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32014-15 ARMY WEST POINT ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT

A MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

BOO CORRIGAN

ODIA MissionTo provide an extraordinary Division I athletic experience that develops leaders of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country.

ODIA Goals• Recruit and develop scholar-athletes who lead the Corps• Compete and win at the highest level• Beat Navy and Air Force• Provide the resources (personnel, funding, and facilities) to support athletic excellence• Be a positive strategic communicator for ODIA, USMA, and the Army• Adhere to department of the Army, NCAA, conference, and Academy rules, regulations, and policies• Affect changes in legislation, policy, and regulations that improve performance

Dear Friends,

It is my distinct honor to present this year’s annual report which documents our many success stories from the 2014-15 season. It was another great year as our cadets, coaches and staff proved their commitment to winning the right way and competing at the highest level while pursuing our mission of developing leaders of character that are committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country.

As a program, we celebrated four teams that earned conference regular season or tournament titles, one team that advanced to the NCAA Championships and four individuals who qualified for NCAA competition. Our cadets continued to prove they can be competitive with their peers while also excelling in the unique academic and military requirements at West Point.

Our 2015 seniors set a high standard for our athletics program, as the Army West Point Class of 2015 graduated with a combined winning percentage of .556, marking the Academy’s highest four-year winning percentage since the Class of 1995 finished with a .557 winning percentage.

A number of our cadet-athletes were highly involved in the Corps of Cadets, with several firsties serving key leadership positions. Men’s soccer goalkeeper Winston Boldt held the Deputy Brigade Commander position. Women’s basketball’s Jordan Elliott served as the Brigade S1, while Joe Drummond and Larry Dixon served as the head of the Brigade Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Brigade Physical Development Officer positions, respectively.

We also had another great season in the classroom. Three of our cadet-athletes captured their conference’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor, while women’s swimming & diving star Kristen Barta and women’s cross country and track & field standout Lisa Junta represented Army West Point on Academic All-America teams.

Our coaches were also recognized for their leadership ability. Head gymnastics coach Doug Van Everen was one of five Army West Point coaches to claim a conference Coach of the Year honor, as he was selected as the ECAC Gymnastics Coach of the Year and the NCAA Honor Coach of the Year. Joining Van Everen with coaching honors were gymnastics assistants Carmine Giglio and Carl Schrade -- who each earned ECAC Gymnastics Assistant Coach of the Year accolades -- Mike Mahan, Rugby East Coach of the Year, and Rick Johnson, who garnered Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Coach of the Year praise.

We also partnered with Nike to complete a successful rebranding initiative this spring that we are very excited about moving into the future. We believe our new brand identity accurately reflects the history of this exceptional institution and showcases the unique values our Academy has to offer and ties into our past.

The A Club, for the fourth consecutive year, set a record for donations. We thank all of our donors who continue to answer the call when we ask. Your commitment allows our cadet-athletes to focus on their goals.

To find out more about the Army West Point A Club and how you can enhance the cadet-athlete experience, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com/aclub, call (845) 938-2322, or email [email protected]. Thank you again for all of your support of Army West Point Athletics.

Beat Navy!

Eugene F. Corrigan Jr.Director of Athletics


ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTSSCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEARThree Army West Point athletes earned their respective conference’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor.

Olivia Nardone – Rifle (GARC)Alex Van Velzer – Men’s Tennis (Patriot League)Will Viana – Men’s Swimming & Diving (Patriot League)

BARTA NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAMSenior swimmer Kristen Barta earned selection to the Capital One Academic All-America At-Large third

team.

The recognition marked Barta’s second consecutive All-America nod and she be-came the first in Army West Point swim-ming and diving history to receive the dis-tinction multiple times.

Barta, who hails from Oconomowoc, Wis., was named to the Academic All-District squad in mid May and earned All-Patriot League honors for the third time in her ca-reer in February. She has also earned Patri-ot League Academic Honor Roll accolades during all four years.

Since her freshman year, Barta has been named to the Dean’s List and for every eli-gible semester she has been named a Dis-tinguished Cadet. This past fall, she earned the Superintendent’s Award which is grant-ed to the top five percent of the class.

At the 2015 Patriot League Champion-ships, Barta clocked a career-best time in the 200 IM. She placed 10th with a time of 2:06.04 moving her to the No. 9 posi-tion on Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list. In total, Barta ranks in the Top 10 list for four different events including the 200 IM (No. 9), 200 free (No. 5), 500 free (No. 9) and in the 200 breast (No. 2).

JUNTA EARNS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORSLisa Junta was named to the Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Capi-

tal One Academic All-America third team.

The Springfield, Va., native graduated from the Academy in May with a 4.14 cu-mulative grade point average as a Life Sci-ence major. She will attend Mayo Medical School in the fall.

This is the final of a plethora of academic honors for Junta, who was named to the Academic All-Patriot League for track and field and cross country and landed on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for both sports.

In 2013, she was named to the CoSIDA Ac-ademic All-District first team and has twice been named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Associa-tion (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team.

She holds the Army West Point indoor track & field record in the 5000m run with a time of 16:31.03, checking in at No. 2 in the in-door mile run and indoor 3000m run. She’s also found her way into the record book in three events in outdoor competition.

DRUMMOND ANDRICCIARDIGARNER ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT PRAISEArmy West Point linebacker

Stephen Ricciardi and de-fensive lineman Joe Drummond were named to the Capital One Academic All-District football first team.

Ricciardi and Drummond were selected for the honor by a national panel of sports in-formation directors.

Ricciardi and Drummond, both seniors, were among the 25 players selected as District 1 winners.

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2014-15 ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS

Cadet Sport TeamKristen Barta Swimming (At-large) All-AmericaLisa Junta Track & Field (At-large) All-AmericaJoe Drummond Football All-DistrictStephen Ricciardi Football All-DistrictWinston Boldt Soccer Scholar All-America

An Economics major from West Harrison, N.Y., Ricciardi shows a 3.42 cumulative grade point average. He has started all eight games at linebacker and is among Army West Point’s leading tacklers.

Drummond, an Economics major from Rochester, N.Y., has a 3.68 grade point av-erage and has three tackles for loss and one quarterback sack.

BOLDT EARNS SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONArmy West Point men’s soccer senior goalkeeper Winston Boldt was named

to the Scholar All-America second team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Boldt carried a 3.546 grade point average as an International Relations and Portu-guese double major. In August, he was se-lected to a leadership position within the U.S. Corps of Cadets and currently serves as deputy brigade commander, which ranks second in command behind the first captain.

Boldt finished with eight shutouts in 2014, to go along with an .830 goals against av-erage and an .812 save percentage. He re-corded a clean sheet in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at third-seeded American on Nov. 11, marking five saves in regulation and overtime against the Eagles before denying a penalty kick to help the Black Knights to a 4-3 win in the penalty kick shootout.

