WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) of Maine on Wednesday announced their nominees to the nation’s military service academies. Applicants seeking admission to the United States Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, or Merchant Marine Academy must receive a nomination from an authorized source, including members of Congress. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require congressional nominations.
“We are proud to have the honor to nominate such an impressive group of Maine students to our nation’s distinguished service academies,” Collins and King said in a joint statement. “The young people we have nominated have earned this honor through a commitment to strong scholarship, leadership, and character.”
The senators released the following list of Maine students nominated to the academies:
United States Military Academy – West Point
- Jacob Biberstein, Orrington, Bangor High School
- Alexis Blue, Bangor, Bangor High School
- Theodore Bluhm, Belfast, Belfast Area High School
- Peter Bonaparte, Monticello, Houlton Middle High School
- Andrew Carroll, Raymond, Solebury School
- Greyson Creamer, Durham, Freeport High School
- Elaina Gagnon, Lebanon, Noble High School
- Zachary Lattanzi, Yarmouth, Yarmouth High School
- Anika Manning, Saco, Thornton Academy
- Cooper Manser, Berwick, Noble High School
- Thomas McLellan, Eliot, Marshwood High School
- Jaden Mizera, Palermo, Erskine Academy
- Isaiah Morgan, Cumberland Center, Greely High School
- Harlow O’Leary, Saco, Thornton Academy
- Ashton O’Roak, Hampden, Hampden Academy
- Samuel Poulin, Scarborough, Cheverus High School
- Joshua Pratt, Rockland, Oceanside High School
- Jasper Wills, Bethel, Gould Academy
United States Naval Academy – Annapolis
- Jacob Biberstein, Orrington, Bangor High School
- Ian Britt, Topsham, Mt. Ararat High School
- Alberto Cutone, Kennebunk, Maine Connections Academy
- Elaina Gagnon, Lebanon, Noble High School
- Elliot Irving, Bangor, John Bapst Memorial High School
- Cooper Manser, Berwick, Noble High School
- Thomas McLellan, Eliot, Marshwood High School
- Jaden Mizera, Palermo, Erskine Academy
- Isaiah Morgan, Cumberland Center, Greely High School
- Thomas Ocampo, Scarborough, Scarborough High School
- Harlow O’Leary, Saco, Thornton Academy
- Ashton O’Roak, Hampden, Hampden Academy
- Samuel Poulin, Scarborough, Cheverus High School
- Joshua Pratt, Rockland, Oceanside High School
- Reed Proscia, Freeport, Freeport High School
- Otto Schoenthal, Southport, Lincoln Academy
- Aiden Surran, Hampden, Hampden Academy
- Cole Tomuschat, Scarborough, Scarborough High School
- Jasper Wills, Bethel, Gould Academy
United States Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs
- Derek Barbie, Yarmouth, Carrabassett Valley Academy
- Jacob Biberstein, Orrington, Bangor High School
- Ian Britt, Topsham, Mt. Ararat High School
- Kayden Daviault, Cape Elizabeth, Cape Elizabeth High School
- Patrick Delaney, Gorham, Gorham High School
- Elaina Gagnon, Lebanon, Noble High School
- Elliot Irving, Bangor, John Bapst Memorial High School
- Cooper Manser, Berwick, Noble High School
- Aiden McKenna, Skowhegan, Skowhegan High School
- Thomas McLellan, Eliot, Marshwood High School
- Leonardo Mlynski, Hampden, Hampden Academy
- Isaiah Morgan, Cumberland Center, Greely High School
- Cooper Neely, Old Town, Old Town High School
- Harlow O’Leary, Saco, Thornton Academy
- Ashton O’Roak, Hampden, Hampden Academy
- Samuel Poulin, Scarborough, Cheverus High School
- Joshua Pratt, Rockland, Oceanside High School
- Seth Starkey, Lebanon, Noble High School
United States Merchant Marine Academy – Kings Point
- Jacob Biberstein, Orrington, Bangor High School
- Kaitlyn Dostie, Hope, Camden Hills Regional High School
- Elliot Irving, Bangor, John Bapst Memorial High School
- Isaiah Morgan, Cumberland Center, Greely High School
- Harlow O’Leary, Saco, Thornton Academy
- Ashton O’Roak, Hampden, Hampden Academy
- Wallace Pooler, South China, The Hill School
- Samuel Poulin, Scarborough, Cheverus High School
- Jasper Wills, Bethel, Gould Academy
