Air Force athletics nears end of 2018-19 year with graduation
5/30/2019 6:57:00 AM | General
Athletics produces banner year
Air Force athletics is nearing the close of 2018-19 season, as cadet-athletes from the class of 2019 will participate in graduation ceremonies today in Falcon Stadium. The class of 2019 includes 170 athletes from 27 intercollegiate sports, plus cheer and boxing.
The newly-commissioned second lieutenants will be going into career fields such as contracting, remotely piloted aircraft, pilot training, engineering, personnel, acquisitions, diversity recruiting, logistics, aircraft maintenance, financial management, missile operations, intelligence, space operations, cyber operations, systems acquisitions and graduate school.
Air Force athletics has had another banner year, with track and field still competing at the national level. Thus far, Air Force has had one national championship with the air rifle team winning the discipline at the NCAA Championships. The Academy has had five conference champions with men's soccer (WAC), men's and women's rifle (Patriot), women's gymnastics (MPSF), women's tennis (MW Mountain Division) and lacrosse (Southern).
Air Force has produced four conference player of the year awards, including Tucker Bone (WAC Offensive) and Andrea Seazzu (WAC Defensive) in men's soccer, men's track and field standout Michael Rhodes (MW Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year) and Brandon Jones (Southern Defensive) in lacrosse.
The Falcons are having an outstanding year in the Learfield IMG College Director's Cup standings. Air Force leads the Mountain West and is top-ranked service academy in the most recent standings. The Falcons rank 49th in the nation with 317.5 points.
Air Force finished the season with a 12-8-4 overall record vs. Army and Navy in head-to-head competition. Air Force was 7-4-3 vs. Army and 5-4-1 vs. Navy. The Falcons are 53-40-6 overall against Army and Navy the last four years, including marks of 29-21-4 vs. Army and 24-19-2 vs. Navy.
2018-19 BREAKDOWN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1)
2018-19
Men's and Women's Rifle (Air Rifle National Champions at NCAA Championships) The Falcons took third overall at the NCAA Championships, but won the air rifle event title, which is the first by an Air Force team or individual since Dana Pounds won back-to-back titles in the javelin in 2005 and 2006.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (5)
2018-19
Men's Soccer (WAC)
Men's and Women's Rifle (Patriot Rifle Conference)
Women's Gymnastics (MPSF)
Women's Tennis (MW Mountain Division)
Lacrosse (Southern Conference)
• Air Force has won 18 conference championships the last four seasons. The Falcons won four last season, four in 2016-17 and five in 2015-16.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS (4)
Senior Tucker Bone (Men's Soccer) WAC Offensive Player of the Year
Senior Andrea Seazzu (Men's Soccer) WAC Defensive Player of the Year
Junior Michael Rhoads (Men's Indoor Track) Mountain West Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year
Senior Brandon Jones (Lacrosse) Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year
ALL AMERICANS (32 Individuals, 45 Times)
Jaci Smith, senior (Women's Cross Country) - First-team, finished 27th out of 255 runners in 6K (20:27.7) at NCAA Championships; Academic All-American, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (Women's Indoor Track and Field) - First-team, Sixth place, 5,000-meter run (15:40.26) at NCAA Championships; Second-team, 14th place, 3,000-meter run (9:20.68) at NCAA Championships.
Tucker Bone, senior (Men's Soccer) - First-team, US Soccer Coaches Association
Austin Dewing, senior (Men's Soccer) - Third-team, US Soccer Coaches Association
Garrett Kauppila, junior (Football) - First-team Academic All-American, CoSIDA
Nathan Thomas, senior (Cross Country) - Academic All-American, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Michael Rhoads, junior (Indoor Track and Field) - First-team, eighth place, 800-meter run (1:48.49) at NCAA Championships
Anna Weilbacher, senior (Rifle) - First-team, air rifle, smallbore
Spencer Cap, senior (Rifle) - First-team, smallbore
Logan Ogden, junior (Rifle) - First-team, air rifle
Peter Fiori, freshman (Rifle) - First-team, air rifle, smallbore
Caspter Schadler, freshman (Rifle) - First-team, air rifle
Fabio Salvioni, sophomore (Water Polo) - Academic All-American, Water Polo Coaches
Gavin Jones, sophomore (Water Polo) - Academic All-American, Water Polo Coaches
Anthony Tolbert, freshman (Water Polo) - Academic All-American, Water Polo Coaches
Sean Chieves, junior (Boxing) - Gold, 132 lbs.
