USMA Announces Military Skills Competition Winners

WEST POINT, NY – The U.S. Military Academy Black team won the 2019 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition. USMA Black was followed by second place finisher USMA Company D2 and third place finisher University of North Georgia ROTC.

Other award winners include:

The Tom Surdyke Leadership Award for best squad leader was awarded to Cadet Adam Josephson from the Virginia Military Institute.

The University of North Georgia won the Sandhurst ROTC Cup award as to the first place ROTC team for the second straight year.

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Blue won the Sandhurst International Cup.

Hosted by West Point since 1967, the competition encompasses 49 teams representing 13 international military academies, 16 Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs and four U.S. service academies that compete in a rigorous 27-mile course to test individual and squad mastery of military skills.

“The Sandhurst competition teaches cadets the mental and physical toughness, the relentlessness and the discipline that’s necessary to work as a team to accomplish the mission,” said Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, U.S. Military Academy Superintendent. “It also strengthens relationships with our allies and partners to foster multi-national cohesion and interoperability while showcasing the tenacity and grit of future military leaders from across the world.”

International Teams: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand and United Kingdom Red and Blue.

ROTC Teams: University of Delaware, Florida State University, Creighton University, Central State University, Marquette State University, University of Hawaii, Austin Peay State University, Utah Valley University, California Polytechnic State University, Virginia Military Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Tarleton State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Lehigh University, University of North Georgia, and Edinboro University.

Service Academies: U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

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