Cadets Lead the Way: Rank Announcements Celebrated

Devin Auzenne, regimental commander; Mark Stann, regimental executive officer; Heaton Lawrence, chief of staff

LEXINGTON, Va., March 11, 2025—In an evening event held in Memorial Hall last week, VMI has announced ranks for the 186th Regiment of the Institute. The following members of the Class of 2026 will take charge of the Corps for the 2025-26 academic year:

Regimental Staff

Regimental Commander (RCO) - Devin C. Auzenne
Regimental Executive Officer (XO) - Mark E. Stann
Regimental Chief of Staff - Heaton O. Lawrence

S1 Captain - Avan M. Johnson
S2 Captain - Nolan J. Savard
S3 Captain - Michael R. Ferrara
S4 Captain - Ella J. Davenport
S5 Captain - Andrew Flores
S6 Captain - Amber L. Strapponi
S7 Captain - Anna Grace Adams
S8 Captain - John K. McWilliams
S9 Captain - Cadee L. Hegarty

 

1st Battalion

2nd Battalion

3rd Battalion

Commander (CO) - Samantha J. Waters
Executive Officer (XO) - Kristopher E. Ruth

Lieutenants:

S1 - Macallister J. Clark
S2 - Charles K. McLaughlin
S3 - Jackson E. Rogers
S4 - Nicole M. Samella
S5 - Howard B. Link III  
S6 - John A. Gorski
S7 - Daniel C. Walker
S8 - Dylan G. Holbach
S9 - Rachel E. Bearz

Commander (CO) - Sarah E. Woosley
Executive Officer (XO) - Taylor L. Hill

Lieutenants:

S1 - Kaiden N. Minter
S2 - Cameron G. Owens
S3 - Zachariah T. Arnold
S4 - Reese E. Lassiter
S5 - Skyleigh R. D’Ambrosia
S6 - Sydney W. Smith
S7 - Juan S. Gonzalez
S8 - Joshua P. Oludoyi
S9 - Owen S. Ham

Commander (CO) - Anastasia M. Herrell
Executive Officer (XO) - Dylan L. Apo

Lieutenants:

S1 - Nicholas S. Eynon
S2 - Liam D. Smith
S3 - Bonnoreakneath  Sin
S4 - William J. Cronin
S5 - Blake A. Darmante
S6 - Rechnna T. Sok
S7 - Andrew P. Kohan
S8 - Zachary C. Crowder
S9 - Luke A. Schalow

VMI cadet leadership for the 2025-2026  academic year poses for a group photo in Memorial Hall.Full photo album available on VMI's Flickr account.


Alpha Company

Bravo Company

Charlie Company

CO - Seth K. Patterson
XO - Susan P. Hickman
1st PL- Lawrence C. Norman
2nd PL - Alexander E. MacFarlane
3rd PL - Luke W. Hanks
4th PL - Zachary T. Farmer
CO - Michael J. Hatfield
XO - Dariyan P. Behnam
1st PL - Cody D. Thomas
2nd PL - Parker T. Brown
3rd PL - Timothy R. Olshaskie
4th PL - Donald A. Dieffenbach
CO - Cadlee L. Jarvis
XO - Paphawin Setasawatpong
1st PL - Savannah J. Patterson
2nd PL - John M. Gibson
3rd PL - Alyssa M. Cacace
4th PL - Nicholas J. Feher

 

Delta Company

Echo Company

Foxtrot Company

CO - Emma C. Thompson
XO - Benjamin C. Barry
1st PL- Sebastian T. Ziegler
2nd PL - Jacob R. Greentree
3rd PL - Dakota C. Jones
4th PL - John B. Worley
CO - Jonah M. S. Ibanez
XO - Jacob R. Drivas
1st PL- Amiel G. D. Diaz
2nd PL - William T. Gilbert
3rd PL - Fabiana S. Pajaro
4th PL - Tyrus D. James
CO - Matthew A. Kleinschuster
XO - Shane P. McKenna
1st PL - Jackson M. Pelt
2nd PL - Noelle E. Tong
3rd PL - Yeong C. Shyu
4th PL - John R. Perez

 

Golf Company

Hotel Company

India Company

CO - Kern W. Aughinbaugh
XO - John W. Collier
1st PL- Edward A. Menton
2nd PL - Jacob B. English
3rd PL - Benjamin C. Davis
4th PL - Michael F. Ball
CO - Sadie F. Smith
XO - Robert A. Bunting
1st PL - Jai D. Vijayan
2nd PL - Katlyn I. Layman
3rd PL - Zaccheri J. Fricchione 
4th PL - Noah G. Montalvo
CO - Grant S. Rose
XO - Owen E. Brunk
1st PL - Evan P. Moore
2nd PL - Caelan A. Patel
3rd PL - Adrianna D. Sanders
4th PL - Finnigan R. James

 

Band Company

CO - Julia T. Ward
XO - Alden K. Rhodes
1st PL - Thor W. Alewine
2nd PL - Benjamin F. Bowen
3rd PL - Connor G. Wolfe
4th PL - Ethan T. Aldridge

CO = Commander | XO - Executive Officer | PL = Platoon Lieutenant