Cenada Clifton-Smith, junior (Boxing) - Silver, 175 lbs.
Jordan Garivay, junior (Boxing) - Silver, 195 lbs.
Micah Mackaly, junior (Boxing) - Silver, Heavyweight
RJ Leon, junior (Boxing) - Bronze, 119 lbs.
Lawrence Barrett, freshman (Boxing) - Bronze, 125 lbs.
Devon Smith, junior (Boxing) - Bronze, 147 lbs.
Levi Rate, junior (Boxing) - Bronze, 156 lbs.
Austin Dreyer, junior (Boxing) - Bronze, 185 lbs.
Ethan Esval, sophomore (Men's Gymnastics) - Still rings, parallel bars, USAG
Zach Polen, sophomore (Men's Gymnastics) - Still rings, parallel bars, USAG
Lukas Texeira, senior (Men's Gymnastics) - High bar, USAG
Frankie Valentin, sophomore (Men's Gymnastics) - Pommel horse, USAG
Tyler Davis, sophomore (Women's Gymnastics) - First team, vault, floor exercise, all-around; 2nd team, uneven bars, USAG
Daija Stevenson, freshman (Women's Gymnastics) - First team, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, USAG
Anna Salamone, junior (Women's Gymnastics) - First team, vault, uneven bars, USAG
Heidi Sand, sophomore (Women's Gymnastics) - First team, vault, USAG
Brandon Jones, senior (Lacrosse) - Honorable mention, USILA
Bold/Italic - Academic All-American
• Air Force has had 175 All-Americans the last four seasons. Air Force had 48 earn the honor last season, 47 in 2016-17 and a school-record 52 athletes earn All-American honors in 2015-16.
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS (1)
Kim Gidley, women's tennis (Mountain West)
• Air Force has had 24 coaches recognized as coach of the year the last four years. The Falcons had six earn the honor last season, five in
2016-17 and 12 in 2015-16.
LEARFIELD IMG COLLEGE DIRECTOR'S CUP STANDINGS
Air Force leads the Mountain West and is top-ranked service academy in the most recent 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Director's Cup standings. The Falcons rank 49th in the nation with 317.5 points. Air Force has earned points in women's cross country (28 points, 32nd nationally), men's cross country (54 points, 20th nationally), men's soccer (64 points, 9th nationally), Rifle (85 points, 3rd nationally), women's idoor track and field (18.5 points, 53rd nationally), men's indoor track and field (17 points, 56th nationally) and fencing (36 points, 19th nationally).
Mountain West Standings
# School Pts National Rank
1. Air Force 317.5 49th
2. Boise State 313.5 51st
3. New Mexico 237.0 64th
Service Academy Standings
# School Pts National Rank
1. Air Force 317.5 49th
2. Army 215.5 71st
3. Navy 189.0 77th
• Air Force has finished in the top three in the Mountain West in the Learfield Director's Cup standings three consecutive years while ranking as the top service academy seven straight seasons entering this season. Air Force finished third in the MW and 68th nationally with 345.50 points. The Falcons finished second in the Mountain West in 2016-17 with 347.0 points which ranked 67th nationally. Air Force led the MW in 2015-16 for the first time in school history with a school-record 427.5 points. The school ranked 55th nationally which is the best in Air Force history.
FALCONS VS. ARMY/NAVY
• Air Force finished the season with a 12-8-4 overall record vs. Army and Navy in head-to-head competition. Air Force was 7-4-3 vs. Army and 5-4-1 vs. Navy.
