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52nd GRADUATING CLASS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY VOL. 50 ISSUE 21 MAY 26, 2010

By William “T.”Thompson, Esq. ‘73President and CEO, Association of Graduates

To the Class of 2010, I want toextend my enthusiastic congratula-tions on behalf of the Association ofGraduates and welcome you asmembers of the Long Blue Line. Youare the 52nd class to graduate and weare proud to have you take your placeamong the 42,000 graduates who havegone before you. We know that it hastaken four demanding years of yourlife, but you are now well-equipped toserve your country with great distinc-tion.

Those graduates who have gonebefore you have created a noble andillustrious heritage of which youshould be rightly proud. Mostimpressively, this legacy has beenachieved in a short 56 years. In a rela-tively brief period of time, theAcademy has become one of ourcountry’s premier institutions andyou are about to become a part of thatrich tradition.

Let me share with you some ofthe attributes of the graduate commu-nity you are about to join. We havegraduated more than 42,000 officerswho have become leaders of characterall over our great country. More than535 have become general officers,including 30 four-star generals andthree Air Force chiefs of staff.

Our graduates are true warheroes who have won Medals ofHonor and numerous DistinguishedFlying Crosses and Silver Stars. Weare proud that two of the three AirForce aces in Vietnam were Academygraduates, and we respect and admirethe 36 graduates who were prisoners

of war. Finally, we honor the 174graduates who have made the ulti-mate sacrifice and have their namesinscribed on the War Memorial.

Our graduates have gone on toachieve great heights — literally! Infact, 39 graduates have become astro-nauts and one, until very recently,held the record for the longest walkin space. We have won numerouspost-graduate academic awards,including Marshall, Fulbright andRhodes scholarships.

Academy graduates are doctors,lawyers, business leaders and entre-preneurs. They are members of theclergy, teachers, college presidents,and aviation professionals. Our grad-uates have served as political leadersat all levels in the country, includingCongress. And they have served inthe highest appointed positions ofour national government.

Yes, Air Force Academy graduatesare in leadership positionsthroughout our great nation — allsubscribing to the core values of

Integrity First, Service Before Self andExcellence in All We Do. You willnow take your place as a member ofthis impressive group.

The world into which you aregraduating is a challenging one. Thecountry is in two wars, and we arebesieged by the threat of terrorism.Yet, the leadership training you havereceived and the values you haveaccepted gives our country thehighest confidence in your abilities toprotect and persevere.

Let me recognize your vision andcommitment to stay involved andconnected to the institution throughyour Project Twenty Ten initiative.You are setting a standard of supportto the Academy that will be historicand sustained for years to come.Thank you for joining with theAssociation of Graduates to supportthe many cadet programs that youhave had an opportunity to experi-ence: the leadership and characterprograms, the conferences andsymposiums, intramurals and cadetclubs and the foreign travel andlanguage immersion programs, tomention just a few. You have clearlyunderstood and taken on the respon-sibility to reach back by giving backto the cadets that will follow you. Youare helping to ensure that they enjoya better opportunity than you haveenjoyed, just as prior grads haveensured that you have had opportuni-ties that didn’t exist when we werecadets.

The AOG is proud to welcomeyou as members of the Long BlueLine and we stand ready to assist youin any way we can. Contact us atwww.usafa.org whenever we can be ofservice.

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Class of 2010: America is in your hands now

AOG congratulates Class of 2010

By Lt. Gen. Mike GouldAcademy Superintendent

To the Academy Class of 2010…Congratulations! This is your day.

This is a day you will rememberfor the rest of your lives. Each one ofyou has spent the last four, some ofyou five, years learning, training,preparing and giving everythingyou’ve got and more to be here withyour classmates to finally celebrate thisday together. Today your persistenceand selfless dedication over the yearshas meaning, because on this day youcan say, “I am a second lieutenant inthe United States Air Force.” This isthe day you join the long blue line as amilitary officer.

You are the 52nd class to graduate,and it’s a special honor for Paula andme to share this experience with you.Over the years, you have learned aboutthe Air Force — its history, traditions,great personalities, evolution and ourfuture. But, just as importantly, youlearned about yourselves ... about yourstrength ... your commitment ... your

endurance ... about what it takes to bea leader of character!

As we look back and recognize allyou have achieved, we should alsolook forward to the future — to recog-nize all you will accomplish in thecoming years.

I’m not going to guarantee an easyfuture. We are a nation at war. We areengaged in a global ideologicalstruggle against some of the mostdangerous and unpredictable enemiesthis nation has ever faced. This is notthe Cold War into which I wascommissioned. But someone has toraise their hand and say, “Send me.”And each one of you has selflesslydone that today.

At the Air Force Academy you ate,slept and breathed what it takes andwhat it means to be a leader of char-acter. Now it’s time to live it. Fromtoday forward, you will demonstratethe unique responsibilities you arenow charged with and demonstratehow and why the world relies on thejudgment and integrity of the U.S.military’s officer corps.

Most importantly, as you departthe Academy, I encourage you toremember the love and pride you feelaround you today from family andfriends, classmates and teammates,from the faculty and staff whosupported you — and from me, Paulaand the entire senior staff. We are,indeed, proud of each and every one ofyou!

Now, as you leave ColoradoSprings, and look in your rearviewmirror, I encourage you to rememberthe people of this community whohosted you and supported you fromday one. They are your sponsor fami-lies, the fans who cheered you on atsporting events and the strangers whogave you a pat on the back when youwere around town in uniform. Thewonderful people of Colorado Springswelcomed you with open arms on in-processing day and they celebrate withyou now as you graduate.

We expect great things from youin the years to come. The well-being ofour nation is in your hands. For today,you take on the extraordinary respon-

sibility of protecting and defending theConstitution of the United States andthe American people. From what I’vewitnessed with this special class, I amconfident the American people are ingood hands. Congratulations, 2010!

Cover Photo by Staff Sgt. Don Branum2009-2010 academic year wing commandersNathan Dial, left and Andrew VanTimmeren

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May 26, 2010

Academy Public Affairs

The chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staff isscheduled to give thecommencement speechfor this year’s graduationceremony.

Navy Adm. MikeMullen, a 1968 U.S. NavalAcademy graduate, wassworn in as the 17th JointChiefs chairman Oct. 1,2007. In that role, he isthe highest-rankingofficer in the U.S. ArmedForces and the President’s principal military adviser.

This event marks the first time the Academy willhost the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as thegraduation speaker.

“Within the ranks of (our) young officers lies thefuture of our military and the future of our security,

and how we raise them and reward their creativity isthe key to our success,” Admiral Mullen said in a 2009address at the National Defense University. “Whatdo they want? And you probably already know this:They want responsibility. They want the chance tomake good and to do good. They want you to carenot for them, but about them.”

Prior to becoming the Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen served as the 28th Chiefof Naval Operations, the Navy’s top uniformed leaderand representative to the Joint Chiefs, from 2003 to2004.

His Navy career started aboard the destroyerU.S.S. Collett for duty as anti-submarine officer, wherethen-Ensign Mullen deployed to the Western Pacificand participated in combat operations off the coastof Vietnam. He served aboard six other warships,three as the commanding officer; and as an admiral,he commanded the U.S.S. George Washington StrikeGroup and the U.S. Second Fleet. His tours ashore havebeen focused in the areas of resourcing and personneland included duty with the Bureau of Personnel, the

Navy staff and the staff of the secretary of defense.Admiral Mullen obtained a Master of Science

degree in Operations Research from the NavalPostgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., and alsograduated from the Advanced Management Programat the Harvard Business School.

During the first half of 2005, he served ascommander of NATO’s Joint Force Command Naplesand commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, leadingthe Alliance’s peacekeeping operations in the Balkansand its training mission in Iraq.

Since taking office as Joint Chief ’s chairman inOctober 2007, Admiral Mullen has focused his effortson three main priorities: defending vital nationalinterests in the Middle East; resetting, revitalizingand reconstituting the Armed Forces; and properlybalancing global risk. He has placed significantemphasis on the expansion of counterinsurgencywarfare training and resources and was an early advo-cate for a greater focus on operations in Afghanistan.He now considers that warto be the U.S. military’s“main effort.”

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The Wolverines taketop squadron honors

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By Staff Sgt. Don BranumAcademy Public Affairs

Cadet Squadron 19 won theOutstanding Squadron of the Year award Friday for the 2009-2010Academic year.

The squadron took first place inmilitary and academic performance andended up in fourth place overall forathletics to earn the award.

“That was our goal the whole time,”said Cadet 1st Class EmmaPrzybyslawski, cadet squadroncommander for CS 19 and a native ofSan Antonio.

The outstanding squadron awardencompasses military performance inareas such as marching and inspections,academic performance through gradepoint averages and athletic perform-ance through intramural competitionand physical and aerobic fitness tests,said Maj. Dave Pike, CS 19’s air officercommanding.

Cadet Przybyslawski credited Cadet1st Class Brent Whiteman of Scottsdale,Ariz., and Cadet 2nd Class Dave Cookof Hastings, Neb., with helping thesquadron achieve the award but addedthat everyone in the squadron played arole. She also thanked Major Pike for

his role in helping CS 19 achieve top squadron honors.

“Major Pike is on top of everything, which is nice because he made sure everyone got recognition,” shesaid.

“We got really lucky to win this,”Cadet Cook said. “We’re lucky thatEmma and (Cadet 1st Class) Jason Fungwere our squadron commanders, andwe’re lucky that we had great seniorleadership the entire year.”

Major Pike has been the AOC forCS 19 for approximately two years. Hewill pin on lieutenant colonel Thursday,the same day that he relinquishescommand of the squadron in a change-of-command ceremony.

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The Class of 2010’s top graduates were honored fortheir achievements at the Individual Awards CeremonyMonday in Clune Arena.

Cadet 1st Class Bradford Waldie is this year’s overalltop graduate, earning a 3.348 physical performanceaverage, a 3.404 military performance average, and a 3.97cumulative grade point average.

Cadet 1st Class Austin McKinney earned bestacademic performance with a cumulative GPA of 3.98and a major GPA of 4.0. Cadet McKinney majored inManagement, with a minor in Spanish.

Cadet 1st Class Timothy Mergen is this year’s topmilitary performer earning a military performanceaverage of 3.446, and Cadet 1st Class Brittany Morrealeearned the scholar athlete of the year award with aphysical performance average of 3.106.

