importing the data into ArcGIS, and preparing it for future analysis.

US Army Public Health Command Guest Lecture. On Thursday, 19 February, Mr. Paul Hopp and Mr. Terry Meade of the US Army Public Health Command presented a guest lecture to cadets enrolled in EV397 (Air Pollution Engineering) on US Army Air Quality Monitoring. In addition to recounting results from monitoring missions, they gave hands-on demonstrations of some of the equipment used to monitor air quality and thus protect Soldier health in both home station and deployed locations.

Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Goethals Infrastructure Challenge. The Goethals’ Infrastructure Challenge (GIC) is a 4-day student competition that educates students on how to approach Grand Challenges through the study of wicked problems in infrastructure. The GIC completed its third successful iteration 4-7 December 2014. This iteration of the GIC included 4 teams at West Point comprised of majors from Civil Engineering, Foreign Languages (Chinese and Spanish), Strategic Studies, Economics, and Management. This test validated the 96-hour length of the competition and the manner in which participants receive guidance toward a final submittal. Student teams have more room for innovation in presenting their results because new submittal requirements only dictate which stakeholder group must be addressed. The winning team of Cadets Christopher Corbett ‘15, Corey Archibeque ’16, Alejandro Aguilar ’15 and Andrew Wolgemuth ’15 are congratulated on their ability to make Chuck Norris fear them!

Cadets Visit AMRDEC for Capstone Update: Cadets Frank Conroy, Mike Grajera, and Micah Uchida with project advisor, COL Daisie Boettner, traveled to Redstone Arsenal, AL, 8-9 February 2015, to update Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Command on their capstone project in support of the Multi-Mission Launch (MML) Platform. Their device must level the antenna supporting mast within 0.5 degree, weigh less than 400 lbs, and fit in the given area on the MML trailer. They will present their final prototype on Projects Day, 30 April 2015.

Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership

MAJ Cheveso “Chevy” Cook shares Negotiation Experience with West Point Negotiation Project Cadet Program. On 4 February, West Point Negotiation Project hosted MAJ Chevy Cook as their Spring Kick-Off Guest Speaker. During his hour-long talk, MAJ Cook shared his experiencing negotiating with Iraqi locals to include the idea that assumptions matter, you must understand your interests and alternatives, and taking a deliberate approach to planning/executing negotiation is valid as an Officer, Cadet, and Civilian. Cadets enjoyed additional time together and with MAJ Cook over dinner catered by American Burrito. The West Point Negotiation Project is a USMA faculty effort to improve the ability of military leaders to negotiate and is an activity within BS&L's West Point Leadership Center.

West Point Negotiation Project helps prepare USMAPS Vanguard Leadership Group for their Spring Break STEM Project. On 7 February, West Point Negotiation Project led a three-hour workshop for 14 USMAPS Cadet Candidates (CCs) from Dean Melanie Wong-Dodge’s Vanguard Leadership Group. The workshop, led by MAJ Christina Fanitzi (BSL) and CDT Gene Fogh (’15, B-4), taught CCs skills to manage difficult conversations. During the session, CCs were introduced to frameworks and skills to gain greater understanding of others’ perspectives and increase their own communication skills as they prepare for their Spring Break STEM trip. MAJ Michael Rybacki (BSL), CDT Rima Gasparini (’17, G-1), and CDT Richard Martin (’18, 1-2) served as Role Players/Facilitators to allow CCs to test, observe, and analyze their newly acquired frameworks and CDT Xavier Olivo (’18, I-2) and CDT Ty Moore (’18, B-1) served as volunteer participants, as prior CCs, which elevated CC learning through their insightful contributions. The West Point Negotiation Project is a USMA faculty effort to improve the ability of military leaders to negotiate and is an activity within BS&L's West Point Leadership Center.

The Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership hosted the first "West Point Idea Friday.” The Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership hosted the first "West Point Idea Friday" on Friday, February 20th in the West Point Club's Gray Room. "Idea Friday" is a TED talk-inspired forum for cadets, faculty, staff, and friends to share and debate ideas to foster intellectual growth and diverse leader development. Sharing ideas at this event were Cadet Zachary Cohen '17, Cadet Alexander Grinberg '17, and LTC Remi Hajjar. Following each short 4-7 minute narrative presentation, the speakers fielded questions from the audience leading to a stimulating intellectual debate.

Musical comedy presents the lighter side of life at West Point with song and dance

One of the best ways for firsties to remember and relive their 47-month experience at West Point is to poke fun at it with a musical comedy.

This year’s 100th Night Show titled, “The Class the Stars Fell On … Literally” premiered Feb. 20 at Eisenhower Hall Theatre and was presented to the Class of 2015 and guests Feb. 21 following the traditional banquet at Washington Hall.

