Army West Point Athletics
This Week In Army Athletics
October 28, 2013 | General
Oct. 23, 2013
Dear Friends,
It was a week full of streaks. The men's soccer, sprint football and volleyball teams added wins to their victory runs, while the men's cross country team snapped an important streak, defeating Navy for the first time since 2008.
Firstie Ricardo Galindo led Army to a 26-29 win against the Mids at the West Point Golf Course last Friday. It was the second straight year Ricardo won the individual race, becoming our first multiple winner since 2005. For his efforts, he was named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week.
Following the cross country events, we are 3-1 this fall versus Navy and 5-1 overall against our service academy rivals. The next chance to add to our winning ways comes this Saturday when the sprint football team hosts the Mids at Shea Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Not only is the gold star on the line, but after the team's 57-0 win over Princeton on Saturday, the College Sprint Football League championship is up for grabs. Mark West's squad is 6-0 this season and has won 13 straight games dating back to last season.
The volleyball team is also on a roll, extending its winning streak to six matches after a 3-0 win at Holy Cross on Saturday. Olivia Fairfield earned her third straight Patriot League Rookie of the Week award for her performances in two wins against the Crusaders. Olivia had a season-best five service aces and seven kills in Tuesday's win. She followed that with a six-kill, two-block effort on Saturday. The team is now 8-1 in league play and is tied for first with American, one-half game ahead of Colgate.
The men's soccer team was 2-0 this past week and has now won six straight matches. The team's 11-1-1 start is the best in program history, and its 5-0 Patriot League record is just win one shy of matching the program record for conference victories. Plebe Alex Jaroscak scored the game-winner in last Saturday's 2-1 overtime victory over American, while plebes Ethan Spivack and Nick Williams both scored in Tuesday's 2-0 win at Central Connecticut. Goalkeeper Winston Boldt registered his 10th shutout of the season, breaking the Academy single-season standard. Plebe Tanner Vosvick was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week after recording a penalty-kick goal and assisting on the game-winning tally versus the Eagles. It was his second straight award and the team's fifth of the season.
On the football front, we found out that the kickoff time for the game at Air Force on Nov. 2 is noon ET, which is 10 a.m. in Colorado. The game will be televised live by ESPNU.
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Cross Country
- Firstie captain Ricardo Galindo claimed his second consecutive Army-Navy Star Meet individual crown en route to leading the Black Knights to a 26-29 victory over the rival Midshipmen. Galindo snapped the tape for the second straight year, becoming Army's first multi-race winner in nearly a decade.
- Galindo is Army's first two-time winner since Phil Sakala won a pair of individual trophies in 2003 and 2005. Navy's Andrew Hanko is the annual meet's most recent multiple winner after winning back-to-back blue ribbons in 2009 and 2010.
- Firstie Kendall Ward led from the front throughout the race and would finish third overall, crossing the line in 24:45.27. Cow Cody Barger followed in fifth (24:54.32), while Josh Ecker (eighth; 25:07.14), Trevor Lafontaine (ninth; 25:10.28), Matt Bearden (11th; 25:18.24) and Nathan Fisher (14th; 25:32.59) rounded out the Black Knight scorers.
- Army's win ends Navy's Star Meet winning streak at four. The Midshipmen maintain an all-time lead at 46-29-1 in a series that dates back to 1937. Army's three-point win is its largest margin of victory since a 25-30 win in 2003.
- Taking the course just minutes after the men's team defeated Navy, Army women's cross country used the momentum to keep things tight but the Midshipmen would prevail, 24-31.
- Competing in her first Army-Navy Star Meet, yearling Madison Hill led the Black Knights for the third time in 2013. Hill led from the front for the entire 6K race but was by less than three seconds in the final stretch. Hill crossed the line in 20:34.40.
- Firstie Katie Collins finished fifth overall with a time of 20:44.54, breaking up a three-pack of Navy runners. Army claimed spots seven through nine as plebe Nicole Carter (21:21.18), cow Emily Buck (21:22.48) and yearling Lindsay Gabow (21:24.12) finished less than three seconds apart.
- Cow Katrina Mecklenburg placed 12th with a time of 21:47.54 and firstie captain Liz O'Donnell crossed the line 13th (21:50.06) to round out the Army scorers.
- The Army-Navy meet marked the final regular-season competition for the Black Knights. Army will compete next at the Patriot League Championships, slated for Nov. 2 at Lafayette. The Black Knight men finished fourth at last season's conference meet.
Football (3-5)
- Army played its first of two games this season at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field, losing to Temple, 33-14.
- Quarterback Kelvin White came on in relief of an injured Angel Santiago and accounted for both of Army's touchdowns. White threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to firstie Patrick Laird and scored on a one-yard rush.
