Brown Nominates 60 Ohioans To U.S. Military Service Academies

Nominees Include Students from 36 Counties for West Point, Merchant Marine, Air Force, and Naval Academies

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D- OH) nominated 60 Ohioans from 36 counties to attend U.S. Military Service Academies. A full list of Ohio nominees is below.

“Ohio schools are training leaders for the next generation of military personnel. I am honored to nominate these outstanding students for our prestigious U.S. Military Service Academies,” said Brown. “These Ohioans embody the integrity and courage needed to represent well and uphold the values of our nation. I am grateful for their dedication to serving our country.”

Each year, Brown uses the Competitive Nominations Process and nominates 10 candidates for each academy slot available at each service academy, including: the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, the Military Academy at West Point, and the Merchant Marine Academy. The nominations are based on the recommendation of a Service Academy Selection Advisory Committee assembled by Brown. This committee, comprised of former academy graduates, parents of academy attendees, and community leaders from throughout the state, conducted rigorous interviews before selecting the final candidates.

This year, because two openings were available at the both Air Force Academy and the Naval Academy, Brown nominated 20 students to those institutions. A nomination does not guarantee acceptance into a service academy. The Academy’s Admissions Board ultimately decides who receives an appointment.

County of Residence	City of Residence	Name	School	Academy
Belmont	Adena	Zachary Riggenbach	Martins Ferry High School	West Point
Carroll	Malvern	Christina Rine	Malvern High School	Naval Academy
Clark	South Vienna	Cody Parker	Northeastern High School	Naval Academy
Clermont	Loveland	David Trate	Loveland High School	Naval Academy
Cuyahoga	Maple Heights	Dominic Holutiak	Horizon Science Academy Cleveland High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Cuyahoga	Solon	Andi Peng	Solon High School	West Point
Cuyahoga	Lyndhurst	Miki Szabo	St. Ignatius High School	Naval Academy
Delaware	Westerville	Vaughn Bookheimer	Olentangy Orange High School	Naval Academy
Delaware	Powell	Nicholas D’Amico	Olentangy Liberty High School	Air Force Academy
Erie	Vermilion	Savannah Kuntz	Vermilion High School	Naval Academy
Fairfield	Pickerington	Paul Hintz	Pickerington High School North	Air Force Academy
Fairfield	Pickerington	Brent Pritchard	Pickerington High School North	Naval Academy
Franklin	Worthington	Leighann Holcomb	Thomas Worthington High School	Naval Academy
Franklin	Grove City	Nathan Stover	Central Crossing High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Franklin	Columbus	Eric Wahoff	Worthington Kilbourne High School	West Point
Gallia	Gallipolis	Ethan Moore	Gallia Academy High School	Naval Academy
Geauga	Chardon	Andrew Leahy	Notre Dame Cathedral Latin High School	Air Force Academy
Geauga	Chagrin Falls	Guy Leygraaf	Kenston High School	Naval Academy
Geauga	Chardon	Eric Myeroff	Chardon High School	Air Force Academy
Greene	Xenia	Jonah Rieman	Carroll High School	Air Force Academy
Greene	Bellbrook	Andrew Vogel	Bellbrook High School	Air Force Academy
Greene	Dayton	Alex Oldham	Bellbrook High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Greene	Beavercreek	Ian Best	Carroll High School	Naval Academy
Guernsey	Cambridge	Jeffrey McKnight	Bishop Rosencrans	Air Force Academy
Hamilton	Harrison	Kaitlyn Ennis	William Henry Harrison High School	Air Force Academy
Hamilton	Cincinnati	Michael Khamis	Turpin High School	West Point
Hamilton	Cincinnati	William Maxam	Wyoming High School	Air Force Academy
Jefferson	Steubenville	Meadow Jackson	Jefferson County Christian School	Naval Academy
Lake	Mentor	Alex Meier	Mentor High School	West Point
Licking	Johnstown	Rebekah Abel	Home School	Merchant Marine Academy
Licking	Johnstown	Garrett Holter	Johnstown-Monroe High School	West Point
Licking	Alexandria	Joshua Mize	Johnstown-Monroe High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Lorain	Vermilion	Connor Sexton	Vermilion High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Lorain	Avon Lake	Brent Johnson	St. Edward High School	Air Force Academy
Lorain	Avon Lake	Samuel Shalov	Avon Lake High School	Naval Academy
Lucas	Sylvania	James D’Onofrio	Sylvania Northview High School	Naval Academy
Madison	Plain City	Hannah Rivas	Jonathan Adler High School	Air Force Academy
Mahoning	Canfield	Emily Conroy	Canfield High School	West Point
Mahoning	New Middletown	Gregory Haylett	Poland Seminary High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Marion	Marion	Malachi Sparling	Mount Pleasant High School	Air Force Academy
Medina	Medina	Andrew Wuellner	Highland High School	West Point
Miami	Troy	Zachary Edwards	Northern Burlington County Regional High School	Air Force Academy
Montgomery	Riverside	Ayleen Keeton	Colonial Forge High School	Air Force Academy
Montgomery	Dayton	Samuel Sapita	Archbishop Alter High School	Air Force Academy
Montgomery	Vandalia	Jordan Wiggins	Vandalia-Butler High School	Air Force Academy
Ottawa	Port Clinton	Zachary Wheeler	Port Clinton High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Pickaway	Circleville	Kaitlin Bartholomew	Circleville High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Portage	Aurora	Matthew Winkler	Aurora High School	Naval Academy
Stark	Canton	Ross Batchelder	Jackson High School	Naval Academy
Summit	Silver Lake	Nicholas Kunce	Archbishop Hoban High School	West Point
Summit	Akron	Samantha Roberts	Revere High School	Naval Academy
Summit	Hudson	Benjamin Wiese	Hudson High School	Merchant Marine Academy
Trumbull	Warren	Kristen Boye	Howland High School	Air Force Academy
Tuscarawas	New Philadelphia	Michaela Ricciardi	New Philadelphia High School	Naval Academy
Union	Dublin	Fisher Bertke	Dublin Jerome High School	Air Force Academy
Warren	Mason	John Deaton	William Mason High School	Air Force Academy
Warren	Waynesville	Andrew Hammill	Waynesville High School	Naval Academy
Warren	Maineville	Alaina Kappner	Kings High School	West Point
Wayne	Clinton	William Schaffer	Chippewa High School	Air Force Academy
Wood	Bowling Green	Sara Pisarski	Bowling Green Senior High School	Naval Academy

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