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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSBASEBALL Overall Record ......................................... 21-26Patriot League Record ...................... 6-14 (6th)

All-pAtriot leAgue plAyersFirst team: Mark McCants (OF)second team: Ben Smith (C)

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-3)April 25 ........................ Navy 2, at Army West Point 1 Navy 5, at Army West Point 3Apr. 26 ....................... Navy 3, at Army West Point 0* at Army West Point 3, Navy 2*Navy clinches Star

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (1-2)May 1 .....................at Army West Point 8, Air Force 0May 2 .....................Air Force 4, at Army West Point 3May 3 .....................Air Force 4, at Army West Point 2

seAsoN HigHligHts► The Army West Point baseball team finished the 2015 campaign with a 21-26 overall record and went 6-14 in Patriot League play. The team produced two historical wins in 2015, both spearheaded by the pitching of firstie Alex Robinett.► Robinett produced the fifth no-hitter in Academy history when he blanked Longwood in a 1-0 victory for the Black Knights. The right-hander struck out 10 Longwood hitters over his nine shutout innings and became the first Army West Point no-hitter since Logan Lee accomplished the feat on April 21, 2012 against Bucknell.► The early season no-hitter for Robinett was per-haps as equally as impressive as his performance in the team’s final series of the year against Air Force. The team played its most complete game of the sea-son in an 8-0 win over the Falcons in the first meeting between the service academy rivals at West Point. Robinett struck out an Academy record 21 hitters and limited Air Force to three hits in the contest. He fanned at least two hitters in every inning and struck out the final five Air Force hitters to shatter the previ-ous record of 17. His 21 strikeouts were the most in a NCAA Division I game since Steven Strasburg struck out 23 for San Diego State in 2008.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Overall Record .......................................... 15-15Patriot League Record ..................... 6-12 (10th)All-pAtriot leAgue plAyerssecond team: Tanner Plombthird team: Kyle Wilson

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-3)Jan. 10 ...................... Navy 75, at Army West Point 60Feb. 7 ...................... at Navy 67, Army West Point 59*March 3 .................. at Navy 56, Army West Point 52^*Star Game^Patriot League Tournament

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (1-0)All-Military Classic (West Point, N.Y.)Nov. 14....................Army West Point 84, Air Force 78

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point reached 15 victories for the third

consecutive year, marking the first time the Black Knights have had three straight 15-win campaigns since Bob Knight’s teams each won at least 15 from 1967-70.

► Army West Point won the All-Military Classic pre-sented by USAA Championship after defeating Air Force (84-78) and VMI (92-86) in the season-open-ing tournament.

► The team opened the season with a 5-0 record for the first time since the 1976-77 campaign. It was also the first 5-0 start versus current Division I op-ponents since 1939.

► With their 85-77 overtime win at USC, the Black Knights collected their first win over a Pac-12 team since Dec. 29, 1964, when they defeated Washing-ton State, 59-54. It was Army West Point’s second win all-time against current Pac-12 opponents.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WNIT PARTICIPANTOverall Record ..................................................... 23-8Patriot League Record ................................ 14-4 (2nd)

All-pAtriot leAgue plAyersFirst team: Kelsey Minatothird team: Olivia Schretzman

All-AmericANsKelsey minato cow guard► WBCA Honorable Mention

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — CONTINUED

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRSKelsey minato yearling guard► WBCA All-Region 1► All-Metropolitan New York first team► ECAC Division I All-Star second team

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-1)Jan. 10 ...................... Navy 53, at Army West Point 50Feb. 7 ...................... Army West Point 58, at Navy 46**Star Game

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (1-0)Nov. 25................at Army West Point 79, Air Force 35

wNIT RESulTSMar. 19 ............. at St. John’s 64, Army West Point 56

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point earned the Patriot League’s auto-

matic bid to the Women’s National Invitation Tour-nament (WNIT), marking its program-record third straight trip to a national postseason tournament after appearing in the NCAA Tournament in 2014 and the WNIT in 2013.

► The Black Knights finished with a least 20 wins for the third year in a row, which was also a first in team history. Army West Point won 11 games in a row from Jan. 14 to Feb. 18 to mark the second-longest winning streak in team history, coming up one win shy of equaling the program record of 12 straight victories set during the 2006-07 season.

► Junior co-captain Kelsey Minato set a number of Academy single-season records to include highest scoring average (22.3 points per game) and most three-pointers made (84), and finished the season second on Army West Point’s career scoring list with 1,813 points.

► Minato also received several individual accolades, earning Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America honorable mention recogni-tion to become Army West Point’s sixth All-Amer-ican, and the first since Lisa Russell (USMA ’94), who was honored on the third team in 1993.

mark mccants tanner plomb kyle wilson kelsey minato olivia schretzman


ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NCAA Regionals Finish ................................11th PlacePatriot League Finish ....................................3rd Place

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueTrevor Lafontaine

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)Oct. 18 .................... at Navy 16, Army West Point 47**Star Meet

seAsoN HigHligHts► The Army West Point men’s cross country team

posted a third-place finish at the 2014 Patriot League Championships. Tom Girardot led the way with a fourth-place finish, crossing the line with a time of 24:09.10 in the 8K course.

► Eight Black Knights were selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, including Brown Bailey, Dan Beck, Nicholas Causey, Alex Duffy, Eric Fenton, Jacob Fong, Andreas Kellas and Trevor

Lafontaine.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NCAA Regionals Finish ................................14th PlacePatriot League Finish ....................................3rd Place

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueLindsay Gabow, Lisa Junta

ACAdEMIC All-AmericANslisa Junta Firstie► Capital One Academic All-America third team

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)Oct. 18 .................... at Navy 26, Army West Point 29**Star Meet

seAsoN HigHligHts► Rachel King led Army West Point with a 10th-place

finish at the Patriot League Championships, completing the course in 21:23.20.► The Black Knights drew eight selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll as Nicole

Carter, Lindsay Gabow, Madison Hill, Lisa Junta, Rachel King, Stephanie McDermott, Katrina Meck-lenburg and Liz Moton were honored.

FOOTBALL Overall Record ....................................................... 4-8

FBs All-iNDepeNDeNtFirst team: Larry Dixon (RB), Josh Jenkins (CB), Jer-emy Timpf (LB)Honorable mention: Matt Hugenberg (OL)

FOOTBALL — CONTINUED

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRSJoe Drummond Firstie Defensive lineman► Medal of Honor Bowl selection► Mike Krzyzewski Award for Excellence in Teaching

Character Through Sportlarry Dixon Firstie running Back► Chosen to participate in East-West Shrine Game

cApitAl oNe AcADemic All-DistrictFirst team: Joe Drummond, Stephen Ricciardi

NATIoNAl FooTBAll FouNdATIoNHAmpsHire society (3.2 cumulAtive gpA)Terry Baggett, Joe Drummond, James Kelly, Stephen Ricciardi

pHil steele’s All-iNDepeNDeNt teAmLarry Dixon, Matt Hugenberg, Josh Jenkins, JeremyTimpf

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.)Dec. 13 .......................... Navy 17, Army West Point 10*Star Game

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (0-1)Nov. 1 ....................Air Force 23, at Army West Point 6

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point finished 4-8 under first-year head

coach Jeff Monken. Army posted wins over Buf-falo, Ball State, Connecticut and Fordham.

► Senior running back Larry Dixon led the team with 1,102 yards rushing and topped 3,000 yards rush-ing for his career.

► Dixon competed in the East-West Shrine Game, while classmate Joe Drummond played in the Medal of Honor Bowl.

► Dixon, junior Matt Hugenberg and sophomores Josh Jenkins and Jeremy Timpf all collected post-season honors. In total, those four players earned 11 different certificates.

