Army ROTC students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon head to the United States Military Academy to compete in a series of skill and team events

Army ROTC students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon head to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, to compete in a series of skill and team events during the “Sandhurst Military Skills Competition.” Missouri S&T’s team is one of only 16 non-military academy teams selected from the 274 Army ROTC programs throughout the country to compete at the event.

Missouri S&T’s Ranger Challenge team qualified for the competition after winning a local qualifying event, and then finishing second in a Midwest regional event. Ranger Challenge is considered the varsity sport of Army ROTC.

“Sandhurst has many challenging events that we will have to overcome as a team in order to do well,” says Dale Crosman, captain of the S&T team. “It takes teamwork and trust in your cadets to your left and right. No single individual can do everything themselves and expect to do well – you have to work with each other.”

The Missouri S&T team will compete at West Point April 29-30. Master Sgt. Kyle Cox, senior instructor of military science at Missouri S&T, is the cadre coach for the team.