Click here to watch Senator Capito’s video congratulating the nominees.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced U.S. Service Academy nominations for 21 qualified high school seniors from 12 counties in West Virginia. A board chosen by Senator Capito reviewed each nominee’s application, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations.
“Each year, I have the honor and privilege of nominating West Virginia’s best and brightest to our nation’s prestigious service academies,” Senator Capito said. “I am proud to nominate this group of exemplary West Virginians who are smart, talented, and driven. This nomination is just the beginning for these students as they continue their education to become our next leaders. I wish each of these nominees the best of luck, and I can’t wait to see all they will go on to accomplish in the future.”
For more information on the Academy Nomination process, visit Senator Capito’s website here.
Service academy nominees are listed below:
U.S. Air Force Academy
Hietam Rayan Belhachmi
Berkeley County
Carter Dale Cochran
Jackson County
Abbie Grace Culicerto
Raleigh County
David Andrew Elliott Foglesong (also nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy)
Jefferson County
Tate Walter Jordan
Harrison County
Jacob Conner Lee (also nominated to the U.S. Military Academy)
Cabell County
Savana Lee Pringle
Kanawha County
Nicholas Reid Shirley
Berkeley County
U.S. Military Academy
Tristan Thomas Deeds
Greenbrier County
William Jacob Farkas
Preston County
John William Hall
Jefferson County
Griffin Christopher Horowicz
Jefferson County
Evan William Large
Monongalia County
William Edward Pitkin
Cabell County
Hudson G. Raymo
Kanawha County
Lily Madlyn Turner (also nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy)
Kanawha County
U.S. Naval Academy
Lucas Ray Anger
Randolph County
Jaxon Paul Fielding (also nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy)
Monongalia County
Nicholas Wayne Lanham (also nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy)
Putnam County
Tyler Scott Meisenzahl (also nominated to the U.S. Military Academy)
Jefferson County
Thomas Cooper Pauley
Kanawha County
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