GOLF Patriot League Finish ................................... 2nd Place

All-pAtriot leAgue plAyersFirst team: Marcus Plunkettsecond team: Justin Pagila, Peter Kim

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-0)Sept. 13 ....................at Army West Point 10, Navy 1**Star Match

seAsoN HigHligHts► The Army West Point golf team defeated Navy 10-1

in the first star match of the 2014-15 season. The 10-1 victory was the largest margin of victory in the 75-year history of the Army-Navy golf series.

► The Black Knights swept Navy in doubles to lead 4-0 after the first round, and during singles Army West Point went 6-1.

► Junior Marcus Plunkett was the first-place finisher at the Gary Freeman Invitational by one stroke and sophomore Justin Pagila shot a 54-hole total 205 and finished 11-under par to win the Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational. At the Patriot League Cham-pionships, the team was runner-up and three Black Knights earned All-Patriot League honors.

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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSHOCKEY Overall Record .................................................. 8-22-4Atlantic Hockey Association Record .........8-15-4 (9th)

AHA AwARd wINNERSrookie of the year: Tyler Pham (forward)individaul sportsmanship: Zak Zaremba (forward)

All-AHA plAyersAll-rookie team: Tyler Pham (forward)

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (0-2)Jan. 16 ....................at Air Force 4, Army West Point 3Jan. 17 ....................at Air Force 3, Army West Point 1

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point made the Atlantic Hockey Tour-

nament as the 10th seed after finishing in that spot with 20 league points due to an 8-15-4 con-ference mark. The Black Knights concluded the year at 8-22-4 overall.

► The Black Knights fell to Sacred Heart in the At-lantic Hockey First Round with two defeats in a best-of-three series. Army West Point took league points in the last four weekends of the season, in-cluding a 4-2 win over league champion and NCAA participant RIT on the road.

► Rookie Tyler Pham led the team with 29 points, and a plebe was tops on the team in scoring for the second-straight season. Pham ranked fifth na-tionally in rookie points per game and led Atlantic Hockey in total points among first-year skaters. He was the first Black Knight to be awarded the Atlan-tic Hockey Rookie of the Year trophy and was vot-ed onto the All-Rookie Team. Firstie Zak Zaremba took home the individual Sportsmanship Award from the league as he was recognized for his com-mitment for playing the game the right way.

► The Black Knights graduate four seniors this spring including Zaremba, Josh Richards, Mac Lalor and Maurice Alvarez.

MEN’S LACROSSE Overall Record ..................................................... 10-7Patriot League Record ...................................4-4 (5th)

All-AmericANsJohn glesener Firstie Attack► USILA 3rd Teamsam somers Firstie goalkeeper► USILA Honorable MentionAustin schultz cow Defense► USILA Honorable Mention

pAtriot leAgue AWArD WiNNersgoalkeeper of the year ........................... Sam Somers

GYMNASTICS NCAA PARTICIPANTecAc Finish ........................................................ 1st Place

ecAc cHAmpioNsJesse glenn cow ► All-Around► High Bar► Parallel Bars► Vaultsam Kusnitz yearling► Floor Exercise

ECAC AwARd wINNERScoach of the year ..............................Doug Van Everenrookie of the year .......................................Nathan GoffAssistant coach of the year ................... Carmine GiglioAssistant coach of the year ...................... Carl Schrade

ecAc All-AcADemic teAmLiam Fulton, Jesse Glenn, Connor Venrick, Scott Warner, Ryan Wilson

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRSDoug van everen Head coach► Honor Coach of the Year

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-0)Feb. 14 .............at Army West Point 421.6, Navy 414.55*Star Meet

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (0-1)Feb. 1 ............ at Air Force 426.7, Army West Point 412.8

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point earned its first Eastern College

Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship in 10 years and an automatic bid to the NCAA Champi-onships.

► The Black Knights captured their 13th ECAC crown, second most among the conference squads. They earned team titles on pommel horse, vault, paral-lel and high bars en route to a season-best team score of 422.050.

► Individually, the Black Knights garnered a total of 10 ECAC top-five finishes, led by four first-place nods from junior Jesse Glenn, who earned his sec-ond straight all-around title, adding vault, parallel bars and high bar to his medal collection.

► Glenn led the team at the NCAA Championships, advancing to the final round of competition on high bar. His All-American bid came up just short as the Porter Ranch, Calif., native finished ninth on his best apparatus.

MEN’S LACROSSE — CONTINUED

All-pAtriot leAgue plAyersFirst team: John Glesener (A), Austin Schultz (D), Sam Somers (G)second team: Jimbo D’Aprile (LSM), Cole Johnson (A)

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueSam Somers, Austin Schultz

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-1)Apr. 11 ...................... at Navy 10, Army West Point 7*Apr. 24 .......................... Army West Point 11, Navy 7^*Star Game^Patriot League Tournament

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point made an incredible run to the

Patriot League Championship Game as the fifth seed in the tournament. It started with a dramatic come-from-behind win over Loyola as the Black Knights erased a five-goal deficit with less than 12 minutes remaining. John Glesener capped off the win with the gamewinner coming with five seconds left.

► Three days later, Army West Point got back at Navy for an earlier loss with an 11-8 win in the semifi-nals to make the title game. The Black Knights fell to Colgate in the championship by an 11-8 score.

► Firstie Goalie Sam Somers was named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year and earned first team honors. He was joined by Glesener and cow Austin Schultz on the top all-league squad.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE Overall Record ....................................................... 8-3New England Women’s Lacrosse League Record ... 4-2 (2nd)

WclA All-AcADemic teAmClaire Wang, Jessica Zhu

► Army West Point finished 8-3 overall and 4-2 in the New England Women’s Lacrosse League (NEWLL) during its final year as a club program. The Black Knights recorded a pair of three-game winning streaks and reached the NEWLL championship game, where they fell to Massachusetts, 15-12.

► The 2015 season marked Army West Point’s final year at the club level, as the program will transi-tion to the Division I ranks for its inaugural varsity campaign in the 2015-16 academic year and will compete in the Patriot League during the 2016 season.

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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSRIFLE Overall Record ....................................................... 7-6Great America Rifle Conference Record ................ 5-3GARC Championship Finish ................ Smallbore, 7th;Air Rifle, 6th; Aggregate, 7th

gArc scHolAr-AtHleteOlivia Nardone

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRSrick Johnson Assistant coach► Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Coach of theYear► Great America Rifle Conference Assistant Coach of the Year

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-0)Feb. 7 .............. at Army West Point 5786, Navy 5768**Star Match

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point defeated Navy 5786-5768, to

claim its sixth straight “Star” win.► The Black Knights were led by Allen Solida, who

tied for medalist honors in smallbore, and Josh Martin, the individual winner in air rifle versus the

Midshipmen.► The Black Knights nipped Navy, 5762-5761, by a

point for runner-up honors at the annual Presi-dent’s Trophy Match.

