Soldiers pump up for Ivy Week – Fort Carson Mountaineer
Question — Why are you excited for Ivy Week?
“I am most excited for softball, weightlifting and the best ACFT. I played softball for 10 years.”
— 1st Lt. Ashley Henry, a military intelligence officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
“This year I am playing football. I’m excited for the week of supporting my unit and the people I work with and having fun.”
— Sgt. Jonadony Brevette, a tanker with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
“I feel excited that everyone gets to bring up morale and compete against other companies. We’re going to win.”
— Spc. Davonne Mitchell, a multichannel transmission system operator with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
“I’m excited for Ivy Week because it shows the morale boost and seeing them compete against one another is pretty interesting as well.”
— Spc. Listen Valencia, a small arms and artillery repairer with 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
“It’s going to be a good change, and I feel that having something to look forward to and a competition will really help Soldiers.”
— Sgt. Desirea Coronado, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
“We’ve been training for it; we’re ready. We have the competitive edge against everyone else, and we want it more.”
— Pfc. Alex Marinero, an information technology specialist with 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
“I think it’s going to be a good competition to see the readiness of Fort Carson. We have an amazing elevation rate, which pushes Soldiers when training to be exceptional.”
— Pfc. Antonio Rosa, an infantryman with 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
“My team has been working hard during practice early in the morning to get squared away for Ivy Week and be prepared. I’m looking forward to soccer.”
— Pfc. Cortnee Lewis, an information technology specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
“I am ready and ecstatic to absolutely destroy the pistol competition in Ivy Week. I’m looking forward to exercising my warrior tasks and battle drills and dominating on the battlefield.”
— Spc. Aaron Schauer, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
“I have a lot of adrenaline built up. I’m on the football team and ready to kick some butt.”
— Spc. Samurai Bess, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
“I am super excited. I am the captain of the football team, and we’re going to win it all this year.”
— Spc. Jonathan Ford, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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