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2014 15 AAA Annualreport.Pdf A MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS BOO CORRIGAN 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 ODIA Mission To 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 2014-15 ARMY WEST POINT ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 3 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Three Army West Point athletes earned JUNTA EARNS An Economics major from West Harrison, their respective conference’s ACADEMIC N.Y., Ricciardi shows a 3.42 cumulative Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor. ALL-AMERICA grade point average. He has started all HONORS eight games at linebacker and is among Olivia Nardone – Rifle (GARC) Lisa Junta was named Army West Point’s leading tacklers. to the Women’s Track & Alex Van Velzer – Men’s Tennis (Patriot Lisa JUnta League) Field/Cross Country Capi- Drummond, an Economics major from Will Viana – Men’s Swimming & Diving tal One Academic All-America third team. Rochester, N.Y., has a 3.68 grade point av- (Patriot League) erage and has three tackles for loss and The Springfield, Va., native graduated one quarterback sack. BARTA NAMED TO from the Academy in May with a 4.14 cu- ACADEMIC mulative grade point average as a Life Sci- BOLDT EARNS ALL-AMERICA TEAM ence major. She will attend Mayo Medical SCHOLAR Senior swimmer Kristen School in the fall. ALL-AMERICA Barta earned selection to SELECTION This is the final of a plethora of academic KRISTEN BARTA the Capital One Academic Army West Point men’s honors for Junta, who was named to the soccer senior goalkeeper All-America At-Large third WinstON BOLDT team. Academic All-Patriot League for track and Winston Boldt was named field and cross country and landed on the to the Scholar All-America second team by The recognition marked Barta’s second Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the National Soccer Coaches Association consecutive All-America nod and she be- both sports. of America (NSCAA). came the first in Army West Point swim- ming and diving history to receive the dis- In 2013, she was named to the CoSIDA Ac- Boldt carried a 3.546 grade point average tinction multiple times. ademic All-District first team and has twice as an International Relations and Portu- been named to the United States Track & guese double major. In August, he was se- Barta, who hails from Oconomowoc, Wis., Field and Cross Country Coaches Associa- lected to a leadership position within the was named to the Academic All-District tion (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team. U.S. Corps of Cadets and currently serves squad in mid May and earned All-Patriot as deputy brigade commander, which League honors for the third time in her ca- She holds the Army West Point indoor track ranks second in command behind the first reer in February. She has also earned Patri- & field record in the 5000m run with a time captain. ot League Academic Honor Roll accolades of 16:31.03, checking in at No. 2 in the in- during all four years. door mile run and indoor 3000m run. She’s Boldt finished with eight shutouts in 2014, also found her way into the record book in to go along with an .830 goals against av- Since her freshman year, Barta has been three events in outdoor competition. erage and an .812 save percentage. He re- named to the Dean’s List and for every eli- corded a clean sheet in the Patriot League gible semester she has been named a Dis- DRUMMOND AND Quarterfinals at third-seeded American on tinguished Cadet. This past fall, she earned RICCIARDI Nov. 11, marking five saves in regulation the Superintendent’s Award which is grant- GARNER ACADEMIC and overtime against the Eagles before ed to the top five percent of the class. ALL-DISTRICT PRAISE denying a penalty kick to help the Black Army West Point Knights to a 4-3 win in the penalty kick At the 2015 Patriot League Champion- JOE DRUMMOND linebacker shootout. ships, Barta clocked a career-best time in Stephen Ricciardi and de- the 200 IM. She placed 10th with a time fensive lineman Joe Drummond were of 2:06.04 moving her to the No. 9 posi- named to the Capital One Academic All- tion on Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list. In District football first team. total, Barta ranks in the Top 10 list for four 2014-15 ACADEMIC AWARD different events including the 200 IM (No. Ricciardi and Drummond were selected for WINNERS the honor by a national panel of sports in- Cadet Sport Team 9), 200 free (No. 5), 500 free (No. 9) and in Kristen Barta Swimming (At-large) All-America the 200 breast (No. 2). formation directors. Lisa Junta Track & Field (At-large) All-America Joe Drummond Football All-District Stephen Ricciardi Football All-District Ricciardi and Drummond, both seniors, Winston Boldt Soccer Scholar were among the 25 players selected as All-America District 1 winners. 2014-15 ARMY WEST POINT ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 3 ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS BASEBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — CONTINUED Overall Record ......................................... 21-26 Overall Record .......................................... 15-15 OTHER NOTABLE HONORS Patriot League Record ...................... 6-14 (6th) Patriot League Record ..................... 6-12 (10th) Kelsey minato Yearling guard ► WBCA All-Region 1 All-pAtriot leAgue plAyers ► All-Metropolitan New York first team All-pAtriot leAgue plAyers second team: Tanner Plomb First team: ► ECAC Division I All-Star second team Mark McCants (OF) third team: Kyle Wilson second team: Ben Smith (C) Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (1-1) Army West poiNt vs. NAvy (0-3) Jan. 10 ...................... Navy 53, at Army West Point 50 Army WEST POINt vs. NAvy (1-3) Jan. 10 ...................... Navy 75, at Army West Point 60 Feb. 7 ...................... Army West Point 58, at Navy 46* April 25 ........................ Navy 2, at Army West Point 1 Feb. 7 ...................... at Navy 67, Army West Point 59* *Star Game Navy 5, at Army West Point 3 March 3 .................
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