The 2017 University of Wisconsin-Madison Fall NROTC Invitational took place October 5th to 8th. The meet is always a great opportunity to engage with other ROTC schools and to make connections with other Midshipmen to carry over to the fleet. The meet offered more than just competitions, such events included: Rock Climbing at Boulders Gym, an evening and lunch social by UW, as well as the Warriors Dinner with Gung-Ho awards.
This year, there were seven competitions: Platoon Drill, Squad Drill, Color Guard, Rifle, Pistol, Urban Adventure Race and new to this year, Flag Football. The CU Boulder Battalion did not participate in Platoon Drill this year, but competed in all of the other events. When all was said and done, Squad Drill placed 4th, Color Guard placed 2nd, Rifle Team placed 2nd, Pistol Team placed 3rd with MIDN Simmonds as Best Rifle and Pistol Shot, Endurance Team placed 6th, Football placed 6th. Overall, CU Boulder came in 4th place.
While CU Boulder may not have dominated the Wisconsin Meet on the score board, the Fall Invitational gave CU a new goal to surpass for the 2018 Colorado Meet. More determined than ever, the CU Buffs are looking forward to seeing the University of Wisconsin Badgers again, but next time it’ll be on their own turf at the celebrated, world-class level and highly respected Colorado Meet.
As the OIC of the event, I couldn’t be happier with the quality of commitment and enthusiasm each of the competitors displayed not only on game day, but at every single early morning field house practice session and every late night at the range. Every shooting liaison, team captain and staff member made this Wisconsin Meet the best CU Boulder has participated in; it wouldn’t have been a success without their efforts and commitment to supporting the teams.
--MIDN 2/C Nowak, Event OIC