DCA Update December 18th

Extracurricular Clubs

Competitive Clubs

Men’s Boxing:

• On 12 Dec, the West Point Men’s Boxing Team went to Baltimore, MD and competed against the United States Naval Academy in the Army vs. Navy Boxing Classic
• The West Point Boxing Team won the match 8-1, which completed the sweep of all of the academies, as we beat Air Force 10-1 and Coast Guard 7-4
• CDT’s Alan Alvardo (125 lbs;H1;2016), Jared Howell (132 lbs; A3; 2015), Tyler Payne (136 lbs; C4; 2017), Miguel Archuleta (139 lbs; I3; 2015), Joe Broderick (160lbs; E1; 2016), Curtis Estes (165lbs; C2; 2017), Jonathan Gomez (170 lbs; G2;2015), and Adam Kanavos (185lbs;B2; 2017) all won their matches against their Navy competitors
• CDT Tyler Payne won “Most Outstanding Boxer”, and CDT Miguel Archuleta went on to defeat an opponent who had previously defeated him
• CDT Ryan Gibeley, Army’s Heavyweight Boxer, lost a close bout to a much more experienced competitor but still showed a ton of heart during the match
• In attendance at the boxing event was LTG Caslen, BG Trainor, BG Thomson, CSM Duane, and COL Merkel, to name a few
• The West Point Men’s Boxing Team worked very hard this season, waking up to run at 0500 in the morning and often holding practices on Saturday’s

Marathon:

• On 12 Dec., the West Point Marathon Team completed the 247 mile journey down to Baltimore, MD
• This run provided excellent outreach with the surrounding communities as the team passed through
• Local law enforcement guided the team down and a local business, Reagent Chemical, hosted the team for a hot dinner
• The Marathon team made it the Baltimore M&T stadium safely and ahead of schedule
• The team then ran the ball on the field to start the Army vs. Navy game, and they all received coins from General Odierno

Support Clubs

Pipes & Drums:

• The West Point Pipes & Drums traveled to Baltimore to provide musical support-by-fire to the Army team and its fans for Army-Navy Weekend
• The band also competed against the Naval Academy Pipes & Drums in an Eastern U.S. Bagpipe Association competition in the Baltimore Convention Center on Friday evening
• The cadets defeated Navy’s band as determined by a panel of three judges in the Grade V Competitive Medley set
• Overall the band played exceptionally well and the judges made comments that it was one of the best sets they have heard at any Grade V competition this year
• The band was also accompanied for a performance set by the West Point Celtic Dancers, the band’s dance ensemble
• Following the victory the band supported College Game day on Saturday morning, performing in and around College Game day; to include performing aboard the U.S. Army Transportation ship the “MG Anthony Wayne”
• Following Gameday the band moved to support the Corps of Cadets march on and played along the route as the Corps entered the stadium, and was proud to perform for the Army team at the 115th Army-Navy Game

Band:

• On 12-13 Dec., the West Point Band traveled to Baltimore, MD in support of the 115th Army-Navy Game
• On 12 Dec., the West Point Band performed at the Army-Navy gala and various spirit events
• The USMA Band marched the Corps of Cadets onto the field before the Army/Navy game for the March On
• Before the game, old grads, future grads and Army fans alike all came out to Camden Yards for the West Point Association of Graduates at their Army-Navy Tailgate, where the Hellcats motivated the crowd and got them pumped up for the game

Glee Club:

• On 13 Dec., 71 members of the West Point Glee Club sang the National Anthem before the Army-Navy football game with the Naval Academy’s men’s and women’s glee clubs and gospel choir
• This is the second consecutive year that the clubs have jointly performed the anthem and demonstrated great camaraderie before the football teams battled on the “fields of friendly strife”
• On 12 Dec., four members of the Glee Club performed the National Anthem to open the Army-Navy Boxing Match in the Balti-more Convention Center

Academic Clubs

Debate Forum:

• On 12 Dec., the West Point Debate Team traveled to Baltimore, MD to compete against the United States Naval Academy
• The West Point Debate Team beat Navy by debating the topic “Resolved: American Hegemony is Unsustainable”
• Cadets Theodore Lipsky and Michael Barlow represent West Point presenting the affirmative, while Midshipmen Tyler Roach and Alexander Mueller from Navy presented the negative during the debate
• Following the debate, the judges provided some feedback to the cadets and midshipmen

DCA Happenings

Bonfire & Goat/ Engineer Game:

 Cadet Publications:

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