Qualifications for the top awards are scored on afour-point system similar to grade point averages.

Other individual awards this year went to theseCadets 1st Class:Outstanding Cadet in Aeronautical EngineeringNicholas CarterOutstanding Cadet in Airmanship Brandon BurfeindOutstanding Cadet in Astronautical Engineering Thomas SukutOutstanding Cadet in Basic Sciences Daniel FulcolyOutstanding Cadet in Behavioral Sciences andLeadershipAlicia BougesOutstanding Cadet in BiologyJonathan WieningerOutstanding Cadet in Chemistry Matthew HaugsethOutstanding Cadet in Civil EngineeringRachel CrawfordOutstanding Cadet in CommunicationsMatthew RossOutstanding Cadet in Computer Engineering Robert RiveraOutstanding Cadet in Computer ScienceGregory Masters, Jr.Outstanding Cadet in Eastern Language Minor

Bradford WaldieOutstanding Cadet in EconomicsMichael AlbertOutstanding Cadet in Engineering Jonathan TellefsenOutstanding Cadet in Electrical Engineering Shane FinkOutstanding Cadet in EnglishKatherine HeflinOutstanding Cadet in Environmental EngineeringCorey LohmillerOutstanding Cadet in Foreign Area StudiesBradford WaldieOutstanding Cadet in GeosciencesKyle SchemenaurOutstanding Cadet in HistoryFranklin NesselhufOutstanding Cadet in HumanitiesBradford WaldieOutstanding Cadet in Intercollegiate Speech CompBrandon PaquetteOutstanding Cadet in Legal StudiesBenjamin JoelsonOutstanding Cadet in ManagementAustin McKinneyOutstanding Cadet in MathematicsMillie MaysOutstanding Cadet in Mechanical EngineeringErinn ScottOutstanding Cadet in MeteorologyCameron RochelleOutstanding Cadet in Military HistoryFranklin NesselhufOutstanding Cadet in Military Strategic StudiesWilliam Kirk, IIIOutstanding Cadet in National Security StudiesTimothy MergenOutstanding Cadet in Operations ResearchMatthew BradwickOutstanding Cadet in Parachuting Joseph Valdez, Jr.Outstanding Cadet in PhilosophyJarrod HuffmanOutstanding Cadet in PhysicsDaniel O’KeefeOutstanding Cadet in Political Science

Austin KrohnOutstanding Cadet in Powered FlightSean FooteOutstanding Cadet in Soaring Peter SohmOutstanding Cadet in Social SciencesRexford PearceOutstanding Cadet in Space OperationsWilliam PercoskiOutstanding Cadet in Systems Engineering Anthony MitchellOutstanding Cadet in Systems Engineering ManagementIvando ArroyoOutstanding Cadet in Western Language MinorAustin McKinneyOutstanding Cadet in Character Gregory CappuzzoOutstanding Cadet CitizenshipShawn KillpackOutstanding Cadet Summer Wing Commander Kevin Van Hook IIOutstanding Cadet Fall Wing Commander Nathan DialOutstanding Cadet Spring Wing CommanderAndrew VanTimmermenOutstanding Cadet Group CommanderMadison BurgessOutstanding Cadet Honor Committee Chairperson Tyler KeenerOutstanding Cadet Squadron CommanderEmma PrzybyslawskiOutstanding Cadet Flight CommanderJohn Avvett IIOutstanding Cadet Element Leader Robert LystrupOutstanding Cadet Who Best Exemplifies the HighestIdeals of Loyalty, Integrity and CourageJohn Oliphint IVOutstanding Cadet, United States Air Force AcademyPreparatory School Graduate Anthony MitchellOutstanding Former Regular Enlisted CadetGraduating with Highest Class Honors Jonathan WeiningerOutstanding Cadet in Physical Education David Miller

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Ring symbolizes class values

FlagThe 10 visible stars and 10 visiblestripes of the flag remind our class ofthe people who have gone before usand those who will go after us indefense of our great nation-and mostimportantly, our freedom.

Aircraft The B-52 is the plane that flew over atour Acceptance Parade at the end ofBasic Training. That parade symbol-ized our completion of Beast and ouracceptance into the cadet wing. Thisplane holds a special meaning to themembers of 2010, and also representsour class, the 52nd class to graduate.

SabreThe eagle's grasping of the saber links ourcrest to the crest of our legacy class, 1970,and our desire to follow their example ofselflessly defending our nation.

Class Year LII, Roman Numerals representing the52nd class to graduate from the AirForce Academy.

Graduation Year Our graduation year is boldly placed atthe top of our crest, clearly identifyingthis crest as 2010's.

Class motto "Vires Intra" is Latin for our class motto,"Strength Within". Our motto captures theincredible bravery shown by our classexemplar, 2nd Lt Frank Luke Jr, whose boldactions in the face of capture and deathhelped shape the victory of the allied forcesduring WWI.

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PolarisThis symbol serves as a guidinglight for all those who came beforeus and will undoubtedly be thesame for all those who follow longafter we are gone.

EagleThe eagle, the proud symbol of ournation, is posed aggressively on ourcrest, clenching the saber. Just as theeagle is ready to strike, so must webe preparedto respond to our nation'scall at a moment's notice.

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Oxford University of London, Pardee RAND GraduateSchool, MIT, Harvard, Purdue and Rice are just a few ofthe post-graduation destinations for 96 members of theAcademy’s Class of 2010.

Brittney Morreale was one of only 32 U.S. studentsawarded a 2010 Rhodes Scholar and will begin her studiesin England at Oxford University in the fall. Cadet 1stClass Bradford Waldie earned the Truman Scholarshipand the Holaday Scholarship, and is also bound for OxfordUniversity. Cadet 1st Class Austin McKinney is bound forthe University of London in the United Kingdom afterwinning a Marshall Scholarship. Cadet McKinney is oneof only 40 students in the United States awarded theMarshall Scholarship.

Several nationally competitive and endowed schol-arships are sending graduating firsties off to schools inEurope and around the United States, including GerhartScholarship recipient John Rice to La Sorbonne University,France; Lawson Scholarship recipient Matthew Ross tothe Naval Postgraduate School; Nutter Scholarship recip-ient Daniel O’Keffe to Purdue University; and WolfeScholarship recipient Franklin Nesselhuf to University ofNorthern Texas.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology awaitseleven graduates: Jay Beesemyer, Matthew Bradwick,Nicholas Carter, Thomas Chiasson, Jane Evans, Shane Fink,Daniel Fulcoly, Alexander Horrell, Matthew Knutson,Michael O’Conner and Benjamin Saunders.

Harvard University is the next stop for five graduateswho have received scholarships to the John F. KennedySchool of Government: Michael Albert, Nathan Dial,Andrew Werner, Brent Whiteman and Aaron Widener,who received the Bradley Scholarship.

Three others earned the Superintendent’s RANDPh.D. Scholarship at the Pardee RAND Graduate Schoolin Santa Monica, Calif., for a doctoral degree in policyanalysis: M. Tyler Haugseth, Jonathan Klenk andHaralambos “Bobby” Theologis.

The Class of 2010 was awarded two FulbrightScholarships, the flagship international scholarshipprogram sponsored by the U.S. government. DavidCorpman will begin studies in China, while JarrodHuffman travels to India.

Rice University has seven engineering majors slatedfor grad school. They are Matthew Guertin, Eric Herbort,Millie Mays, Darren Montes, Anthony Puntel, KathleenSchjodt and Thomas Sukut. Cadets Herbert and Mays areDraper Fellows and will conduct research at JohnsonSpace Center in Houston, Texas.

Additionally, 15 cadets were selected to begin generalgraduate work at the Air Force Institute of Technologyin the Graduate School Program to study a wide rangeof technical fields, ultimately preparing them to becomefuture faculty members at the Academy. These cadetsare Ryan Forystek, Ryan Gaunt, Michael Koslow, MatthewLipscomb, Matthew Ludwig, Gregory Masters, LucilleMcMinn, Andrew McPherson, Jonathan Miller, TrevorMiller, Anthony Mitchell, Istvan Prileszky, Jason Shank,Robert Steigerwald and Katherine Wallace.

Through the Acquisition Accession Program, severalcadets majoring in everything from biochemistry to engi-neering to behavioral sciences are bound for graduateschool. This program sends graduating cadets to the AirForce Institute of Technology and select civilian univer-sities. These cadets are Chloe Angello, John Avrett II,Samuel Barbaro, Andrew Beauchamp, Margaret Blackstun,

Harris Butler, Aaron Canciani, John Cox, Berkley Davis,Simon Ferrel, Kevin Finster, Jack Fitzgerald, Austin Fritzke,Christopher Giacomo, Sara Juback, Christopher Killion,Shawn Killpack, Andrew Klausner, Jessica Schafer, WilliamShackelford, Danielle Snider, Jonathan Tellefsen andWilson Tucker.

Five graduating cadets will continue their educationright here along the Front Range. Wayne Black IV, RyanKerns, Mark Poppler, Gabriel Staples and Joseph Ulissewill begin their graduate studies at the University ofColorado at Colorado Springs.

Four graduating cadets have received the Universityof Maryland Scholarship at University of Maryland’sSchool of Public Policy. An important selection criterionis a continuing interest in public policy and service in thepublic sector and this program awards a master’s in publicpolicy. Those cadets are Blake Duffy, Andrea Fantacone,Austin Krohn and Sean Peters.

Michah Paul and Trenton West will put their aero-nautical engineering and research skills to work at theUniversity of Washington, a top 25 engineering univer-sity, via the university’s aeronautical engineering fellow-ship.

Several of the graduating cadets have been tapped formedical school at institutions across the United States. Theyare Benjamin Fox, James Gullo, Charlers Haller, TheodoreHart, Christopher Horn, Daniel Hurtt, Kyle Maier,Christopher Ng, Alexander Paladino, Andrew Pan andRexford Pearce. Additionally, Kelsey Yip’s post-gradua-tion assignment is the Vanderbilt University School ofNursing.

