2015 Army All-Patriot League Selections Kasey Mccravey
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2 0 1 6 M E D I A G U I D E S O FT B A LL SOFTBALL SINCE ITS START IN 1979, THE ARMY WEST POINT SOFTBALL prOGraM HAS EXCELLED ON AND OFF THE FIELD. THE WEST POINT TRADITION INCLUDES 20 WINNING SEASONS, 781 TOtaL VICTORIES, THREE REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS, EIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES, THREE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES, 22 NFCA ALL-REGION 2000, 2002, 2013 NCAA PARTICIPANTS NCAA 2002, 2013 2000, CERTIFICatES AND ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONOR. @ARMYWP_SOFTBALL 1 SOFTBALL WEST POINT ADMISSIONS Forbes.com ranks West Point as the best public College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program Exam college or university, and the sixth best college or or the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). university of any type in America, while U.S. News & Additionally, you should take a strong college World Report ranks West Point as the best public liberal preparatory program in high school, including arts college in the country. There are approximately four years of English, four years of math (including 12,000 applications each year for less than 1,200 trigonometry), two years of laboratory science, two cadet vacancies. Applicants compete for vacancies years of a foreign language and one year of U.S. and are evaluated in three areas: academics, physical history. aptitude and demonstrated leadership ability. To be medically qualified, you must be in good Cadet vacancies are allocated to each member physical and mental health and pass a medical exam of Congress and to the representatives to Congress administered by the Department of Defense. from Washington, D.C., Guam, the Virgin Islands, To meet physical qualification standards, you Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the Mariana must demonstrate above-average strength, endurance Islands. Many foreign governments are also invited and agility. The West Point Field Force administers a to nominate cadets under a Department of State Physical Aptitude Exam to measure these traits. The program, so the student population at West Point is exam includes: pull-ups for men/flexed arm hang for incredibly diverse. women, basketball throw from the kneeling position, The following is an overview of the first three standing long jump, a 300-yard shuttle run and a two- steps toward gaining admittance to West Point. minute bout of push-ups. Further information regarding the admissions A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WEST POINT process and orientation visits is available by calling APPLY FOR A NOMINATION the Director of Admissions at (845) 938-4041. Should CADET you wish to schedule an official visit, contact the A nomination is the legal authority for West Point Army softball office at (845) 938-2575. Determine if to consider a candidate for admission. Nominations Below is an in-depth look at a typical day at West you meet entrance requirements. are available from every member of Congress and Point for Army co-captains from the representatives to Congress listed above. At Kasey McCravey and Alee Rashenskas. DETERMINE IF YOU MEET ENTRANCE a minimum, you should apply to your two senators, REQUIREMENTS your representative and the Vice President. Nominations are also available, from the KASEY McCRAVEY, SENIOR President, for children of career military personnel, KINESIOLOGY To meet West Point’s minimum entrance and from the Secretary of the Army for enlisted requirements, you must: be at least 17 but not yet 23 soldiers in the Regular Army, Army Reserve or Army 0650 Wake up on the day you enter West Point; be a U.S. citizen at National Guard; for children of deceased or 100% 0700-0715 Breakfast the time you enter (except for foreign cadets as noted disabled veterans; children of persons awarded the 0710 Morning Formation above); not be married or pregnant, nor have a legal Medal of Honor; and students in Army ROTC, Army 0730-0825 Motor control and Learning obligation to support a child or other dependent. Junior ROTC, or Navy, Air Force, or Marine Junior 0950-1045 T/P of Advanced Performance Additionally, you must meet academic, medical ROTC units which have been designated as Honor 1205 Lunch Formation and physical qualifications. To be considered Units with Distinction. 1210-1230 Lunch with the team academically qualified, you should have an above- average high school or college academic record and 1230-1250 Team Mental Game Talk strong performance on the standardized American with Dr. fifer (Wedensday) 1250-1400 Open Hours 1400-1700 Practice 1700-1800 Team Lift 1830-1900 Dinner with the team 1930-2200 Homework 2230 Bedtime ALEE RASHENSKAS, JUNIOR Law & Legal Studies 0640 Wake up 0650-0705 Breakfast 0710 Morning Formation 0840-0935 Law of Armed Conflict 0950-1045 Systems Modeling and Design 1100-1155 Criminal Law 1205 Lunch Formation 1210-1230 Lunch with the team 1230-1250 Team Mental Game Talk with Dr. fifer (Wedensday) 1250-1345 Open Hours 1400-1700 Practice 1700-1800 Team Lift 1830-1900 Dinner with the team 1930-2230 Homework Upon taking the oath, West Point graduates are commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants in the United States Army. 2300 Bedtime 2 @ARMYWP_SOFTBALL SOFTBALL SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS WEST POINT QUICK Facts U.S. Military ACADEMY Location ............................................................ West Point, NY 10996 West Point Admissions ......................................................................2 Founded .....................................................................March 16, 1802 Softball Quick Facts ...........................................................................3 Enrollment ..................................................................................4,400 Army Softball Complex ......................................................................4 Superintendent ...................................... Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr. Facilities ......................................................................................... 5-7 Athletic Director .............................................................Boo Corrigan About the Academy ..................................................................... 8-11 Nickname .......................................................................Black Knights Women at West Point .....................................................................12 Colors .................................................................Black, Gold and Gray Distinguished Graduates .................................................................13 Field .......................................................Army Softball Complex (500) Why West Point? ....................................................................... 14-17 Conference .................................................................. Patriot League Academy Administration .................................................................18 Director of Athletics ........................................................................19 SOFTBALL Information Head Coach .............................Michelle DePolo (Georgian Court ’03) THE 2016 Black Knights Office Phone ............................................................... (845) 938-4443 Head Coach Michelle DePolo .................................................... 20-21 Record at Army ................................................ 179-147-1 (6 seasons) Assistant Coaches ............................................................................22 Career Record .................................................. 179-147-1 (6 seasons) Roster Breakdown ...........................................................................24 Assistant Coaches ................................Jessie Bryant (Providence ‘13) TV/Radio Roster ...............................................................................25 ...................................................................... Gina McCool (Rider ‘14) Meet the Black Knights .............................................................. 26-38 Officer Representative ..........................................Col. Deb McDonald Career Highs .............................................................................. 39-40 PARTICIPANTS NCAA 2002, 2013 2000, 2015 Record ........................................................................... 23-27-1 2015 Patriot League Record ..................................................9-9 (4th) 2015 Season IN REVIEW Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................... 13/10 2015 Final Statistics ................................................................... 42-44 Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................. 7/3 Patriot League Wrapup ....................................................................45 Pitchers Returning/Lost ................................................................. 3/0 About the Patriot League ................................................................46 First Year of Varsity Softball .........................................................1979 2015 Patriot League Final Statistics ........................................... 47-48 NCAA Tournament Appearances ........................3 (2000, 2002, 2013) ATHLETIC Communications History AND Records Senior Associate AD/Athletic Communications ................Bob Beretta Hall of Fame (McCabe & Robbins) ............................................. 50-51 Assistant Director/Softball Contact ......................................Ally Keirn History of Army Softball ............................................................ 52-54 Office Phone ..............................................................