Nov. 30, 2012

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland baseball team kicked off its annual Iron Terp Challenge Friday morning at the on campus football practice facility with a regional run with Anthony Papio taking top honors in the event.

The Iron Terp Challenge is a five-day competition designed to test strength, mental toughness and competitiveness. The competition began Friday morning and will conclude Wednesday evening at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium.

Head strength and conditioning coach Seth Diters selected the captains for this year's squads based on performance during weight lifting sessions and conditioning sessions. Jack Cleary will lead the Black Team and Jake Stinnett will be in charge of the Red Team.

Be sure to check out @UMTerpsBaseball on Twitter for updates throughout the competition.

Black Team: Jack Cleary, Andrew Amaro, Matt Bosse, Sam Carmack, Kyle Convissar, Jose Cuas, Jake Drossner, Cam Hatch, Jordan Hagel, KJ Hockaday, Mike Montville, Zach Morris, Alex Ramsay, Jimmy Reed, Bobby Ruse, Blake Schmit, Charlie White, Alex Yee

Red Team: Jake Stinnett, Ben Brewster, Brandon Casas, Rob Galligan, Tim Kiene, Brady Kirkpatrick, Brandon Lowe, Kevin Martir, Kevin Mooney, Kyle Moore, Greg Olenski, Anthony Papio, Jamie Pashuck, Jared Price, Alex Robinson, Chase Tokunaga, LaMonte Wade