USASMA Ten-Miler team takes sixth championship
The U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy team finished first place in the Sergeants Major category for the sixth consecutive year at the 23rd annual Army Ten-Miler race held Sunday at the Pentagon. Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr., center, commanding general of the Military District of Washington, and Command Sgt. Maj. Herbert McCoy, left, command sergeant major of MDW, presented the trophy to the team. Team members are (from left): Sgts. Maj. Tim Barton, Mark Thibeau, Rich Vater, Osvaldo Del Hoyo, Rick Gonzalez, Joey Torres and David Taylor. Team USASMA tallied a combined race time of 4 hours, 43 minutes, beating out second-place finishers Team Fort Polk by 28 minutes. Photo by Sgt. Mary Ferguson