Luján Announces Nominations for U.S. Service Academies

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) announced student nominations from New Mexico to enter the United States Service Academies.

“New Mexico has a long and proud legacy of service in the military. I’m honored to nominate some of New Mexico’s most talented individuals to our U.S. Service Academies,” said Senator Luján. “I know that each of these students will make New Mexico proud in their endeavors.”

United States Air Force Academy

• Michael Bane of Los Alamos
• Noah Carmody of Alamogordo
• Jacqueline Charlifue of Santa Fe
• Cooper Diercks of Albuquerque
• Zachary Fernandez of Albuquerque
• Evan Kennedy of Roswell
• Aidan McCreary of Cloudcroft
• Nora McDaniel of Albuquerque
• Mckynna Motes of Reserve
• Caleb Parks of Las Cruces
• Chloe Shaw of Albuquerque
• Arianna Valenzuela of Rio Rancho
• Owen Wagner of Albuquerque
• Kai Youngberg of Albuquerque

United States Merchant Marine Academy

• Dylan Archuleta of Rio Rancho
• Pepper Cayme of Hobbs
• Julio Leal of Alamogordo
• Damaris Martinez of Albuquerque
• Valerie Mendoza of Anthony
• Isaiah Ocampo of Socorro
• Dominic Quintana of Albuquerque
• Carroll Santiago of Los Lunas
• Jacob Solin of Albuquerque

United States Military Academy

• Nicholas Angelley of Santa Fe
• Ivan Belyaev of Albuquerque
• Matthew Cao of Albuquerque
• Tanner Colburn of Albuquerque
• Everett Kuhn of Santa Fe
• Matthew McCargish of Albuquerque
• Charles Vause of Rio Rancho
• Adam Walton of Rio Rancho
• Carlos Wendler of Las Cruces
• Lillian Wierzbanowski of Alamogordo

United States Naval Academy

• Sonja Duran-Baca of Albuquerque
• James Kilcullen of Los Lunas
• Hyunoo Kim of Los Alamos
• Eva Love of Albuquerque
• Sophia Luna of Sandia Park
• Emma Martinez of Anthony
• Diego Rael of Santa Fe
• Matthew Sauceda of Albuquerque
• Jason Shelton of Edgewood
• Elizabeth Titus of Albuquerque

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