As we remain engaged in two wars, we cannot loseour focus on the need to develop our future leaders. ArmyGen. David Petraeus, current Commander of the U.S.Central Command and previous commanding general ofMulti-National Force-Iraq, frequently points to his grad-uate educational opportunities as the most formative inhis professional maturation. The deliberate developmentof the next general officers must focus on education andthe 96 cadets mentioned above are continuing down aleadership growth path that prepares them for successin both the Air Force and joint environments. We mustcontinually develop our intellectual capital if we expectto maintain our standing as the world’s best air, spaceand cyberspace force.

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By 2nd Lt. Meredith KirchoffAcademy Public Affairs

On Dec. 21, 2007, Cadet3rd Class Lindsay Brown waskilled in a car accident whileon leave in her hometown. Tothis day, her memory is aliveand her influence powerful inthe lives of those she touched.

Lindsay would havegraduated today as a memberof the Class of 2010. A nativeof Rockledge, Fla., she grewup on the pool deck swim-ming competitively for mostof her life. At the Academy, she was a member of CadetSquadron 05 and the women’s swimming and divingteam. She is remembered by classmates, teammates,coaches and instructors for her infectious enthusiasmand eternal optimism.

“She was always smiling. Regardless of whether ornot she was upset about something she was never angry.It was always, ‘Ok, we’ve got to fix this,’” said Cadet 1stClass Solange Eddy, a friend, classmate and teammate

of Lindsay’s. “She was one of those people who nevergave up on a situation or a person. There was always asolution.”

The 100 butterfly was Lindsay’s specialty in thepool, but her desire for the team to be a tight knit groupwas undoubtedly her greatest contribution said CaseyConverse, Air Force head swimming coach.

“The difference between when she was alive onthe team and after she passed away was that we reallycame together,” said Cadet 1st Class Meghan Wildner,a close friend of Lindsay’s who will go on to be a commu-nications officer following graduation. “She alwayswanted to have a really close team, and we really pushedfor that because we know that’s what she would havewanted.”

“Casey thinks our class was so pivotal, but I realizethat it was really because Lindsay brought us togethereven though she wasn’t there,” echoed Cadet Eddy, whowill go on to pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base,Miss.

Facebook pages don’t go away when someone dies.Lindsay Brown’s page is littered with memories andencouragement in the messages written to her fromthe time she passed away, and the messages haven’tstopped yet.

“I saw the sun coming up on my way to work thismorning and for some reason thought of you and howyou could light up a room ... missing you,” a friendwrote on her Facebook wall just a few days ago.

In light of graduation, a 2009 Academy graduate andsquadronmate wrote, “Your picture keeps popping up,miss you tons. You’d be graduating soon and wouldhave made a great officer.”

Lindsay’s life is commemorated in numerous waysat the Academy. The annual Lindsay Brown memorialtriathlon is a hosted by the Academy’s triathlon teamevery fall in memory of Lindsay’s drive and dedication,according to the team’s website. The swimming anddiving team’s most inspirational award is now called theLindsay Brown award in honor of Lindsay’s influenceon the team.

“The swimmers vote for someone in each class thatthey think contributes towards great team unity,” CoachConverse said. “This person is more about what kindof team we have rather than who is the fastest swimmer— it is more about their contributions to the team.”

Relayed by many of her friends is Lindsay’s motto,something that showcases and summarizes her atti-tude on life, “When you put your pants on, put your smileon, and everyone will have a great day.”

Not Forgotten:In memory of Lindsay Brown

By Ann PattonAcademy Spirit staff

Cadet 1st Class JoshuaLopez started practicingjudo in the fifth grade.While in high school, atSaint Mary’s, he coachedarea youth in the ColoradoSprings Parks and Re-creation Department andthe Police Athletic Leagueand gave a taste of the sportto students at the ColoradoSchool for the Deaf andBlind in addition tocompeting.

At the Academy Preparatory School, he was amember of the wrestling team, and at the Academyproper, he wrestled and helped revive the cadet JudoClub, which now numbers well over 30.

Cadet Lopez set the Academy as his goal at ayoung age.

“I wanted to come here since the second grade,”he said. “I kind of grew up with it in my backyard.”

As a two-degree, he focused on qualifying for theWorld Class Athlete program for the Air Force. Hetrained regularly at the U.S. Olympic Training Centerand arranged for judo team members to practice andwork out there as well. His father, Colorado SpringsPolice Detective Ron Lopez, served as one of severaljudo coaches both on and off the Academy.

“He pretty much got it started from scratch,” saidCadet 1st Class Steve Mudrinich, Cadet Lopez’s team-mate and roommate. “He made it happen.”

Cadet Mudrinich said his roommate certainlywas Olympic Judo material.

“A year or more of training and he would have beenat that level,” he said.

However, after a knee operation that went wrong,Cadet Lopez’s future is no longer certain. His futureis on hold as he awaits a decision that may disqualifyhim from receiving a commission once he graduates.

“It would be the hardest thing for me to accept,”he said.

Nonetheless, he remains positive about his time

as a cadet, and optimistic about what may come hisway after he joins the Long Blue Line.

“I loved coaching,” he said. “Teaching a moveand seeing teammates win the match is more fulfillingthan winning myself.”

Teammate Cadet 1st Class Nolan Brock said hebenefited from Cadet Lopez’s expertise.

“He was always willing to help out to make theteam better and keep the team really fresh,” he said.

Cadet Lopez said he wants the club to continueto grow. He also carries no small amount of enthu-siasm for management, both his major and desiredcareer field.

“I love working with people. The key is to workwith their specialties,” he said.

Cadet Lopez continues to keep a notebook ofideas for entrepreneurial ideas and said his dreamwould be to start his own business and earn a Masterof Business Administration degree.

“All I can do is focus and move forward. TheAcademy has set me up to be successful in anythingI do,” he said. “It’s been an amazing experience, andI wouldn’t trade it for the world.”

Judo fighter faces uncertain future with courage

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Cadet 1st Class Jill Larson hesitatedabout coming to the Academy in 2007,unsure whether she would have theopportunity to sing, but the Dodge City,Kan., native and Academy PreparatorySchool graduate was happy to be provenwrong.

Music has given the Falcons andKansas Jayhawks fan an outlet from therigors of cadet responsibilities. Even inBasic Cadet Training she would recallsinger and songwriter Josh Groban’s“Don’t Give Up.”

Cadet Larson, a member of CadetSquadron 39, is winding up four yearswith the Cadet Chorale as this year’spresident and is also a board member ofthe Blue Bards theater group. In addi-tion, she sang with the Academy Singersfor three years.

While growing up, the daughter ofa clergyman had 12 years of both pianoand ballet training. In high school sheperformed in such musicals as “Grease,”“Hello, Dolly” and “Guys and Dolls.” Asa Blue Bard she performed in “Kiss MeKate” and “Arsenic and Old Lace” and played the lead role in “TheFantastics.” She also soloed for Handel’s“Messiah” for the last two years in theCadet Chapel’s annual holiday perform-ance.

The Chorale and Academy Singerskept her on the move outside of theAcademy as well, with appearances inNew York City’s Macy’s Parade and at

Carnegie Hall and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.She and her fellow cadet singers alsoperformed for the Fiesta Bowl andDisney World and audiences in FortWorth, Texas and for a hometown audi-ence in Kansas.

Cadet Larson, the Chorale’s firstsoprano, fondly recalled traveling toEgypt and Morocco in 2009. While there,she sang “Amazing Grace” for anorphanage. Even though the childrencould not understand the words, they satvery still.

“It was pretty awesome,” she said.Cadet Larson credits her hometown

church congregation and her personalfaith for much of her inspiration.

“The congregation helped me growspiritually and musically,” she said. “Asfor faith, I can’t have one without theother.”

She has one brother in high school,and her sister, Jami, is in the AcademyClass of 2012.

The humanities major loves all kindsof music and learning new pieces andstyles. Groban is one of her favoritemusicians for his ability to use his voicewithout electronic tampering. She alsoenjoys Celine Dion and Canadian singer-songwriter and actor Michael Bublé aswell as classical artists such as Mozart,Schubert, Chopin and Franz List.

“They’re all incredible,” she said.Outside of the Chorale and Singers

practices and performances, she alsofinds opportunities to sing, namely tosongs on her car radio and in the shower.

“The acoustics are so good in there,”

she said with a laugh. She also enjoys classical literature,

acting, shopping and golfing.Academy Chorale director and

music specialist Dr. Joseph Galemapraised Cadet Larson for her voice andher contributions.

“Jill has one of the most beautifulsoprano voices I’ve ever experienced,” hesaid. “The lyrical quality is well-suitedto Broadway as well as classical music.”

He called her leadership of theChorale “exemplary.”

“She truly cares for everyone in theorganization and makes sure that all arefocused yet have fun,” he said.

After graduation, the newly

commissioned 2nd Lt. Larson will headto training as an intelligence officer, herfirst career choice.

“It is an important career fieldbecause troops need to be as safe aspossible out there. I want to contributeto that safety and letting them knowwhat they will be up against in the fight,”she said.

In the meantime, Cadet Larsonremains thankful for her years on the Hilland the friendships she has formed. Shealso wants to continue with music whilein the Air Force.

“This was the best decision I evermade. I have been blessed with all kindsof opportunities,” she said.

Kan. native spreads musical wings


Scoutmaster Lt. Col. Chris Brooks was puttingsome Boy Scouts from his troop through basic life-saving techniques in the diving end of the cadet poolwhen Cadet 1st Class David Arlington, an Eagle Scout,spotted the Scoutmaster’s uniform. That chanceencounter sparked what is now the Eagles Club, char-tered in October 2008.

Cadet Arlington and squadmate Cadet 1st ClassChris Kopp, of Cadet Squadron 39, started the processof forming the club, which last year contributed 14,000hours of service to area Scouts and non-Scouts in thelocal community.

“We thought ‘Wow, Look at the huge resourcewe have,’” Cadet Kopp said about his first meeting withCadet Arlington.

The Eagles Club started out with a core group of10 cadets. They contacted other cadets by word ofmouth and e-mail. About 100 former Boy Scouts,Girl Scouts and non-Scout cadets attended the firstclub meeting.

Club members volunteer with swimming lessons,guest speaking, camp-outs, merit badge counseling,participation in Scout expos and tours and as rangersat Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. Membersalso brought the Cub Scouts’ Winterspree and BoyScouts’ Freez-o-Ree campouts — events that had beensuspended after Sept. 11, 2001 — back to the Academythis year. Each outreach event drew more than 500 areaScouts.

