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Track and Field Posts 64 Top-Three Finishes
The Army West Point Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams competed in a tri-meet with Albany and St. John's this past Friday. As a whole, Army had 64 top-three finishes. The Cadets had 12 event wins...
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Women’s Rugby Impresses on the Road
The Army West Point Women’s Rugby team looked stellar on the road this past Saturday, as the Black Knights defeated Mount St. Mary's, 75-0 in 15's action. Army spread the wealth versus the...
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SOSH Run 2021
What better way to hand in your end-of-term semester research paper than dressing in a costume? Cadets continued the tradition of the SOSH Run, rushing to deliver their final papers to the Department...
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Women’s Lacrosse Wins Big on Senior Day
The Army West Point Women’s Lacrosse team used an early 10-0 run to top Bucknell, 19-8, on senior day at Michie Stadium. The Black Knights are now up to five straight wins. “It's been awesome over our...
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Men’s Tennis Tops Lehigh to Advance to Patriot League Title Match
The Army West Point Men's Tennis is headed back the Patriot League Championship match. Second-seeded Army bested third-seeded Lehigh, 4-2, in the Patriot League Semifinal this past Saturday to advance...
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Softball Splits Doubleheader with Colgate
The Army West Point Softball team split its doubleheader with Colgate this past Saturday. The Black Knights won the first game 3-1 and dropped the second contest 8-2. Army wasted no time getting on the...
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Featured Upcoming Projects Day Teams
Team Magic Model cadets are working to improve structural model technology to enable a deeper understanding of performance-based design of reinforced concrete structures to resist explosive blast...
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Baseball Finishes Off Series Split with Lafayette
The Army West Point Baseball team split the final two games of a four-game series vs. Lafayette this past Saturday afternoon at Doubleday Field. The Black Knights (17-16, 11-7 Patriot League) fell in...
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Women’s Tennis Closes Out Regular Season on a High Note
The Army West Point Women's Tennis team topped Fordham 6-1 this past Saturday afternoon in its final regular season match. The Cadets claimed the doubles point with the tandem of Stephanie Dolehide and...
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Football Celebrates 2020 Season at Annual Banquet
The Army West Point football team reflected on the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy winning 2020 season and honored its firsties Saturday evening at the Black Knights' annual banquet held in Ike Hall on...
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Men’s Soccer Wins Army-Navy Cup IX
The Army West Point Men’s Soccer team took home the Army-Navy Cup for the sixth-straight season after defeating rival Navy, 2-0, yesterday afternoon at Subaru Park in Chester, PA. The Black Knights...
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Congratulations to the Teams Representing USMA at DEVCOM WISE Challenge Finals
Congratulations to the following teams selected to represent West Point at the upcoming DEVCOM Warfighter Innovation in Science and Engineering (WISE) Challenge Finals tomorrow, April 27th:• Team...
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Buy Your Replica 2020 CIC Championship Rings
Limited number of Army Football Commemorative Commander in Chief's Trophy Championship Rings are now available for purchase here. Celebrate the Army football team's historic 2020 season, with your own...
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Army-Navy Baseball Series to be Played at Palisades Credit Union Park
The Army West Point baseball series vs. Academy rival Navy, set for May 8-9, 2021 will be moved from Doubleday Field on the West Point campus to Palisades Credit Union Park, the home of the Rockland...
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Featured Upcoming Projects Day Teams
Team Drag Destroyers is researching and inventing mechanisms and systems to reduce the hub drag on the Future Vertical Lift Helicopter. The goal is to reduce drag by up to 40% and significantly...
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Hofmann Tabbed Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week
Beth Hofmann, a firstie on the Army West Point Women's Lacrosse team, was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week Monday afternoon. Hofmann caused one turnover, picked up one ground ball,...
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General Donald R. Keith Virtual Capstone Conference
The General Donald R. Keith Virtual Capstone Conference kicks off in less than 24 hours! The proceedings and presentation schedules are now available online at the Conference website. We invite family,...