MEN’S RUGBY Overall Record ..................................................... 15-3Rugby East Record ................................................. 6-0

rugBy eAst AWArD WiNNerscoach of the year ....................................... Mike MahanForward of the year ................................Collum Magee

All-rugBy eAst plAyersFirst team: Thomas Del Pino, Andrew Fargo, David Huff, Collum Magee, Logan Pearcesecond team: Jake BanarhallHonorable mention: Pete Basnight, Greg Walker

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRScollum magee Firstie Flanker► ACRC Most Valuable Player

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-0)March 28 .................. at Army West Point 41, Navy 24

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (1-0)Oct. 31 ................at Army West Point 19, Air Force 17

SPRINT FOOTBALL Overall Record ....................................................... 6-1CSFL Record .................................................. 6-1 (2nd)

All-csFl plAyersFirst team: David Brown (DE), Marqus Burrell (RB),

Ryan Gallagher (LB), Warren Kay (K), Richard Price (OL), Tucker Van Dyke (WR), J.J. Wartski (QB)

second team: Zachary Campi (OL), Buddy Craft (LB), Nathan Degen (WR), Kenneth McClain (OL), Louis Napoles (RB), Tyler Peterson (DL), Zach Woods (WR)

Honorable mention: Philip Choi (DE), Barret Crawford (OL), Mark Dabeck (P), Dominick Gennaro

(LB), Darius Javan (OL), Nathan Lopez (LB), Kevin O’Brien (WR), Sam O’Ferrall (DB), Jared Sturgell (DL)

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)Oct. 31 ...................... at Navy 27, Army West Point 7**Star Game

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point finished 6-1 during the 2014 sea-

son, with its only loss coming to Navy in final game of the regular season on Oct. 31.

► The Black Knights collected a total of 23 All-CSFL accolades, including seven selections to the all-league first and second teams.

► Senior J.J. Wartski led the team with 17 total touchdowns, while sophomore Marqus Burrell was Army West Point’s top rusher with 469 yards for five touchdowns.

MEN’S RUGBY — CONTINUED

seAsoN HigHligHts► The Army West Point men’s rugby team completed

a successful 2014-15 campaign, capturing the Rug-by East conference crown with an unblemished 6-0 mark.

► The Black Knights completed the 2014 fall sea-son with a perfect 8-0 mark, earning a bid to the American Collegiate Rugby Conference (ACRC) bowl series where they dropped a decision against No. 2 Life.

► The team earned victories over Massachusetts, Seton Hall, Loyola, American, Fairfield, Stony Brook and Navy in the spring to continue their im-pressive season. The Cadets closed out the year with a loss in the D1A National Quarterfinals to third-ranked Davenport.

WOMEN’S RUGBY Overall 15s Record ................................................. 6-6Overall 7s Record ................................................. 15-5

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (3-0)Oct. 18 ...................... Army West Point 61, at Navy 20Nov. 16........................ Army West Point 72, Navy 12^May 2 .......................... at Army West Point 52, Navy 0^Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (1-0)Oct. 31 ........................ at Army West Point 29, Navy 7Apr. 26 ................... Army West Point 33, Air Force 0%%Virginia Beach, Va.

► The Army West Point women’s rugby team com-pleted one of the most impressive 7s seasons in program history, claiming the American Collegiate Rugby Association (ACRA) 7s Championship on its home turf at Anderson Rugby Complex.

► The Black Knights defeated Norwich, which en-tered the game on a 63-match unbeaten streak and the three-time reigning national champions. Led by the tournament MVP in freshman Nicole Heavirland, Army West Point went 6-0 en route to the title.

► In both 15s and 7s action, the Black Knights went a perfect 5-0 against their service academy rivals.

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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSMEN’S SOCCER Overall Record .................................................... 6-8-6Patriot League Record ................................3-4-2 (6th)

pAtriot leAgue AWArD WiNNersgoalkeeper of the year ........................Winston Boldt

All-pAtriot leAgue plAyersFirst team: Winston Boldt (GK), Christian Clark (D)second team: Justin Kim (M)third team: Sean Mogan (M)

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueWinston Boldt

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRSWinston Boldt Firstie goalkeeper► NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Northeast Region first

team► Senior CLASS Award All-America second team► NSCAA Scholar All-America second team► ECAC Division I All-Star second team

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)PPL Park (Chester, Pa.)Nov. 7 .................... Navy 1, Army West Point 0 (2OT)**Star Game

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (0-0-1)Sept. 7 .......... at Army West Point 0, Air Force 0 (2OT)

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point made its second consecutive ap-

pearance in the Patriot League Tournament after finishing sixth in the league at the end of the regu-lar season. The Black Knights concluded the year 6-8-6 overall to include a 3-4-2 mark in the Patriot League.

► Seeded sixth in the Patriot League Tournament, Army West Point knocked off third-seeded Amer-ican on Nov. 11 after the teams played to a 0-0 draw and the Black Knights advanced 4-3 on pen-alty kicks.

► Senior co-captain goalkeeper Winston Boldt fin-ished the season with eight shutouts and moved into first place on Army West Point’s career shut-out list with 24. Boldt was honored as Goalkeeper of the Year for the second season in a row, in addi-tion to landing on the All-Patriot League first team and All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season. The senior also drew national recognition with selection to the National Soccer Coaches As-sociation of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-America second team.

WOMEN’S SOCCER Overall Record .................................................... 7-9-3Patriot League Record ................................4-2-3 (4th)

All-pAtriot leAgue plAyersFirst team: Katie Holder (F)third team: Clare Shea (M)

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueKatie Holder

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRSKatie Holder cow Forward► Capital One Academic All-District

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)Nov. 1 .......................... at Navy 3, Army West Point 0**Star Game

seAsoN HigHligHts► Earned the No. 4 seed in the Patriot League Tour-

nament after posting a 4-2-3 conference record during the regular season.

► The Black Knights hosted Bucknell in the Patriot League quarterfinals and fell to the Bison by a final score of 2-1.

► Katie Holder was named to the All-Patriot League first team, while Clare Shea drew third-team hon-ors. Holder was also recognized on the Academic All-Patriot League squad and was an Academic All-District selection.

SOFTBALL Overall Record ................................................ 23-27-1Patriot League Record ...................................9-9 (4th)

pAtriot leAgue AWArD WiNNersDefensive player of the year .............Kasey McCravey

All-pAtriot leAgue plAyersFirst team: Emily Gray (DP), Kasey McCravey (3B)

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRSKasey mccravey cow third Base► National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Northeast Region 1st Team► ECAC Division I All-Star 1st Team

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Overall Record ..................................................... 10-3Patriot League Record ........................................... 6-1Patriot League Championship Finish .....................2nd

pAtriot leAgue AWArD WiNNersscholar-Athlete of the year .........................Will Viana

All-pAtriot leAgue perFormersFirst team: Chris Szekely, Will Vianasecond team: Michael Dustin, Colin Kanzari, Sam Mo, Josh Sembrano, Josh Urnezis

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueWill Viana

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)Dec. 11 ................ at Army West Point 101, Navy 199**Star Meet seAsoN HigHligHts► The squad boasted a 10-3 record and went 6-1 in

the Patriot League.► Army West Point placed second in the Patriot

League Championships with two swimmers gain-ing first-team All-Patriot League honors. Five oth-ers garnered second team certificates.

► Firstie Will Viana was named the 2015 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was named one of the top-three seniors at the conference championship.

► Cow Chris Szekely was the No. 1 competitor at the Patriot League Championships with the most in-dividual points earned. He placed first in both the 50 and 100 free and set an Academy record in the 100.

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point finished 23-27 overall and 9-9 in

the Patriot League to earn a berth to the Patriot League Tournament for the sixth straight year.

► Kasey McCravey was named the league’s Defen-sive Player of the Year and repeated on the All-Pa-triot League first team and the NFCA All-Northeast Region first team.

