Top three teams at the end of day stakes

At the end of day stakes on day two, team 22 (Zajkowski and Jenkins) is in first place, followed closely by team 21 (Simms and Stackpole). In third is team 7 (Malchow and Collins).

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What will tomorrow bring? The teams still standing tomorrow morning will assemble at the Ranger demonstration area on Hurley Hill in Harmony Church. For starters they will go through the water confidence test...a log walk 30 feet above the water, then make their way over a rope to a Ranger tab. Once they touch the tab the competitors will hang from the rope and drop into the pond. After getting out of the pond, each competitor will make their way over to a tower on the edge of the pond, climb to the platform at the top, grab hold of a pulley and slide down to the water. They don't call it a zipline for nothing.
As each team completes the water confidence test, Blackhawk helicopters will take them to the boat dock at Rotary Park where they will don safety vests, grab paddles and canoe back to Fort Benning.
The teams will line up together for the last event of the competition, a buddy run to Freedom Hall at the edge of Fort Benning's Lawson Army Airfield.

Day Stakes continues

The competitors are putting on quite a show for their families and friends. On the Tri-tower challenge. (Team 22) Zajkowski and Jenkins' time on the Tri-tower challenge beat (Team 21) Simms and Stackpole's time by one second. These two teams started day stakes with a mere 29 points separating them.
The Tri-tower Challenge starts with a climb up a 60-foot "rock" wall and rappel down the side, followed by rope climbing and fast roping on two 20-foot towers.
The teams are rotating every hour. Two of the events today are "mystery events."
The teams will face a land navigation course tonight. To pass, they will need to find a set number of required points inside of the time limit. There will also be a number of bonus points that the teams may choose to pursue in an effort to improve their standings.
Media shooting the competition include Zaragoza Films and a Canadian crew shooting episodes for season 5 of "Truth, Duty, Valour." The Canadian crew is actively marketing their series to American networks, and their producer says that they are close to signing a contract with SpikeTV.

Top ten teams after the night road march

The top ten teams at the conclusion of last night's road march and as today's day stakes kick off are -

1st - team 21 - Sgts 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole and Blake A. Simms - 4th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade
2nd - team 22 - Master Sgts Walter E. Zajkowski and Daniel E. Jenkins - US Army Special Operations Command
3rd - team 23 - Sgt Maj Jesse D. Boettcher and Master Sgt Eric J. Turk - US Army Special Operations Command
4th - team 31 - Staff Sgts Michael C. Mutchie and Miguel A. Antia - 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade
5th - team 8 - Staff Sgts Brandon K. Farmer and Luke R. McDowell - 75th Ranger Regiment
6th - team 7 - Sgts Michael A, Malchow and Sgt Jesse A. Collins - 75th Ranger Regiment
7th - team 29Sgt Jeremy K. Billings and Cpl Troy V. Jenkins - 75th Ranger Regiment
8th - team 46 - 1st Sgt Robert F. Carter and Capt Samuel E. Linn - 2nd ID
9th - team 33 - 1st Lt Chris S. Migliaro and Sgt 1st Class Jordan A. Martell - 4th ID
10th - team 27 - Staff Sgts Benjamin Hunter and Ian Hunter, 75th Ranger Regiment

The first round of day stakes is in full swing. There is some cloud cover this morning but the temperature is already on the rise. There is a pretty stiff breeze on occasion so the weather is tolerable in the shade for now.
Sunblock and bug spray are the words of the day today.

The Competition moves into Day Two

As of 7:30 a.m. this morning, 26 teams will start Day Stakes.
Team 21, Sgt. 1st Class Blake A. Simms and Sgt. 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole was the first team to finish the 18-mile road march last night in an unofficial time of 4 hours, 23 minutes. Keep in mind that they accomplished this feat with both team members carrying full rucksacks, weighing about 65 pounds each.
Top three teams at the end of the litter carry yesterday were -
1st place - team 21 (Simms and Stackpole, 4th Ranger Training Bn, RTB)
2nd place - team 22 (Zajkowski and Jenkins, US Army Special Opns. Command)
3rd place - team 8 (Farmer and McDowell, 75th Ranger Regt.)