The show is modeled off the “Saturday Night Live” television program and is a sketch-based look at the Class of 2015.

“Instead of creating a story that takes us through the last 44 months, as is typical for the 100th Night Show, we decided to focus in on specific events that our class remembers most or had the greatest impact on our class,” Class of 2015 Cadet Daniel Trainor, 100th Night Show director, said. Full Story»

Photo courtesy of Kathy Eastwood

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - After earning a third place finish in the 3000m run at the Patriot League Championships, senior Lisa Junta has been named to the Academic All-Patriot League team, announced by the conference Friday afternoon. Junta boasts a cumulative grade point average of 4.147 as a life science major.

At last weekend's Patriot League Championships, she collected a pair of top-10 finishes, earning third in the 3000m run with an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifying time of 9:51.60 and joining her teammates for a seventh place finish in the 4x800m relay.

Junta opened the season with a second place finish in the 1000m run at the Army 5-Way (3:05.50) and placed 12th in the mile (5:09.56). She was a member of the fourth place 4x800m relay squad at the Beantown Challenge and placed seventh at the Upstate Challenge in the mile (5:10.84). At the Armory Invite she ran on the 10th place 4x800m relay team and followed that up with a second place showing in the 3000m run (10:00.05) in the Star meet victory over Navy. Read More

Daytona Beach – Marcus Plunkett was the individual champion at the Gary Freeman Invitational with a score of 73-73-74--220, winning by one stroke. The Army golf team shot 45-over at the LPGA National Golf Course, The Hills Course and finished in second place. Three Black Knights ranked in the top 10 individually.

“While we weren’t able to come out on top today, there were a lot of positives,” said assistant coach Rich Brazeau. “Most notable was Marcus’ personal victory. He was a leader on and off the course all weekend and it showed in his performance. He played consistent in tough conditions and it was a great way for him to start the spring.”

Plunkett boasted a four-over to win the tournament one stroke ahead of the second-place finisher. This is Plunkett’s third individual tournament victory as a Black Knight. Read More

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Freshman Xiomara Perez smashed a pair of two-run homers going 2-for-3 and Kristen West pitched seven strong innings as the Army softball team closed out its trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., defeating Brown, 4-2, Sunday morning at Grand Park Athletic Complex.

The Black Knights, who avenged a 7-3 loss to Brown on Friday, claimed their third straight win to post a 4-1 mark this weekend to stand 7-7 overall.

Army jumped off to a fast start with a pair of runs in the top of the first inning with two outs when Perez blasted a two-run homer with Kristen McPeek, who drew a walk, on board. Full Story»

I-3 Company's Juan Migel Archuleta and F-3 Company's Michael Garrett both connect with right hooks during their 139-pound title fight at the 2015 West Point Brigade Boxing Open Feb. 28 in Eisenhower Hall Theatre at West Point. Archuleta would outlast his opponent by earning the decision and the 139-pound title.

Other champions on the evening were Joe Broderick (E-1, 156 lbs.), Faaolataga Pulou (E-4, 195 lbs.), Alan Alvarado (H-1, 119 lbs.), Tyler Payne (C-4, 125 lbs.), Angel Reyes (B-3, 132 lbs.), John Kroc (E-2, 147 lbs.), Yomanda Martin (B-3, 142 lbs. women), William Estes (D-3, 165 lbs.), Christopher Bledsoe (E-3, 175 lbs.), Adam Kanavos (C-4, 185 lbs.) and Ryan Gibeley (B-1, Heavyweight). Story

Photo courtesy of Eric Bartelt

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army women's basketball team will enter the upcoming Patriot League Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the 10-team conference tournament. The Black Knights will face the winner of Wednesday's 7/10 match-up between No. 7 Colgate and No. 10 Boston University in a conference quarterfinal game on Friday at 7 p.m. at Christl Arena.

Army finished the regular season 22-6 overall and 14-4 in the Patriot League to place second. American (21-8, 16-2) enters the tournament as the top seed.

The first round of the Patriot League Tournament is set for Wednesday, March 4 and will feature the No. 6 through No. 10 teams, which will compete for a spot in the quarterfinal round on Friday. The league semifinals are slated for Monday, March 9 and the title game is set for Saturday, March 14 at 6 p.m. All Patriot League Tournament games will be played at the home court of the higher seed. Read More

PITTSBURGH – The Army men’s swimming and diving team finished second at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships after a first-place finish in the final relay event. Following three days of competition, the Black Knights accumulated 428.5 points.

