Sen. Grassley Nominates 32 Iowa Students to U.S. Service Academies

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley nominated 32 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to the U.S. service academies.

Each year, congressional member have the opportunity to nominate current and future high school graduates for a select few service academy placements. The U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Naval Academy all select at least one qualified student from Grassley’s nominations. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy makes selections in proportion to states’ representation in Congress.

Grassley encourages Iowa students to consider applying to more than one service academy due to the highly competitive nature of admissions. Iowa members serving in the U.S. House of Representatives make nominations in addition to both of Iowa’s U.S. senators. Students may receive more than one nomination.

Students interested in academy appointments should begin the application process in the spring of their junior year of high school. Early application is encouraged. The academies select students based on the number of vacancies available for the next school year.

Traditionally, the high quality of Iowa nominees results in several Iowa students being offered admission to attend each of the service academies. These students then choose whether to attend the academy. More information about service academy nominations can be found HERE.

Grassley’s nominees for the 2023 – 2024 school year are as follows:

Pierce Johnson – Oakland

Kaiden Krajicek – Denison

Zachary Pisney –  Cedar Rapids

Levi Russo – Ogden

William Schulz – Burlington

Caleb Shenouda – Urbandale

Sawyer Slezak –  Cedar Rapids

Clara Tiegland – Council Bluffs

Kellen Vlahoulis – Sioux City

Carson Wirtz – Cedar Falls

Weston Brown – Des Moines

Lawson Hasley – Mount Vernon

Brooke Magistrelli – Bettendorf

Nathaniel Miller – Marengo

Mary Rolfstad – Davenport

Morgan Svec – Cumming

Alaina Walby – West Des Moines

Kaden Woody – Grimes

Hallie Yates – West Des Moines

Bhargav Yellepeddi – Urbandale

Anthony Colburn – Ames

Shay Doyle – Waverly

Nathan Hyman – Huxley

Henry Mussig – Gladbrook

Ryan Ott – Iowa City

Lauren Otte – Fort Madison

Connor Poland – Monroe

Kyle Squires – Killduff

Jack Tierney – Iowa City

Seth Williams – Cedar Rapids

Zatyk Holub – Mount Vernon

Alaina Walby – West Des Moines