• Air Force is 53-40-6 overall against Army and Navy the last four years. The Falcons are 29-21-4 vs. Army and 24-19-2 vs. Navy.
Army-Navy Results (Last Four Years)
Year Overall Army Navy
2018-19 12-8-4 7-4-3 5-4-1
2017-18 15-15 8-9 7-6
2016-17 15-9 8-5 7-4
2015-16 11-8-2 6-3-1 5-5-1
Totals 53-40-6 29-21-4 24-19-2
Cadet-Athlete Post-Graduate Assignments
Baseball
Karter Cook, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Rob Dau, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Jacob Gilbert, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Matt Hargreaves, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Daniel Jones, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Gabe Martinez, UPT, Euro-Nato, Sheppard AFB, TX
Tyler Mortenson, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Ethan Nichols, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Steven Plaskett, UAS, Randolph AFB, TX
Nic Ready, Logistics, Charleston AFB, SC
Jacob Saucedo, Maintenance, Yokota AB, Japan
Drew Wiss, Combat Rescue, Hurlburt Field, FL
Men's Basketball
Pervis Louder, Coach/Instructor, USAFA Prep
Women's Basketball
Venessannah Itugbu, Acquisitions, Travis, AFB, CA
Cheer
Charles Davis, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Molly Laatsch, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Alyssa Staton, Information Ops, USAFA, CO
Meriah Valk, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Maria Martinez, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Brianna Murray, Combat Systems, Pensacola, FL
Arianna Mosley, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Mike Grindle, UPT, Columbus AFB, TX
Men's and Women's Diving
Bella Farrell, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Football
Garrett Amy, UPT, Sheppard AFB, TX
Brody Bagnall, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Marcus Bennett, Cyberspace, USAFA, CO
Robert Bullard, Cyberspace, USAFA, CO
Micah Capra, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Ronald Cleveland, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Ross Connors, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Noah Crabbe, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Austin Cutting, Acquisitions, Moody AFB, GA
Blake Dailey, Acquisitions, Arnold AFB, TN
Ryan Darby, Cberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Kyle Floyd, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Christiaan Frost, Missiles, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Cody Gessler, RPA, Randolph AFB, TX
Ben Harris, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Danny Highland, UPT, Columbus, AFB, MS
R.J. Jackson, UPT, Sheppard AFB, TX
Garrett Kauppila, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Max Kemper, Logistics, Eglin AFB, FL
Griffin Landrum, UPT, USAFA, CO
Jacob Matkovich, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Drew McAdams, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Malik Miller, Space Ops, Buckley AFB, CO
Stone Miller, Civil Engineering, Whiteman AFB, MO
Abraham Nuno, Acquisitions, Hanscom AFB, MA
Matt Philichi, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Andrew Smith, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Dailen Sutton, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Bryce Vonzurmuehlen, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Parker Wilson, Acquisitions, Hanscom AFB, MA
Arion Worthman, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Men's Fencing
Morgan Geneste, Electrical Engineering, Kunsan, AB, Korea
Cameron Sullivan, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Women's Fencing
Brenna Chen, Medical School, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jackie Orcutt, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Elianna Ryan, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Lauren Sides, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Katelyn Walbridge, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Golf
Andy Germann, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Turner Howe, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Bryant Falconello, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Tate Tatom, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Men's Gymnastics
Lukas Texeira, Maintenance, Eglin AFB, FL
Eric Klein, Civil Engineering, Elmendorf AFB, AK
Christian Kalustian, Missiles, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Jonah Urlaub, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Ryan Girouard, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Women's Gymnastics
Emily Luers, Intelligence, Good Fellow AFB, TX
Analise Howard, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Mariana Murphy, Intelligence, Good Fellow AFB, TX
Brittney Reed, Intelligence, Good Fellow AFB, TX
Riley Hill, Acquisitions, Arnold AFB, TN
Hockey
Dan Bailey, Medical Service Corps, Offutt AFB, NE
Billy Christopoulos, Acquisitions, Hanscom AFB, MA
Evan Feno, Medical Service Corps, Aviano AFB, Italy
Evan Giesler, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Kyle Haak, Graduate School, TBD
Matt Koch, Graduate School, TBD
Matt Serratore, Acquisitions, Hanscom AFB, MA
Lacrosse
Jeremiah Hemme, Maintenance, Kirtland AFB, NM
Jack Flynn, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Cameron Carter, AFIT, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Blake Gillund, Developmental Engineering, Robins AFB, GA
Roman Rohrbach, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Christian Pung, Acquisitions, Peterson AFB, CO
