Senators Collins and King Announce 2023 Maine Nominees to the United States Military Service Academies

December 13, 2023
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes Members of Congress. Admission to the United States Coast Guard Academy, also a federal service academy, does not require a congressional nomination.
“We are proud to have the honor to nominate such an impressive group of Maine students to our nation’s distinguished service academies,”said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “The young people we have nominated have earned this honor through a commitment to strong scholarship, leadership, and character.”
The following students from Maine have received nominations as candidates to the military academies from Senators Collins and King:

United States Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs
Name                                       Home Town                High School
Alec Smith                              Hermon                       Hermon High School
Benjamin van den Heuvel      Berwick                       Noble High School
Brennan Mackey                     Rockport                     Camden Hills Regional High School
Colby Ting                              Yarmouth                    Yarmouth High School
Colter Olson                            Old Orchard Beach     Yarmouth High School
Jason Melanson                       Brewer                        Brewer High School
Jonathan “Jack” Curtis           Woolwich                    North Yarmouth Academy
Lucas Mac Phee                      Ellsworth                     Homeschool
Matthew Powers                     Turner                          North Yarmouth Academy
Patrick Delaney                       Gorham                       Gorham High School
Sofia Mavor                            Yarmouth                    Yarmouth High School
Tyler Bartick                           Fryeburg                      Fryeburg High School
United States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point
Name                                       Home Town                High School
Addison “Tadd” Nelson         Bath                             Cheverus High School
Aidan McAuslin                      Yarmouth                    North Yarmouth Academy
Brady Kezal                            Saco                            Thornton Academy
Cormac McKenney                 Cape Elizabeth            Cape Elizabeth High School
Giacomo Smith                       Whitefield                   Erskine Academy
Unites States Military Academy - West Point
Name                                       Home Town                High School
Ashley Houde                         Saco                            Thornton Academy
Brady Kezal                            Saco                            Thornton Academy
Caden Dufour                         Turner                          Hebron Academy
Casey McDonald                    Ellsworth                     Ellsworth High School
Giacomo Smith                       Whitefield                   Erskine Academy
Joseph Griffin                         Hodgdon                     Hodgdon High School
Lucas Harmon                         Monmouth                  Monmouth Academy
Lucas Mac Phee                      Ellsworth                     Homeschool
Max Kennedy                         South Portland            South Portland High School
Ryan Glidden                         Hallowell                     Hall-Dale Middle and High School
Sarah Hubbard                        Palmyra                       Nokomis Regional High School
Thomas Leopold                     York Harbor                Phillips Exeter Academy

United States Naval Academy - Annapolis
Name                                       Home Town                High School
Aidan Gagnon                         Sanford                       Sanford High School
Aidan Sullivan                        Berwick                       Noble High School
Alec Smith                              Hermon                       Hermon High School
Ashley Houde                         Saco                            Thornton Academy
Benjamin van den Heuvel      Berwick                       Noble High School
Brady Kezal                            Saco                            Thornton Academy
Brooke Wardrop                     Scarborough                Scarborough High School
Casey McDonald                    Ellsworth                     Ellsworth High School
Colby Ting                              Yarmouth                    Yarmouth High School
Cora Birknes                           Yarmouth                    St. Andrew’s School
Daniel Landry                         Portland                      Deering High School
David Steinbrick Jr.                Cape Elizabeth            Cape Elizabeth High School
Emily Donlon                         Saco                            Thornton Academy
George Cutone                        Kennebunkport           Kennebunk High School
Gracie Rooney                        West Bath                   Morse High School
Hadyn Forbes                          York                            York High School
Jacob Lavi                               South Thomaston        Oceanside High School
Jaxson Redmond                    Kennebunkport           Kennebunk High School
Joseph Griffin                         Hodgdon                     Hodgdon High School
Lucas Harmon                         Monmouth                  Monmouth Academy
Lucas Mac Phee                      Ellsworth                     Homeschool
Nathaniel “Cole” Gorsuch      Falmouth                     Falmouth High School
Ryder Owens                          Buxton                        Bonny Eagle High School
Sarah Hubbard                        Palmyra                       Nokomis Regional High School
Sean Allen                               Cumberland                Greely High School
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