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Carolyn Enger Shares Powerful Testimonials with Cadets
Cadets, family and friends gathered at the Jewish Chapel to participate in the U.S. Military Academy Days of Remembrance/Holocaust Remembrance Observance April 14 at West Point. Titled the ‘Mischlinge...
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Featured Upcoming Projects Day Teams
Team G.I. Roscopic Chickens is working to develop systems that provide commanders with real-time data about their soldier’s neuromuscular functions without inhibiting performance. Team Soft Catch is...
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Track & Field Trio Takes Home Patriot League Weekly Awards
Three members of the Army West Point Men's and Women's Track and Field teams earned Patriot League weekly awards, the league office announced yesterday. Geoff Kirk was tabbed the men's field athlete of...
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Astronomy Club Launches High-Altitude Balloon
The West Point Astronomy Club launched a high-altitude balloon near Scranton, Pennsylvania containing space-related research modules. The balloon flew close to 90 miles reaching a max altitude greater...
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Army Mock Trial Beats Navy
Over the weekend, the Army’s Mock Trial Team beat the Navy’s Mock Trial Team in the first annual competition between the two Academies. Army beat Navy in both trials of the day, earning high praise...
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Watch Men’s Rugby Take on Lindenwood Live
Don't miss Army West Point Men’s Rugby take on Lindenwood, Friday April 30, 2021 at 7pm at the Anderson Rugby Complex on West Point. Lindenwood is thought by many to be #1 college team in the country...
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Projects Day Teams You Can See
Team UAS Swarm is designing, developing, and testing an autonomous UAS Swarm (drones) to detect and map chemical plumes through integration of multiple disciplines and studies. Team Spear-HRT is a...
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CubeSat Projects Day Highlight
Great work by Cadets Orlando Sullivan, Esther Roman, Thomas Bordeaux, Ryan Farris, and Cara Shattan, and their advisors MAJ John Hutton and CPT Jason Eckstein! Current CubeSat platforms are either...
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Good Luck to Women’s Tennis
Good luck to the Army Women's Tennis Team and its Firsties in the Patriot League Tournament. They will take on Loyola in Annapolis Friday April 30, 2021. The Black Knights eye for their third-straight...
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Cadets Study The Cuban Missile Crisis
Cadets in HI158R, Advanced Regional Studies in World History – Russia, played “Eyeball2Eyeball, 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis.” Cadets assumed the roles of historical figures in American, Soviet,...
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Football Wraps Up Spring Practice
Football wrapped up its Spring Practice with its annual Spring Game on Friday night April 30 under the lights at Michie Stadium. Hear from head coach Jeff Monken, RB Tyson Riley and DB Bo Nicolas-Paul...
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Golf Finishes 5th at Patriot League Championship
The Army West Point Golf Team claimed a fifth-place finish in the Patriot League Championship at the Naval Academy Golf Course. The Black Knights finished the three rounds with a team score of 919...
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Men’s Lacrosse Clinches North Division with Win Over Colgate
The 11th-ranked Army West Point Men’s Lacrosse Team clinched the Patriot League North Division title and the second-seed in the upcoming conference tournament with a 13-11 victory over Colgate on...
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Women’s Track & Field Finishes Second at PL Championship
The Army West Point Women’s Track and Field Team finished second at the outdoor Patriot League championships at Shea Stadium. The Black Knights won nine of the 22 events and posted a total of 19 top...
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SPEAR-Hypersonic Rocket Team Initial Results
Initial results- hypersonic speed achieved of Mach 5.03 and inertial distance of 84 km! That is well into a near vacuum of the area transitioning between the mesosphere and thermosphere. The Federal...
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Women’s Rugby Cruises to Multiple Wins at Navy
The Army West Point Women’s Rugby Team impressed on the road May 1, as the Black Knights defeated Service-Academy rival Navy in four straight 7's rugby contests. Army was split into two units (Black...