► Emily Gray also earned All-Patriot League first team honors as a DP.

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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSWOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Overall Record ....................................................... 8-4Patriot League Record ........................................... 5-2Patriot League Championship Finish ..................... 5th

All-pAtriot leAgue perFormerssecond team: Jessica Burkett, Kelly Hamilton, Sabrina Mortell, Molly Mucciarone, Bridget Ritter

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueKristen Barta, Kelly Hamilton

ACAdEMIC All-AmericANsKristen Barta Firstie► Capital One Academic All-America third team

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)Dec. 11 ................ at Army West Point 106, Navy 194**Star Meet

seAsoN HigHligHts► The 2014-15 women’s swimming and diving team

posted its first winning season since 2004-05 with an 8-4 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the Patriot League.

► This year’s squad defeated three teams for the first time in program history with wins over Michigan State, Iona and Boston University

► There were five Academy and six plebe records set this season, and 41% of the All-Time Top 10 times list is made up of athletes currently on the roster

► Five members of the squad were named to the All-Patriot League Second Team.

MEN’S TENNIS PATRIOT LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONOverall Record ..................................................... 18-9Patriot League Record ................................... 7-0 (1st)

pAtriot leAgue AWArD WiNNersscholar-Athlete of the year ................ Alex Van Velzer

All-pAtriot leAgue perFormersFirst team: Sam Lampman, Alex Van Velzersecond team: Grant Riechmann

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueHarrison McCormick, Alex Van Velzer

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Patriot League Finish ....................................4th Place

pAtriot leAgue cHAmpioNsclyde Wilson Firstie► 800-Meter Run4x400-meter relay ► Bradley gibson, Jose santana, patrick taylor, clyde Wilson

All-pAtriot leAgue perFormersFirst team: Bradley Gibson (4x400m), Jose Santana (4x400m), Patrick Taylor (4x400m), Clyde Wilson (800m run, 4x400m)second team: Taylor Andrews (60m hurdles), Jose Santana (60m dash), Nick Causey (4x800m), John Monday (4x800m), Trevor Touchton (4x800m), Clyde Wilson (4x800m)


Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)Feb. 7 ........................ Navy 102, Army West Point 79**Star Meet

WOMEN’S TENNIS — CONTINUED

seAsoN HigHligHts► The Army West Point women’s tennis team com-

peted to a 15-11 overall record and earned a 5-2 mark in the Patriot League.

► Carolyn Pitman went 9-6 at the No. 1 flight and defeated Johanna Hyoty of Boston University who ranks 15th in the region.

► In doubles, Pitman and Julian Mok boasted the team’s best record going 5-0 in the regular season against Patriot League foes. The duo also picked up a pair of wins at No. 2 doubles in the confer-ence championships.

► Allyson Hayley led the team with 20 singles victo-ries. In her last seven matches, Hayley authored a 6-1 record.

MEN’S TENNIS — CONTINUED

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-1)Apr. 11 ........................ at Army West Point 4, Navy 0*April 19 ........................... Navy 4, Army West Point 1^*Star Match^Patriot League Championship (Lewisburg, Pa.)

Army West poiNt vs. Air Force (0-1)March 15 ..................Air Force 4, Army West Point 3+ +Irvine, Calif.

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point finished the season 18-9 overall

and 7-0 in the Patriot League. The Black Knights extended their league winning streak to 20 match-es in the regular season, dating back to March 23, 2013.

► Sophomore Grant Riechmann led the team with 19 singles victories, while senior Alex Van Velzer and freshman Michael Nguyen finished with 18 and 17 wins, respectively. Junior Austin McCa-sin and sophomore Kyle Barnes were Army West Point’s top doubles pairing with 25 total victories.

► Army West Point earned its third consecutive Star victory over Navy, defeating the Midshipmen, 4-0, April 11 at West Point’s Malek Tennis Courts. The Black Knights advanced to the Patriot League Championship match for the third year in a row, but fell to Navy, 4-1, in the title contest.

WOMEN’S TENNIS Overall Record ................................................... 15-11Patriot League Record ...................................5-2 (3rd)

All-pAtriot leAgue perFormersFirst team: Carolyn Pitmansecond team: Eva Sung

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueElle Taylor

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)Apr. 4 .......................... Navy 4, at Army West Point 3**Star Match

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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD — CONTINUED

seAsoN HigHligHts► Clyde Wilson (800m run, 4x400m relay) earned a

pair of Patriot League Championships, while Brad-ley Gibson, Jose Santana and Patrick Taylor all con-tributed to Army West Point’s 4x400m relay title.

►Wilson set a new Patriot League record in the 800m run, finishing with a time of 1:50.70.

► Santana was the Black Knights’ leading individual scorer on the final day of competition at the Pa-triot League Championships as he placed second in the 60m dash with a time of 6.88 and finished third in the 400m run at 48.68.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Patriot League Finish ....................................6th Place

pAtriot leAgue cHAmpioNsAmy slaughter cow► Weight ThrowAshley Zeitvogel cow► Pole Vault All-pAtriot leAgue perFormersFirst team: Amy Slaughter (weight throw), Ashley Zeitvogel (pole vault)second team: Briyah Brown (weight throw, shot put), Natalie Dent (4x400m), Courtney Dooley (4x400m), Courtney Smith (4x400m), Haley Winters (4x400m)

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueLisa Junta


Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-0)Feb. 7 .......................... Army West Point 94, Navy 87**Star Meet

seAsoN HigHligHts► Amy Slaughter (weight throw) and Ashley Zeitvo-

gel (pole vault) each gathered Patriot League titles for Army West Point at the conference’s Indoor Track & Field Championships.

►Briyah Brown earned All-Patriot League second-team honors with a runner-up finish in the weight throw and the shot put, while Natalie Dent, Court-ney Dooley, Courtney Smith and Haley Winters combined for a second-place finish in the 4x400m relay.

► Army West Point posted a 94-87 victory over Navy in the Star Meet, marking the Black Knights’ first indoor win over the Midshipmen since 2005.

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Patriot League Finish ................................... 2nd Place

pAtriot leAgue cHAmpioNsthomas girardot cow► 3,000-meter steeplechaseDawson Hillis plebe► Discusclyde Wilson Firstie► 800-meter run4x400-meter relayJose Santana, Stevyn Spees, Patrick Taylor, Clyde Wilson All-pAtriot leAgue perFormersFirst team: Thomas Girardot (3,000m steeplechase), Dawson Hillis (discus), Jose Santana (4x400m), Stevyn Spees (4x400m), Patrick Taylor (4x400m), Clyde Wil-son (800m run, 4x400m)second team: Taylor Andrews (100m hurdles), Lee Bares (pole vault), Nick Causey (4x800m), Mitchell Dutton (4x800m), Nathan Fisher (4x800m), Tony Hol-land (high jump), Trevor Lafontaine (10,000m run), Clyde Wilson (4x800m)


Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)April 4 ....................... Navy 115, Army West Point 85**Star Meet

seAsoN HigHligHts► Army West Point collected four first-place finishes

at the Patriot League Championships, including titles from Thomas Girardot (3,000-meter steeple-chase), Dawson Hillis (discus) and Clyde Wilson (800-meter run).

► Also earning a Patriot League title was the 4x400-meter relay squad of Wilson, Jose Santana, Stevyn Spees and Patrick Taylor.

