Manchin Announces Service Academy Nominations
Recommends 40 students from 20 counties
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced today that he will nominate 40 West Virginia students from 20 counties to the U.S. service academies, which include the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point.
“It is such an honor to recommend 40 of West Virginia’s brightest young men and women to the U.S. service academies,” Senator Manchin said. “All of our students worked hard to earn these nominations and are determined to serve our country. Many are also striving to carry on their families’ proud military heritage. Today, I join all West Virginians in congratulating these hardworking and committed students, because a nomination to one of our elite service academies will develop these young men and women to become our next generation of military leaders.”
The students are from the following counties: Berkeley, Brooke, Greenbrier, Harrison, Jefferson, Kanawha, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Mercer, Mineral, Monongalia, Nicholas, Ohio, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Taylor, Wirt and Wood.
Senator Manchin is recommending the following students to the service academies. Final admission is determined by the respective academy.
Air Force Academy
Sara Burton, Hedgesville High School
Jack Funk, Bridgeport High School
Lace Shoemake, Frankfort High School
Isaac Turner, Wheeling Park High School
Sarah Leslie, Greenbrier East High School
Bryce Graley, Putnam County
Nick Elekes, Spring Mills High School
Ken Wu, John Marshall High School
Erin Leslie, Greenbrier East High School
David Park, Air Force Academy Prep (Ohio County)
Military Academy at West Point
Jeremy Hammes, Herbert Hoover High School
Jonathan Benson, Wheeling Park High School
Sophie Parker, Wiesbaden High School (Monongalia County)
Seth Kerby, Wirt County High School
Chase DeMoss, Shady Spring High School
Tyler Owens, Pocahontas County High School
Jacob Morgan, Military Academy Prep (Taylor County)
Erik Willis, Keyser High School
Charles Willis, Carlisle Barracks, (Kanawha County)
Brandon Ralston, East Fairmont High School
Naval Academy
Mary Catherine Bolton, Parkersburg High School
Jacob Laing, Wheeling Park High School
Brette Geary, Brooke County High School
Mike Reed, Linsly School
Drew Johnson, Berkeley County
Rhiannon Turner, Musselman High School
Adrien Inman, Spring Mills High School
Juliana O’Reilly, Martinsburg High School
James Dishner, Pikeview High School
Joseph Minor, Central Catholic High School
Merchant Marine Academy
Drew Polczynski, Jefferson High School
Nick Johnson, Parkersburg High School
Jake Cooper, Washington High School
Noah Kessler, Teays Valley Christian
Hunter White, Point Pleasant High School
Colin Harvath, East Fairmont High School
Tyler Evans, Shady Spring High School
Braden Welsh, Bishop Catholic High School (Marshall County)
Samantha Dent, Parkersburg High School
Bridgett Carson, Nicholas County
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