“It is amazing how Colorado Springs jumped at

it,” Cadet Kopp said of the community’s response.“We’re swamped.”

Cadets Arlington and Kopp started out theirScouting careers as Cub Scouts, Cadet Arlington inAlaska and Cadet Kopp in Georgia. Both becameEagle Scouts.

“I started in third grade and stuck with it eversince,” Cadet Kopp said. “It gave me a sense of self. Itsounded fun, and I made lots of friends.”

Cadet Arlington remembers being in Pack 219in elementary school and Webelos Troop 230.

He, too, credits Scouting for building his leadershipskills.

“It was really just fun,” Cadet Arlington said butpointed out it also requires a lot of dedication. Before Scouts become Eagles, they are in a receivingmode. After their Eagle awards, they are expected togive back.

Colonel Brooks, the Eagles Club adviser, said thecadets’ dedication is readily apparent to others bothon and off base.

“These are two of the most selfless cadets I’veknown in my seven years at the Academy,” he said.“Their labors were labors of love. They were havinga great time thinking and executing what they wantedto for the club and for scouts in the local area.”

He added the Boy Scouts of America Council forthe Pikes Peak Region is fully aware of the potentialto help area children who see the glass and steel of theAcademy but have little or no way to connect withcadets.

“When the local boys and girls see these brightyoung men and women cadets in the club wanting togive them a day in the snow or have fun with themaround a bonfire, they start to develop feelings thatthis is ‘their’ Academy, too, and the cadets are ‘their’cadets,” Colonel Brooks said. He feels the focus, self-confidence and insight into new solutions to old prob-lems learned through Scouting is good preparationfor military life.

“These are traits that make good officers, so there’sno getting around that the Scout-cadet mix is goodand healthy,” he said.

Cadet Kopp, a behavioral sciences major, willattend pilot training after graduation, and CadetArlington, a social sciences major, will go to intelli-gence officer training.

“I never dreamed of making the club as impactfulas it was. It served the squadron well,” Cadet Kopp said.

“The opportunity was definitely something to beproud of,” Cadet Arlington said.

Graduating Eagle Scouts leave legacy of service

David Arlington Chris Kopp

Photo by Cadet 3rd Class Jami Larson

First soprano and Cadet 1st Class Jill Larson takes center stage as soloistduring the Cadet Chorale’s annual rendition of Handel’s “Messiah” inDecember 2009. Cadet Larson, a native of Dodge City, Kan., will attend intel-ligence officer school after graduation.


By John Van WinkleAcademy Public Affairs

Alternative energy goes mobile to the battle-field with a research project cadets are working onfor the U.S. Army.

Cadets 1st Class John Arvett, Nick Bassett,Robert Hayward and Matt Ludwig, who are electricalengineering majors, teamed with Cadet 1st ClassAlex Frank, a mechanical engineering major, andCadet 1st Class Carrie Moore, a systems engineeringmajor, on the green energy capstone project todesign, build and test a Humvee-mounted windturbine for use in the field.

“Basically, this is a vehicle mounted wind turbine,and the purpose of it is to augment the vehicle’sbatteries so that when you’re running all the commu-nications equipment that’s actually in a Humvee,you don’t have to idle the engine,” Cadet Arvett said.“As it stands now, when the Humvee is parked, andyou’re running this equipment, you have to idle theengine, which burns fuel. “

This cadet research project, a wind turbine boltedto the Humvee’s bumper, aims to stretch the vehicle’sfuel capacity.

The six cadets took the idea from theory to aworking product over the course of a semester witha budget of $5,000. They made most of the compo-nents themselves and even took a few creative designturns along the way, including cannibalizing moun-tain bike remnants for their battlefield alternativeenergy project.

“I’m an avid mountain biker, and I’ve accrued afair amount of spare parts over the years on a fewbroken bikes, so I had some old brakes lying around,”Cadet Arvett said. “We used the same principle thatthey use on mountain bikes with the calipers and discrotor and mounted that to a stationary rotor that isactually on the turbine.”

The braking force is about 1,200 pounds, which

exceeded expectations and is far more robust thanneeded — although this was a requirement neverquantified by the user.

“It gives us an ample factor of safety to guaranteethat we can stop it in high winds,” said Cadet Arvett.

The cadets, who graduate today, successfullytested their lift-based turbine in one of theDepartment of Aeronautics’ wind tunnels. Anothergroup of cadets will continue the project in the Fall2010 semester. Their next steps will address greatercompactibility, durability and gear ratios, CadetLudwig said.

“The first step is to add a gear ratio to the turbinefor the generators,” he said. “You’ll increase thetorque demands on the turbine, but you’ll alsoincrease the (revolutions per minute) range at thegenerator.”

Currently, the wind turbine yields a maximumof about 100 rpms. To increase the output, a 2-1 or3-1 gear ratio will need to be added to get the turbineup a more robust capacity of 180-200 rpms andgreater energy output. After these modifications arein place, cadets will focus on making the turbineeasier to break down and better able to handleextreme weather condition ranging from desert toarctic environments, Cadet Ludwig said.

The Green Energy Capstone Team cadetssuccessfully tested the wind turbine and showcasedtheir research at the 2010 Gen. Donald R. KeithMemorial Cadet Capstone Conference April 29 atthe U.S. Military Academy. The Air Force Academycadets’ wind turbine design was submitted in thereengineering system track and won first place incompetition among Air Force and West Point cadetsand students from civilian institutions.

This project may be something the cadetscontinue when graduate school comes calling.

“Because the research on this project is so barebones, there’s not very much out there,” Cadet Arvettsaid. “You could write a master’s thesis on this.”

2010 cadets take alternative energy to battlefield

Photo by Cadet 1st Class John Avrett II

Cadets 1st Class Matt Ludwig, Robert Haward, NickBassett and Alex Frank conduct a system integra-tion test of a wind turbine power system on aHumvee at the Air Force Academy April 28.

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Squadron 1 Tyner AptAndrew BurkeJames CicconeLuke ConnollyJason GallimoreRebecca GleasonRyan GonzalesJoel HolleyJonathan KlenkAndrew LaushineHannah MarceloZachary McCarterLucille McMinnNathan MoellerKyle NovacGrant ParkerSean PetersJohn RiceDavid SkellyKari ThomasKenneth WelbornAustin WestbrookJoshua WhiteheartNathan Wills

Squadron 2William AdornoKristen BarraThomas BernardMohamed BoumezragChristopher ChangJohn DombroskiKurtis DroppaMark FavingerJase GarciaStephen GraceMatthew GreenwoodKimberly HammernikDaniel HillRoland KernGina KoenigsbergerJacob MalcolmCarrie MooreMallory MorganChristopher PiascikChristopher ProchnowSpencer Shibler

Andrew SmithPeter SohmDaniel WabingaKatherine WallaceTravis Whitt

Squadron 3Cameron BeckettKarl BohnMeghan BoozeAaron BrockmanBerkley DavisCatherine HaycraftAaron HinesChen-Yu HsuWinston Jean-PierreRebekah KepplePaul KimRobert MashburnGregory MastersKevin McGuinessMichael MennaEdward-Larry RamirezJoshua RhynardErlyn RudicoJohn SorceJonathan TellefsenJoshua ThomsonRichard TippittMatthew WeakleyMichael WinnQuentin Yip

Squadron 4Benjamin AusbunBailey BallElizabeth BlairJamey BoydNolan BrockBenjamin BruckmanNicholas CharlesJames CurranBenjamin FoxJames GulloShannon HindleyBrett KingBrent LaveyMichael MasielloKevin McCarthy

Fakhri MokniAmanda PetersonDaniel PuhekWilliam ReedChris ReicheltNicholas SahagunEric StraubJoshua TempelKatherine ThompsonLucia WhiteBradley WolffAndrew Yaszemski

Squadron 5Richard BarnesDavid BennettJoseph BrundidgeBrandon CarterJeff ChoiAlexander CliftAndrew GreenhillPeter GroomsCharles HallerBrian HumphreysJuliana JacobellisWilliam KatzJoy LomheimAnthony LorenziniPeter LuskKyle MaierZachary McClellandAndrew McFeeRebecca Rasweiler-RichterNathan RingsJuan Rojas CamachoMasha ScheglovJesse SwansonMatthew Zimmer

Squadron 6Nicholas BassettChristopher BordenaveLogan ClarkTaylor CoffeyJonathan CordellBryant DavisSolange EddyAmanda EssaryMatthew Fair

Jeffrey FaulknerRyan ForystekTimothy GendaArthur GrijalvaSkylor HelmStephen HeptigKayla KincadeChristopher LadehoffTimothy MergenAdam MikulisJuan NolascoBrett NylanderAshley RivardZechariah RoloffColin ShumateWilliam StainbackNeal Terpstra

Squadron 7Johnson AndersonCaleb BeckerBradley BreedloveWilliam CrowderAlbert EspinozaSusan FinchChristopher FlautePaige GrantBryan HoltzTyler KeenerErika KreinerAlex LarsonDaniel MontplaisirDaniel O’KeefeDavid OstromIndia OverbeyAndrew PanEric PooleEvan RothMorgan SayesJonathan StephensonAaron TraverJoseph Valdez

Squadron 8Kyle BellWayne BlackJoseph BuckinghamCharlton CoatsBrendan de BrunMackin DelgadoLaura DempsterBlake DuffyThien DuongShane FinkTodd GamilesBenjamin GaroutteJoseph HamiltonJeffrey HutchinsScott LevinJonathan LewczykRachel LoveladyPhilip MorroneCarol Quirindongo-CrespoJames QuonJeffrey ReddoutJoshua SchifferKelly SchuetzAlec SchwartzFrank VicariBradford WaldieVanessa Warwick

Robert Willet

Squadron 9Metin AlaybeyogluAustin BakerAdam BartczakPatrick BergstresserHarris ButlerNicholas CarterCurtis DeweyMichele ErnestAdam GieglerBlake HorrellJacob JeffcoatMatthew LipscombKathryn LynnJoshua McFarlandRyan NissimAaron PriceChristopher RiceAndrew RiddleCarl ScottSarah SkogsbergDanielle SniderKarl Wallskog

