Plebes Shine in Army Athletics

From the Athletic Director’s Update, a plethora of plebes stepped to the forefront this week. Rookie gymnast Jesse Glenn won the all-around title at the 22^nd Annual West Point Open. He is the first Black Knight to win the all-around in the event’s history, and led to Jesse’s selection as the ECAC Gymnast of the Week.  In men’s basketball, Plebe Kyle Toth was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week after averaging 15.0 points and shooting better than 50 percent for the week. Kyle’s selection made Patriot League history as it was the first time that three different players from the same team won the rookie award in consecutive weeks. Dylan Cox was chosen on Jan. 21 and Kyle Wilson won the ward on Jan. 28.  Kyle moved into eighth place on Army’s freshman scoring list with 283 points and is the Black Knights’ highest-scoring plebe since Alex Morris in 1992-93 (346).   In Women’s Basketball, plebe Kelsey Minato captured her seventh Patriot League Rookie of the Week certificate, including her fourth consecutive. Minato’s seven newcomer honors tie the Army record set by Cara Enright and Lisa Russell, while she is only one shy of the Patriot League standard.  In Swimming and Diving, plebe Nick Treiberg shattered the plebe record in the 50-yard freestyle and several other Black Knights authored personal-best performances at the non-scoring Bucknell Invitational on Saturday.  The first-year swimmer also teamed with fellow plebes Pierre Archambeau, Zach Blankenbeker and Colin Kanzari to win the 200-yard medley relay in a clocking of 1:34.13.  In tennis, plebe Harrison McCormick shined in his first collegiate duals as he went undefeated in singles and doubles contests.  Plebe Haley O’Connor provided heroics over the weekend, winning back-to-back three-set matches on Friday. Her thrilling 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 triumph over Sacred Heart’s Paige Olson clinched the Black Knights’ victory and ended a four-hour long match.  Go Army!