ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Darren Keglovits of Coudersport, Pa., successfully completed four years of challenging academic, physical and professional military training, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics with economics and a commission as a U.S. Navy ensign.

He is a graduate of Coudersport Area High School.

At the academy Keglovits was a member of the Cannoneers, Dolphin Club, Midshipmen Action Group and the Investment Club. His designation of graduating With Distinction means that Keglovits finished his time at the academy with an overall order of merit in the top 100 midshipmen out of a class of 1033. He was also the recipient of the CDR Frank J. Graziano Memorial Award for overall excellence in Navigation courses and the Midshipmen YP Cruise.

Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy today is a prestigious four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to be professional officers in the naval service. More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen.

Midshipmen learn from military and civilian instructors and participate in intercollegiate varsity sports and extracurricular activities. They also study subjects such as leadership, ethics, small arms, drill, seamanship and navigation, tactics, naval engineering and weapons, and military law. Upon graduation, midshipmen earn a Bachelor of Science degree in a choice of 25 different subject majors and go on to serve at least five years of exciting and rewarding service as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.

The Brigade of Midshipmen comprises approximately 4,400 students from every state in the union. Each year, approximately 1,200 young men and women are admitted to the Naval Academy’s incoming class.