165th dominates Victory Week sports, wins coveted cup

By Robert TimmonsJune 18, 2026

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1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Awards await the winners of Victory Week sporting events as part of the post’s 109th anniversary celebration. (Photo Credit: Nathan Clinebelle) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, Fort Jackson commander, speaks at the Victory Week awards presentation, June 12, 2026. (Photo Credit: Nathan Clinebelle) VIEW ORIGINAL

The 165th Infantry Brigade dominated Fort Jackson's Victory Week sporting events earning them the coveted Commander’s Cup.

I “always appreciate being out here for a day of golf,” capping off Victory Week in this way, said Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, Fort Jackson commander, during an awards presentation that saw the 165th take top honors.

The event also ended one of last events of the weeklong celebration of Fort Jackson’s birthday. The last event was an Army Ball held June 13 to honor the Army’s 251st anniversary.

“165th you did it again – well done,” Hood added. “To our retirees, family and friends that may be here and throughout the community, we appreciate you coming out today.”

The winners are:

Soccer – 165th Infantry Brigade

Tactical Relay – 165th Infantry Brigade

Tug of War – Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion

Army Birthday Exercise Circuit Champion – 165th Infantry Brigade

Marksmanship Competition – Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion

Volleyball – 165th Infantry Brigade

Circuit Champion – 165th Infantry Brigade

Combatives Overall – 165th Infantry Brigade

Combatives Individual:

Men’s Heavyweight- Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Lust, 193rd Infantry Brigade

Women’s Welterweight – Cpl. Jillian Bojoh, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion

Men’s Welterweight – Sgt. 1st Class Onuoha Okorie, Soldier Support Institute

Men’s Bantamweight – Pvt. Tyrese Washington, Soldier Support Institute

Men’s Cruiserweight – Capt. Joshua Shields, 165th Infantry Brigade

Men’s Lightweight – 1st Lt. Efrain Rivera, 165th Infantry Brigade

Women’s flyweight – Staff Sgt. Irene White, 165th Infantry Brigade

Golf:

(Unit) 165th Infantry Brigade

(Team) – Andrew Lovett, Ed Wilson, B. Wilson and Christian Wilson

Flag Football – 165th Infantry Brigade

Commanders Cup:

1st Place: 165th Infantry Brigade

2nd Place: 193rd Infantry Brigade

3rd Place: Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion