As the calendar begins to move toward the beginning of football season, the renovations at West Point's Michie Stadium are pushing ahead. The old artificial surface has been removed and the base for the new FieldTurf has been installed.

After a controversial disqualification in the 100 breaststroke trials on Monday, Mentele bounced back by dropping over two seconds off his personal best 200 breaststroke time. Seeded 40th entering the meet with a 2:19.24, he touched the wall in 2:17.20 on Wednesday to cap a standout swimming career.

Fourteen members of Army men's and women's track and field team were among the student-athletes named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the spring semester in Wednesday's announcement by the conference office. Seven men and seven women earned accolades with Kevin Kumlien, Michael Simmons and Caroline Taft writing the headlines for their respective sports.

A total of 13 men and women earned Patriot League Swimming and Diving Academic Honor Roll status for their performance during the spring semester, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Seven men and six women were honored, led by freshman Will Blickle and junior Zach McLain on the men's side and freshman Sarah White for the women.

Six Army women's basketball players were recently named to the 2008 Patriot League Women's Basketball Academic Honor Roll, released by the conference on Monday afternoon. Senior captain Anna Wilson, one of four seniors that graduated in May, posted the top grade-point average on the team with a 3.64 mark for the spring semester in her first career appearance on the selective list.