Squadron 10Brianna BakerNathan DialLauren FranksArthur GibbonsJustin GoodinRalph HaleSamuel HanMatthew HaugsethBenjamin JoelsonNicholas KingJessica LacoCorey LoomisJoshua LopezMillie MaysMichael McLainRichard MeldrumSteven MudrinichSamuel PeplinSpencer SchardeinBenjamin SchimelfeningJustin ShadrixJohn ShalekBriskiCalvin SinghSara SunigaJustin WarnerThomas Whitney

Squadron 11Felix AbeytaStephan AzabWilliam BoydThomas ChiassonAndrea FantaconeMatthew FullertonEric GoralColleen GraskaWilliam HayEric Herbort

Class of 2010 Graduates

Photo by Dave Armer

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Christopher JohnsonSarah McDowellBroderick MorrisDavid MusielewiczBrian SchellerMichael SkidmoreJoshua SmithRobert TentlerChelsea TompkinsTimothy TruongWilson TuckerBradley WheelerJonathan WieningerCarrie Wong K

Squadron 12Ivando ArroyoJonathan BratengJuan Castaneda VelardeStephen DonaldsonSean FooteTate GroganMadeleine HansonJason HopeShelby JuddRichard KabanuckAndrew KimLance MarchesseaultTyler McBrideJustin MooreBrittany MorrealeCaroline OjerioWilliam PleasantonSean PurioBenjamin ShoptaughWilliam SmithShea SpeerAndrew VanTimmerenDanielle WardTrenton WestGary WhitemanReese Williams

Squadron 13Domingo AstiasaranScott BallMargaret BlackstunWhitney BouchardClinton BrdlikDavid CorpmanJoseph DiltsKatherine HeflinThomas HopkinsJarrod HuffmanJoseph Hunt

Akili JosephKevin KimRyan KoerberCohan LammerdingBrandon LassiterCraig McGrealConor MurphyKeith O’BrienKathryn ParsonsMark PriceJohn RebolledoTimothy RyanJulie SongBrent SpencerDominick TotinoTaylor VerettLaura WeberNathanael WitmyerDaniel WorkmanMike Youn

Squadron 14Christopher AhnNicholas BateyJacob BelkaHaley BrewtonThomas deCiutiisDaniel DreierJaclyn FlemingAdam GorzkowskiJeffrey HajnerSarah HohZachary HuppertBryan JohnsonWilliam KirkMichael KoslowBrandon KrupaSteve LeeJoshua McCormickChristopher MorinMegan PetersonPeter PfauMatthew RiceBryan SanchezMatthew ScottRichard WheelerHelen WildnerBrett Workman

Squadron 15Kayla BeachJocelyn BookerClayton BryantRebecca BurdittGregory Cappuzzo

Carsen ChunJonathan CoffeyJeffrey EdsonConnor FlyntDavid GreerDorald HartensteinSara JubackAlexander KonowkaTrevor MendenhallMegan MoultonTalon PopeAshley ReinigJordan RobertsBenjamin SaundersVictor ShealyKelly SnyderTyler SwansonAaron WidenerZachary Zimmerman

Squadron 16Patrick ArkwrightMichael BatesKirk BingamanThomas BraxtonAlexander ChungJohn CoxJames CruzRichard DaviesDanielle DePaolisJohn DolanNicole ElliottAaron EshkenaziJaffet Ferrer-TorresDavid HickleJacob JensenChristine KistlerJacob LairTrevor MillerMichael O’ConnorMicah PaulCatherine RobertsonAlexander RoosmaZachary StromanNathanael ThalhoferBrian Thorn

Squadron 17Christopher AllenStephen BintzShane CroweCorey CurtisJames CushingJamie DaughertyGrant Fleming

Austin FrancisAlexander HorrellPatrick HoughtonShawn KillpackZayn KnaubKyle KnightMeagan KuchanEric MayAvery MerriexSamuel PangBrandon PaquetteKyle RowlandKathleen SchjodtDavid ThompsonJeremy Van DriesscheIndya Vernon

Harrison Whiting

Squadron 18Bruce BainSpencer BellMatthew BottorffMatthew BradwickEric DarwinMichelle DeniseChristopher EdlundRyan GaunttBrandon GeyerNicholas GoirigolzarriTheodore HartBrandon JohnsonAndrew LaymanRobert LeeSondra LesserBenjamin NaumannThomas PoseyKamaljit RandhawaCristina RichterBrett RodgersBenjamin SchmidtErinn ScottAndrew Waddel

Squadron 19Samuel BarbaroKenneth Bidmead

Aaron CancianiWilliam DiMaioJane EvansAustin FritzkeJason FungRoss GioiosaMatthew GuertinMichael HamptonChristopher JaglowiczScott JennieAgnes KangJohn KuconisJohn LockwoodJamie McDowallAndrew NovakEmma PrzybyslawskiTahichi RichardsonCameron RochelleMichael RogersSean-Michael W RoyerRuby Tamariz

Brent Whiteman

Squadron 20Samory Abdul-RaheemMatthew AlexanderElsa BohlenderLucas CatalanoSaj-Uddin El-AminDeanna FranzenMichael GiesCameron HenrionLauren KerdavidRandall KindleAnthony LanniganCynthia LeteJesse LindFrank MartinezAshleen McCarthyJohn McDonaldMichael NettisThomas PowellRyan SchleidenJason ShankJonathan SlaterThomas SukutCaitlin SuttieDaniel TillierJames WalkerJoseph WaltonMark WatkinsChelsea Welsh

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GRADUATION 2010

Graduates from the Class of 2009 who enter pilot trainingincur an active duty service commitment of ten years afterearning their wings. For combat systems operators, the serv-ice commitment is six years after successful completion oftraining. All remaining graduates incur a five-year activeduty service commitment.Graduation Class size: 1001 (814 men, 187 women)Minorities: 240International students: 15 — one each from Colombia, Algeria,Guatamala, Thailand, Taiwan, Trinidad, Republic of Korea,Romania, Tunisia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Singapore,Kenya and BelizeTotal number of international graduates since 1959: 281Sets of twins: 2Fourth-child graduates: 1Third-child graduates: 1Second-child graduates: 45Second generation graduates: 60Attending pilot training: 520Attending navigators training: 24Attending air battle manager training: 14Total graduates since 1959:Male: 38,741 Female: 4,123 Total: 42,864Have attained the rank of general: 520 (396 active duty, 316 retired, 8 deceased)

Class of 2010 Stats


Squadron 21Edison AbeytaLauren BaasNicholas ClarkAdam FelizThomas GorrySusan GuinaneAnthony HemphillDaniel HickoxWilliam JonesMatthew KnutsonDavid LeibrandStephen MakukaDiana McVayAshton MillerErik NelsonFranklin NesselhufTheodore OrnelasRexford PearceTimothy PhillipsMichael RoseburgBrent StevensJames TomlinLauren TwittyAndrew VolkeningZachary WalkerZachary WhiteTimothy WilliamsZachary Ziegler

Squadron 22Corey ApodacaJohn AvrettTroy BaggsJoshua CousinsJirasak DaochernEric de GruchySean DonnellyTyler GrossSeth GunnMichelle HarringtonCalvin HunterMyung KimMyles McDowellAustin McKinneyMyles MoralesSara NeubauerJennifer NoltaMatthew PlourdeJulie WarenAndrew WernerRobert Winchester

David Won

Squadron 23Aftan BoudreauxDaniel FulcolyKevin GrossKristin HenryKevin JerdeAlthea JohnstonRandy JonesRyan KernsJung-Han KimAlex KimberAndrew KwonDwayne LyonsDavid MillerJacob MuellerBrogan O’TooleCristina PawlicaJonathan PryorJohn PulliRobert RiveraTamiko ToyamaGavin UnverfehrtKevin Van HookDarren WardKatie WeberJustin WohlfordAlbert Yu

Squadron 24 Joseph AndersenAndrea BrichacekAndrew BryantJacob CarvalhoAlexander ChurnsideAllen DunnAnn HansenJames HardinStephen HarringtonBrittany HopkinsAndrew KlausnerIan LeeRyan MartellyRyan McCoyMarcus MosherChristopher NgRyan PittsJessica PrayMbinintsoa RamarolahyMatthew RichardsBrett SantanaClarke SumerelCandice Vickroy

Erin WilsonNicolas Wright

Squadron 25 Zachary BartschTyler BealJohn BowmanMadison BurgessChristopher CampbellScott HatterJeffrey HaubErin KeaneDavid KellerOliver KotelnickiFrank MercurioDarren MontesSteven NollerRyan NorrisEric OlsenIstvan PrileszkyHolly RettigEvan RobertsonColin ShepherdTiffany SollmannAlex SteeleRoy SuritaCheng TayZane TaylorDouglas Zschoche

Squadron 26Michael BennettJanna BlardonyAdam BrundermanKarras ClarkThomas CooperRachel CrawfordLarry FairchildJohn FalgoutKevin FinsterRachel HallAnthony HillJack HinesMark JordyCale LamoreuxJacques ManiguetPatrick MobleySean O’KeefeMichael PakJoshua RehderEvan RodtsAlison RomankoTravis Root

Elliott SahliGabriel StaplesSteven SuhrieMathew ThomasDaniel TortugaLoyd TruesdaleVincent Walker

Squadron 27Joshua BruderWilliam CuchensStephanie DavisonRidge FlickDavid GarciaBenjamin GarlandDaniel HurttThiago HuxleyJosef KallevigVictoria LalichAnthony LavyMatthew LudwigAnthony MascaroRandall MitchnerJohn MooreAngela MorneseHarold ParkerRoss PerryJordan PiersonStephen RennerSara SchmittBrenda SongRobert Steigerwald

Misael Villatoro

Squadron 28Ryan AlbrechtThomas BowenMichael BrutonMark DouglassJason EpperlyEvangeline FleischakerNicholas FrawleyJared GomezJared GossBlaine HainebachSean HarteAdrian HaywasJacob JohnstonSteven MeyerIkechukwu NwaeleleMark PopplerAnthony PuntelTaylor RaglandRic Rebulanan

Daniel RichardsonBenjamin SchmidtMelissa SidwellJoshua Slocum

David Waddell

Squadron 29Michael AlbertJonathan BensonAnthony BlankenbergerAaron BrugmanKeane CarpenterFrederick DiederichStacey FentonPaul GannettRyan GipsonChristopher HartmanWilliam JensenCorey LohmillerNicole MancosGordon RandallScott RobinsonWayne SallsJessica SchaferJason SewellKristen SmithMorgan TrevarthenJoseph Walz