Stephen Parker, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Logan Taucher, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Trent Harper, Space Ops, Cape Cod Airfield, MA
Tim Baker, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Brandon Jones, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Roland Wheeler IV, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Rifle
Spencer Cap, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Nicholas Learn, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Anna Weilbacher, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Women's Soccer
Rafaella Bucur, Space Ops, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Jennifer Hiddink, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Taylor Cobb, Hospital Administration, Wright-Patterson, AFB, OH
Kaitlyn Cook, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Hailey Laub, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Bre Robertson, Airfield Ops, Eglin AFB, FL
Alejandra Reveles, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Men's Soccer
Tucker Bone, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Austin Dewing, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Austin Guerrero, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Daniel Han, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
David Louthan, UPT, Vance AFB, TX
Luiz Martinez, Maintenance, Barksdale AFB, LA
Zane Moxley, Acquisitions, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Klinton Parker, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
James Sims, Graduate School, Virginia Tech
Women's Swimming
Elisabeth Brechbuhl, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Jessica Chen, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Kathy Lim, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Elizabeth Mahoney, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Gaby Miller, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Emma Strom, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Men's Tennis
Tadhg Collins, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Austin Gula, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Isaac Perez, UPT, Del Rio AFB, TX
Luke Sanderson, Cyberspace, Maxwell AFB, AL
Women's Tennis
Meredith Laskey, UPT, Columbus, AFB, MS
Elizabeth Barnickel, Civil Engineering, Laughlin AFB, TX
Women's Track
Andrea Abel, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Shanna Burns, Civil Engineering, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Liz Jarvis, Maintenance, Tinker AFB, OK
Aryn Maxwell, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Jerni Self, UPT, TBA
Jaci Smith, Developmental Engineering, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Kathryn Tomczak, Cyber, Keesler AFB, MS
Men's Track
Zach Carreon, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Nic Cheuvront, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Garrett Coalson, TACP, JB Lewis-McChord, WA
David Collins, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Mickey Davey, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Logan Feasline, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Micah Fontaine, Maintenance, Little Rock AFB, AR
Sam Hinegardner, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Gordon Kowalkowski, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Erik McMillan, UPT, Sheppard AFB, TX
Miguel Molas, UPT, Randolph AFB, TX
Walker Newell, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Reece Pontious, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Jack Quinn, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Noah Riley, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Preson Roche, Medical School, Chapel Hill, NC
Trevor Siniscalchi, Acquisitions, Edwards AFB, CA
Nathan Thomas, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Sedacy Walden, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Josh Wojciechowski, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Tyler Younkers, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Volleyball
Abigail Miksch, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Elizabeth Pennington, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Lauren Heldt, Logistics, Lackland AFB, TX
Shanleigh Conlan, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Sarah Hellman, Logistics, Pope Airfield, NC
Water Polo
Ryan Dorris, Missiles, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Edward Smet, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
George Millard, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Wrestling
Luke Boyle, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Josh Giorgio, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Isaac Jimenez, Civil Engineering, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Alex Lopouchanski, Space Ops, Buckley AFB, CO
Anthony McLaughlin, Space Ops, Cape Canaveral, FL
Alex Mossing, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Josh Mossing, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Adam Pelter, Maintenance, Osan AFB, Korea
John Twomey, Acquisitions, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
UPT - Undergraduate Pilot Training
RPA - Remotely Piloted Aircraft
The newly-commissioned second lieutenants will be going into career fields such as contracting, remotely piloted aircraft, pilot training, engineering, personnel, acquisitions, diversity recruiting, logistics, aircraft maintenance, financial management, missile operations, intelligence, space operations, cyber operations, systems acquisitions and graduate school.
