Latta announces academy nominations

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BOWLING GREEN – U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has announced his nominations from Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District for consideration for acceptance into the United States Air Force, Merchant Marine, Military, and Naval academies in the Class 2017. Included in the nominations is Van Wert High School senior Nik Wolford, who was nominated for both the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and U.S. Naval Academy.

Nominations are as follows:

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

• Donald Bowen II, Woodville, Woodmore High School
• Charles Frisinger, Millbury, Lake High School
• Adam Kleman, Fort Jennings, Fort Jennings High School
• Jared Kobylski, Bowling Green, Bowling Green High School
• Joseph Pritts, Cygnet, Elmwood High School
• Bradley Radabaugh, Luckey, Eastwood High School
• Ryan Roth, Perrysburg, Perrysburg High School
• James Smith, Walbridge, St. Francis De Sales High School
• Alex Staup, Bryan, Bryan High School

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.

• Leighton Chambers, Delta, New Mexico Military Institute
• Nathan Downs, Bowling Green, University of Cincinnati
• Adam Kleman, Fort Jennings, Fort Jennings High School
• Sara Pisarski, Bowling Green, Bowling Green High School

U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.

• Jared Kobylski, Bowling Green, Bowling Green High School
• Kiera Hall, Fremont, Fremont Ross High School
• Sean Katen, Willshire, Bishop Luers High School
• Adam Kleman, Fort Jennings, Fort Jennings High School
• Joseph Pritts, Cygnet, Elmwood High School
• Bradley Radabaugh, Luckey, Eastwood High School
• Ryan Roth, Perrysburg, Perrysburg High School
• Nikolas Wolford, Van Wert, Van Wert High School

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

• Connor Aossey, Waterville, St. Francis De Sales High School
• Nathan Downs, Bowling Green, University of Cincinnati
• Caleb Lipscomb, Perrysburg, University of Colorado
• Sean Katen, Willshire, Bishop Luers High School
• Adam Kleman, Fort Jennings, Fort Jennings High School
• Sara Pisarski, Bowling Green, Bowling Green High School
• James Smith, Walbridge, St. Francis De Sales High School
• Nikolas Wolford, Van Wert, Van Wert High School

A nomination does not guarantee acceptance to an academy; that responsibility rests with their admissions office.  Additional information regarding the academy nomination and application process may be obtained from Congressman Latta’s website at http://latta.house.gov.