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Cadet Activities Roundup, May 10

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Triathlon:  Kelly Kingma earns first place and a slot to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii for the 2013 Ironman World Championship.Cadets Brian Trainor ‘13 and Dylan Morgan ’16 represented West Point in the Junior Elite Male Cup and the Under 25 Elite Development Race at the East Coast Elite Triathlon Festival. Trainor finished 10th in the Under 25 Developmental race while Morgan finished 12th in the Junior Elite race and qualified for the Junior Elite National Championships. Cadets Kelly Kingma ’14, Catherine Sedy ’16, and Christian Ryan ’14travelled to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to compete in the St. Croix 70.3 (Half-Ironman) Triathlon and brought home the 1st Place Team trophy.  Summary of Awards earned: 1st Place Team: West Point Triathlon; 1st Place Female (18-24): Kelly Kingma; 2nd Place Female (18-24): Catherine Sedy; 3rd Place Male (18-24): Christian Ryan; 2013 Ironman World Championship Qualifier: Kelly Kingma; 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Qualifiers: Kelly Kingma, Catherine Sedy, Christian Ryan.

Crew Team:  The Crew Team journeyed to Whitney Point to compete in the annual New York State Championship Regatta.The Team journeyed to Whitney Point to compete in the annual New York State Championship Regatta.  Racing against 35 other New York colleges, the Army placed fourth for the overall team points trophy.  The Novice Men’s Eight finished 1st, beating the 2nd place team by a significant margin of 15 seconds. The Novice Women’s Eight made it through the heats and into the finals and finished 6th. The Men’s Varsity Eight advanced to the Grand Finals and ultimately placed 5th.

Marathon Team:  The Marathon Team at the New Jersey Marathon and Long Branch Half-Marathon.The Marathon Team performed superbly this past weekend at the New Jersey Marathon and Long Branch Half-Marathon. Cadets Marc Samland, Rachel Phillips, and Rex Sheikh set personal records and qualified for the 2014 Boston Marathon. Cadet Johannes Olind finished #8 overall in the half-marathon with a time of 1:18:59 just two weeks after running Boston Marathon. 

Foreign Language and Culture Forum (Korean-American Relations):  Cadets from the Korean-Relations (KARS) arrived in NYC and met with four Old Grads of the years ranging ’91 to ’04. Cadets dined and engaged about West Point and the past/present state of the Corps of Cadets. They received guidance from the Old Grads about their career opportunities and what life is like outside of the Army.


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