Squadron 30 Mychol AlexanderAndrew AndersonStephen CruickshankChad EverettRyan FortneyRyan HessCarsten HobbsCasey HongJenna LindquistMatthew LundquistDanielle McCartyAndrew McPhersonTyler MelzerWilliam MillerJoel NolanSteven RiedlSamuel SheppardWilliam SimsJoram SmithChi SunCourtney SwaneyAnthony TiptonBryan WatsonMarshall Wills

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Squadron 31Marcus AlvidrezJorge BallesterosKatie BatchelderBrenton Byrd-FulbrightNatalie DoedeGregory EdmondsPeter FrenchMason GordonJames GreenerJennifer HadenRichard HeidenChamberlain HerndonNathan JollsKenneth KaczmarekCalvin KressRobert LouderJustin MillerAdam PageJames PfeifferZachary RitterDylan SmithHaralambos TheologisJoseph UlisseFrank Von HeilandMichael Zeleski

Squadron 32Megan BilesJoshua BouquioChristopher ClawsonDaniel CohoonNora El OueslatiBraden GrossNicole HartigPeter KaszynskiChristopher KillionJae KimMatthew McPhailEric MeyerAbigail NickelsJustin NorthPatrick O’NeillDavid PoolSean QuintanaWilliam RayTiffanie RichardsonAlexander ShinGary SmithIan TalbotBenjamin ThomasAmanda WarrenBenjamin Williams

Christopher WolfordAlexander Yee

Squadron 33Charles ArdenSeung-Min BaikAndrew BolintAlicia BougesBlake BrooksAustin CardenasArlon CarrollJohn DoeseckleLewis Dummermuth-BossMark HammondMichael HarencakLauren HettichChristopher HunterLuke HyderWalter LangeAndrei MacarescuSamuel MansenJessica MapesMatthew McCandlessBrian O’ConnorMelissa PerkinsJack RaineCary ReevesDavid RodriguezMatthew RossAutumne WellsMichael WojciechowiczDiana WongChristopher Yuen

Squadron 34Christopher BeanSamuel BooneLindsey BriggsMichael BrownMatthew CookMatthew DurhamSimon FerrelAlexander FrankKatelyn HunterClifford JonesDerrick KlineSarah LittlefieldMichael McDonaldMarcellus McKinleySteven PollockAlicia QuacoRadhika RanaweeraChristopher Smith

Brendan SullivanAndrea WiseCody Yenter

Squadron 35 Leanne CaballerRobert CapparelliSara ChapmanAnthony ChristianTarasita DavisMichael EricksonDaniel EverettJacque HarrierRobert HaywardDane JanssonAdam JohnsonBrittany KeiperAustin KrohnKile KuzmaIsaac MetrokaAkira NervikZachary NordahlNeil PfauMatthew RolandTodd SmithKyle SpitzerKurt SprangerRobert TonioBenjamin Zumstein

Squadron 36Cody ArmstrongTaylor BaughnBenjamin BriceJames CornellJordan CraftQuinton CroffHarry DaleAustin FallinJustin FiskStephanie FrickDaniel HannChristopher HansonDaniel HillCarolyn KovalMichael LangleyChristopher MolstadAshley MyersJohn OliphintAlexander PaladinoDavid PeckRichard RossEmma Rush

Christopher ThomasCory TintzmanGilbert ValdesAndrew WardKelsey Yip

Mark Tyler Voss

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Squadron 38David AndersonFranklin BakerAndrew BeauchampMorgan BennettMatthew BuscemiJustus CareyMatthew DemingJennifer EbertQuinn EvansJack FitzGeraldTyler FrenchChristopher GiacomoGabriel GuzmanJoseph IgnatowskiBrennan JonesCaitlin LynchAaron Nelson-KelleyCharles ReynoldsKevin RosserClaudia Santos

Jared Wagner

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Academy Public Affairs

Two Air Force Academy graduates will lead theThunderbirds over Falcon Stadium at the conclusionof the Class of 2010 graduation ceremony today.

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron,the Thunderbirds, will start their Graduation Dayairshow at the conclusion of the ceremony as thegraduating cadets are officially dismissed.

The Thunderbirds perform precision aerialmaneuvers demonstrating the capabilities of Air Forcehigh performance aircraft to people throughout theworld. The squadron, headquartered at Nellis AirForce Base, Nev., exhibits the professional qualities theAir Force develops in the people who fly, maintain andsupport these aircraft.

In addition to their responsibilities as the officialU.S. Air Force aerial demonstration team, theThunderbirds are part of the United States’ combatforce. If required, the team’s personnel and aircraft canbe rapidly integrated into a fighter unit at Nellis AirForce Base, Nev. Because the aircraft are only slightlymodified, they can be made combat-ready in lessthan 72 hours.

The Thunderbirds are led by their commander,Lt. Col. Case Cunningham, a 1994 Academy graduate.His lead solo pilot is Maj. Rick Goodman of theAcademy’s Class of 1997. Colonel Cunningham, MajorGoodman and the rest of the Thunderbirds fly Block52 F-16 Fighting Falcons.

The F-16 represents the full range of capabilitiespossessed by the Air Force’s tactical fighters. This highlymaneuverable multi-role fighter has proven to be oneof the world’s best precision tactical bombers and air-to-air combat aircraft. The only modifications neededto prepare the aircraft for its air demonstration roleare installing a smoke-generating system in the spacenormally reserved for the 20mm cannon, and thepainting of the aircraft in Thunderbird colors.

The Thunderbirds were officially activated June 1,

1953, as the 3600th Air Demonstration Team at LukeAFB, Ariz. Their first aircraft was the straight-wingedF-84G Thunderjet, a combat fighter-bomber that hadseen action in Korea. Early in 1955, the team transitionedto the swept-winged F-84F Thunderstreak.

In June 1956, the team moved to its current homeat Nellis. At the same time, the Thunderbirds traded theveteran F-84 for the world’s first supersonic fighter, theF-100 Super Sabre — an aerial platform that wouldserve the Thunderbirds for 13 years. More than 1,000demonstrations were flown in the Super Sabre, thrillingspectators around the world. The team changed brieflyto the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. After only sixshows, in 1964, due to an extensive modification that

became necessary on all Thunderchiefs, theThunderbirds returned to the F-100.

From 1969 to 1973, the Thunderbirds flew the AirForce’s front-line fighter, the F-4E Phantom. In 1974,the Thunderbirds converted to the T-38 Talon, theworld’s first supersonic trainer. The T-38 was more fuel-efficient and less costly to maintain than the larger F-4.

Early in 1983, the Thunderbirds reinstituted theirtraditional role of demonstrating the Air Force’s front-line fighter capabilities. Transitioning to the F-16Aallowed the team to retain manpower and fuel efficiencywhile demonstrating to spectators the latest in fightertechnology.

The Thunderbirds returned to Europe for thefirst time in 13 years in 1984. More than 3.2 millionpeople viewed the aerial demonstrations in 11 coun-tries.

In 1986, the Thunderbirds participated in therededication flyby of the Statue of Liberty, and inSeptember, another milestone was attained when theteam surpassed the 200 million mark for total atten-dance at a single performance.

The largest crowd, 2.25 million people, was atConey Island, N.Y., July 4, 1987. The 1987 Far East tourmarked their debut in Beijing — the first American

military demonstration performance in a communistcountry.

Operation Desert Storm cancelled the 1990European tour and shortened the season. The teamconverted to the F-16C in 1992, bringing the F-16A erato an end.

In 1996, the team traveled again to Europe, wherecrowds from former Warsaw Pact countries enjoyed the“Ambassadors in Blue.” In July 1996, the team partici-pated in opening ceremonies of the Centennial Olympicsin Atlanta, which were viewed by an estimated 3.5billion people around the world.

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By Athletic Communications

Air Force athletics recognized severalcadet-athletes as the end of the 2009-10sports season is approaching. Seniorhockey player Andrew Volkening andsenior track and field athlete SaraNeubauer were named male and femaleathletes of the year, respectively. Seniorfootball player Nick Charles won theathletic leadership award, while seniortrack and field standout Nick Frawleywon the athletic excellence award. Seniorcross country athlete Brittany Morrealewon the scholar-athlete award and seniorfencer Peter French was awarded theathletic achievement award.

Male Most Valuable Athlete:Senior goaltender Andrew Volkening

earned the Chuck Delich Award as thehockey team’s MVP. This award, votedon by the team, is named after the Falcons’all-time leading scorer and program’sthird head coach. Volkening is only thesecond player in school history to earn theMVP award three straight years (goal-tender Kim Newman in 1969, 1970 and1971 is the other). This season, Volkeningled an inexperienced Falcon team to itsfourth straight winning season and athird-place finish in the Atlantic HockeyAssociation. He holds nearly every goal-tending record at the Air Force Academy,including season and career wins, seasonand career saves percentage, season andcareer goals-against average and seasonand career shutouts. A second-team all-conference selection this season, he wasamong the league leaders with a 2.44goals-against average and a .918 savespercentage. Volkening became the fourthFalcon in as many years to compete in theNCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. Asone of two male goaltenders on the WestTeam, Volkening did not allow a goal intwo separate events as the West team wasvictorious over the East.

Female Most Valuable Athlete:Sara Neubauer saved her best for last,

setting four Academy records, winning

two Mountain West Conference titles andpacing the women’s team to its first-everMilitary Championship team title. Duringthe indoor season, Neubauer improved herown Academy standard in the shot putduring six of 10 meets, while breakingthe program standard in the weight throwand upping that mark on four more occa-sions. With conference championshipsin the shot put and weight throw,Neubauer became the first MWC athleteto sweep the throwing titles since 2006.Neubauer capped off her indoor seasonwith a 15th-place finish in the shot put atthe NCAA Championships. Neubauer’ssuccess continued into the outdoor season,as she increased her own Academy recordsin the shot put and hammer throw.Highlighted by three meet records, thesenior won all four throwing titles at theMilitary Championships to lead theFalcons to their first-ever team title.

