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![Cadet Holly Njabo '20 deadlifts during the powerlifting competition in Cocke Hall.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/Powerlifting2018CF165Web-1-400x266.jpg)
Seven VMI powerlifters took first place in their respective weight classes, and the Keydets claimed two team titles in one of their most successful competitions ever.
![Gen. J.H. Binford Peay congratulates the rugby team in Memorial Garden.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/RugbyPeay2018KN15-1-400x266.jpg)
VMI rugby reached the highest level of play in its 50-year history, defeating Norwich before falling to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the Division II championship.
![The rugby team gathers for a photo on the pitch.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/RUGBY2017-1-400x266.jpg)
VMI's rugby team has qualified for the national semifinals for the first time in the program’s 50-year history, and will take on Norwich University in Greenville, South Carolina, Dec. 2.
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Starting with VMI’s homecoming football game against Western Carolina, the Institute will be utilizing a new clear bag policy at Foster Stadium, similar to policies at other NCAA games nationwide.
![Nathan Miller stands with the championship belt after winning his bout against University of Michigan’s Mike Henry during the final day of the USIBA National Championships March 23.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/BoxingFinals2017SH1127-1-400x273.jpg)
Six VMI boxers won individual titles and the men’s club battled to a second-place finish at the U.S. Intercollegiate Boxing Association National Championships.
The USIBA national championships are currently underway at Virginia Military Institute, with semifinals set for tonight at 6 p.m. in Cocke Hall.
![Members of VMI’s club boxing team trade blows Nov. 11 in a ring set up in New Barracks Courtyard surrounded by cadets cheering from the courtyard and the stoops. – VMI Photo by Stephen Hanes.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/BoxingInBarracks2017SH0229Main-1-400x266.jpg)
Tickets are on sale for the 2017 USIBA Boxing Nationals, to be held March 23-25 in Virginia Military Institute’s newly-renovated Cocke Hall.
![Visitors gather in the Hall of Valor for the 2013 Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/IMG_9545-1-400x266.jpg)
The VMI Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet will be held in Marshall Hall Feb. 11 starting at 6 p.m.
![Members of VMI’s club boxing team trade blows Nov. 11 in a ring set up in New Barracks Courtyard surrounded by cadets cheering from the courtyard and the stoops. – VMI Photo by Stephen Hanes.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/BoxingInBarracks2017SH0229List.jpg)
Over the Veterans Day weekend, the VMI boxing team's inaugural Battle of the Barracks drew a huge crowd to the courtyard of New Barracks.
![Among the features of the Corps Physical Training Facility are a 200-meter hydraulic track, overhead obstacles, a rock wall, a warmup track, and spectator seating. – VMI Photo by John Robertson IV.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/ITFNovember2017JRR0038List.jpg)
VMI’s newest building, the Corps Physical Training Facility, is now home to the Keydet track team, with full Corps use to follow in 2017.