Edina Natives Among Top Cadets at St. Thomas Academy

—an all-male Catholic ROTC prep school in Mendota Heights—held its military awards ceremony Wednesday, honoring students for achievements made during the 2011-2012 school year. 

The list of award recipients included:

Superior Cadet Decoration

C/PFC Renner Thomas ’15, St. Paul

C/CPL John Bruno ’14, Mendota Heights

C/SSG Andrew Applebaum ’13, Mendota Heights

C/MAJ Andrew Hamel ’12, Edina

Commandant's Medal For Achievement

C/SGT Scotti Koskinen ’15, St. Paul

C/SGT John Ryan ’14, Eden Prairie

C/SFC Ryan Motzel ’13, Eagan

C/MAJ James Hartnett ’12, St. Paul

C/SFC August Horner ’12, Mendota Heights

Commandant's Medal For Leadership

C/MAJ Matthew Goldammer ’12, Lakeville

C/MAJ Andrew Griffith ’12, Eagan

C/MAJ Simon Lemaire ’12, Lonsdale

C/MAJ Thomas Sjoberg ’12, Eagan

C/CPT Andrew Commers ’12, Edina

C/1LT Jonathan  Best ’12, Woodbury

C/CSM Eric Schurhamer ’12, St. Paul

C/1SG Nicholas Evazich ’12, South St. Paul

C/SSG Vincent Ternes ’14, Pine Springs

C/PFC Colten Dornbach ’15, Webster

C/PFC Jake Pursley ’15, Mendota Heights

C/CPL Joseph Riehm ’15, Stillwater

Best Squad - Band 1st Platoon, 2nd Squad

 C/CPL Liam Nields ’14, Minneapolis

Best Squad - Band 3rd Platoon, 2nd Squad

C/SFC Samuel Williams ’13, West St. Paul

Best Platoon - 2nd Platoon:

C/1LT Samuel Schacker ’12, Lake Elmo

Best Company: C/LTC Daniel Sosa ’12, Eagan

Cadet of the Year: C/SGT Scotti Koskinen ’15, St. Paul

NCO of the Year: C/2LT Elliott Polsky ’13, Burnsville

Officer of the Year: C/MAJ Nikolaus Neiberger ’12, Minneapolis

Vern Lovegreen Memorial Scholarship: C/PFC Zachary Gilliland ’15, Eagan

US Army Scholar Athlete: C/MAJ Thomas Sjoberg ’12, Eagan

US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence: C/LTC Daniel Sosa ’12, Eagan

US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete:  C/LTC Patrick Clancy ’12, St. Louis Park

US Military Academy, West Point: C/MAJ Connor Mulhere ’12, Eagan

US Military Academy, West Point: C/MAJ Joseph Zobel ’12, St. Paul

US Naval Academy Appointment: C/MAJ Joseph Zobel ’12, St. Paul

US Army ROTC - University of Notre Dame: C/1LT Michael Deasey ’12, Edina

US Army ROTC - University of Minnesota: C/1LT William Sosniecki ’12, Woodbury

US Army ROTC - Creighton University: C/MSG William S. Leber ’12, New Richmond, Wis.

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