Missouri Guard announces fitness challenge winners
Courtesy: Missouri National Guard Public Affairs Office
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – During the months of August and September, the Missouri Army National Guard’s Missouri Fitness Improvement Training Program, or FIT-P, hosted a multi-event fitness challenge.
The challenge, which included a variety of categories including running, aerobic exercise, abdominal exercises, pushups, squats and nutrition, drew 1,787 participants from across the Missouri National Guard community, said Missouri State Command Sgt. Maj. Kannon John.
“This is tremendous success,” John said. “This level of participation reflects a growing culture of fitness within the Missouri National Guard. I’m proud of all our participants, as well as the team who worked to make sure the program was a success.”
The program is part of a concerted effort to focus on fitness as a means of maintaining readiness throughout the Missouri National Guard. Traditional Guardsmen maintain civilian jobs and often see their units only at monthly drills. By taking advantage of modern technology including smart phones and the internet, the program is better able to maintain a sense of connection among Guardsmen.
“The Fit-P program has been very successful during the past year,” John said. “They have helped dozens of Soldiers improve their fitness through personal training, and now have had an impact on hundreds more through this challenge.”
The challenge was also an opportunity for Guardsmen to push each other during the month, said 2nd Lt. Megan Webb, the Missouri National Guard’s fitness improvement director.
“We hope the challenge provided motivation for some Soldiers and even a little healthy competition,” Webb said. “We also hope that it provided a medium for Soldiers to demonstrate leadership by participation. Fitness is part of the job description for all of us, regardless of rank, we hope this challenge provided a platform to say that we are all putting the time and work into fitness.”
Over the two months of the challenge, participants stacked up impressive numbers. In all, participants ran 27,337 miles, did 402,552 minutes of aerobic activity, completed 822,773 pushups, logged 1,421,587 core repetitions and 680,854 squats, Webb said.
“The intent of the recent Fitness Multi-Challenge was to improve the fitness culture of the Missouri Army National Guard and help Soldiers gear up for the fall Army physical fitness test,” Webb said. “With almost 1,800 participants, I believe the challenge made an impact. We are already looking forward to our next challenge.”
Beyond exercise, the challenge also encouraged participants to examine their nutritional habits. These included drinking at least 64 ounces of water a day, trying new and consuming more vegetables, eating a healthy breakfast, and abstaining from sugary foods and drinks, said 2nd Lt. David Ford, a Missouri National Guard health coach and personal trainer in the Springfield area.
“The fact of the matter is that everyone who participated in this challenge made the fitness of the Missouri Army National Guard improve,” Ford said. “That was the goal for the challenge - to help Soldiers find motivation and make this a fun but competitive challenge.”
A breakdown of the winners follows:
Aerobic Activity Category Summary:
In total, 814 people participated in the aerobics challenge, logging 402,552 minutes of aerobic activity. That comes out to about 279 days, 13 hours and 12 minutes of aerobic activity
Aerobic Expert
1st Place Staff Sgt. Jason Wanner
2nd Place Master Sgt. Troy Hoskins
3rd Place 1st Sgt. Eric Jordan
Aerobic Advanced
1st Place Sgt. Devon Myers
2nd Place Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Morago
3rd Place Capt. Jacob Condon
Aerobic Intermediate
1st Place Staff Sgt. Adam Rulon
2nd Place Officer Candidate Sierra Harriman
3rd Place Cpl. Benjamin Standing
Aerobic Novice
1st Place 1st Lt. Manuel Vandermolen
2nd Place Spc. Danielle Myers
Aerobic Walking
1st Place Staff Sgt. David Myers
2nd Place Staff Sgt. Andrew Domsch
3rd Place Col. Kyle Nordmeyer
Core Exercises Category Summary:
In total, 933 individuals participated in our core challenge, completing 1,421,587 core exercises
Core- Expert
1st Place Master Sgt. Troy Hoskins
2nd Place Sgt. 1st Class James Stuart
3rd Place Officer Candidate Taran Holt
Core – Advanced
1st Place Staff Sgt. David Myers 110th MEB
2nd Place Sgt. Najah Shields 110th MEB
3rd Place Sgt. Devon Myers 110th MEB
Core - Intermediate
1st Place Command Sgt. Maj. Matt Marr
2nd Place Sgt. Craig Coss
3rd Place Staff Sgt. David Sutphin
Core – Novice
1st Place Pfc. Ashley Johnson
2nd Place Sgt. 1st Class Dawn Harmount
3rd Place Staff Sgt. Christopher Henry
Nutrition
1st Place Staff Sgt. Jason Wanner
2nd Place 1st Sgt. Eric Jordan
3rd Place Spc. Lonnie Pearson
Pushup Category Summary:
In total, 931 individuals participated in our core challenge, completing 822,773 pushups.
Pushups - Expert
1st Place Master Sgt. Troy Hoskins
2nd Place Officer Candidate Taran Holt
3rd Place Staff Sgt. Jason Wanner
Pushups- Advanced
1st Place Sgt. Devon Myers
2nd Place Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Ray
3rd Place Command Sgt. Maj. Matt Marr
Pushups – Intermediate
1st Place Sgt. Craig Coss
2nd Place Staff Sgt. Katelyn Burkhart
3rd Place Spc. Colin Herin
Run Category Summary:
In total, 1,198 individuals logged miles in the run category over the course of the challenge. In total, runners logged 26,926 miles. That means, combined, our participants could have walked around the equator and kept going for 2,025 miles.
Run - Expert
1st Place Chief Warrant Officer 3 Levi Saxe
2nd Place Pfc. Christopher Saunders
3rd Place Warrant Officer 1 Nicole Reynolds
Run - Advanced
1st Place Lt. Col. George Acree
2nd Place Sgt. Adam Jamieson
3rd Place Warrant Officer 1 Jeff Switzer
Run -Intermediate
1st Place Spc. Tanessa Kenny
Run - Novice
1st Place Pvt. Kierah Jarvis
2nd Place Pfc. Hunter Raymer
Walking
1st Place Capt. Kevin Vitale
2nd Place Col. Lawrence Stegeman
3rd Place Staff Sgt. Scott Linde
Squats Category Summary:
In total, 768 individuals participated in our squats challenge, completing 680,854 squats.
Squats –Expert
1st Place Staff Sgt. Jason Wanner
2nd Place Master Sgt. Troy Hoskins
3rd Place 1st Sgt. Eric Jordan
Squats – Advanced
1st Place Officer Candidate John Hawkins
2nd. Place Capt. Mitchell Woodrum
3rd Place Sgt. Devon Myers
Squats - Intermediate
1st Place Officer Candidate Sierra Harriman
Squats - Novice
1st Place 1st Lt. Manuel Vandermolen
For more information about the Missouri National Guard, please visit www.moguard.com and our social media sites: www.facebook.com/Missouri.National.Guard; www.twitter.com/Missouri_NG; www.youtube.com/MoNationalGuard; www.flickr.com/photos/missouriguard
For more information about the Missouri National Guard, please visit www.moguard.com and our social media sites: www.facebook.com/Missouri.National.Guard; www.twitter.com/Missouri_NG; www.youtube.com/MoNationalGuard; www.flickr.com/photos/missouriguard
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| Date Taken: | 10.19.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.30.2018 15:52 |
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| Location: | JEFFERSON CITY, MO, US |
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