Nease NJROTC competed in the 2018 Middleburg HS NJROTC Pentathlon Championships held on Sept. 22 at Middleburg High School, and for the third consecutive year returned home to Ponte Vedra as champions in the 12-team competition.
The Pentathlon is a five-event competition that tests the physical fitness, strength and endurance, academic knowledge, seamanship and marksmanship of the five-cadet teams comprised of four males and one female. The events included a 35-yard tire flip, speed knot-tying, brain brawl puzzle, air rifle live fire and 40-yard Humvee push — while running one-fourth to one-half mile between events with a 20-pound rucksack.
Nease’s championship team was led by seniors Brandon Mum and Ben Stevens, and included sophomores Caleb Millican, Forest Vosberg and freshman Harley Shuster.
Nease’s B team finished third overall, and was led by seniors Troy Barber, Peyton Gustafson and Chris Oliver, and juniors John Lemos and Teagen Pettit.
Nease A finished the course in 16 minutes and 51 seconds. Clay High School came in second at 17:20 and Nease B was third at 17:25.