► Trevor Lafontaine represented the Black Knights on the Academic All-Patriot League team, which was announced following the conference

championships in May.

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Patriot League Finish ....................................3rd Place

pAtriot leAgue cHAmpioNscody rothschild cow► DiscusAmy slaughter cow► Hammer Throw All-pAtriot leAgue perFormersFirst team: Cody Rothschild (discus), Amy Slaughter (hammer throw)second team: Briyah Brown (shot put), Natalie Dent (4x400m), Lindsay Gabow (10,000m run), Meagan Hilla (high jump), Madaline Kenyon (4x400m), Laurel Neposchlan (pole vault), Justin Rennekamp (javelin), Courtney Smith (400m hurdles, 4x400m), Haley Winters (4x400m)

AcADemic All-pAtriot leAgueLindsay Gabow, Lisa Junta


Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-1)April 4 ....................... Navy 101, Army West Point 99**Star Meet

seAsoN HigHligHts► Cody Rothschild (discus) and Amy Slaughter (ham-

mer throw) each captured Patriot League Champi-onships for Army West Point.

► Lindsay Gabow and Lisa Junta were selected to the Academic All-Patriot League squad.

► A number of Black Knights posted second-place finishes at the conference championships, includ-ing Courtney Smith who placed second in the 400-meter hurldes and contributed to a runner-up fin-ish in the 4x400-meter relay.

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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSARMY WEST POINT HONORS BEST OF 2014-15 AT BLACK KNIGHT AWARDS

In its eighth year of existence, the Black Knight Awards honor the best that Army West Point’s 28 athletic teams had to offer in 2014-15 in an award-show format similar to the ESPY Awards. Rich De-Marco, assistant athletic director for multimedia and broadcasting, emceed the event and guided an audience of more than 500 people through the evening affair. Votes were tabulated using a combination of Facebook, the athletic department committee and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.2015 BlAcK KNigHt AWArD WiNNerscommunity service AwardNicholas Satwicz (Rugby)

maggie Dixon inspiration AwardChandler Smith (Wrestling)

gene uchacz memorial AwardWill Viana (Swimming & Diving)

play of the yearLogan Everett (Wrestling) - Takedown vs. Navy

men’s performance of the yearAlex Robinett (Baseball) vs. Air Force

Women’s performance of the yearTeam (Rugby) in ACRA 7s Tournament

men’s rookie of the yearTyler Pham (Hockey)

Women’s rookie of the yearCarolyn Bockrath (Volleyball)

men’s yearling of the yearJeremy Timpf (Football)

Women’s yearling of the yearAllyson Hayley (Tennis)

men’s cow of the yearJesse Glenn (Gymnastics)

Women’s cow of the yearKelsey Minato (Basketball)

men’s Firstie of the yearJohn Glesener (Lacrosse)

Women’s Firstie of the yearOlivia Schretzman (Basketball)

macArthur Award presented to the team of the yearMen’s Rugby

VOLLEYBALL Overall Record ................................................... 14-16Patriot League Record ................................9-7 (T-4th)

pAtriot leAgue AWArD WiNNersrookie of the year .......................... Carolyn Bockrath

All-pAtriot leAgue plAyersFirst team: Nicole Perri (OH)second team: Carolyn Bockrath (MB), Vanessa Edwards (S)

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-2)Oct. 10 ........................ at Navy 3, Army West Point 0*Nov. 15.......................... Navy 3, at Army West Point 1*Star Match

seAsoN HigHligHts► The Army West Point volleyball team made its

16th consecutive appearance in the Patriot League Tournament and earned the fourth seed under the direction of eighth-year head coach Alma Kovaci.

► Freshman middle blocker Carolyn Bockrath was awarded Patriot League Rookie of the Year honors. The plebe, who was also named to the All-Patri-ot League second team, earned a pair of Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors in her first sea-son as a Black Knight.

► Bockrath’s Rookie of the Year award was the eighth for an Army player in program history and the second in as many years after teammate Olivia Fairfield earned the distinction in 2013. Bockrath led the conference with a .390 hitting percentage, which was the 10th best single-season percentage in Patriot League history and also ranked second in Academy history.

WRESTLING Overall Record ....................................................... 3-6Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Record 3-4 EIWA Championship Finish .................................. 10th

NCAA QuAlIFIERSRussell Parsons ........................................157 poundsCole Gracey .............................................165 poundsBrian Harvey ............................................174 poundsBryce Barnes ............................................197 pounds

NWcA All-AcADemic teAmChandler Smith

oTHER NoTABlE HoNoRSKevin Ward Head coach► Mike Krzyzewski Award for Excellence in Teaching

Character Through Sport

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WRESTLING — CONTINUED

Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-0)Feb. 21 .................... at Army West Point 21, Navy 10**Star Match

seAsoN HigHligHts►Army West Point went 3-6 on the year and closed out

the regular season with a 21-10 victory over Navy in the Star match at Christl Arena. Seven Black Knights earned individual wins against the Midshipmen, in-cluding sophomore Logan Everett, who collected a 5-2 victory at 141 pounds to clinch the match.

► The win over Navy marked Army West Point’s first victory in the series since the 1996-97 season.

► Four Army West Point wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships, including senior Cole Gracey (165 pounds), juniors Bryce Barnes (197 pounds) and Brian Harvey (174 pounds) and

sophomore Russell Parsons (157 pounds).

ARMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AWARDBOLDT & TAYLOR EARN 2015 ARMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AWARD

Army West Point men’s soccer standout Winston Boldt and women’s tennis star Elle Taylor were recipients of the Academy’s highest athletic honor when they were presented with the Army Athletic Association Award during the annual Awards Convocation at Eisenhower Hall. The trophy is awarded annually to the male and female cadet-athletes who display the “most valuable ser-vice to intercollegiate athletics dur-ing a career as a cadet.” This year marks the 111th anniver-sary of the AAA Award, which was first presented to football player Horatio Hackett in 1904. Boldt becomes the fourth men’s soccer player to draw the honor and the first since Dan Scioletti received

it in 1971. Taylor is the third member of the women’s tennis program to land the award and becomes the first since Marissa Limsiaco in 2005. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Boldt is set to graduate as one of the top men’s soccer goalkeepers in Academy history. He stands atop the leader board in a number of team goalkeeping records to include career shutouts (24), sin-gle season shutouts (12) and career saves (249). A team captain during his junior and senior campaigns, Boldt earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division I All-America second team and Capital One Academic All-America second team honors in 2013. He became the first Army West Point men’s soccer player to garner both awards during the same season. Boldt established a program record with 12 shutouts as a junior and helped lead the Black Knights to their first Patriot League Tournament appearance since 1996. His 12 clean sheets tied for second nationally at the end of the season, while his save percentage of .888 ranked third and his .521 goals against average stood fifth. The 2013 squad concluded the season with a 12-3-3 overall record, tying for the second-most victories in team history. Along with his All-America honors, Boldt capped his junior season as the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year, Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was named to the conference’s All-Tournament Team. A three-time Academic All-Patriot League honoree and a three-time selection to Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of the Week, Boldt earned preseason recognition heading into his senior season, as he was named a Se-

