Athletic Program
The athletic program at West Point is respected throughout the nation. It includes 24 intercollegiate teams, competitive clubs, and intramural sports, for men and women. Army football teams attract national interest by playing teams in Conference USA such as Tulane, Cincinnati, Louisville and Southern Mississippi. There are also the traditional encounters against Air Force and Navy. Army basketball, wrestling, hockey, track, baseball, soccer and lacrosse have gained their share of regional and national recognition.
Normally, you compete twice a week in intramurals. This program gives cadets an opportunity to build leadership, strength, coordination and endurance. You also get a chance to blow off steam and have a little fun in intramurals.
Every athletic facility you can think if is available for your use at West Point. Many of these facilities compare favorably with those found in the nation's top colleges and universities. Michie Stadium is the home of the Army football team with a seating capacity of over 39,000. There are capacity crowds throughout the fall season. Holleder Center houses 5,000-seat Christl Arena for basketball and 2,400-seat Tate Rink for hockey competition. The Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center, which features five gymnasiums and three swimming pools, begins a major renovation soon. It features Crandall Pool, an Olympic size 50-meter pool. There are numerous special purpose rooms for squash, handball, racquetball, wrestling and weight training. Gillis Field House is used for varsity and intramural indoor track competition. There is an all-weather outdoor track oval and football field at the renovated Shea Stadium complex that is used for daylight and evening competitive events. Lichtenstein Indoor Tennis Complex is the newest of the athletic facilities at West Point. There is also pistol and rifle ranges, numerous outdoor tennis courts, a ski slope and an 18-hole golf course, which has also been redesigned.
Summer Academic Program for High School Juniors
West Point conducts the Invitational Academic Workshop (IAW) for high school juniors going into their senior year. It is a fast-paced program of academic workshops, military training, physical fitness training and intramural athletics conducted during the second or third week in June each year. West Point cadets serve as squad leaders for all aspects of the week-long workshop. 400 high school juniors can attend the workshop each year from an applicant pool of approximately 800-1000 annually.
Students interested in the IAW should e-mail admissions@www.usma.edu?subject=Requesting IAW application from web USMA admissions, and request to be entered in the Invitational Academic Workshop candidate database. All high school juniors in the Invitational Academic Workshop candidate database on February 1st will automatically be mailed an application for the upcoming summer's IAW. High school juniors interested in the IAW who contact West Point between February 1st and April 1st (IAW applications are not mailed out after April 1st) should specifically request an IAW application. Students may also obtain an IAW application by calling (845) 938-4041.
Invitations to the workshop are awarded on a competitive basis using the academic, athletic and extracurricular information provided on the IAW application form.
The average cost of the IAW is around $200.00. This covers room, board and all classroom/training materials.
Above Information Courtesy of the United States Military Academy (West Point)
