Army Black Knights
Army Black Knights | |
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University | United States Military Academy |
Conference | Patriot League (primary) Independent (football) ECAC (men's gymnastics) Atlantic Hockey (men's ice hockey) GARC (rifle) NIRA (women's rugby) Rugby East (men's rugby) CSFL (sprint football) EIWA (wrestling) NCA (cheerleading) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Mike Buddie |
Location | West Point, New York, U.S. |
Football stadium | Michie Stadium |
Basketball arena | Christl Arena |
Baseball stadium | Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field |
Other venues | Gillis Field House Tate Rink |
Mascot | Mule |
Nickname | Black Knights |
Fight song | On, Brave Old Army Team |
Colors | Black, gold, and gray[1] |
Website | www |
The Army Black Knights are the athletic teams that represent the United States Military Academy, located in West Point, New York. In sports, the teams are commonly referred to as Army.
The Black Knights compete at the
Three of the
History
Since 1899, Army's
U.S. sports media use Army as a synonym for the academy. In 2015, the academy adopted this usage formally, referring to its sports programs as Army West Point.[7]
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Athletic programs
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Lacrosse |
Football | Rugby |
Golf | Soccer |
Gymnastics | Softball |
Ice hockey | Swimming and diving |
Lacrosse | Tennis |
Rugby | Track and field† |
Soccer | Volleyball |
Sprint football | |
Swimming and diving | |
Tennis | |
Track and field† | |
Wrestling | |
Co-ed sport | |
Rabble Rousers (Cheerleading and Dance) | |
Rifle | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor |
Football
As of the upcoming 2024 season, Army will be a football-only member of the
Men's golf
The men's golf team has won 21 conference championships:
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (9): 1982–88, 1989 (spring), 1989 (fall)[11]
- Patriot League (11): 1991–93, 1994 (spring), 1994 (fall), 1995, 2002, 2004–05, 2011, 2016, 2019[12]
Men's ice hockey
Every year, Army faces the
Men's rugby
Army rugby plays
Army has one of the most successful
Men's soccer
Army won the Division 1-A rugby national championship in XVs in 2022, defeating St. Mary's of California, 20-8. The team defeated three perennial powerhouses in a row by earlier defeating both Life University and Lindenwood University in the tournament.
Wrestling
The Army Black Knights Wrestling team host home dual meets, tournaments, workout, and practice in the state of the art facility Arvin Gymnasium on campus. The team currently competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) since Army is a member of the non-wrestling Patriot League.
In 2014, Kevin Ward, a former Oklahoma State All-American, was named the new head coach of Army wrestling. In 2010, Ward started the Ouachita Baptist University wrestling program, the first NCAA wrestling program in Arkansas.
Non-varsity sports
Boxing
In intercollegiate competition, both the men's and women's boxing teams compete in the National Collegiate Boxing Association, though the women's team was part of the United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association from 2013 until 2015. The men's team won the national NCBA tournament from 2008 to 2011, from 2013 to 2014, and from 2016 to 2019; the women's team won the first-ever USIBA women's championship in 2013 (also the very first national collegiate women's boxing tournament in the U.S.), won again in 2014, and won the NCBA championship in 2017 and 2018.
Handball
The Army handball team is the most successful college handball team. They have at least 37 men and 23 women National Championship titles.
Awards
- Lt. Raymond Enners Award (national men's lacrosse award; named for a member of the Class of 1967)
- Maggie Dixon Award (national women's basketball rookie coach award; named for Army women's basketball coach)
- NCAA Award of Valor:
- 2007 — Derek Hines (Class of 2003), who demonstrated valor in Afghanistan before being killed there.
- 2008 — Emily Perez (Class of 2005), who died after an improvised explosive device exploded near her vehicle in Iraq and whose U.S. Army unit recognized her for her leadership after her death.
- NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award:
- 1967 — Dwight D. Eisenhower (football)
- 1973 — Omar Bradley (baseball)
Hall of Fame
For a list of members by name, sport, class year, or induction year, see footnote[18] The Army Sports
See also
- Military World Games
- List of college athletic programs in New York#Division I
- United States Military Academy grounds and facilities#Athletic facilities
- List of sportspeople educated at the United States Military Academy
Footnotes
- ^ Army Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "National Collegiate Paintball Association —". ncpapaintball.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Army Mules". GoArmyWestPoint.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Edson, James (1954). The Black Knights of West Point. New York: Bradbury & Sayles.
- ^ "Army plans games for home gridiron". The New York Times. January 15, 1947. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Army West Point Quick Facts". GoArmyWestPoint.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "'Army West Point': New logo highlights sports rebrand". Army Times. April 14, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ^ "Alma Mater & Fight Songs". GoArmyWestPoint.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Crowley and Guinzburg, pp. 243–245.
- ^ Lapointe, Joe (September 8, 2005). "Notre Dame and Army to Wake Up the Echoes". New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ "MAAC Men's and Women's Golf Championships History". Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "Golf". GoArmySports.com. Army Sports Properties. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "About the Army-RMC Rivalry". GoArmyWestPoint.com. January 19, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ISBN 0-446-53018-2), page 234. Warner Books, 2002.
- College Premier Division
- ^ Rugby Mag, Army Beats Air Force, November 2, 2012, http://www.rugbymag.com/college-premier-league-/6290-army-beats-air-force.html Archived January 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- College rugby
- ^ a b For the 2004 induction year, go to "Hall of Fame". GoArmyWestPoint.com. Army West Point. Retrieved April 6, 2017., select "By Induction Year", press the black "Sort" icon (which will then produce a list of members by induction year (starting with the most recent year), and then scroll down to the bottom (for the first group of inductees, the Class of 2004).
- ^ "Army Sports Hall of Fame". GoARMYsports.com. Army Sports Properties. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.