WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, is announcing the nominations of 46 New Hampshire students for acceptance to the United States Service Academies. The nominees will now be considered by the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for appointment to the Class of 2031.
“These exemplary Granite State students have worked to achieve academic excellence and have demonstrated their commitment to the service of our nation through their desire to attend one of the United States Service Academies,” said Senator Shaheen. “I am excited to see what these young men and women accomplish in their paths ahead and have no doubt that they will make New Hampshire proud.”
The full list of students nominated by Senator Shaheen is below. More information on the nomination process for interested applicants can be found here.
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA):
- Samuel Kellner, Hollis, The Derryfield School
- Addison Knoetig, Goffstown, Goffstown High School
- Mason Roets, Rollinsford, Portsmouth Christian Academy
U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA):
- Brandon Adamson, Londonderry, Norwich University
- John Alade, Manchester, Trinity High School
- Kevin Benard, Pembroke, Pembroke Academy
- Jack Calderwood, Intervale, Georgia Military College
- Jacob Daley, Nashua, Bishop Guertin High School
- Dominic Fazzio, East Hampstead, Pinkerton Academy
- Nathan Ferreira, Pembroke, Concord Christian Academy
- Kipling Hedquist, Hopkinton, Hopkinton High School
- Ashlie Klawes, Allenstown, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Giana Leonardi, Dover, Dover High School
- Cooper Mack, Holderness, Plymouth Regional High School
- Gavin Niemela, Dublin, Contoocook Valley Regional High School
- Victor Pham, Tilton, U.S. Airforce Academy Preparatory School
- Maximilian Williams, Concord, Holy Family Academy
- Justin Baldridge, Salem, Salem High School
- Talia Batherwich, Londonderry, Londonderry High School
- William Bellerose, Chichester, Concord High School
- Caidyn Carter, Northfield, Winnisquam Regional High School
- Liam Conway, Alton, Prospect Mountain High School
- Ryan Cowher, Keene, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Troy Hayes, Windham, St. George’s School
- Jacob Levesque, Jaffrey, Conant Middle- High School
- David Littlefield, Goffstown, Norwich University
- Leah Lynskey, Durham, Oyster River High School
- Liam Mahoney, Hampton, St. John’s Preparatory School
- Kyle Paolino, Rindge, Our Lady of Mercy Academy
- Wade Plaskiewicz, Surry, Keene High School
- Samuel Sanders, Hillsboro, Hanover High School
- James Sisco, Goffstown, Goffstown High School
- Jack Williams, Stratham, Exeter High School
- Andrew Allen, East Kingston, Exeter High School
- Anna Boyer, Ashland, University of Montana
- Hayden Brunell, Meredith, Inter-Lakes High School
- Liam Canty, Exeter, Phillips Exeter Academy
- Carson Fischer, Merrimack, Nashua Community College
- Eamon Griffin, Amherst, U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School
- William Hart, Rye, Portsmouth High School
- Addison Knoetig, Goffstown, Goffstown High School
- Colin Magnuszewski, Brookline, University of New Hampshire
- Sophia Malloy, Portsmouth, St. Thomas Aquinas High School
- Kelly Moriarty, Rye, Great Bay Community College
- Reilly O’Brien, Salem, Penn State University
- Annita Parmelee, Exeter, St. Thomas Aquinas High School
- Mason Roets, Rollinsford, Portsmouth Christian Academy
- Christian Salaun, Greenland, Phillips Exeter Academy