Gardner Announces Service Academy Nominations for Class of 2017

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced the nomination of 32 high school students from Colorado’s 4th Congressional District for appointment to the U.S. Service Academies. 

“The young men and women who seek appointments to our U.S. Service Academies are among the best and brightest this country has to offer, and it is an honor to nominate them,” Gardner said. 

Applicants are put through a rigorous evaluation process that looked at academic and athletic achievements, leadership skills, character, extra-curricular activities and drive to succeed.   Fourth District candidates are part of a select group of nominees from across the country, and the individual service academies will make final appointments.

The following students (listed by name, high school, home town) received nominations to one or more of the U.S. Service Academies:  

United States Military Academy (West Point)

Melissa Anderson, Wray High School - Wray

Alex Baldwin, Windsor High School - Windsor

Connor Dingae, Thompson Valley High School - Loveland

Dillon Eveatt, La Junta High School – La Junta

Matthew Jensen, Fossil Ridge High School – Fort Collins

Paige Johnson, Prairie High School - Stoneham

Dusty Johnson, Fort Morgan High School – Fort Morgan

Jordan Lankford, Rocky Mountain High School – Fort Collins

Addy Neibauer, Greeley Central High School - Evans

Molly Schwartz, Longmont High School – Longmont

Dalton Shoop, Eaton High School – Eaton

Austin Willard, Home Schooled – Wray

United States Air Force Academy

Jessica Calzolari, Mead High School – Longmont

Brett Cumming, Holyoke High School - Holyoke

Sydney Dunnahoo, Heritage Christian Academy – Fort Collins

Dillon Eveatt, La Junta High School - La Junta

Jacob Gerken, Fort Morgan High School, Fort Morgan

Alex Jack, Northridge High School - Galeton

Paige Johnson, Prairie High School - Stoneham

Jordan  Lankford, Rocky Mountain High School – Fort Collins

Daniel Lara, Thompson Valley High School - Loveland

Taylor Marshall, Estes Park High School - Estes Park

Ben Martinez, Holyoke High School – Holyoke

Ethan McNally, Loveland High School – Loveland

Addy Neibauer, Greeley Central High School - Evans

Isaac Reinert, Frontier Academy - Greeley

Ciara Robertson, Thompson Valley High School - Loveland

Hunter Robinson, Fossil Ridge High School – Fort Collins                

Dalton Shoop, Eaton High School - Eaton

Anthony Smith, Brighton High School - Brighton

Aidan VanMaren, Ridgeview Classical – Fort Collins                         

Cindy Yie, Niwot High School – Longmont

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kyle Dietz, Loveland High School – Loveland

Sydney Dunnahoo, Heritage Christian Academy – Fort Collins

Lucas Frausto, Las Animas High School – Las Animas

Brendan Murphy, Ridgeview Classical – Fort Collins

Ciara Robertson, Thompson Valley High School – Loveland

United States Naval Academy

Connor Dingae, Thompson Valley High School – Loveland

Dillon Eveatt, La Junta High School – La Junta

Lucas Frausto, Las Animas High School – Las Animas

Thomas Groves, Wray High School – Wray

Matthew Jensen, Fossil Ridge High School – Fort Collins

Paige Johnson, Stoneham High School – Prairie

Alexander Maxwell, Fort Collins High School – Windsor

Brendan Murphy, Ridgeview Classical – Fort Collins

Ciara Robertson, Thompson Valley High School – Loveland

Aidan VanMaren, Ridgeview Classical – Fort Collins