Air Force athletics has had another banner year, with track and field still competing at the national level. Thus far, Air Force has had one national championship with the air rifle team winning the discipline at the NCAA Championships. The Academy has had five conference champions with men's soccer (WAC), men's and women's rifle (Patriot), women's gymnastics (MPSF), women's tennis (MW Mountain Division) and lacrosse (Southern).
Air Force has produced four conference player of the year awards, including Tucker Bone (WAC Offensive) and Andrea Seazzu (WAC Defensive) in men's soccer, men's track and field standout Michael Rhodes (MW Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year) and Brandon Jones (Southern Defensive) in lacrosse.
The Falcons are having an outstanding year in the Learfield IMG College Director's Cup standings. Air Force leads the Mountain West and is top-ranked service academy in the most recent standings. The Falcons rank 49th in the nation with 317.5 points.
Air Force finished the season with a 12-8-4 overall record vs. Army and Navy in head-to-head competition. Air Force was 7-4-3 vs. Army and 5-4-1 vs. Navy. The Falcons are 53-40-6 overall against Army and Navy the last four years, including marks of 29-21-4 vs. Army and 24-19-2 vs. Navy.
2018-19 BREAKDOWN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1)
2018-19
Men's and Women's Rifle (Air Rifle National Champions at NCAA Championships) The Falcons took third overall at the NCAA Championships, but won the air rifle event title, which is the first by an Air Force team or individual since Dana Pounds won back-to-back titles in the javelin in 2005 and 2006.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (5)
2018-19
Men's Soccer (WAC)
Men's and Women's Rifle (Patriot Rifle Conference)
Women's Gymnastics (MPSF)
Women's Tennis (MW Mountain Division)
Lacrosse (Southern Conference)
• Air Force has won 18 conference championships the last four seasons. The Falcons won four last season, four in 2016-17 and five in 2015-16.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS (4)
Senior Tucker Bone (Men's Soccer) WAC Offensive Player of the Year
Senior Andrea Seazzu (Men's Soccer) WAC Defensive Player of the Year
Junior Michael Rhoads (Men's Indoor Track) Mountain West Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year
Senior Brandon Jones (Lacrosse) Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year
ALL AMERICANS (32 Individuals, 45 Times)
Jaci Smith, senior (Women's Cross Country) - First-team, finished 27th out of 255 runners in 6K (20:27.7) at NCAA Championships; Academic All-American, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (Women's Indoor Track and Field) - First-team, Sixth place, 5,000-meter run (15:40.26) at NCAA Championships; Second-team, 14th place, 3,000-meter run (9:20.68) at NCAA Championships.
Tucker Bone, senior (Men's Soccer) - First-team, US Soccer Coaches Association
Austin Dewing, senior (Men's Soccer) - Third-team, US Soccer Coaches Association
Garrett Kauppila, junior (Football) - First-team Academic All-American, CoSIDA
Nathan Thomas, senior (Cross Country) - Academic All-American, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Michael Rhoads, junior (Indoor Track and Field) - First-team, eighth place, 800-meter run (1:48.49) at NCAA Championships
Anna Weilbacher, senior (Rifle) - First-team, air rifle, smallbore
Spencer Cap, senior (Rifle) - First-team, smallbore
Logan Ogden, junior (Rifle) - First-team, air rifle
Peter Fiori, freshman (Rifle) - First-team, air rifle, smallbore
Caspter Schadler, freshman (Rifle) - First-team, air rifle
Fabio Salvioni, sophomore (Water Polo) - Academic All-American, Water Polo Coaches
Gavin Jones, sophomore (Water Polo) - Academic All-American, Water Polo Coaches
Anthony Tolbert, freshman (Water Polo) - Academic All-American, Water Polo Coaches
Sean Chieves, junior (Boxing) - Gold, 132 lbs.
