The Best Ranger competition is a grueling three day athletic competition. It will feature the best athletes in the world; the United States Army RANGERS! The competition has evolved over the past twenty years from one that was originally created to salute the best two-man "buddy" team in the Ranger Department at Fort Benning, GA, to a competition to determine the best two-man team from the entire United States Armed Forces. The Best Ranger Competition is held on Fort Benning and is open to the public.
2010 Best Ranger final results: Master Sgts. Eric Ross and Eric Turk are the winners.
MSG Eric Turk and MSG Eric Ross, both of U.S. Special Operations Command, beat out 39 other two-man teams to clinch first place Sunday in the 2010 Best Ranger Competition.
The two Erics -- as spectators, organizers and even their families called them -- outran, out marched, outshot, out climbed and out strategized some of the military’s toughest, most physically fit Rangers throughout the three-day, almost non-stop contest.
This was Ross’ first attempt at victory. Turk is a three-time past competitor who up until Sunday never made it into the winner’s circle.
I’m not sure what the motivation is to do all this,” said Cheryl Ross, wife of Master Sgt. Ross. “They just love their jobs and they’re so proud to be Americans and Rangers.”
In second place was Team 5, consisting of Master Sgt. Kevin Quant and Staff Sgt. George Sankey. The third place finishers were Staff Sgt. James Moran and Master Sgt. Evert “Skip” Soderholm of Team 7.
Quant and Sankey and Soderholm and Moran are also members of U.S. Special Operations Command.
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