LAMBORN ANNOUNCES 2020 U.S. SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS

Contact: Cassandra Sebastian (719) 520-0055

Colorado Springs, CO - Today, during a ceremony held at the National Museum of WWII Aviation, Congressman Doug Lamborn announced the names of sixty-six students from Colorado's Fifth Congressional District who received a Service Academy nomination. The nominees were selected based on meeting or exceeding the rigorous requirements of the respective academy and Congressman Lamborn's office.

Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement:

"I am always inspired by those who serve in our Armed Forces and the families that support them. Nominating young people to serve as future leaders in the military is an important part of my job and one that I take seriously. Each of these nominees has demonstrated a remarkable level of talent and a deep commitment to patriotism. They are all uniquely qualified to serve as our future military leaders. Our service academies will develop these bright young men and women to become the next generation of defense leadership. I wish them all the very best as they answer the call to serve our great nation.

"I'd like to thank the many community leaders that served on my Academy nomination board for their time and commitment reviewing applications and conducting over one-hundred interviews."

Congressman Lamborn's Class of 2024 Academy Nominations for the Fifth Congressional District:

U.S. Military Academy (Army)

David Bellas, Jr.- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jacqueline Bishop- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Abigail Estampador- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Abigail Fisher- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gabriel Glen- Monument, Colorado
Jonathan Iverson- Monument, Colorado
Kai Kam- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Christian Matthews- Monument, Colorado
Madeline Moen- Fountain, Colorado
Joseph Padilla- Colorado Springs, Colorado
David-Jude Palis- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gustavo Sanchez, Jr.- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Alan Smethers- Buena Vista, Colorado
Devon Smith- Fountain, Colorado
David Torrence- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Creighton Werner- Colorado Springs, Colorado
David Zydonis- Colorado Springs, Colorado

U.S. Air Force Academy

Travis Ambrose- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Laudan Archuleta- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Matthew Carpenter, Jr.- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Amy Cinnamon- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Anthony Delgado- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garrett Duling, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Megan DuMond- Monument, Colorado
Zane Hall- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jared Holland- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hunter Hughes- Peyton, Colorado
Angelina LoCricchio- Colorado Springs, Colorado
James Matchette- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Andrew McCann- Monument, Colorado
Genevieve Pace- Peyton, Colorado
Andrew Pixley- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Zachary Pribyl- Monument, Colorado
Christian Seiber- Fairplay, Colorado
Camryn Slade- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sara Sorenson- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Shelby Wood, Colorado Springs, Colorado

U.S. Naval Academy

Zachary Almadani- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Benjamin Bancroft- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dean Boerrigter, Jr.- Peyton, Colorado
Joseph Carochi- Canon City, Colorado
Sydney Day- Monument, Colorado
Jacob Granados- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Joseph Hunter-Colorado Springs, Colorado
Kyle Ketchell- Monument, Colorado
Morgan Kreb- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Justin Lee- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ricardo Limas- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dylan Medina- Fairplay, Colorado
Brendan Miller- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Lachlan Mulig- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Wesley Parker- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colby Pitts- Salida, Colorado
Katrina Robertson- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jonathan Tidwell- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Cradler Volmar- Peyton, Colorado
Sam Wahl- Monument, Colorado

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Layne Andersen- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Autumn Choate- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Andrew Cicere- Monument, Colorado
Alyssa Klark- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Luke Louthan- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Adam Mortensen- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Amelia Niswonger- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Bradley Richard- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Daniel Wilson- Colorado Springs, Colorado

Students in Colorado's Fifth Congressional District who are considering applying to a U.S. Service Academy can find more information on the nomination process here.