“Today’s performance was a ending to the meet,” said head coach Mickey Wender. “It was great to see the men rally to finish second. We will not be satisfied until we win, but to finish second was an accomplishment after being in fourth after the first two days. The men win the last event in the 400 free relay was great. It was a developmental meet for the team and we learned a lot. This meet allowed different members of our team to contribute to the team and score big points for us to get us to the second-place position.”

The 400 free relay team finished the meet on a high-note when they won. They touched the wall in 2:59.80 to ensure Army’s second-place finish at the championships. In the 1650 free, Matt Kane won the B Final to cap-off his career. He touched the wall in 16:02.71, which was 25 seconds quicker than his previous career-best. Garrett Simon also showed dramatic improvement after recording a career-best 16:05.77 during exhibition. Read More

WEST POINT, N.Y. - A pair of Army men's basketball players, juniors Tanner Plomb and Kyle Wilson, were recognized with All-Patriot League honors, it was announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. Plomb landed on the All-Patriot League second team, while Wilson was a third team choice.

Together, Wilson and Plomb were the top scoring duo in the Patriot League in 2014-15 with an average of 33.4 points per game. Wilson was second in scoring in the conference at 17.7 points per game, while Plomb ranked fourth overall with a 15.7 points per game average.

Plomb, a native of Mukwonago, Wis., was even better during conference play and was second in the league in scoring with 16.9 points per game. His 6.0 rebounds per game were eighth in conference play and he grabbed an average of 5.4 boards per game overall. Plomb was Army's best free throw shooter, hitting on 81.1 percent (73-of-90) of his attempts, and averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game, good for seventh in the Patriot League. He was one of two Army players to start every game this season and finished with 22 steals, which tied for second on the team. Read More

CENTRAL VALLEY, Pa. – Due to his outstanding performance in the pool and in the classroom, Will Viana has been recognized as the 2015 Patriot League Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the year. Viana is not only the Scholar-Athlete of the Year, but earns Academic All-Patriot League Honors.

"Will epitomizes the term student-athlete," said head coach Mickey Wender. "He is the consummate team player and is well respected by all of his coaches and teammates. He is very deserving of this honor. I was really impressed with Viana's performances this season. In the past 10 days he has had career-bests in the 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 400 IM and in the 100 fly."

Viana, who hails from Stuttgart, Germany, earns the honor for the first-time in his career and is only the third Black Knight to garner the accolade from swimming and diving. Steve Haley was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1998, while Dan Downs earned the honor in 2001. Full Story»

WEST POINT, N.Y. - Following its 13-8 defeat of Northeastern's club team earlier in the day, the Army club women's lacrosse team earned a 13-4 victory over NYU's club squad on Saturday afternoon at Shea Stadium to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Freshman Taylor England led the Black Knights with four goals after scoring two in the team's first game against Northeastern and junior Leah Wasserman provided a hat trick and four ground balls.

Freshman Kristen McCarty netted a pair of goals and tallied two draw controls and two ground balls, while classmate Kiersten Spencer finished with a marker and three draw controls. Senior Amanda Harrison, sophomore Sage Klemek and freshman Haley Robinette each accounted for a goal and junior Anna Smith caused three turnovers. Read More

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army hockey team exploded for five goals in the second period and cruised to a 5-1 win over American International on Senior Night at Tate Rink.

Army (8-20-4, 8-15-4 AHA) was led by Brendan McGuire, who recorded a career-high three points on two goals and an assist, while C.J. Reuschlein and Tyler Pham tallied two points with a goal and an assist each. Joe Kozlak was the other goal scorer for the Black Knights in the big second frame. Parker Gahagen stopped 34 shots in the win with double-digit stops in all three frames.

"Senior night is such a special night," head coach Brian Riley said. "It's so great to have it end on a good note. Since we've come back from holidays we have been finding a way to get points. Last year it was up to chance and this year we made it happen and we are ready to take on Sacred Heart."

Army has locked up the ninth seed in the upcoming Atlantic Hockey Tournament and will travel to eighth-seeded Sacred Heart on March 6-7 with a third game if necessary on March 8. The Black Knights have earned points in four-straight weekends. Read More

WEST POINT, N.Y. - Long-stick midfielder Tim Stackpole was named the Patriot League's Corvias Defensive Player of the Week after scoring a goal and adding three caused turnovers in Saturday's 14-3 win over Lafayette.

The Massapequa Park, N.Y., native garners the first weekly honor of his career and is the second Black Knight to earn weekly honors this season after Cole Johnson got offensive player of the week accolades in the first week. Stackpole came off the bench and scored the 11th goal of the game at the end of the third quarter to give Army a commanding 11-3 lead. He capped off a five-goal frame that blew the game open. He also recorded a career-high three caused turnovers and had a ground ball in the win. Read More