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WVWC crowns seniors Carpenter, Martin as 2025 Homecoming royalty

West Virginia Wesleyan College crowned seniors Cliff Carpenter and Stanley Martin as its 2025 Homecoming royalty during halftime, after peers voted them the top two among the Homecoming Court.

West Virginia Wesleyan College recently recognized its 2025 Homecoming Court with President James Moore and First Lady Jessica Moore crowning the top vote-getters at halftime of the football game.

The two highest vote-getters this year, chosen by their peers, were Cliff Carpenter 26, of Morgantown, West Virginia, and Stanley Martin ’26, of Charleston, West Virginia.

Carpenter is a biology major with a chemistry minor and a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and TriBeta Biology Honor Society.

Martin is a biology pre-med major. A member of BSU, Theta Chi, Service Scholars and WE Lead, Martin is also resident director for campus life, senior class vice president and a member-at-large for Student Senate.

Abigail Dilly ’26, of Lewisburg, West Virginia. A business administrant major also enrolled in the Master of Business Administration program, Dilly is captain of the WVWC Competitive Dance Team and president of Alpha Delta Pi.

Haden Fincham ’26, of Berkley Springs, West Virginia, is a biology major and president of TriBeta Biology Honor Society. He serves as coordinator for the WE LEAD High Tunnel Team, vice president of PRISM and a member of Bobcat Entertainment.

Kristin Hicks ’26 of Parsons, West Virginia, is an elementary education major and vice president of operations for Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She also serves as a Service Scholar, a tutor for the Education Department and a member of Delight Ministries.

Kylie Holloway ’26, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a computer science major. She is a resident director for campus life and also serves as the campus life representative for Student Senate. She is a Service Scholar, We LEAD member, secretary of the Black Student Union, the Elior Marketing Representative and a member of Bobcat Entertainment.

Dakota Johnson ’26, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, is a music, gender studies and psychology major. She is a student-athlete on the cross country and track teams and is a member of LeaP, the Praise and Worship Team and BSU.

Kennedy Marshall ’26, of Morgantown, West Virginia, is a nursing major and is a member of Student Nurses of Wesleyan and a nursing mentor. She is a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha, a founding member of WE LEAD End the Cycle, a work study in admissions and a note taker for The Learning Center.

Julia McCoy ’26, of Ravenswood, West Virginia, is a nursing major and the vice president for Student Senate, a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority where she holds multiple positions and a member of Student Nurses of Wesleyan.

Raveena Navalgund ’26, of Fairmont, West Virginia, is a biology pre-med major with minors in honors and chemistry. She is a two-time captain for the Lacrosse team, ranked No. 1 by NCAA DII for defensive statistics, a member of TriBeta Biology Honor Society, Benzene Ring, SAAC and the Go D.O. program. She is also a student ambassador and a first year experience teaching assistant.

Representing the junior class were Abby McDonough ’27, of Salem, West Virginia,  and Sophia Shoemaker ’27, of Elkins, West Virginia. McDonough is an elementary education major, a member of the women’s basketball and track teams and the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. Shoemaker is a biochemistry major, a member of Alpha Delta Pi, the Benzene Ring and a Wesleyan Service Scholar.

Sophomore attendant Breanna Waldron ’28, of Fairmont, is a biology pre-med major and a member of the swim team, Alpha Delta Pi, Delight Ministries, the Student Ambassador program, and serves on the Student Senate as the Sophomore Class President.

Freshman attendant Ava Smith ’29, of Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, is a nursing major and a member of the competitive dance team.

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