Biography
Prior to Navy: Attended Annapolis High School in Annapolis, Md. … Shot sporter class air rifle with the Annapolis High School NJROTC rifle team (2022-25), while taking part in precision rifle with the Queen Anne’s 4-H Club (2025-26) … Earned NRA Distinguished Expert (2023) and EIC Gold (2025) … Was the American Legion State Champ (2024), traveling to Michigan for Nationals … Won the Area 5 State Champ (2024) and CMP U17 Regional Champ (2024), while finishing third at the X-Count Nationals (2024) … Received MVP (freshman, sophomore, junior), Highest Scorer Award (freshman, sophomore, junior), and Coaches’ Award (sophomore) … Earned the Outstanding Magnet Student of Excellence Award (2026), the Military Officers Association of America Award for outstanding citizenship, personal responsibility, and service to the community and country (2025), and the Daughters of the American Revolution Award for academic excellence, dependability, good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership, and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of NJROTC’s importance (2024) … As part of the Annapolis NJROTC, was the recipient of the Distinguished Cadet Award for highest scholastic and military aptitude (2023), the Honor Cadet Award for the highest GPA for that year (2025), the Military Aptitude Award (2023, ‘24, ‘25), Naval Science II Outstanding Cadet for demonstrated scholastic, military, and physical appearance. (2023, ‘24, ‘25), Exemplary Conduct Award (2023, ‘24, ‘25), and Exemplary Personal Appearance Award (2023, ‘24, ‘25) … Graduated Summa Cum Laude … Member of the honor roll and principal’s honor roll.
Personal: Son of Nicole and Zachary Conklin … Mother, Nicole, is a Commander in the Public Health Service in the military.
