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^Ijexas A&M’s Ranger Challenge
are ^Sn tailed by one point to capture
•olicvjjseanid straight title win in the
minis®! ROTC Region’s Ranger Chal-
i' enge competition held from March
18-1^0 at Ft. Riley, Sgt. Maj. Larry
ie to®dand said.
nj.i®'he team, which consists of nine
JjdBy ROTC cadets, scored 85 points
Correction
I In Wednesday’s Battalion, art-
lork with a story about Aggie-
Hon incorrectly was attributed to
jasan C. Akin. The artwork actu-
lly was done by Otto Cord ray,
lie of the guests at AggieCon.
“The team gives the cadets a chance to showcase their
skills and show the cadre in the military science depart
ment what they can do. ”
— Sgt. Maj. Larry Kirkland, AScM Corps adviser
at of a possible 100, while Texas
isdan University came in first
nd di'^istig
!dn # ith 86, Kirkland said.
II forirhe team w as tested on eight
rolibat skills that they learned in
ftM'C. They were tested on build-
■ arope bridge, a grenade assault
r B rse anc l a weapons-assembly test
,M ltitli the M-10 rille and M-60 ma-
• :hiiiegun.
®lso required on the test was qual-
fyingwith the M-16, an army physi-
fitness test, an orienteering
:olrse, a 10K run and conducting a
nnaissance patrol. The run and
ipatrol were worth 20 points and
^■the other events were worth 10,
\ (irkland said.
| Klay Sumner, a sophomore politi-
al science major and team me-
] Bber, said, “It gives us a chance for
1 ome high-speed training dealing
s vitli military skills that w'e don’t al-
va\- have time for in military sci-
' inte. Plus it’s fun.”
\ BCirkland said, “The team gives
; he cadets a chance to showcase their
j Bis and show' the cadre in the mili-
■l B- science department what they
j an do.”
I B&M was one of 10 teams that
competed at FT. Riley. Five brigades
are in the Third ROTC Region and
each brigade sent two teams. A&M
and TCU are both from the second
brigade. The Third ROTC Region
consists of Texas, Alabama, Arkan
sas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida and
Puerto Rico, Kirkland said.
The team placed first in the weap
ons assembly, the orienteering
course and the patrol events. Even
though the standings are posted af
ter each event, the team did not
know how well it was doing because
they weren’t allowed to look at the
scoreboard, Kirkland said.
“I don’t let the team look at the
board because I don’t want them to
relax,” he said. “I want them to do
their best on every event. Our goal
was not to w'in every event, but to do
our best and hopefully place in the
top three at least.”
The team has been practicing for
this event since the beginning of the
1987 fall semester. The members
practiced from 3:30 p.m. until 6
p.m. every day and did physical
training, which consisted of push
ups, sit-ups and running, every
morning for an hour.
The team also practiced every
weekend except for two in the
spring semester. The team was ad
vised during practice by 2nd Lt.
Dawn Simmons, a member of last
year’s championship team, Kirkland
said.
“She really helped them learn
their stuff and helped get them re
ady for Ft. Riley,” he said. “She was
out there every day helping them
and doing the same things they
were, not just supervising. She is
very motivated and was a team mem
ber last year, so she knows how to
handle herself.”
The team members are team cap
tain Rob Flarris, a junior recreations
and parks major; Bryce Reeves, a ju
nior industrial distribution major;
Steve Peck, a senior speech commu
nications major, and Brian Mat
thews, a senior physical education
major.
Other members of the rigorous
team are Clay Sumner, a sophomore
political science major; Eric Layne, a
sophomore industrial distribution
major; Chad Keith, a sophomore
general studies major; Christine
Lyle, a sophomore elementary edu
cation major, and Johnny Fiester, a
freshman sociology major.
“Hester is the first freshman to
ever compete in Ranger Challenge
and he did very well,” Kirkland said.
All the members are army ROTC
cadets — one of the requirements
for trying out for the team.
The sport is not recognized at this
time by the National Collegiate Ath
letic Association. However, the cadet
command in Ft. Monore, Va. is try
ing to influence the NCAA to recog
nize the event. There is not a na
tional meet as of yet, but there are
plans for a national meet next year,
Kirkland said.
The team’s main concerns now
are maintaining their present status
and getting new members involved,
Kirkland said.
Clay Sumner, a sophomore political science major,
assembles an M-16 rifle and an M-60 machine gun
simultaneously, while team captain Rob Harris,
left, a junior recreation and parks major, and ad-
Photo by Lucinda Orr
viser Sgt. Maj. Larry Kirkland watch and time him.
This was one of the eight events in which the team
competed. The team won the event and took sec
ond place overall.
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