- The Black Knights were hampered by four turnovers, two fumbles and two interceptions.
- Fullback Larry Dixon led the team with 84 yards on 16 carries.
- Plebe wide receiver Xavier Moss caught five passes for 40 yards.
- Defensively, firstie linebacker Colby Miller made a career-high 16 tackles.
- Firstie linebacker Justin Trimble intercepted his second pass of the season.
- The Black Knights are off until traveling to service-academy rival Air Force on Nov. 2. Kickoff is set for noon ET and will be broadcast live by ESPNU.
Golf
- Army did not compete this week. The Black Knights wrap up the fall portion of their schedule. Army will travel to the Pacific Invitational in Stockton, Calif., starting Oct. 31.
Hockey (0-1-0, 0-0-0 AHA)
- Army has not played since its season opener at Penn State on Oct. 11. The Black Knights are back on the ice this Saturday at Merrimack. Face-off in North Andover, Mass., is set for 7:05 p.m.
Rifle (2-1, 1-1 GARC)
- Army defeated Coast Guard last Saturday in its lone home match of the fall season. The Black Knights outshot the Bears in both smallbore and air rifle en route to a 4624-4367 victory.
- Army swept the top 10 spots in both disciplines. Plebe Marvin Lewis earned medalist honors in air rifle with a 588, and firstie Michael Matthews was the high shooter in smallbore (582). It was the second time this season that Matthews earned medalist honors in smallbore. Lewis's mark of 588 in air rifle tied Army's top individual performance of the season.
- The Black Knights face a stern test Saturday when they travel to Great American Rifle Conference rival and defending NCAA champion West Virginia.
Men's Soccer (11-1-1, 5-0 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights ran their winning streak to six matches with a pair of victories this past week. Army improved to 5-0 in the league play with a 2-1 overtime win against American and scored a 2-0 win at Central Connecticut on Tuesday in the team's final non-conference match.
- Plebe midfielder Alex Jaroscak scored the game-winning goal in the 95th minute against the Eagles. Army is just one victory short of matching its record for Patriot League victories.
- Goalkeeper Winston Boldt tallied his Academy-record 10th shutout of the season in Tuesday's non-conference win.
- Plebe forwards Ethan Spivack and Nick Williams scored for the Black Knights, while cow back Sean Mogan contributed an assist.
- Army's 11 wins in its first 13 matches is the best start in Academy history.
- Plebes have scored eight of the team's 11 game-winning goals.
- The Black Knights return to Clinton Field for their final home game on Saturday, Oct. 26., when they battle Lehigh in a Patriot League match scheduled for 7 p.m.
Women's Soccer (5-7-3, 1-3-2 Patriot League)
- Army fell to Lehigh, 1-0, in its lone match last week.
- Firstie Kimberly An booted a game-high 11 shots, four in the final four minutes of action, with two on goal and another hitting the post.
- An continues to rank among the Patriot League leaders in scoring (12 points) and goals (5).
- The Black Knights are still in the running for one of six berths to the Patriot League Tournament. Army is at Holy Cross Wednesday and visits Lafayette Saturday before hosting Navy in the regular-season finale on Nov. 1.
Sprint Football (6-0, 6-0 CSFL)
- The Black Knights extended their winning streak to 13 games with a 57-0 home victory over Princeton.
- Plebe quarterback Mitch Wear completed 10-of-14 passes for 125 yards while tossing his first two touchdowns for Army, and sophomore quarterback Sean McGivney had 34 yards and his first-career touchdown on 3-of-4 passing.
- Plebe running back Nick Brickous carried the ball seven times for 45 yards and a touchdown, while yearling back Ryan Hinkley crossed the goal line for the first time in his career on a three-yard run.
- Yearling wide receiver Austin Roehl caught six passes for 84 yards while hauling in the first touchdown of his career, and cow receiver Fernando Weiner and yearling wide out Othie Freeny each had the first touchdown catches of their respective careers.
- On the defensive side of the ball, yearling defensive back Kalaukoa Labonta returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown, and yearling Christian Considine and plebe Erik Mullins also came away with interceptions. Firstie defensive end Joe Williams blocked a punt.
- Army's win set up a winner-take-all showdown with arch-rival Navy on Oct. 26. Kickoff at Shea Stadium is set for 2 p.m. The winner of Saturday's game will claim the Collegiate Sprint Football League championship.
Men's Swimming & Diving (2-0, 1-0 Patriot League)
- The swimming and diving teams found success of the University of Massachusetts at Crandall Pool last Saturday. The Army men captured a victory with a 197-97 decision over the Minutemen.
