Army West Point Athletics

Football Welcomes Class of 2023
July 01, 2019 | Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. -Â Army West Point football head coach Jeff Monken has announced a recruiting class of 76 athletes participating in Reception Day at West Point.
The Class of 2023 marks Monken's fifth full recruiting class and includes players from 25 states.
West Point officially welcomed its newest freshman class on Monday for the start of Cadet Basic Training.
Monken was proud of his staff for the hardwork they put in to get the Class of 2023 to West Point. The State of Texas has the most incoming members of the Class of 2023 with 12 joining the brotherhood. Army welcomed 11 players from Georgia and six from California. five recruits are from Florida and North Carolina, while four each are from Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. There are three rookies hailing from Illinois, with two coming from Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee. The Black Knights also welcomed players from Missouri, Indiana, South Carolina, Louisiana, Michigan, West Virginia, Iowa, Massaschusetts, Alabama, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Oklahoma.Â
The Black Knights open the 2019 slate on Aug. 30 against Rice at Michie Stadium at 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. Army is scheduled for six home games this year, all on CBS Sports Network. The Army-Navy Game, presented by USAA is set for Dec. 14 on CBS with a 3 p.m. start in Philadelphia.Â
For tickets, call the ticket office at 1-877-TIX-ARMY or in-person at Gate 3 of Michie Stadium. Fans can also get information and purchase tickets at ArmyGameday.com.
Name         Hometown/High School
Anthony Adkins    Hodgenville, Ky./Laure County
Ryan Aguilar     Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty
Izzy Akojie     Upper Marlboro, Md./Dr. Henry Wise Jr. (USMAPS)
Tino Arcuri     Boardman, Ohio/Boardman
Andrew Bagley    West Point, N.Y./James O'Neill
Cade Ballard     Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville
Sam Barczak     Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek (USMAPS)
Adam Bazan      Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point (USMAPS)
Maurice Bellan    Fulton, Md./Fulton
Connor Bishop    Holland, Pa./Archbishop Wood
Tim Boone      Lutz, Fla./Berkeley Prep
Elijah Boyd     Erlanger, Ky./Western Reserve Academy (USMAPS)
Marquel Broughton  Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View (USMAPS)
Ryan Bryce      Ambler, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep (USMAPS)
Jakobi Buchanan   St. Charles, Mo./Chaminade College Prep (USMAPS)
Shayne Buckingham  Dacula, Ga./Dacula (USMAPS)
Andre Carter II   Missouri City, Texas/Cheshire Academy
Cole Caterbone    Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas (USMAPS)
Reed Chandler    Grimesland, N.C./D.H. Conley
Grady Chapman    Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle Area
Matteo Cordray    Dallas, Texas/Highland Park (USMAPS)
Trevor Cosenke    Aldie, Va./John Champe (USMAPS)
Jacob Craig     New Caney, Texas/Saint Pius X (USMAPS)
Clayton Cribb    Denver, N.C./North Lincoln
Veshe Daniyan    Balch Springs, Texas/North Mesquite (USMAPS)
Zion Davis-Thompson Stafford, Va./North Stafford (USMAPS)
Reikan Donaldson   Dallas, Ga./Wheeler (USMAPS)
Colton Dooley    Nolensville, Tenn./NolensvilleÂ
Alex Faulkner    Mishawaka, Ind./Mishawaka (USMAPS)
Robert Fitzsimmons  Freeport, N.Y./Freeport (USMAPS)
Chris Frey      Canyon Cake, Calif./Temescal Canyon (USMAPS)
DJ Fuller, Jr.    Saint Albans, N.Y./Christ The King Regional
David Gray      Durham, N.C./Hillside (USMAPS)
Quindrelin Hammond  Covington, Ga./Alcovy (USMAPS)
