{"id":27004,"date":"2019-03-14T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=27004"},"modified":"2019-03-14T03:27:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T08:27:10","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-rotc-ranger-challenge-team-heading-to-prestigious-west-point-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/03\/14\/austin-peay-state-university-rotc-ranger-challenge-team-heading-to-prestigious-west-point-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University ROTC Ranger Challenge team heading to prestigious West Point competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin Peay State University (APSU)<\/h2>\n

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Ranger Challenge team will be one of 16 ROTC teams to compete next month at West Point\u2019s Sandhurst 2019, the world\u2019s premier academy-level military skills competition.<\/p>\n

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The Austin Peay State University Ranger Challenge Team. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Austin Peay team qualified for the April 12th-13th, 2019 competition by excelling at November\u2019s Bold Warrior Challenge at Fort Knox, Kentucky.<\/p>\n

APSU will compete against schools such as Virginia Military Institute, Johns Hopkins University and Florida State University, against 14 teams from other countries and against teams from four U.S. service academies.<\/p>\n

Ranger Challenge Team Reaction<\/h3>\n
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Austin Peay State University’s ROTC cadets train for the Sandhurst competition, which will be April 12th-13th at West Point, New York. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Sandhurst gives Austin Peay cadets a chance to prove they can compete with the best in the world, said Daniel Cole, assistant team captain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re able to display and be proud of the ROTC program at Austin Peay,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will display what our cadets can do, that we do have strong cadets here who are mentally tough and give Austin Peay a good name.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team trained hard for the qualifying event at Fort Knox, said team captain Steven Price. \u201cWe trained well all semester, and that got us a seat at the Sandhurst.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cadet Brandon Dickinson said he\u2019s ready to prove Austin Peay\u2019s resolve.<\/p>\n

[320left]\u201cNot a lot of cadets get the opportunity to go, so possibly being one of the 11 cadets here at Austin Peay to be able to participate in the event is just really exciting,\u201d he said. \u201cTo be challenged with such a physically demanding as well as a mentally demanding event will test my resolve. I\u2019m really excited about the opportunity to see about who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cadet Kylie Head agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething that is exciting to me about this competition is to be one of the only females to compete. It\u2019s a lot of pressure, obviously, but it\u2019s exciting to be able to push myself, push my body, to see what it\u2019s capable of hanging up there with all the guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

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