Manchin Announces Service Academy Nominations
Recommends 36 students from 17 counties
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced today that he will nominate 36 West Virginia students from 17 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 a great privilege to recommend 36 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 dedicated 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, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Marion, Mineral, Monongalia, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Taylor and Wood.
Senator Manchin is recommending the following students to the service academies. Final admission is determined by the respective academy.
Air Force Academy
Mara Brown, Seoul Korea, from Raleigh County
Dominic Raymond, Trinity Christian High School
Isaac Childers, Fairmont High School
Grace Skidmore, Braxton County High School
Emma Lindberg, Wentworth Military Prep School, from Jefferson County
Simon Sneeringer, Northwestern Prep School, from Putnam County
Chase Loving, Woodrow Wilson High School
Nic Cheuvront, Parkersburg High School
Alex Baumgartner, West Virginia University Parkersburg, from Wood County
Jacob Hanni, Teays Valley Christian High School
Military Academy at West Point
Hunter Hill, Parkersburg High School
Gabby Lovell, Jefferson High School
Sam Brown, Basic Training, from Clay County
Cody Bailey, Ripley High School
Jacob Morgan, Grafton High School
Teran Barnitz, Virginia Tech, from Cabell County
Nicole Hess, Germany, from Berkeley County
Ryan Hayes, George Washington High School
Grant Lares, George Washington High School
Jake Matthews, Basic Training, from Putnam County
Naval Academy
Mitchell Winkie, Bridgeport High School
Ellie McClung, Sissonville High School
Trevor Tucker, Ripley High School
Chad Hollandsworth, George Washington High School
Connor Jelich, Ravenswood High School
Brady Watson, Frankfort High School,
Arianna Crawford, Nicholas County High School
Sean Timberlake, Shepherd University, from Jefferson County
Garret Wilkins, South Harrison High School
Jack Terosky, Parkersburg High School
Merchant Marine Academy
Hannah Hill, Parkersburg High School
Justin McKown, Ripley High School
Cary Robertson, Pocahontas County High School
Shandy Kuzava, Liberty High School
Sallie Samolitis, Parkersburg High School
Bryce Humphreys, Winfield High School
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