Peyton Hampton    Advance, N.C./Davie CountyÂ
Blake Harris     Irmo, S.C./Ben Lippen (USMAPS)
Walter Harris    Slidell, La./Northshore (USMAPS)
Cade Hawley     Elgin, Texas/LexingtonÂ
Cameron Hoelscher  Springfield, Ohio/North High (USMAPS)Â
Trenton Hollinquest Humble, Texas/Summer Creek
Lachlan Holt     Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill
Conor Hough     Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Academy
Ryan Jackovic    Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley
Henry Janeway    Macomb, Mich./Eisenhower (USMAPS)
Cameron Jones    Carson, Calif./Harvard-Westlake (USMAPS)
Jemel Jones     The Colony, Texas/The Colony (USMAPS)
Ben Koch       Austin, Texas/Austin
Tyler Komorowski   Weirton, W.Va./WeirÂ
Kenese Leomiti    Corpus Christi, Texas/Salisbury School
Justin Lescouflair  Freeport, N.Y./Freeport
Cole Mabry      Iowa City, Iowa/West Senior High
Brandon Mays     Rockledge, Fla./Viera (USMAPS)
Daryan McDonald   Leominster, Mass./Choate Rosemary Hall
Steven Migut     Tolono, Ill./Unity (USMAPS)
Jabari Moore     Hoover, Ala./HooverÂ
Isaiah Morris    Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School (USMAPS)
Braheam Murphy    Matthews, N.C./Harding University High (USMAPS)
Troy Nachtigal    Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson (USMAPS)
Daniel Parrish    Bethlehem, Ga./Prince Avenue Christian (USMAPS)
JT Penick      San Diego, Calif./St. AugustineÂ
Ridge Polk      Milton, Ga./Cambridge
Darius Richardson  Dover, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech (USMAPS)
Carson Shaffer    Celina, Texas/Prosper
Nathaniel Smith   Fort Washington, Md./Bishop O'Connell (USMAPS)
Patrick Szczesniak  Chicago, Ill/Mount Carmel
Cole Talley     Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall (USMAPS)
Jose Taveras     Union City, N.J./Union City (USMAPS)
Kyle Terry      Kennsesaw, Ga./Mt. Paran Christian School
D'Andre Tobias    Midlothian, Va./Benedictine College Prep
Cole Truex      Novato, Calif./Marin Catholic
Will Van Pamelen   Grayson, Ga./Grayson
Fabrice Voyne    La Quinta, Calif./Xavier College Prep
Mondo Walker     Hampton, Va./Bethel (USMAPS)
Noah West      Bixby, Okla./Bixby
Cody Winokur     Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding (USMAPS)
Cole Wright     Blairsville, Ga./Union County (USMAPS)            Â
The Class of 2023 marks Monken's fifth full recruiting class and includes players from 25 states.
West Point officially welcomed its newest freshman class on Monday for the start of Cadet Basic Training.
Monken was proud of his staff for the hardwork they put in to get the Class of 2023 to West Point. The State of Texas has the most incoming members of the Class of 2023 with 12 joining the brotherhood. Army welcomed 11 players from Georgia and six from California. five recruits are from Florida and North Carolina, while four each are from Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. There are three rookies hailing from Illinois, with two coming from Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee. The Black Knights also welcomed players from Missouri, Indiana, South Carolina, Louisiana, Michigan, West Virginia, Iowa, Massaschusetts, Alabama, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Oklahoma.Â
The Black Knights open the 2019 slate on Aug. 30 against Rice at Michie Stadium at 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. Army is scheduled for six home games this year, all on CBS Sports Network. The Army-Navy Game, presented by USAA is set for Dec. 14 on CBS with a 3 p.m. start in Philadelphia.Â
For tickets, call the ticket office at 1-877-TIX-ARMY or in-person at Gate 3 of Michie Stadium. Fans can also get information and purchase tickets at ArmyGameday.com.
