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  • 'I am Ironman': Academy AOC picked for top triathlon

    Forget about who's crazy enough to participate in a triathlon, who was crazy enough to come up with the over-the-top race in the first place? That's right, a Navy man.In 1978, following a running race around the Hawaiian island of Oahu, participants were sitting around arguing about who were the

  • Air Force defeats Navy 14-6 in ground battle

    In a game filled with flyovers, it was ground pounding that dominated as the Air Force Falcons sunk the Navy Midshipmen 14-6 today at Falcon Stadium here.The Falcons showed while they have the number one rushing offense in the country after racking up 292 yards on the ground. Their season average

  • Air Force baseball alumni share memories

    Former Air Force baseball players gathered to share memories, celebrate their heritage and inspire a new generation of athletes during an alumni reunion weekend Sept. 24-26 at the Academy."To get together every three or four years is a great opportunity to rekindle old friendships and get

  • Cadets compete in Redman Triathlon

    Three cadets took a trip to Oklahoma City to compete in the sixth annual Redman Triathlon Sept. 25. Cadet 1st Class Alexander Milhous, Cadet Squadron 31, Cadet 2nd Class Nathan Betcher, CS 25, and Cadet 3rd Class Brad Phelan, CS 18, were among roughly 500 other triathletes to compete in the grueling

  • Academy Airmen finish strong at AF Marathon

    Two Air Force Academy Airmen won big at the Air Force Marathon Sept. 18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Capt. Brian Dumm, an Academy English instructor, was the overall male and active military male winner, and Capt. Anne Marie Sibal, a judge advocate here, was the active military female

  • Turnovers carry Air Force to 20-14 win over Wyoming

    Junior defensive back Jonathan Davis sealed a 20-14 Air Force win over Wyoming with a first-quarter interception in the end zone and a fourth-quarter fumble recovery.Davis' first takeaway occurred during Wyoming's first drive, when Cowboys quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels led his receiver too much,

  • Falcons scare Sooners in comeback, fall short 27-24

    Meeting for only the second time in school history, Air Force posted 351 rushing yards against the nationally-ranked Sooners in a close 27-24 defeat at Oklahoma University's Memorial Stadium, Sept. 18. The Sooners took an early lead with a touchdown by running back DeMarco Murray on an offensive

  • Falcons rout Cougars, 35-14, in Mountain West Conference opener

    Air Force's defense held BYU to just 126 yards of total offense in the final three quarters during the Falcons' 35-17 win in the teams' Mountain West Conference opener in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 47,000 here Sept. 11.The rout breaks a six-game losing streak to BYU, who last lost to Air

  • Retirees claim base softball championship

    The Retirees and Medical Group softball teams battled for the third straight year for the base softball championship, with the retirees taking their second victory in three years by defeating the Med Group, 29-19.The Med Group scored three runs in the top of the first inning on a two-run homer by

  • Flyers win state softball championship

    The Air Force Academy Men's Varsity Softball Team won the state championship Aug. 8 in Loveland, Colo., finishing first out of 38 teams that competed.After a 4-0 start, including a victory over the then-top ranked team in the state, the Flyers lost the last game of the winner's bracket. They were