U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced that she is nominating 36 qualified high school seniors from 17 counties throughout West Virginia to the prestigious U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies. Nominees were selected by a board chosen by Senator Capito who reviewed each application, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations.
“One of my most important responsibilities as a U.S. Senator is nominating bright, motivated West Virginians for admission to our nation’s prestigious service academies, and it is a task that I look forward to every year. I was extremely proud to nominate 36 outstanding West Virginians to represent our state at the service academies and become our nation’s future military leaders. These young men and women have proven themselves as the best and brightest, and I look forward to seeing them excel in the future,” Senator Capito said.
U.S. Air Force Academy
Nixon W. Brown, Greenbrier County
Owen C. Cosner, Monongalia County
Mason M. Derrick, Jefferson County
Addison G. Eldridge, Mercer County
Sophia C. Elwood, Cabell County (Also nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy)
Faith E. Foglesong, Jefferson County (Also nominated to the U.S. Military Academy)
Haden M. Hodge, Putnam County (Also nominated to the U.S. Military Academy)
Daniel B. Martin, Wood County
Andrew M. McClanahan, Putnam County
Jackson C. McWhorter, Summers County
Maddox J. Reddington, Jefferson County
Keegan A. Sack, Putnam County
Benjamin K. Simerman, Wayne County (Also nominated to the U.S. Military Academy)
Solomon R. Stoll, Cabell County
George T. Welti, Jefferson County
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Noah Brown, Berkeley County
Tristan M. Rucker, Jefferson County
U.S. Military Academy
Ian E. Cline, Greenbrier County
Agustin T. Hall, Jefferson County (Also nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy)
Travis A. Jenkins, Jefferson County
Garrett W. Johnson, Fayette County
Stephen A. McMillion, Harrison County
Hannah D. Phillips, Jefferson County
U.S. Naval Academy
Sean C. Fagan, Jefferson County
Jeremiah W. Fizer, Cabell County
Liberty G. Mannon, Cabell County (Also nominated to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy)
Jameson R. Maynard, Ohio County
Kaitlin C. Ortiz, Ohio County
John D. Park, Berkeley County (Also nominated to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy)
Merrick D. Reddington, Jefferson County
Joseph N. Simonton, Kanawha County
Chloe M. Smalley, Cabell County
August J. Welsh, Marshall County
Ashton S. White, Randolph County
William B. Wojtowicz, Hampshire County
Hector D. Zavala, Jefferson County