Name         Hometown/High School
Anthony Adkins    Hodgenville, Ky./Laure County
Ryan Aguilar     Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty
Izzy Akojie     Upper Marlboro, Md./Dr. Henry Wise Jr. (USMAPS)
Tino Arcuri     Boardman, Ohio/Boardman
Andrew Bagley    West Point, N.Y./James O'Neill
Cade Ballard     Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville
Sam Barczak     Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek (USMAPS)
Adam Bazan      Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point (USMAPS)
Maurice Bellan    Fulton, Md./Fulton
Connor Bishop    Holland, Pa./Archbishop Wood
Tim Boone      Lutz, Fla./Berkeley Prep
Elijah Boyd     Erlanger, Ky./Western Reserve Academy (USMAPS)
Marquel Broughton  Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View (USMAPS)
Ryan Bryce      Ambler, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep (USMAPS)
Jakobi Buchanan   St. Charles, Mo./Chaminade College Prep (USMAPS)
Shayne Buckingham  Dacula, Ga./Dacula (USMAPS)
Andre Carter II   Missouri City, Texas/Cheshire Academy
Cole Caterbone    Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas (USMAPS)
Reed Chandler    Grimesland, N.C./D.H. Conley
Grady Chapman    Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle Area
Matteo Cordray    Dallas, Texas/Highland Park (USMAPS)
Trevor Cosenke    Aldie, Va./John Champe (USMAPS)
Jacob Craig     New Caney, Texas/Saint Pius X (USMAPS)
Clayton Cribb    Denver, N.C./North Lincoln
Veshe Daniyan    Balch Springs, Texas/North Mesquite (USMAPS)
Zion Davis-Thompson Stafford, Va./North Stafford (USMAPS)
Reikan Donaldson   Dallas, Ga./Wheeler (USMAPS)
Colton Dooley    Nolensville, Tenn./NolensvilleÂ
Alex Faulkner    Mishawaka, Ind./Mishawaka (USMAPS)
Robert Fitzsimmons  Freeport, N.Y./Freeport (USMAPS)
Chris Frey      Canyon Cake, Calif./Temescal Canyon (USMAPS)
DJ Fuller, Jr.    Saint Albans, N.Y./Christ The King Regional
David Gray      Durham, N.C./Hillside (USMAPS)
Quindrelin Hammond  Covington, Ga./Alcovy (USMAPS)
Peyton Hampton    Advance, N.C./Davie CountyÂ
Blake Harris     Irmo, S.C./Ben Lippen (USMAPS)
Walter Harris    Slidell, La./Northshore (USMAPS)
Cade Hawley     Elgin, Texas/LexingtonÂ
Cameron Hoelscher  Springfield, Ohio/North High (USMAPS)Â
Trenton Hollinquest Humble, Texas/Summer Creek
Lachlan Holt     Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill
Conor Hough     Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Academy
Ryan Jackovic    Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley
Henry Janeway    Macomb, Mich./Eisenhower (USMAPS)
Cameron Jones    Carson, Calif./Harvard-Westlake (USMAPS)
Jemel Jones     The Colony, Texas/The Colony (USMAPS)
Ben Koch       Austin, Texas/Austin
Tyler Komorowski   Weirton, W.Va./WeirÂ
Kenese Leomiti    Corpus Christi, Texas/Salisbury School
Justin Lescouflair  Freeport, N.Y./Freeport
Cole Mabry      Iowa City, Iowa/West Senior High
Brandon Mays     Rockledge, Fla./Viera (USMAPS)
Daryan McDonald   Leominster, Mass./Choate Rosemary Hall
Steven Migut     Tolono, Ill./Unity (USMAPS)
Jabari Moore     Hoover, Ala./HooverÂ
Isaiah Morris    Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School (USMAPS)
Braheam Murphy    Matthews, N.C./Harding University High (USMAPS)
Troy Nachtigal    Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson (USMAPS)
Daniel Parrish    Bethlehem, Ga./Prince Avenue Christian (USMAPS)
JT Penick      San Diego, Calif./St. AugustineÂ
Ridge Polk      Milton, Ga./Cambridge
Darius Richardson  Dover, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech (USMAPS)
Carson Shaffer    Celina, Texas/Prosper
Nathaniel Smith   Fort Washington, Md./Bishop O'Connell (USMAPS)
Patrick Szczesniak  Chicago, Ill/Mount Carmel
Cole Talley     Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall (USMAPS)
Jose Taveras     Union City, N.J./Union City (USMAPS)
Kyle Terry      Kennsesaw, Ga./Mt. Paran Christian School
D'Andre Tobias    Midlothian, Va./Benedictine College Prep
Cole Truex      Novato, Calif./Marin Catholic
Will Van Pamelen   Grayson, Ga./Grayson
Fabrice Voyne    La Quinta, Calif./Xavier College Prep
Mondo Walker     Hampton, Va./Bethel (USMAPS)
Noah West      Bixby, Okla./Bixby
Cody Winokur     Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding (USMAPS)
Cole Wright     Blairsville, Ga./Union County (USMAPS)            Â
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