nior CLASS Award finalist and was selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List as one of the top players in the nation. Boldt registered eight shutouts in 2014 to rank fourth on Army West Point’s single-season list and passed Lucas Rice (USMA ‘93) for first in the team’s career shutouts rankings with a two-save effort during a 1-0 overtime win at Binghamton. Boldt earned his second Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year honor following the regular season before stop-ping five shots in the league quarterfinals at third-seeded American, helping Army West Point prevail for a 4-3 win in the ensuing penalty kick shootout. The Black Knights advanced to the league semifinals, where Boldt made a career-high 10 saves in an eventual double-overtime set-back to regular-season champion Boston University. Aside from his role on the soccer team, Boldt serves as the Deputy Brigade Commander, which ranks second in the Corps of Cadets, under the First Captain. He is an International Relations and Portuguese major with a cu-mulative grade point average of 3.436. Taylor, who hails from Redondo Beach, Calif., graduates among the greats in the Army West Point women’s ten-nis record book. Taylor accumulated 152 career victories, with 92 of those coming from doubles and 60 in singles. She ranks third in career doubles wins after winning 26 matches in her senior season to total 92. During her senior campaign, Taylor was named the team co-captain and earned Academic All-Patriot League honors. She boasted 35 victories, 26 in doubles and nine in singles, to secure her spot in the record books. As a junior, Taylor tied her single-season doubles record with 27. She authored a 27-11 mark in doubles and went 25-10 in singles to help the Black Knights reach the Pa-triot League Championship match for the third consecu-tive year. In her sophomore and rookie seasons, Taylor took on a larger role than the other freshmen on the team. She was consistently in the lineup at both singles and doubles, in-cluding when the Black Knights won two Patriot League Championship titles over Navy and earned back-to-back NCAA appearances. During the 2012-13 season, Taylor coasted through conference play with a 5-0 mark and led the team to a win over Navy and a Patriot League title. In singles, Tay-lor went 3-0 in conference contests with 13 total singles wins. As a freshman, Taylor jumped into the record books with 27 single-season doubles wins alongside her older sister and teammate, Della Taylor. Elle boasted 27 dou-

bles wins at the No. 1 flight and 18 singles victories as a rookie. She was part of the team that defeated Navy in the conference title match and played in the NCAA Tournament. Taylor ranked second on the squad in total wins with 45 as a freshman and closed-out the year with an unbeaten singles streak of nine matches. Outside of tennis, Taylor was a part of the Officers’ Christian Fellowship her freshman and sophomore years. She is a member of Phi Sigma Iota, the Foreign Language Honor Society, and was the recipient of the Spanish Lan-guage Scroll Award. Taylor has also volunteered at Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the U.S. Open for the past four years. Taylor is a Systems Engineering major with a cumula-tive grade point average of 3.547. She has been on the Dean’s List since her freshman year and will graduate with honors.

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ARMY WEST POINT BRAND IDENTITYARMY WEST POINT ATHLETICS REVEALS NEW BRAND IDENTITY

Army West Point Athletics and Nike collaborated on an 18-month brand evolution program to enhance and perfect upon the celebrated marks of the United States Military Academy, honoring the duty, leadership and rich history of academics and athletics, key characteristics and attributes associated with the Academy. With the goal of engaging new cadets, faculty and staff as well as building upon its remarkable reputation as America’s Academy, developing a seamless and consistent athletic identity is paramount.

“To separate the Army from West Point is to take away the purpose of the United States Military Academy,” said Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, Jr., USMA superintendent. “Since its founding in 1802, West Point has produced soldier-scholars and lead-ers of character for America. This innovative new branding respects and elevates the Academy’s history and heritage and reflects the unique qualities of Army West Point Athletics, while tying the service to the Academy.”

Said Army West Point Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Boo Corrigan, “We are very proud to showcase our new athletic marks. When we started this 18-month process, our goal was to better position the Academy nationally with consistent logos, colors, lettering and numerals that tell the story of the Academy and our cadets. It was very important to us that this process was collaborative, which is why we involved a host of constituent groups, including U.S. Army and Academy leadership, current and former cadet-athletes, coaches, historians and West Point graduates. I would personally like to thank the committee that worked directly with Nike in helping to make this process a reality. We believe that we achieved our goal and are excited about the future of Army West Point Athletics.”

In an effort to create consistency across all applications that honors the past while attracting new audiences in an authentic and meaningful way, there will be a brand-new primary logo that pays homage to the Academy and what it stands for. The Athena Shield is indisputably iconic and unique to Army West Point Athletics. It signals a consistent foundation that honors the brand equity that has been built across centuries of service, competition and sacrifice while creating distinction and reinforcing the Army West Point Brand for the next generation. The Athena Shield is comprised of four unique elements (the shield, helmet, sword and star) that come together to represent Army West Point Athletics with power and authenticity.

The primary color palette contains Army Black, USMA Gold, Gray and White. It will serve as the primary palette, used on most brand applications. This is a color palette that is authentic to military history, finishes and materials. These colors represent the future of West Point and the larger Army organization. The primary color palette also draws inspiration from the components of gunpowder, the current Army Combat Uniform (ACU) and the Long Gray Line.

“It’s an incredible opportunity for us to work hand-in-hand with such a storied institution,” said Todd Van Horne, vice president and creative director for Nike Football and Baseball. “The new embellishments are a small token to the service and sacrifice that everyone involved at Army West Point has made for this Country.”

As part of the new program, all 28 of Army West Point Athletics intercollegiate sports teams will showcase consistent logos, colors, lettering and numerals.

While a new primary logo has been established, Army West Point will continue to use Black Knights as a nickname.

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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSARMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HIGHLIGHTSarmy west point highlights


2014-15 ARMY WEST POINT SPORTS SUMMARY

FAll gAmes WoN lost tieD pct. pl NAvy AF pAtriotGolf 1 1 0 0 1.000 --- W* --- ---Men’s Rugby 9 8 1 0 .889 --- --- --- ---Sprint Football 7 6 1 0 .857 --- L* --- ---Women’s Rugby 12 6 6 0 .500 --- --- --- ---Volleyball 30 14 16 0 .467 9-7 L*/L --- 4thMen’s Soccer 20 6 8 6 .450 3-4-2 L* T 6thWomen’s Soccer 19 7 9 3 .447 4-2-3 L* --- 4thFootball 12 4 8 0 .333 --- L* L ---Men’s Cross Country 2 0 2 0 .000 --- L* --- 3rdWomen’s Cross Country 2 0 2 0 .000 --- L* --- 3rdtotAls 114 52 53 9 .496 1-8 0-1-1

