The Patriot Battalion competes in Annual Army Ten-Miler
Patriot Batallion ROTC, Contributing Writer
Issue date: 11/20/09 Section: Campus News
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sunday Oct. 4, 2009 - A team of Army ROTC cadets from The Patriot Battalion, Providence RI competed today in the 25th annual Army Ten-Miler.
The Patriot Battalion placed 129th out of 488 teams overall and 21st among 56 ROTC teams from about 50 schools.
Team members from The Patriot Battalion included Geoffrey Ensby (Bryant '10), Amberly Glitz (PC '12), Patrick O'Donnell (PC '11), Gregory Cello (PC '11), Christopher Lyon (PC '11), Andrew Lucid (PC '12) and Lauren Magrane (PC '11).
The team arrived on Friday night and spent the weekend taking in the sites and sounds of Washington, D.C.
"The entire trip in fact, was an amazing experience. By arriving late Friday night, the team was able to spend the entire day Saturday touring the national monuments and museums, finishing off the evening with dinner at an Italian restaurant,"?said Amberly Glitz.
"Despite the variety of fascinating activities occupying our time the rest of the weekend, the Sunday morning race was indisputably the highlight of the trip,"?she continued.
The ten mile course led the team through the heart of the city alongside soldiers and their families.
"The opportunity offered a great team building prospect to those cadets who chose to participate, and was - in short - nothing less than yet another incredible experience sponsored by the Patriot Battalion," said Glitz
The race began and ended at the Pentagon, crossed the Potomac River and ran along the national mall to loop around the U.S. Capitol building, forming a 10-mile circuit.
A record field of about 30,000 competitors ran this year's race. The Army Ten-Miler is among the largest races in the country. The event attracts runners from around the world. This year's race featured competitors from as far away as Brazil, Japan, and Korea.
The race is held every year in the nation's capital in conjunction with the Association of the United States Army national convention.
More information about the Army Ten-Miler can be found at www.armytenmiler. com.
For more information on Patriot Battalion ROTC contact Major Tucker Shosh at 401-865-2025 or tshosh@providence.edu.
The Patriot Battalion placed 129th out of 488 teams overall and 21st among 56 ROTC teams from about 50 schools.
Team members from The Patriot Battalion included Geoffrey Ensby (Bryant '10), Amberly Glitz (PC '12), Patrick O'Donnell (PC '11), Gregory Cello (PC '11), Christopher Lyon (PC '11), Andrew Lucid (PC '12) and Lauren Magrane (PC '11).
The team arrived on Friday night and spent the weekend taking in the sites and sounds of Washington, D.C.
"The entire trip in fact, was an amazing experience. By arriving late Friday night, the team was able to spend the entire day Saturday touring the national monuments and museums, finishing off the evening with dinner at an Italian restaurant,"?said Amberly Glitz.
"Despite the variety of fascinating activities occupying our time the rest of the weekend, the Sunday morning race was indisputably the highlight of the trip,"?she continued.
The ten mile course led the team through the heart of the city alongside soldiers and their families.
"The opportunity offered a great team building prospect to those cadets who chose to participate, and was - in short - nothing less than yet another incredible experience sponsored by the Patriot Battalion," said Glitz
The race began and ended at the Pentagon, crossed the Potomac River and ran along the national mall to loop around the U.S. Capitol building, forming a 10-mile circuit.
A record field of about 30,000 competitors ran this year's race. The Army Ten-Miler is among the largest races in the country. The event attracts runners from around the world. This year's race featured competitors from as far away as Brazil, Japan, and Korea.
The race is held every year in the nation's capital in conjunction with the Association of the United States Army national convention.
More information about the Army Ten-Miler can be found at www.armytenmiler. com.
For more information on Patriot Battalion ROTC contact Major Tucker Shosh at 401-865-2025 or tshosh@providence.edu.
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