- Army captured 11 of 13 events, sweeping the top three spots in four and going one-two in two others, before swimming exhibition over the final three events.
- Double winners Will Viana, Casey Woudenberg and triple winner Chris Szekely set the pace for the Black Knights. Woudenberg touched first in the 1000 freestyle (9:52.16) and the 500 free, leading an Army sweep in his second race
- Szekely led Army in three events including the 100, 200 and 50 freestyle events for a sweep with a time of 1:42.92 in the 200 and 21.22 in the 50. The yearling finished first in the 100 free with a time of 47.66
- Viana also led a three-man sweep in the 200 butterfly, touching the wall at 1:54.28. Viana contributed a time of 1:54.42 in his second race, the 200 backstroke, which was good enough for the gold.
- Joining the winners' circle were Colin Kanzari in the 200 breast (2:06.48), Kenneth Yacynyth, who led an Army sweep in the 100 back (52.37), Joon Chung in the 100 breast (58.15) and Sam Mo in the 100 fly (51.07).
- Josh Urnezis rounded out the men's meet taking second-place off of both boards. Urnezis earned 262.42 off the one-meter board and 217.13 off the three-meter.
- Army returns to action in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 26, for its first road meet versus Connecticut.
Women's Swimming & Diving (2-1, 0-1 Patriot League)
- The Black Knight women's team captured their first win over Massachusetts since the 2005-06 start of the series with a 163-137 decision.
- Army was able to capture first-place victories in eight events, including both sprint medley relays, which helped put the Black Knights on top.
- Plebe Megan Grier set the pace for the first Army victory of the meet in 200 free for the women's team touching the wall at 1:53.52.
- Ariana Bullard recorded two first-place finishes. Bullard stood alone for Army in the 200 fly touching the wall at 2:04.93 and added another first-place in the 100 fly (2:04.93).
- Classmates Kelly Hamilton and Danielle Nuszkowski also played a major role in Arm's win. Hamilton won her respective race in the 100 back with a time of 58.82 and added a second-place finish in the 200 back (2:07.02). Nuszkowski took silver in both long distance races, with a time of 10:28.64 in the 1000 free and 5:10.02 in the 500 free.
- Molly Mucciarone and Natalie Beale topped off the first victory over Massachusetts with wins of their own. Molly finished with a time of 24.53 in the 50 free while Beale touched the wall at 2:06.98 in the 200 back.
- Army returns to action in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 26, for its first road meet versus Connecticut.
Men's Tennis
- After a first-round bye and a pair of gutsy wins, firstie men's tennis team captain Asika Isoh's run at Yale-hosted ITA Regional Championships came to a close on Sunday afternoon. Isoh was knocked off by Cornell's Chris Vrabel in straight sets.
- Isoh, making his deepest run of his career into the tournament, fell to Vrabel in the Round of 16, 6-2, 6-0. Vrabel entered Sunday afternoon's match winning three consecutive matches in straight sets before eliminating Isoh.
- Isoh was the lone remaining Black Knight competing at the annual indoor fall tournament.
- Army's season will continue this upcoming weekend at the Lehigh Fall Championships, Oct. 26-27 in Bethlehem, Pa.
Women's Tennis
- Six Army women's tennis players competed at the USTA/ITA regional championships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., from Thursday to Sunday. Firstie co-captain Jamila Paul took part in the singles main draw in which she collected two wins over players from Seton Hall and Quinnipiac on Saturday. Paul made it to the round of 32 singles before falling to Columbia's Kanika Vaidya (6-0, 6-1).
- Paul also teamed up with sophomore teammate Brenna Keller as the 39th seeded team for the main draw doubles competition. The Black Knight duo collected two wins over teams from Penn and UConn before falling to a tandem from Dartmouth.
Volleyball (11-8, 8-1 Patriot League)
- The Black Knights picked up a victory on the road over Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday. Army swept the Crusaders in three sets, defeating their Patriot League rival for the second time since Tuesday.
- Firstie middle blocker Megan Wilton led the Black Knights with 11 kills and a .308 average hitting percentage. With six kills in 11 attempts, freshman middle blocker Olivia Fairfield made no errors and hit for a .545 percentage.
- Defensively the Black Knights outnumbered the Crusaders with six total blocks and held them to a .139 hitting percentage and three blocks. Firstie co-captain libero D.J. Phee led all players with 15 digs, while sophomore setter Vanessa Edwards added 36 assists.
- Army has won six straight matches and currently stands tied for first with American. The 8-1 Black Knights and Eagles are one-half game ahead of Colgate.
- The Black Knights are on the road this weekend, facing Bucknell on Friday and Lehigh on Saturday.