WiNter gAmes WoN lost tieD pct. pl NAvy AF pAtriotWomen’s Indoor Track 1 1 0 0 1.000 --- W* --- 6thMen’s Swimming & Diving 13 10 3 0 .769 6-1 L* --- 2ndWomen’s Basketball 31 23 8 0 .742 14-4 L/W* W 2ndWomen’s Swimming & Diving 12 8 4 0 .667 5-2 L* --- 5thGymnastics 8 5 3 0 .625 --- W* L ---Rifle 13 7 6 0 .538 --- W* --- ---Men’s Basketball 30 15 15 0 .500 6-12 L/L*/L W 10thWrestling 9 3 6 0 .333 --- W* --- ---Hockey 35 9 22 4 .314 --- --- L/L ---Men’s Indoor Track 1 0 1 0 .000 --- L* --- 4thtotAls 153 81 68 4 .542 5-7 2-3

spriNg gAmes WoN lost tieD pct. pl NAvy AF pAtriotMen’s Rugby 9 7 2 0 .778 --- --- --- ---Women’s Rugby 18 13 5 0 .722 --- --- --- ---Men’s Tennis 27 18 9 0 .667 7-0 W*/L L 1stMen’s Lacrosse 17 10 7 0 .588 4-4 L*/W --- 5thWomen’s Tennis 26 15 11 0 .577 5-2 L* L 3rdSoftball 51 23 27 1 .461 9-9 --- --- 4thBaseball 47 21 26 0 .447 6-14 L/L*/L/W W/L/L 6thMen’s Outdoor Track 1 0 1 0 .000 --- L* --- 2ndWomen’s Outdoor Track 1 0 1 0 .000 --- L* --- 3rdGolf 0 0 0 0 .000 --- --- --- 2ndtotAls 197 107 89 1 .546 3-8 1-4 overAll totAl 464 240 210 14 .532 9-23 3-8-1

*Star Series (7-16)

The Army West Point A Club is dedicated to supporting the United States Military Academy’s overall mission and the mission of Army Athletics by generating financial support for the purpose of providing an extraordinary Division-I athletic expe-rience that develops leaders of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country.

Below are just a few examples of how the contributions of Army West Point A Club members positively impacted the cadet-athlete experience in the last year.

Department Wide• Expanded athletic opportunities with the addition of the Women’s Lacrosse program and Men’s and Women’s Rugby programs• Expanded the Academic support for cadet-ath-letes by 25% and upgraded training rooms

Baseball & softball• New field covers for Doubleday Field and the Softball Complex

Football• Upgraded sound system in Michie Stadium

golf• Upgrades to the Groves Golf Training Facility

Hockey• Facility and equipment upgrades to Tate Rink

lacrosse• Upgraded video server and network for coaches and cadet-athletes to utilize in preparation for competition

men’s and Women’s soccer• New sod for Clinton Field and purchased a remote camera system for the coaching staff and cadet-athletes to use for film sessions and game preparation

indoor track & Field• New scoreboard for Gillis Field House

volleyball• New training equipment and competition floor in Gillis Field House

ARMY WEST POINT A CLUBHIGHLIGHTS


ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

2014-15 ARMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 15

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSU.S. MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM VISIT

On Aug. 18, 2014, the United States Military Academy hosted USA Basketball’s Men’s National Team as it prepared for teh 2014 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup. In its tour of the Academy, the team visited the West Point Cemetary, witnessed demonstrations at the Combat Water Survival Swim Lab in Arvin Gymnasium and ate lunch with cadets at Washington Hall. The tour continued with a walk to Trophy Point, where the team posed for photos. The day ended with a two-hour practice at Christl Arena, where members of Team USA participated in shooting contests with members of Army West Point’s men’s and women’s basketball teams.

“You walk around this place and you just feel good about being an American. You feel a little bit more proud of being a USA Basketball player or coach. I love West Point. It is the foundation of who I am.” - DuKe meN’s BAsKetBAll coAcH, 1969 West poiNt grADuAte miKe KrZyZeWsKi

“Every time I come back, my appreciation for the Corps of Cadets and what West Point is all about grows. When I come here, I leave with an amazing feeling about the place that people just couldn’t describe.” - espN ANAlyst JAy BilAs

“To see what the cadets’ day-to-day life is like and to see where most of that service starts is pretty amazing. They treated us well the whole day and gave us a huge applause in the Mess Hall. This is a day I’ll remember for a long time.” - golDeN stAte WArriors guArD stepHeN curry

ARMY west point ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

Three individual NCAA champions, a three-time National Invitational Tournament participant, league boxing champion, a three-time soccer All-America selection, a West Point graduate who served as team physician, a West Point graduate who served as head football coach and later Superintendent, an offensive lineman that opened holes for two Heisman Trophy winners and won two national championships and the Academy’s first wrestling All-America choice were among the many accolades of the Army Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2014. The 11th induction class into the Army Sports Hall of Fame included rifleman Chris Abalo, football and wrestling standout John Green, women’s swimming national champion Jennifer Grzbek, boxer Donald Hull, men’s basketball star Jim Oxley, wrestling and football letterwinner Al Paulekas, track and field and cross country extraordinaire Bill Straub, men’s soccer’s Tom Tyree, Dr. John Feagin and former Superintendent Gar Davidson. The Class of 2014 brought the total number of inductees to 109 and encompassed eight sports. The announcement of the Army Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2014 marked the end of a lengthy process that began in the spring. A 10-member selection committee, representing athletic administrators, academic administrators, former West Point athletes, graduates and representatives from the Association of Graduates, began the process of developing a workable list from the thousands of athletes, coaches and administrators that have represented the Academy on the “fields of friendly strife.” Only individuals that graduated from or coached at the Academy and those five years removed from their playing and coaching days are eligible. The eligibility requirement has since been changed to a minimum of 15 years after graduation. Once the selection committee finalized its recommended list, the names were forwarded to West Point’s Athletic Committee for review and ratification before being passed on to Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen for final approval. The honorees were officially inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 10.

TEN SELECTED TO ARMY SPORTS HALL OF FAME

CHRISTOPHER RICHARD ABALOClass of 2008

RifleChris Abalo captured the 2008 NCAA smallbore championship during his senior year, one season after setting the national smallbore prone record.

GARRISON HOLT DAVIDSONClass of 1927

Football/AdministratorGar Davidson earned two varsity letters as a member of the football team and scored the first touchdown in Michie Stadium.

JOHN AUTREY FEAGIN, JR.Class of 1955

Administrator/Swimming & Diving

John Feagin earned two varsity letters as a member of the swimming and diving team.

JOHN FREDERICK GREENClass of 1946

Football/WrestlingArmy posted a 25-2-1 record in John Green’s three seasons and won a pair of national championships. He served as team captain during his senior season.

JENNIFER ANNE GRZBEKClass of 1990

SwimmingA backstroke specialist, Jennifer Grzbek won the 1990 NCAA championship in the 200-yard backstroke.

JAMES EUGENE OXLEYClass of 1970

BasketballJim Oxley helped Army to three consecutive trips to the prestigious National Invitation Tournament, as the Black Knights appeared in 1968, 1969 and 1970.

ALFRED ESPER PAULEKASClass of 1953

Wrestling/FootballAl Paulekas was Army’s first wrestling All-American and placed second in the nation at 177 pounds in 1953.

WILLIAM JAY STRAUBClass of 1964

Cross Country/Track & FieldBill Straub is the lone male runner from Army to capture an NCAA championship, winning the 5,000-meter title in 1964.

THOMAS BURDICK TYREEClass of 1948

SoccerTom Tyree collected three All-America certificates during his sensational soccer career.

DONALD FRANKLIN HULLClass of 1939

BoxingDonald Hull served as team captain during his senior campaign and led the team to a 5-1 mark and a third straight EIBA title.


GYMNASTICSECAC CHAMPION

NCAA PARTICIPANT

MEN’S RUGBYRUGBY EAST CHAMPION

WOMEN’S RUGBYACRA 7s CHAMPION

MEN’S TENNISPATRIOT LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON

CHAMPION

Documents

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS · 2015-08-26 · ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Three Army West Point athletes earned their respective conference’s Scholar-Athlete of