Cenada Clifton-Smith, junior (Boxing) - Silver, 175 lbs.
Jordan Garivay, junior (Boxing) - Silver, 195 lbs.
Micah Mackaly, junior (Boxing) - Silver, Heavyweight
RJ Leon, junior (Boxing) - Bronze, 119 lbs.
Lawrence Barrett, freshman (Boxing) - Bronze, 125 lbs.
Devon Smith, junior (Boxing) - Bronze, 147 lbs.
Levi Rate, junior (Boxing) - Bronze, 156 lbs.
Austin Dreyer, junior (Boxing) - Bronze, 185 lbs.
Ethan Esval, sophomore (Men's Gymnastics) - Still rings, parallel bars, USAG
Zach Polen, sophomore (Men's Gymnastics) - Still rings, parallel bars, USAG
Lukas Texeira, senior (Men's Gymnastics) - High bar, USAG
Frankie Valentin, sophomore (Men's Gymnastics) - Pommel horse, USAG
Tyler Davis, sophomore (Women's Gymnastics) - First team, vault, floor exercise, all-around; 2nd team, uneven bars, USAG
Daija Stevenson, freshman (Women's Gymnastics) - First team, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, USAG
Anna Salamone, junior (Women's Gymnastics) - First team, vault, uneven bars, USAG
Heidi Sand, sophomore (Women's Gymnastics) - First team, vault, USAG
Brandon Jones, senior (Lacrosse) - Honorable mention, USILA
Bold/Italic - Academic All-American
• Air Force has had 175 All-Americans the last four seasons. Air Force had 48 earn the honor last season, 47 in 2016-17 and a school-record 52 athletes earn All-American honors in 2015-16.
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS (1)
Kim Gidley, women's tennis (Mountain West)
• Air Force has had 24 coaches recognized as coach of the year the last four years. The Falcons had six earn the honor last season, five in
2016-17 and 12 in 2015-16.
LEARFIELD IMG COLLEGE DIRECTOR'S CUP STANDINGS
Air Force leads the Mountain West and is top-ranked service academy in the most recent 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Director's Cup standings. The Falcons rank 49th in the nation with 317.5 points. Air Force has earned points in women's cross country (28 points, 32nd nationally), men's cross country (54 points, 20th nationally), men's soccer (64 points, 9th nationally), Rifle (85 points, 3rd nationally), women's idoor track and field (18.5 points, 53rd nationally), men's indoor track and field (17 points, 56th nationally) and fencing (36 points, 19th nationally).
Mountain West Standings
# School Pts National Rank
1. Air Force 317.5 49th
2. Boise State 313.5 51st
3. New Mexico 237.0 64th
Service Academy Standings
# School Pts National Rank
1. Air Force 317.5 49th
2. Army 215.5 71st
3. Navy 189.0 77th
• Air Force has finished in the top three in the Mountain West in the Learfield Director's Cup standings three consecutive years while ranking as the top service academy seven straight seasons entering this season. Air Force finished third in the MW and 68th nationally with 345.50 points. The Falcons finished second in the Mountain West in 2016-17 with 347.0 points which ranked 67th nationally. Air Force led the MW in 2015-16 for the first time in school history with a school-record 427.5 points. The school ranked 55th nationally which is the best in Air Force history.
FALCONS VS. ARMY/NAVY
• Air Force finished the season with a 12-8-4 overall record vs. Army and Navy in head-to-head competition. Air Force was 7-4-3 vs. Army and 5-4-1 vs. Navy.
• Air Force is 53-40-6 overall against Army and Navy the last four years. The Falcons are 29-21-4 vs. Army and 24-19-2 vs. Navy.