Scholar Athlete Award: Brittany Morreale, a member of the

Air Force cross country and track teams,became the 11th cadet-athlete to everreceive a Rhodes Scholarship. Earning amajor in physics and a minor in Japanese,Morreale is a member of the Academy’sScholars Program. Morreale spent fouryears as a member of the Falcons’ crosscountry team, including serving one yearas captain and earning the MVP award in2008. She also spent three years on thetrack and field team, setting the freshmanand sophomore class records in the 5000-meter run. As a senior, Morreale competedin five cross country meets, including ateam-leading performance at the ColoradoState Open.

Athletic Leadership Award: Senior offensive lineman Nick Charles

earned second-team all-Mountain WestConference honors for the third straightseason. But it was his leadership that waskey to the Falcons earning their thirdstraight bowl appearance and first bowlwin since 2000. A team captain for the2009 Armed Forces Bowl, Charles wason the Outland Trophy Watch List, an

award given to college football’s top inte-rior lineman, and the Lombardi WatchList, given to the top lineman in the nation.A nominee for the Allstate/AFCA GoodWorks Team, Charles anchored an offen-sive line that paved the way for the teamto lead the conference and rank third inthe nation with 273.6 yards per game.

Athletic Excellence:Nick Frawley won his second indoor

pole vault title in February, leading theFalcons to the top two places at the annualconference meet. NCAA provisional qual-ifier, Frawley set a season-best, team-leading clearance of 17’7¾” at the DonBarrett Duals. During the indoor season,Frawley was a two-time Mountain WestConference Athlete of the Week, whilewinning the pole vault outright in threemeets and finishing as the top collegiatevaulter in two others. During the outdoorseason, Frawley placed first at the MilitaryChampionships with a meet record clear-ance. Despite being hampered by injury,the senior leads the Falcons – and iscurrently ranked second in the conference– with a season-best clearance of 17’4½”.

Outstanding Athletic Achievenment:Senior Peter French has been one of

the fencing program’s most successfulathletes. During his four-year career,French, a native of Austin, Texas, broughtsportsmanship recognition to theAcademy and to the program as the 2007-08 MWC Hal Rothman SportsmanshipAward and NCAA Sportsmanship Awardrecipient. French is the program’s highestranked fencer in the U.S. FencingAssociation point standings (fifth). Heis a three-time NCAA Men’s Epee All-American and earned honors as NCAAAll-West Region selection three times.While at the Academy, he amassed a 182-57 collegiate record. At the 2010 NCAAMen’s and Women’s Fencing Champion-ships, he won the silver medal in men’sepee and helped lead the five-membersquad to a 12th-place finish, the team’shighest finish in seven years. He was theFalcons’ top competitor in over half ofthe men’s epee competitions from 2006-2009. French has become a world classathlete throughout his career competingin both the Junior and Senior World Cupsin Slovakia, Germany, Hungary,Switzerland and Spain.

Athletic department recognizes 2010outstanding student athletes

Andrew Volkening

Nick Charles Nick Frawley Peter French

Sara Neubauer Brittany Morreale

GRADUATION 2010


By Athletic Communications

Men’s Cross Country: Junior JustinTyner had a standout season for the Falcons,earning all-conference and all-regionhonors, as well as a berth at the NCAACross Country Championships. The juniorpicked up the program’s best finish at thenational meet since 2004, as he placed 71stamong 250 of the nation’s top runners.Tyner was the top-finishing Air Forcerunner in four meets. Pacing Air Force atboth the 8K and 10K distances, Tyner wasan all-conference (third-place) and all-region (fifth-place) selection. In addition,he recorded strong finishes at the Pre-Nationals (21st) and Roy Griak (fifth)Invitational, while earning MWC Athleteof the Week honors.

Women’s Cross Country: Senior AllyRomanko was the Falcons’ top finisher inevery meet she competed in this season,including the Pre-Nationals Meet andNCAA Regional Championships. Her Pre-Nationals time of 22:24.1 was the fastest 6Ktime on the team in 2009, while she alsoaccounted for the fastest 4K time (15:29.02)at the season-opening UCCS Rust BusterInvitational. Romanko finished fourth atthe Rust Buster to guide the women to afirst-place finish in the team standings.

Football Overall MVP: Senior BenGarland was named second-team all-MWCwhile leading the team in sacks with 4.5 andtackles for loss with 10.5. He ranked ninthin the MWC in tackles for loss with .81 pergame and had at least one TFL in nine of13 games this season. Garland also blockedtwo kicks (FGs vs. New Mexico and BYU)to lead the team.

Football Most Valuable OffensivePlayer: Senior Peter Lusk was a second-team all-MWC selection while leading anoffensive line that was one of the strengthsof the team. Air Force won its 26th confer-ence rushing title in 2009, while finishingthird nationally in rushing with an averageof 283.5 yards per game.

Football Most Valuable DefensivePlayer: Senior Chris Thomas helped leadone of the top defenses in school history.An honorable mention all-MWC selec-tion, Thomas recorded a team and season-high 12 tackles, a tackle for loss and twointerceptions vs. Houston in the ArmedForces Bowl. He was second on the teamin interceptions with five and closed hiscareer with 18 career turnovers (8 INT, 3FF, 7 FR).

Football Most Valuable Lineman/Special Teams Player: Senior punterBrandon Geyer was an honorable mention

all-MWC selection. He finished fourth inthe MWC and 24th nationally in puntingwith a 43.0 yard per game average. He ledthe conference and was sixth nationallyin net punting with a 39.5 average. Geyerearned MWC player of the week honorsvs. Army while averaging 48.2 yards on sixpunts, including a 46.7 net average. Men’sSoccer: Kevin Rosser, a senior from SanJose, Calif., started all 15 games he playedin during the 2009 season. He finishedsecond on the team in scoring with 11points on three goals and five assists. Hisfive assists tied for the team lead. Rosserhad one game-winning goal, a penalty kickin a 1-0 victory over New Mexico. He wassecond on the team in total shots with 33and tied for second with 10 shots on goal.Rosser earned first-team all-MPSF honorsin 2009.

Women’s Soccer: Sophomore defenderCassie Wilson was named Air Forcewomen’s soccer team MVP. Wilson, anative of Spring, Texas, was one of fourFalcons to start all 18 games on the season.Wilson was Air Force’s lead defender,assigned the role of guarding the opponent’stop scorer.

Water Polo: Senior Alex Churnsidewas named the Air Force water polo MVPfor the 2009 season. Churnside, namedan honorable mention All-Americanduring his final campaign, finished theyear ranked second on the team with 86points, including a team-best 49 assists.He ended his career as the fifth-leadingscorer in school history with 276 careerpoints. In addition, he ranks second all-timeat the Academy with 131 career assists andis third in career steals with 198. A first-team All-WWPA honoree, Churnside wasalso the winner of the team’s MostInspirational Award.

Volleyball: Junior Nichole Stilwell,who played in every set this year for theFalcons, led the squad in hitting percentage(.236) and ranked second kills per set(2.57), solo blocks (10), assisted blocks(49), total blocks (59) and points (284.50).She became the first Air Force player since2003 to earn the Mountain WestConference Athlete of the Week awardafter a stellar weekend (3.57 kills, 1.00blocks, .455 hitting percentage) at the SugarBear Classic. She was a two-time all-tour-nament team selection, claiming the honorsat the Sugar Bear Classic and LaSalleTournaments.

Men’s Basketball: Grant Parker, asenior forward from Aurora, Colo., ledthe team by averaging 12.7 points per gameand finished second on the squad with 4.4

rebounds per game. He missed 10 gamesthis season due to an injury, but scored indouble figures in 10 of his 14 games sincereturning to the team. He notched a career-high 26 points in the season opener againstWestern State, the most points by an AirForce player in a season-opening gamesince 1997. He had the first double-doubleof his career with 25 points and 11 reboundsagainst Charleston Southern and also hada double-double at Missouri State with 15points and 10 boards.

Women’s Basketball: Junior guardRaimee Beck, a native of Blackfoot, Idaho,led Air Force in scoring and rebounding,averaging 13.5 points and 6.4 reboundsper game. Beck, who earned All-MountainWest Conference Honorable Mentionhonors, set an Air Force Division I erarecord with 405 points on the season. Shealso led the team in three-point baskets,free-throws made, attempted andpercentage, and minutes per game. Beckalso tied the all-time school record with 173career three-point baskets. She became the12th player in school history to reach the1,000 career point mark. Beck is the firstjunior to reach the mark in the Div. I era.

Men’s Fencing: Michael O’Connorwas the Falcons’ men’s saber senior teamleader. While at the Academy, he earnedall-region honors four times and amasseda 105-89 collegiate record. He is a four-timeMWC Scholar Athlete in astronauticalengineering (2006-2009). He has receivedthe team’s outstanding academic perform-ance award four times. He was a seven-time men’s saber open champion and a2007 NCAA qualifier (24th). He has madethe dean’s list and commandant’s all sevensemesters, athletics and superintendant’sfive times each. He was the 2009 and 2010men’s team captain.

Women’s Fencing: Senior JenniferNolta of Reston, Va. was the 2010 women’steam captain. She took the women’s epeeteam to a combined 57 wins at both theBrandeis and Duke meets. She concludedher Academy career with five top-10finishes at the Nick Toth Open, the FalconOpen, the New Mexico Open and theAmarillo Open.

Men’s Gymnastics: Nash Millscompleted his remarkable comeback froma season-ending injury as a freshman tobecome a two-time USAG champion as ajunior. Mills claimed USAG national titlesin the all-around and on the parallel barsto lead the Falcons to their first-ever USAGteam title. Mills set the Academy record on

the parallel bars, while holding theprogram’s vault record for part of the season.The team leader on the parallel bars, highbar and all-around, Mills was a two-timeMountain Pacific Sports FederationGymnast of the Week, while claiming a pairof national honors from the CollegeGymnastics Association.

Women’s Gymnastics: Jenna Dudleyhad a stellar sophomore season, en routeto becoming the youngest Falcon to earnthe team’s top honor since 2000. She earnedcareer-best marks on the vault (9.800,twice), balance beam (9.750, twice), floorexercise (9.825) and all-around (38.850),while recording a season-best 9.700 onthe uneven bars. Dudley claimed a pair ofUSAG All-America honors (all-around,uneven bars), while becoming the first AirForce athlete to earn the vault title at theMountain Pacific Sports FederationChampionships. She was a two-time MPSFGymnast of the Week, a three-time all-conference selection and a participant atthe NCAA Regional Championships.

