8 Murrieta HS Students Nominated To U.S. Service Academies

MURRIETA, CA — The Murrieta class of 2026 nominees for U.S. service academies are in. U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Corona) announced the students nominated from the 42nd Congressional District to attend the U.S. service academies. Eight are from Murrieta high schools. Of those, several achieved nominations to more than one academy.

Calvert can nominate qualified young men and women from his district for an appointment to one or more academies whose graduates go on to serve in the Air Force, Navy, Army and Merchant Marine, his office said in a recent news release.

"These young men and women who I have nominated to the service academies have character, integrity, motivation and pride, and I am proud to nominate them," Calvert said. "I have no doubt that these students represent our region with honor and will serve our country well."

Each academy will evaluate the nominees based on their academic, athletic and physical qualifications. The best-qualified students will be offered an appointment.

Other area congressmen have also submitted candidates for review.

Calvert's candidates hail from high schools across his district, which includes Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Eastvale and Norco.

Nominees From Murrieta

• Danielle Bocanegra, Murrieta Mesa High School (class of 2021), currently attending Northwestern Preparatory School — applicant for Naval Academy.
• Cyrus Mahir, Murrieta Valley High School — applicant for Naval Academy.
• Aidan Wiseman, Vista Murrieta High School — applicant for Naval Academy, West Point and Merchant Marines.
• Andrea Brosas, Vista Murrieta High School — applicant for Air Force Academy.
• Adam Najera, Murrieta Valley High School — applicant for Air Force Academy.
• Haley Olson, Vista Murrieta High School — applicant for Air Force Academy, West Point and Merchant Marines.
• Matthew Macaspac, Vista Murrieta High School — applicant for Naval Academy, West Point and Merchant Marines.
• Cyrus Mahir, Murrieta Valley High School — applicant for West Point.

Nominees From Temecula

• Diego Hernandez, Great Oak High School — applicant for Naval Academy.
• Brent Mullins, Chaparral High School — applicant for Air Force Academy.
• Elijah Chen, Temecula Preparatory School — applicant for West Point.
• Hunter Rody, Chaparral High School — applicant for West Point.
• Thomas Maxwell, Chaparral High School (class of 2021), currently attending New Mexico Military Institute — applicant for Merchant Marines.

Nominee From Lake Elsinore

• Cooper Rivers, Temescal Canyon High School (Class of 2021), currently attending Adelphi University — applicant for Naval Academy & Merchant Marines.

The full list of Calvert nominated Riverside County Congressional nominees follows.

Naval

• Danielle Bocanegra, Murrieta Mesa High School (class of 2021), currently attending Northwestern Preparatory School.
• David Cudeck, Santiago High School.
• Jacob Davalos, Norco High School.
• Diego Hernandez, Great Oak High School.
• Matthew Macaspac, Vista Murrieta High School.
• Cyrus Mahir, Murrieta Valley High School.
• Shaun Richter, Great Oak High School (class of 2021), currently attending the University of Iowa.
• Cooper Rivers, Temescal Canyon. Currently attending Adelphi University.
• Ryan Shubert, Paloma Valley High School.
• Aidan Wiseman, Vista Murrieta High School.

Air Force

• Andrea Brosas, Vista Murrieta High School.
• Miryam Gonzalez, Santiago High School.
• Jacob Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt High School.
• Jordan Martinez, Eleanor Roosevelt High School.
• Brent Mullins, Chaparral High School.
• Adam Najera, Murrieta Valley High School.
• Haley Olson, Vista Murrieta High School.
• Dylan Shifflet, Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Class of 2021), currently attending Northwestern Preparatory School.
• Ryan Shubert, Paloma Valley High School.
• Makai Yee, Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

West Point

• Elijah Chen, Temecula Preparatory School.
• Jacob Davalos, Norco High School.
• Matthew Macaspac, Vista Murrieta High School.
• Cyrus Mahir, Murrieta Valley High School.
• Haley Olson, Vista Murrieta High School.
• Hunter Rody, Chaparral High School.
• John Thomas, Centennial High School.
• Aidan Wiseman, Vista Murrieta High School.

Merchant Marine

• David Cudeck, Santiago High School.
• Matthew Macaspac, Vista Murrieta High School.
• Thomas Maxwell, Chaparral High School (class of 2021), currently attending New Mexico Military Institute.
• Haley Olson, Vista Murrieta High School.
• Cooper Rivers, Temescal Canyon High School (class of 2021), currently attending Adelphi University.
• Aidan Wiseman, Vista Murrieta High School.