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Cadet Activities Roundup, January 17

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Triathlon Team: Kelly Kingma ’14 crosses the finish line to place 1st overall female.The West Point Triathlon team traveled to Naples, FL to compete at the 2nd annual HITS triathlon.  The team had an outstanding performance with the 17 cadets earning 10 named awards.  The males won seven out of the top 10 spots overall and the females had three out of the top 10 spots overall.  The 1st place overall woman was Kelly Kingma ‘14.  First and second place for the female 18-19 age group went to Jordan Bush ‘16 and Abigail Imelio ‘16, respectively.  First and second place for the female 20-24 age group went to Sarah Haight ‘13 and Cat Sedy ‘16, respectively.  The 3rd overall man was Brian Trainor ‘13.  First and second place males for the 18-19 age group were Dylan Morgan ‘16 and Connor Wernecke ‘16, respectively.  Second and third place for the male 20-24 age group went to Norris Overly ‘15 and Christian Ryan ‘14, respectively.  Immediately following the race, the team enjoyed a wonderful lunch hosted by the West Point Society of Naples. 

Inline Hockey:  West Point Club Hockey defeats NJITWest Point Club Hockey soundly defeated New Jersey Institute of Technology with a final score of 11-1.  Following this win, the team heads into this weekend’s three games with a 3-0 record.

Climbing Team:  Members from the West Point Climbing Team visited a climbing gym in New Paltz for the first official trip of the semester.  At the gym, the climbing team was able to try new and challenging boulder problems and receive constructive feedback from others outside of the team.

Cadet Fine Arts Forum (Opera Forum):  Members of the Cadet Fine Arts Forum (Opera Forum) saw the Academy Awards and Golden Globe nominated film, Les Miserables.Opera Forum took a trip section to see Les Miserables on January 13. Recently nominated for eight Academy Awards and five Golden Globes, the film is a cinematic adaptation of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's landmark musical, which is in turn an adaptation of Victor Hugo's epic novel of the same name.

Bowling Team:  At the final meeting of the Eastern Intercollegiate Bowling Conference for regular season play the team took 6th place with 60 points on the season, and only 2 points separated 4th place and 6th place. Outstanding bowlers included Firsties Wei-Hung Chen and Carl Johnson. Next event for the team is the combined 1-day and 2-day tournament hosted by the University of Nevada - Las Vegas starting on 25 January.

Ski Patrol: The cadet ski patrol traveled to the Berkshires to augment the ski patrols of Jiminy Peak and Butternut. Cadet Candidates trained and practiced their ski and board skills both days in preparation for their S&T evaluation in March.

Small Unit Tactics Club: Small Units Tactics Club Jan 12 Range.The Small Unit Tactics Club 12 JAN range was executed safely and as planned except for the impacts from dense fog. The CIC, CDT Andrew Carlson '14, reacted to WX (firing when the fog cleared and adjusting when it rolled in) to complete the training for 19 cadets on: PMI (handling, load/unload procedures, immediate/remedial actions, T&E manipulation, crew drill rehearsals) M249 Qualification (10M) M240B Transition Fire (200, 300, 400M) Machine Gun Crew Drill PE and competition.


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