December 12, 2022
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
Jarek Fryzlewicz Alfred Massabesic High School
Austin Sellinger Auburn Edward Little High School
Avery Theriault Augusta Cony High School
Benjamin Beckerman Bethel Burke Mountain Academy
Nora Spratt Castine George Stevens Academy
Thomas Brearly East Baldwin Sacopee Valley High School
Sarah Neal East Machias Washington Academy
Camden Hamilton Falmouth Falmouth High School
Matthew Bellatoni Gorham Cheverus High School
Leonardo Mlynski Hampden Hampden Academy
Emma Richard North Yarmouth Greely High School
James Jones Oakland Messalonskee High School
Katelynn Kinney Sebec Bangor Christian Schools
Roman Thomas Windham Windham High School
Ryan Cole Woodland Washburn District High School
Jonathan “Jack” Curtis Woolwich North Yarmouth Academy
Joseph Neal York York High School
United States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point
Name Home Town High School
Addison “Tadd” Nelson Bath Cheverus High School
Julian Henderson Camden Camden Hills Regional High School
Jameson Buck Hampden Hampden Academy
Benjamin Cloutier Lewiston Lewiston High School
Nicholas Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School
Amber Scholten St. Albans Nokomis Regional High School
Katherine Mason Whitefield Lincoln Academy
Unites States Military Academy - West Point
Name Home Town High School
William Price Anson Carrabec High School
Taylor Coombs Bangor Bangor High School
Thomas Brearly East Baldwin Sacopee Valley High School
Sarah Neal East Machias Washington Academy
Matthew Bellantoni Gorham Cheverus High School
Nolan Garey Minot Poland Regional High School
Emma Richard North Yarmouth Greely High School
Nicholas Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School
Maclain Lowe Saco Thornton Academy
Katelynn Kinney Sebec Bangor Christian Schools
Jonathan “Jack” Curtis Woolwich North Yarmouth Academy
Cora Birknes Yarmouth St. Andrew’s School
Joseph Neal York York High School
United States Naval Academy - Annapolis
Name Home Town High School
Austin Sellinger Auburn Edward Little High School
Avery Theriault Augusta Cony High School
Liam Sullivan Berwick St. Thomas Aquinas
Leonard “Michael” Kenyon Brunswick Brunswick High School
Nora Spratt Castine George Stevens Academy
Carolyn Carter Freeport Freeport High School
Matthew Bellantoni Gorham Cheverus High School
Jameson Buck Hampden Hampden Academy
Benjamin Cloutier Lewiston Lewiston High School
Nolan Garey Minot Poland Regional High School
Nicholas Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School
Malachi Cummings Presque Isle Presque Isle High School
Scott Turney Readfield Kents Hill School
Jacob Lavi South Thomaston Oceanside High School
George Ferland Stockholm Caribou High School
Katherine Mason Whitefield Lincoln Academy
Cora Birknes Yarmouth St. Andrew’s School
Steven Fulton Yarmouth Yarmouth High School