Army-Navy Results (Last Four Years)
Year Overall Army Navy
2018-19 12-8-4 7-4-3 5-4-1
2017-18 15-15 8-9 7-6
2016-17 15-9 8-5 7-4
2015-16 11-8-2 6-3-1 5-5-1
Totals 53-40-6 29-21-4 24-19-2
Cadet-Athlete Post-Graduate Assignments
Baseball
Karter Cook, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Rob Dau, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Jacob Gilbert, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Matt Hargreaves, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Daniel Jones, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Gabe Martinez, UPT, Euro-Nato, Sheppard AFB, TX
Tyler Mortenson, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Ethan Nichols, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Steven Plaskett, UAS, Randolph AFB, TX
Nic Ready, Logistics, Charleston AFB, SC
Jacob Saucedo, Maintenance, Yokota AB, Japan
Drew Wiss, Combat Rescue, Hurlburt Field, FL
Men's Basketball
Pervis Louder, Coach/Instructor, USAFA Prep
Women's Basketball
Venessannah Itugbu, Acquisitions, Travis, AFB, CA
Cheer
Charles Davis, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Molly Laatsch, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Alyssa Staton, Information Ops, USAFA, CO
Meriah Valk, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Maria Martinez, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Brianna Murray, Combat Systems, Pensacola, FL
Arianna Mosley, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Mike Grindle, UPT, Columbus AFB, TX
Men's and Women's Diving
Bella Farrell, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Football
Garrett Amy, UPT, Sheppard AFB, TX
Brody Bagnall, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Marcus Bennett, Cyberspace, USAFA, CO
Robert Bullard, Cyberspace, USAFA, CO
Micah Capra, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Ronald Cleveland, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Ross Connors, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Noah Crabbe, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Austin Cutting, Acquisitions, Moody AFB, GA
Blake Dailey, Acquisitions, Arnold AFB, TN
Ryan Darby, Cberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Kyle Floyd, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Christiaan Frost, Missiles, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Cody Gessler, RPA, Randolph AFB, TX
Ben Harris, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Danny Highland, UPT, Columbus, AFB, MS
R.J. Jackson, UPT, Sheppard AFB, TX
Garrett Kauppila, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Max Kemper, Logistics, Eglin AFB, FL
Griffin Landrum, UPT, USAFA, CO
Jacob Matkovich, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Drew McAdams, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Malik Miller, Space Ops, Buckley AFB, CO
Stone Miller, Civil Engineering, Whiteman AFB, MO
Abraham Nuno, Acquisitions, Hanscom AFB, MA
Matt Philichi, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Andrew Smith, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Dailen Sutton, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Bryce Vonzurmuehlen, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Parker Wilson, Acquisitions, Hanscom AFB, MA
Arion Worthman, Acquisitions, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Men's Fencing
Morgan Geneste, Electrical Engineering, Kunsan, AB, Korea
Cameron Sullivan, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Women's Fencing
Brenna Chen, Medical School, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jackie Orcutt, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Elianna Ryan, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Lauren Sides, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Katelyn Walbridge, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Golf
Andy Germann, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Turner Howe, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Bryant Falconello, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Tate Tatom, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Men's Gymnastics
Lukas Texeira, Maintenance, Eglin AFB, FL
Eric Klein, Civil Engineering, Elmendorf AFB, AK
Christian Kalustian, Missiles, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Jonah Urlaub, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Ryan Girouard, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Women's Gymnastics
Emily Luers, Intelligence, Good Fellow AFB, TX
Analise Howard, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Mariana Murphy, Intelligence, Good Fellow AFB, TX
Brittney Reed, Intelligence, Good Fellow AFB, TX
Riley Hill, Acquisitions, Arnold AFB, TN
Hockey
Dan Bailey, Medical Service Corps, Offutt AFB, NE
Billy Christopoulos, Acquisitions, Hanscom AFB, MA
Evan Feno, Medical Service Corps, Aviano AFB, Italy
Evan Giesler, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Kyle Haak, Graduate School, TBD
Matt Koch, Graduate School, TBD
Matt Serratore, Acquisitions, Hanscom AFB, MA
Lacrosse
Jeremiah Hemme, Maintenance, Kirtland AFB, NM
Jack Flynn, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Cameron Carter, AFIT, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Blake Gillund, Developmental Engineering, Robins AFB, GA
Roman Rohrbach, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Christian Pung, Acquisitions, Peterson AFB, CO
