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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRomeo Company Athletic Officer Austin Brown found that playing to his company\u2019s talents paid off. \u201cWhen we went out there, everybody was motivated and everybody was excited, and it quickly got competitive,\u201d said Brown. \u201cNovember Company kept beating us in every event, so we made a list of who would do best at what. It got us to the final round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final two events of the octathlon are the most anticipated\u2014a tug of war, followed by a 100-meter chariot race. When Brown stepped up for the tug of war, surrounded by his cheering company, he knew his hard work was worth it. Although Romeo Company lost to Echo, it was the highlight of the day for Brown. \u201cJust being out there showed us how to work together as a team and be patient with each other.\u201d Even when not on the winning team, Brown values the spirit of competition. \u201cIt helps you push your limits,\u201d said Brown. \u201cYou can help other people push their limits, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chariot race, the octathlon\u2019s crowning event, requires more than just athleticism. Each company enters the race with a small chariot big enough for a single person to ride in, pulled to the finish line by four cadets. Cadets are responsible for building their own chariots, which must comply with specific measurements and guidelines to ensure fairness. Many chariots are passed down from previous classes, keeping the spirit and rich traditions of the past alive. \u201cThe chariot race taps into the cadets\u2019 creativity and ingenuity,\u201d said Gordon. \u201cWe have some aspiring engineers and craftsmen here. You can see a lot of the company culture reflected in their chariots. Some of them are sleek, and they\u2019re designed to be fast and to win. Others are built to display company pride.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether throwing a medicine ball, flipping a tire end over end, or triumphantly pulling a chariot to the finish line, the Corps is ready to compete in any challenge, driven by the desire for excellence and esprit de corps<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On a bright, sunny Friday afternoon in the first week of April, the Corps of Cadets gathered for a fierce competition\u2014the annual octathlon. Every year, the 21 cadet companies compete against one another in eight events that challenge cadets to test their limits. Established in the spring of 2022, the octathlon requires cadets to demonstrate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":694,"featured_media":707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-pillars"],"yoast_head":"\n