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Cadet-Athletes join the Long Blue Line
5/31/2019 1:28:00 PM | General
Air Force athletics had 170 cadet-athletes from 27 sports, plus cheer and boxing, take part in the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony yesterday in Falcon Stadium.
Cadet-Athletes join the Long Blue Line
Air Force athletics had 170 cadet-athletes from 27 sports, plus cheer and boxing, take part in the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony yesterday in Falcon Stadium.
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.
A complete list of the graduates and their assignments follows.
Cadet-Athlete 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
Air Force athletics had 170 cadet-athletes from 27 sports, plus cheer and boxing, take part in the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony yesterday in Falcon Stadium.
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.
A complete list of the graduates and their assignments follows.
Cadet-Athlete 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
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