Stephen Parker, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Logan Taucher, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Trent Harper, Space Ops, Cape Cod Airfield, MA
Tim Baker, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Brandon Jones, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Roland Wheeler IV, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Rifle
Spencer Cap, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Nicholas Learn, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Anna Weilbacher, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Women's Soccer
Rafaella Bucur, Space Ops, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Jennifer Hiddink, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Taylor Cobb, Hospital Administration, Wright-Patterson, AFB, OH
Kaitlyn Cook, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Hailey Laub, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Bre Robertson, Airfield Ops, Eglin AFB, FL
Alejandra Reveles, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Men's Soccer
Tucker Bone, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Austin Dewing, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Austin Guerrero, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Daniel Han, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
David Louthan, UPT, Vance AFB, TX
Luiz Martinez, Maintenance, Barksdale AFB, LA
Zane Moxley, Acquisitions, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Klinton Parker, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
James Sims, Graduate School, Virginia Tech
Women's Swimming
Elisabeth Brechbuhl, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Jessica Chen, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Kathy Lim, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Elizabeth Mahoney, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Gaby Miller, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Emma Strom, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Men's Tennis
Tadhg Collins, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Austin Gula, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Isaac Perez, UPT, Del Rio AFB, TX
Luke Sanderson, Cyberspace, Maxwell AFB, AL
Women's Tennis
Meredith Laskey, UPT, Columbus, AFB, MS
Elizabeth Barnickel, Civil Engineering, Laughlin AFB, TX
Women's Track
Andrea Abel, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Shanna Burns, Civil Engineering, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Liz Jarvis, Maintenance, Tinker AFB, OK
Aryn Maxwell, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Jerni Self, UPT, TBA
Jaci Smith, Developmental Engineering, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Kathryn Tomczak, Cyber, Keesler AFB, MS
Men's Track
Zach Carreon, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Nic Cheuvront, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Garrett Coalson, TACP, JB Lewis-McChord, WA
David Collins, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Mickey Davey, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Logan Feasline, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Micah Fontaine, Maintenance, Little Rock AFB, AR
Sam Hinegardner, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Gordon Kowalkowski, UPT, Laughlin AFB, TX
Erik McMillan, UPT, Sheppard AFB, TX
Miguel Molas, UPT, Randolph AFB, TX
Walker Newell, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Reece Pontious, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Jack Quinn, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Noah Riley, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Preson Roche, Medical School, Chapel Hill, NC
Trevor Siniscalchi, Acquisitions, Edwards AFB, CA
Nathan Thomas, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Sedacy Walden, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Josh Wojciechowski, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Tyler Younkers, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Volleyball
Abigail Miksch, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Elizabeth Pennington, UPT, Vance AFB, OK
Lauren Heldt, Logistics, Lackland AFB, TX
Shanleigh Conlan, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Sarah Hellman, Logistics, Pope Airfield, NC
Water Polo
Ryan Dorris, Missiles, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Edward Smet, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
George Millard, RPAs, Randolph AFB, TX
Wrestling
Luke Boyle, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Josh Giorgio, UPT, Columbus AFB, MS
Isaac Jimenez, Civil Engineering, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Alex Lopouchanski, Space Ops, Buckley AFB, CO
Anthony McLaughlin, Space Ops, Cape Canaveral, FL
Alex Mossing, Cyberspace, Keesler AFB, MS
Josh Mossing, Intelligence, Goodfellow AFB, TX
Adam Pelter, Maintenance, Osan AFB, Korea
John Twomey, Acquisitions, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
UPT - Undergraduate Pilot Training
RPA - Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Evan Urbina Interview April 1, 2026
Wednesday, April 01
Taylor Hollander Interview April 1, 2026
Wednesday, April 01
Falcons Take Down the Bears in Seven
Wednesday, April 01
Joe Crispin Introductory Press Conference
Tuesday, March 31
