"At first I wasn't very interested, because I had commitments with the Army and everything," he said. "But it's looking pretty good now."

Fogt is just finishing up the ROTC program at UVSC and soon will commission as a second lieutenant in the Army, following his father and grandfather into the military. And now that he's made the U.S. bobsled team, he has an opportunity to apply to train full time for the 2010 Olympics under the Army's World Class Athlete Program.

"He's been an outstanding cadet in our program," said UVSC ROTC Maj. Jerry Baker. "And he's going to make an outstanding Army officer as well as a very, very good representative for the United States on the Olympic team."

His competitive drive spills over into the Army. For the last few years, Fogt has been central to a combined BYU/UVSC Ranger challenge team that has grabbed top honors in 21 of the last 23 years of competition against all the Ranger challenge teams from Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah, said BYU ROTC Maj. Ted Leblow.

So, while he may have been sore for two days after his first wild run down the bobsled track, Fogt has the chance to help the U.S. team when 2010 rolls around.

Shimer said the speedy new track in Vancouver should play into the hands of a sprinter like Fogt.

"If I can gain 15 pounds and keep my speed," Fogt said, "I should be good to go."

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