National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students 2025

58 Strake Jesuit students earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs grant students academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications, and connect them with universities across the country, helping them establish meaningful connections with colleges and stand out during the admissions process.

This year, we have 20 students named National Merit Semifinalists: Jacob Baker ’26, Joseph Bi ’26, Julian Carlile '26, Michael Cavers ’26, Rohan Chimata ’26, William Condron ’26, Daniel Estrada ’26, Makani Flanders ’26, Khang Le ’26, Roger Li ’26, Matthew Lorch ’26, Peter McGinnis ’26, Kelvin Meng ’26, Michael Meng ’26, Jack Prati ’26, Samuel Rubinstein ’26, Mac Stratton ’26, Nicholas Vukadin ’26, Ethan Wan ’26, and Logan Warner ’26. 

In addition to the semifinalists, 38 students have been named National Merit Commended Students: Diego Adams ’26, Aaron Alfred ’26, Sami Amir-Parviz ’26, Harrison Broach ’26, Caleb Carter ’26, Adam Childs ’26, Ben Childs ’26, Jimmy Chow Jr. ’26, Wilson Cogan ’26, Pablo Correa ’26, Trey Edwards III ’26, Michael Gatlin ’26, Ian Gillaspie ’26, Peter Hablinski ’26, Carter Hill ’26, James Hudson IV ’26, Alex Hughes ’26, Ben Jarosz ’26, Asher Johnson ’26, Oliver Karam ’26, Miguel Leyco ’26, Ethan Li ’26, Dario Martinez Masi ’26, Henry Meraz ’26, Vijay Moorthy ’26, Ian Ngo ’26, Zach Nguyen ’26, James Ownby ’26, Ale Plaza ’26, Mark Randall ’26, Michael Rodriguez ’26, Ayaan Singh ’26, Titus Tran ’26, Oliver Tsao ’26, Aaron Wang ’26, Winston Wu ’26, Patrick Yong ’26, and Ethan Zhao ’26.