World Class Athlete Program

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Soldiers currently are assigned to WCAP in all of the sports listed below. However, WCAP will potentially accept Soldiers in any Olympic sport given that they have recently displayed Olympic potential. Qualifications will vary from sport to sport, but generally Soldiers must have recently attained a very high national ranking, placed high at major national or international competitions, etc. If you are interested and think you may qualify, call Mr. Mark Dunivan, at 719-526-3908, or submit your application according to the instructions available via the link.

Sport	General Information	Schedule/Results	Selection Standards
Biathlon
	The Army WCAP is now accepting application for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. As anchor on U.S. Biathlon’s Olympic Relay Team, Army World Class Athlete Spc. Jeremy Teela brought the team to a ninth place finish in the Men’s 4x7.5 kilometer Relay competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Resources: US Biathlon
Bobsled and Skeleton
	The Army WCAP is now accepting application for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Army World Class Athlete Spc. Holcomb finished the Two-Man Bobsled competition at the XX Winter Olympics in 14th place- 2.83 seconds away from gold. Competing in his first Olympic Games, Spc. Steven Holcomb raced to a sixth place finish in the XX Winter Olympics as the driver of the USA-2 during the Four-Man Bobsled competition at Cesana Pariol in the Italian Alps with CPT Lorenzo smith as a breakman. He put up a cumulative four-run time of 3 minutes, 41.36 seconds.- .94 seconds behind the winner. Resources: US Bobsled and Skeleton		Bobsled (Skeleton)
Boxing
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program boxer Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Downs of Fort Carson, Colo., wins a 21-11 decision against San Diego's Yathomas Riley in the light heavyweight finale of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Trials Aug. 25 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. With the victory, Sgt. 1st Class Downs, 32, became the oldest boxer in U.S. Olympic Team history. Read more about the event at www.usaboxing.org.” Resources: USA Boxing
Fencing
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. PFC Cody Nagengast is training in the Epee event for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Modern Pentathlon
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. U.S. Army World Class Athlete 1st Lt. Mickey Kelly of Fort Carson, Colo., rides Tai Pan in the equestrian riding portion of the women's modern pentathlon July 23 at XV Pan American Games Rio 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. First Lt. Kelly won the bronze medal and secured a berth in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Resources: International Modern Pentathlon		men women
Rowing
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. Left to right, Team USA rowers Simon Carcagno, Capt. Matt Smith of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, Bjorn Larsen and Andrew Bolton celebrate winning silver medals in the lightweight men's four event July 19 at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Resources: US Rowing
Shooting
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. Please click on the link to the far-right for updated selection standards. Resources: USA Shooting		Men Women
Taekwondo
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. Please click on the link to the far-right for updated selection standards. Resources: US Taekwondo
Track and Field
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. U.S. Army World Class Athlete Sgt. John Nunn of Fort Carson, Colo., finishes ninth in the men's 20,000-meter racewalk with a time of 1 hour, 35 minutes, 31 seconds on the opening day of track and field competition in the 4th CISM Millitary World Games Oct. 14 at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad, India. Resources: USA Track & Field
Triathlon
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. Lt. Col. Heidi Grimm of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wins the women's division in the 2006 Best of the U.S. Triathlon Championships on Sept. 16 in Excelsior, Minn. Grimm, 39, stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., completed the 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike ride and 10-kilometer run in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 49 seconds. She later was named 2006 Amateur Female Triathlete of the Year by "Triathlete" magazine.
Wrestling
	The Army WCAP is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 Olympic Games. U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Staff Sgt. Glenn Garrison (bottom) tries to turn teammate Spc. Faruk Sahin during the 145.5-pound Greco-Roman final of the 2007 U.S. National Wrestling Championships April 7 at Las Vegas Convention Center. Staff Sgt. Garrison, who had finished third in the tournament the three previous years, won the national title with a 6-0, 5-3 decision over Spc. Sahin, a two-time Turkish national champion. Resources: USA Wrestling		Greco-Roman Wrestling Freestyle (men) Freestyle (women)