The Lock Haven University U.S. Army ROTC placed first in the Darby Division as part of the Ranger Challenge Competition held at Fort Indiantown Gap in October. Pictured, from left to right, are: front row - Mathew McClain, A.J. Widmeyer, Quentin Cummings and Paul Ewing; back row - Sydney Smith, Travis Joseph, Jamie Dimartile, Jake Donaldson, Bobby Fales and Doug Wolfe.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Lock Haven University U.S. Army ROTC capped first place honors in the Darby Division for the 2nd Brigade, Eastern Region at the Ranger Challenge Competition held Oct. 20 and 21 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

The competition pitted teams from 19 universities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York against one another, broken down into three divisions – Darby, denoting small size schools; Rudder, for medium size schools; and Merrill, for large size schools.

The competition included a physical fitness test, obstacle course, single rope bridge over a stream, weapons assembly and disassembly, weapon qualification, orienteering course, hand grenade assault course, and patrolling exam. The competition culminated with a 6.2-mile foot march with 20-pound rucksacks on Sunday morning.

On top of first place divisional honors, the team tied for fourth place overall out of the 19 competing teams.

Team members consisted of: Doug Wolfe, Bobby Fales, A.J. Widmeyer, Quentin Cummings, Paul Ewing, Jake Donaldson, Travis Joseph, Mathew McClain, Sydney Smith, Jamie Dimartile, and team coach Master Sgt. Thomas Abbott.