Hockey: Senior goaltender AndrewVolkening earned the Chuck Delich Award

as the hockey team’s MVP. This award,voted on by the team, is named after theFalcons’ all-time leading scorer andprogram’s third head coach. Volkening isonly the second player in school history toearn the MVP award three straight years(goaltender Kim Newman in 1969, 1970and 1971 is the other). This season,Volkening led an inexperienced Falconteam to its fourth straight winning seasonand a third-place finish in the AtlanticHockey Association. He holds nearly everygoaltending record at the Air ForceAcademy, including season and careerwins, season and career saves percentage,season and career goals-against averageand season and career shutouts. A second-team all-conference selection this season,

Athletes earn 2010 ‘most valuable’ honors

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Brandon GeyerPhoto by Johnny Wilson

Nash Mills

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Ben Garland

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Raimee Beck

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Andrew Volkening


he was among the league leaders with a 2.44goals-against average and a .918 savespercentage. Volkening became the fourthFalcon in as many years to compete in theNCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. Asone of two male goaltenders on the WestTeam, Volkening did not allow a goal in twoseparate events as the West team was victo-rious over the East.

Rifle: Senior Thomas Chandlerfinished the season with a 2558.6 aggregatein the fall, winter and spring air gun cham-pionships and finished 13th at the 2009Winter Air Gun Championships inDecember 2009. He went on to a ninth-place finish at the World Air Gun Teamtryouts. AFA’s top shooter in the 2010NCAA Qualifier match against TCU(588/600 air rifle; 580 in smallbore) and hadthe team’s highest scores in both gunsversus The Citadel with a 588 in air rifleand 581 in smallbore. Chandler also broketwo school team records during thePresident’s Trophy Match at West Pointand had the highest aggregate air rifle scorefor an AFA shooter with a 592/600 and thehighest overall score of the match. He alsohad the highest total aggregate of 1,178,previously set in 2006.

Boxing: Senior Cory Tintzman cappedoff an impressive Air Force career with hisfirst National Collegiate Boxing Association(NCBA) national title. Competing in the195-pound weight class, Tintzman posteda perfect 9-0 record on the season.Highlighting his undefeated year was histhird Wing Open title, his third NCBAregional title and his third NCBA All-America selection. Tintzman, who servedas the team captain during both the regularseason and championship season, collectedeight wins against NCBA opponents andwas selected as the Academy’s Boxer ofthe Week on four occasions.

Men’s Swimming: Junior BenjaminGunn was named the Air Force men’sswimming MVP for the second straightseason. For the second-consecutive year,Gunn garnered all conference honors inthree individual events. He defended hisMountain West Conference title in the 200IM with a school and conference-recordtime of 1:47.22. In addition, Gunn, a two-time All-MWC performer in the butterflyevents, competed in the backstroke eventsthis season, finishing as the conferencerunner-up in both the 100 and 200 back.His mark of 48.64 in the 100 backstroke wasa school record, while his time of 1:46.28in the 200 back was just one one-hundredthoff the Air Force record. Gunn, who nowowns four school records, posted NCAA‘B’ marks in all three of his individualevents at the MWC Championships. Healso earned all-conference honors on threerelays (200 medley, 400 medley and 400

free), recording NCAA provisional timesin each of those events as well.

Women’s Swimming: SophomoreKatharine Ernst was named the Air Forcewomen’s swimming MVP for the 2009-10 season. Ernst earned a pair of all-confer-ence accolades in her first year as anAll-MWC performer, placing fourth inthe 100 butterfly and seventh in the 200 fly.Her time of 56.10 in the 100 fly ranks asthe third-fastest in Academy history.Meanwhile, she clocked a time of 2:03.54in the 200 fly, which is nearly one secondfaster than the previous school record, andnow ranks third on the Air Force top-10list.

Wrestling: Freshman Cole VonOhlen,the Falcons’ starter at 141 pounds, waschosen as the 2009-10 Air Force wrestlingteam MVP. The lone Air Force represen-tative at the NCAA Championships thisseason, VonOhlen finished his rookiecampaign with a 31-9 overall record.Ranked 18th in the nation at 141 pounds,at the conclusion of the regular season,VonOhlen brought home a second-placefinish at the 2010 NCAA West Regional toearn second-team All-WWC honors. Hewas also the unanimous choice at WWCFreshman of the Year, as voted on by theleague’s coaches. In addition, VonOhlen wasthe recipient of the team’s Most Falls Award,winning 12 matches by fall this season.

Baseball: Senior first basemanAddison Gentry was named Air Forcebaseball team MVP. Heading into the finalweekend of baseball action, Gentry led theFalcons with 11 home runs, .339 battingaverage, .643 slugging percentage and 30walks in 43 games played. He also leadsthe team by batting .338 in Mountain WestConference play, hitting six homers andposting 23 RBIs. He ranks among theMWC top 10 in eight categories. The left-hander ranks in the Air Force top 10 all-time in games played, doubles, hits, RBIsand walks.

Lacrosse: Senior Ridge Flick, a startingattackman for the past two seasons, waschosen as the 2010 Air Force lacrosse teamMVP. One of the Falcons’ team captains,Flick ranked second on the team in points(27) and assists (12) for the 2010 season.Present on the field nearly every minute ofevery game, Flick was a leader off the fieldas well, holding the team’s highest GPA asan aeronautical engineering major, whilealso being named one of 10 finalists for theprestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

Golf: Senior Tom Whitney wasselected as the 2009-10 Air Force golf teamMVP. A two-time All-Mountain WestConference selection, Whitney ended theregular season with a school-record 71.41season stroke average. In addition towinning the Triumph at Pauma Valley inMarch, Whitney posted five top-three

finishes, seven top-five finishes and 10top-10 finishes on the season. Whitney,one of the top 100 collegiate golfers in thenation, was also named one of six finalistsfor the prestigious Byron Nelson Award.For the second-straight season, Whitneywas also selected to compete in an NCAARegional.

Men’s Tennis: Lance Wilhelm, afreshman from Gig Harbor, Wash., led theFalcons with 20 overall singles wins and 13dual match wins in 2009-10. All of his 13dual match wins were at the No. 1 position,the most at that spot by a Falcon sinceShannon Buck had 18 in 2006. Wilhelmopened the season with a 6-3, 6-4 triumphover Yannick Weihs of Denver, theMountain Region’s second-ranked player,and posted AFA’s first singles victory overBYU since 2006 with a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2)victory over Evan Urbina in his first careerMWC match.

Women’s Tennis: Christen Monreal,a junior from San Antonio, Texas, playedthe majority of the 2009-10 season at No.1 singles. She tied for fourth on the teamwith two singles victories against MWCopponents, winning the No. 1 match againstNew Mexico and Colorado State. Sheposted 18 overall singles wins and won 10matches at the No. 1 position. She was alsosecond on the team with 20 doubles wins.

Men’s Track and Field: Senior NickFrawley won his second indoor pole vaulttitle in February, leading the Falcons tothe top two places at the annual conferencemeet. An NCAA provisional qualifier,Frawley set a season-best, team-leadingclearance of 17’7¾” at the Don BarrettDuals. During the indoor season, Frawleywas a two-time Mountain West ConferenceAthlete of the Week, while winning thepole vault outright in three meets andfinishing as the top collegiate vaulter in twoothers. During the outdoor season, Frawleyplaced first at the Military Championshipswith a meet record clearance. Despite beinghampered by injury, the senior leads theFalcons, and is currently ranked second inthe conference, with a season-best clear-ance of 17’4½”. He claimed all-conferencehonors in at the outdoor conference cham-pionships, behind a third-place finish.

Women’s Indoor Track and Field:Senior Sara Neubauer saved her best for last,setting four Academy records, winningfour Mountain West Conference titles andpacing the women’s team to its first-everMilitary Championship team title. Duringthe indoor season, Neubauer improvedher own Academy standard in the shotput during six of 10 meets, while breakingthe program standard in the weight throwand upping that mark on four more occa-sions. With conference championships inthe shot put and weight throw, Neubauerbecame the first MWC athlete to sweep the

throwing titles since 2006.Neubauer capped off her indoor season

with a 15th-place finish in the shot put atthe NCAA Championships. Neubauer’ssuccess continued into the outdoor season,as she increased her own Academy recordsin the shot put and hammer throw.Highlighted by three meet records, thesenior won all four throwing titles at theMilitary Championships to lead the Falconsto their first-ever team title. Neubauerwent on to win two outdoor conferencetitles, taking first in the shot put and discusthrow. A team captain, Neubauer alsofinished third in the hammer throw andjavelin throw at the conference meet,becoming the first MWC athlete ever (maleor female) to earn all-conference honorsin all four throwing events.

Men’s Track and Field OutstandingCompetitor: Junior Justin Tyner, whoearlier this year was named the MVP of thecross country team, continued his breakoutseason on the track. Tyner claimed All-America status at the NCAA IndoorChampionships, as he finished third inthe 5000-meter run. In addition to finishingas the top American runner in that event,Tyner posted the Falcons’ best finish in atrack event at the national championshipssince 1984. Tyner became a MWC cham-pion during the indoor season, as he wonthe 3000-meter run with the third fastesttime in conference history. Tyner alsoclaimed indoor all-conference honors inthe 5000-meter run, with a second-placefinish in that race. He set Academy recordsin the indoor 5000-meter run, the outdoor1500-meter run and the outdoor 5000-meter run, while posting the second fastesttime in program history in the 3000-metersteeplechase. An all-conference honoree atthe 5000-meter distance at the outdoormeet, Tyner is ranked among the nation’selite in all three of his races.

Women’s Track and FieldOutstanding Competitor: Senior AllyRomanko, the most valuable runner of the2010 women’s cross country team, madeseveral impacts on the track and fieldrecord books this year. Romanko set theAcademy record in the 800-meter runduring the indoor season, while recordingthe second-fastest time ever at that distanceduring the outdoor season and movinginto fifth in the 1500-meter run. She alsoran a leg of the third-fastest 4x400-meterrelay team in Academy history. She wonthe 800- and 1500-meter races at theMilitary Track and Field Championships,helping Air Force to win its first-ever teamtitle. She also scored for the Falcons in the800-meter run at the MWC Champion-ships, placing fifth at the indoor meet andeighth at the outdoor meet.

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