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Men’s Track & Field Place Second at PL Championship
The Army West Point Men’s Track and Field Team placed second in the Patriot League outdoor championships. The Black Knights posted 12 event wins and 26 top-three finishes. Army finished just four...
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Cadets Hokanson and Hann in 1st The Best Sapper Competition
The Best Sapper Competition is finishing today. On May 1, 2021, Cadets Griffin Hokanson and Collin Hann were in 1st Place after Physical Fitness Test! Our own Physics instructor and Sapper, CPT Mike...
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Baseball Sweeps Sunday Holy Cross Double Header
The Black Knights finished off the series at Holy Cross with a Sunday sweep, winning game three, 6-2 and game four, 8-1 yesterday afternoon. The Black Knights (20-18, 14-8 PL) jumped out to a big 6-0...
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Annual Kosciuszko Wreath Laying Ceremony
Last week the United States Military Academy conducted the annual wreath laying memorial ceremony to honor Polish American hero, General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, for his service in the American...
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Softball Earns Weekend Sweep over Bucknell
The Army West Point Softball Team completed its first weekend sweep of the season the afternoon of Sunday May 2 at the Army Softball Complex. Army topped Bucknell 3-1 in the front end of the...
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GEN Keith Virtual Capstone Conference USMA Winners
Congratulations to United States Military Academy Track Winners from the General Donald R. Keith Virtual Capstone Conference. Hollis Award for Best Overall Presentation – “Data Analytics Development...
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Nichtern Earns Fourth Patriot League Weekly Award
Cow attackman Brendan Nichtern was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season after tallying eight points against Colgate on April 30. Nichtern tied a...
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The 22nd Annual Projects Day Highlights
West Point Academic Departments conducted the 22nd Annual United States Military Academy Projects Day to showcase the intellectual capital of cadets and their important work with faculty and external...
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Three From Women’s Lacrosse Earn First Team All-League Honors
The Army West Point Women’s Lacrosse Team had three members named to the Patriot League First Team, the league office announced May 3. Firstie attacker Jackie Brattan, cow attacker Caroline Raymond and...
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Simoes, Barnett, Duong Named CEP Athletes of the Month
Tim Simoes, Kinsey Barnett and Jolie Duong were selected as the Corps Squad Athletes of the Month for April. Baseball - Tim Simoes ’21: CDT Tim Simoes is a near perfect representation of a cadet...
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MP’s Awarded for Voluntary Service
We achieve our best together and, at times, it takes the entire West Point community to bring our ideas to life. In April, The SWAT-C Robotics Research Center in the EECS Department, Future Applied...
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Baseball Defeats Sacred Heart, 9-4
The Black Knights defeated visiting Sacred Heart, 9-4 on May 4 at Doubleday Field. The Black Knights (21-18) scored nine runs on eight hits, including. A six-run fifth inning that included a grand slam...
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Nichtern, Hudgins Lead Army in League Postseason Honors
Cows Brendan Nichtern and Marcus Hudgins led the Patriot League men's lacrosse postseason awards as the pair were recipients of two of the major awards given out May 4. Nichtern was named the Patriot...
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Hetrick, Manzonelli Awarded Prestigious Fellowships
Army wrestlers Ryan Hetrick and Nico Manzonelli have each been named scholarship winners, having accepted fellowships with Lincoln Laboratories. Hetrick will use the opportunity to pursue a M.S. degree...
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Football Mini Plan and Group Tickets are Now Available
The Army West Point Ticket Office has announced that football mini plan and group tickets are now available. Fans can create their own Army West Point Football mini plan by choosing any three home...
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Manesis, Baseball Take Down Fordham in Extras
It took 10 innings for a decision to be made, but the Army West Point Baseball Team ultimately picked up an 11-8 victory over Fordham at Houlihan Park on Wednesday evening. The Black Knights' (22-18)...
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Raftery Tabbed to Academic All-League Team
Megan Raftery, a firstie midfielder on the Army West Point Women's Lacrosse Team, was named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team, the league office announced May 5. This marks the second time in...
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