Congratulations to Mr. Runyun on his appointment.
Not to be picky, but I believe the correct name is the United States Military Academy. It happens to be located in West Point and as such is often referred to by that name. It is similar to the United States Naval Academy sometimes being referred to by its geographical location of Annapolis.
It is a fantastic opportunity to receive a quality college education at no cost (all students, athletes and non-athletes are full scholarship) and serve your country after graduation. Typically, after graduation, a five year active duty obligation is assumed after commissioning as a 2nd Lt or Ensign, depending on the branch of service. Some warfare specialties may involve a slightly longer obligation. However, you do get the opportunity to serve your country in a meaningful way immediately after earning a degree.
Unless it has changed, each Congressman and each U.S. Senator is allotted five appointments to each service academy at one time. That is, they can have five students from their district/state spread among the freshmen through senior students. That is usually one in each class and two in one of them, but due to attrition and the number of qualified applicants, they could have none in one class and more in others. They may select by name who they want to appoint, as long as they are qualified. However, most submit a list of 10 names that they nominate and the academies select the one or two from that list that receive the appointments. Additionally, there are a number of Presidential appointments and a few other ways to gain entrance. Some Congressmen do not use their appointments and those slots are left to the academies to fill as they see fit, often offering them to qualified individuals from districts where there are large numbers of worthy applicants.
Again, unless it has changed recently, all students are required to actively participate in sporting activities throughout their four-year stay. It may be in a varsity sport, or one of a multitude of intramural sports. A sport is selected for each of the three seasons during the academic year. Many of the intramural sports are very competitive.
If any other wrestlers or high school students in general, are interested in attending one of the service academies, they offer tremendous opportunities. The application process is a bit lengthy and you need to start it early, but your guidance counselors should have information on how to proceed. Additionally, your Congressman probably has information to help, as do the websites for each of the academies.
Congratulations to Mr. Runyun again on his appointment. I am confident he will have a memorable and challenging first year. I wish him nothing but the best . . . except of course when competing against Navy. I can only go so far!