Cherry Hill, NJ-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) is proud to announce his 2016 nominations for the U.S. service academies.

Rep. Norcross honored 23 South Jersey students at a reception January 15, 2016 at the Camden County Boathouse in Pennsauken Township.

“It’s my honor to nominate these young patriots. They have impressive credentials and will proudly represent South Jersey in their future endeavors. Some may make history, following in the footsteps of those who attended the service academies before them, including American presidents, members of Congress, and astronauts,” said Rep. Norcross.

Rep. Norcross wishes to thank members of the service academy selection committee who interviewed the student candidates, reviewed their academic & extracurricular performances, and made recommendations to the Congressman for nomination.

Congressman Norcross encourages others seeking future nominations to the service academies to visit his website by clicking here.

List of students nominated by Rep. Donald Norcross to U.S. service academies:

Jonathan Baxter, U.S Military Academy & U.S. Naval Academy (Haddonfield H.S.)

Claudia Bowman, U.S. Military Academy (Haddon Heights H.S.)

Nicholas DeFeo, U.S. Naval Academy (Timber Creek H.S.)

Mark Dettrey, U.S. Air Force Academy (Timber Creek H.S.)

Brent Dobleman, U.S. Military Academy (Winslow Twp. H.S.)

Emily Fey, U.S. Air Force Academy (Sterling H.S.)

Natalie Hales, U.S. Military Academy & U.S. Naval Academy (Haddon Heights H.S.)

Mark Hausman, U.S. Naval Academy (Gateway Regional H.S.)

Dohnovan Hildago, U.S. Naval Academy (Cherry Hill High School East)

Jeffrey Hock, U.S. Naval Academy (SUNY Cortland)

Mitchell Kraft, U.S. Military Academy (Camden County College)

Tyrus Legenski, U.S. Naval Academy (Triton Regional H.S.)

Derek Lomax, U.S. Military Academy (St. Joseph H.S. Hammonton)

John McCaffrey, III, U.S. Air Force Academy & U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Bishop Eustace Preparatory)

Delaney McQuade, U.S. Naval Academy (Cherry Hill High School West)

Cailyn Rhoads, U.S. Naval Academy (Bishop Eustace Preparatory)

Tyler Rodriguez, U.S. Military Academy (Haddonfield H.S.)

Kyra Traino, U.S. Air Force Academy (Kingsway Regional H.S.)

Katelyn Zawojski, U.S. Military Academy (Highland Regional H.S.)

Nominees not pictured:

Maximilian McCall, U.S. Military Academy  & U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Gloucester Catholic H.S.)

Denzel Polk, U.S. Naval Academy (Naval Academy Prep School)

Nicholas Reyes, U.S. Military Academy (Camden Catholic H.S)

Peter Rhodes, U.S. Military Academy (Haddonfield Memorial H.S.)

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Congressman Donald Norcross is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Budget Committee, and serves as Assistant Whip in the 114^th Congress.