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“Good job!” to the winners in the 103 events at this year’s SkillsUSA Championships. For names of silver and bronze medalists, and those in teams of three or more, go to: www.skillsusa-register.org/rpts/EventMedalists.aspx

3D VISUALIZATION AND ANIMATION:
Keith Takens/Ben Waters, Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Jose Lopez/ Jedediah Ricks, Pima County Joint Technical Education District @ Master Pieces, Tucson, Ariz.

ACTION SKILLS:
Humberto Rodriguez, Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell; Matthew Dahl, Azle (Texas) High School

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING:
Wyatt Brodgen/Donovan Gentles, Butte College, Oroville, Calif.; Hunter Donahoe/ Gabe Yeoman, Spring Valley High School, Huntington, W.Va.

ADVERTISING DESIGN:
Austin Rains, Sowela Technical Community College, Lake Charles, La.; Brooklyn Lugar, Fort Wayne (Ind.) Community Schools Career Academy

AMERICAN SPIRIT:
(team) Buckeye Hills Career Center, Rio Grande, Ohio

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING:
Andrew McCoy, Calhoun Community College, Decatur, Ala.; Jasmine Yachasz, Lancaster County Career and Technical Center, Brownstown, Pa.

AUDIO-RADIO PRODUCTION:
Warren Brooker/Chance Graley, Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Victoria Brooks/Aiden
Kaleta, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center, Leonardtown, Md.

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING TECHNOL- OGY:
(teams) Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville; Norco (Calif.)

High School
AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING TECHNOLOGY:

Kaiden Brier, Aims Community College
– Windsor, Greeley, Colo.; Caden Hoover, Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Center (CTC) – Sentinel Campus, Tiffin,

Ohio AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY:
Ian Gregor, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Xander Bachison, Ogden (Utah)

High School AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY:
Max Pingree, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City; Raj Gounden, Aviation Career and Technical Education High School, Queens, N.Y.

BARBERING:
Misael Flores, Pickens Technical College, Aurora, Colo.; José Westerband Ramos, School Dr. Maria Socorro Lacot, Guayama,

Puerto Rico BASIC HEALTH CARE SKILLS:
Annalea Martins, Shawsheen High School, Billerica, Mass.

BROADCAST NEWS PRODUCTION:
(teams) Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier City, La.; Cambridge High School, Milton, Ga.

BUILDING MAINTENANCE:
Trevor Hedges, Moore Norman Technology Center, Norman, Okla.; Kiarra Clay, Vanguard-Sentinel CTC – Vanguard Campus, Fremont, Ohio

CABINETMAKING:
Ander Hillebregt, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; Patrick Duckett, North Cobb High School, Kennesaw, Ga.

CAREER PATHWAYS SHOWCASE:
(teams) Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School, La Crescenta, Calif.; Dubiski Career High School, Grand Prairie, Texas; Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro, N.C.; Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center, Altoona, Pa; Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, N.C.; San Benito (Texas) High School; Somerset County Academy of Medical Sciences, Bridgewater, N.J. (two medals); Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Valdosta, Ga.

CARPENTRY:
Bret Gleason, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Neb.; Jacob Stage, Bedford (Va.) Science and Technology Center

CHAPTER BUSINESS PROCEDURE:
(teams) Canadian Valley Technology Center, El Reno, Okla.; Elma (Wash.)

High School CHAPTER DISPLAY:
(teams) Gordon Cooper Technology Center, Shawnee, Okla.; Sullivan Central High School, Blountville, Tenn.

CNC MILLING SPECIALIST:
Aaron Telander, Alexandria (Minn.) Technical and Community College; Trent Oswald, Pittsylvania Career and Technical Center, Chatham, Va.

CNC TECHNICIAN:
Joshua Campbell, Danville (Va.) Community College; Jacob Campbell, Pickens County Career and Technology Center, Liberty, S.C.

CNC TURNING SPECIALIST:
Matthew Carmody, Johnston Community College, Smithfield, N.C.; Richard Sousa, Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School (RVTHS), Fall River, Mass.

COLLISION DAMAGE APPRAISAL:
Cayden Bailey, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah; Trientae Enyart, Dixie Technical College, St. George,

Utah COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY:
Abagayle Boden, Aims Community College – Windsor, Greeley, Colo.; Noah Borer, Vanguard-Sentinel CTC – Sentinel Campus, Tiffin,

Ohio COMMERCIAL BAKING:
Karam Lee, The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y.; Hanna J Christiansen, The Career Academy, Lincoln, Neb.

COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT:
Cody Retiz/Hannah Retiz, Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier City, La.; Camron McCuish/Luis Pineiro, Lynn (Mass.) Vocational Technical Institute, Lynn, Mass.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:
(teams) Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Valdosta, Ga.; Lynn (Mass.)

Vocational Technical Institute COMPUTER PROGRAMMING:
Dylan Buehler, Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, Mo.; Kyle Steppe, Bucks County Technical High School, Fairless Hills, Pa.

COSMETOLOGY:
Josie Deriso, Manatee Technical College, Bradenton, Fla.; Jordan Bunker, Marchman Technical College, New Port Richey, Fla.

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION:
(teams) Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory, N.C.; Chariho Career and Techical Center, Wood River Junction, R.I.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
Drake Feriancek, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay; Carly Bohm, Livingston Area Career Center, Pontiac, Ill.

CULINARY ARTS:
Nora Engelken, The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y.; Reis Miller, Center for Academic Achievement, Overland Park, Kan.

CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Drew DuBoff, Johnson and Wales University, Providence, R.I.; Veda Kota, Somerset County Academy of Medical Sciences, Bridgewater, N.J.

CYBERSECURITY:
Josh Bruza/Joshua Husted, Francis Tuttle Technology Center – Portland Campus, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Brett Hile/Ethan Michalak, Martin Luther
King High School, Riverside, Calif.

DENTAL ASSISTING:
Nesta Petit-Ton, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, Willow Street, Pa.; John Robert Doiron, Blackstone Valley RVTHS, Upton, Mass.

DIESEL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY:
Aaron Heath, Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Harriman; Benjamin Devries, Careerline Tech Center, Holland, Mich.

DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION:
Chase Elliott/Robert Shore, Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, Mo.; Trevor Allen/Edward Pollei, Orem (Utah) High School

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION:
Sylvia Turner, Oconee Fall Line Technical College, Dublin, Ga.; Audrey Hughes, Paso Robles (Calif.) High School

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION WIRING:
Brandon Meek, Alfred State College – School of Applied Technology, Wellsville, N.Y.; Jesse Hill, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center, Hyde Park, Vt.

ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY:
Keith Mankle, Southern Utah University,
Cedar City; Jason Malouin, Pathfinder Vocational Technical High School,
Palmer, Mass.

EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION PROCESS:
Kylie Peck, Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook, Ariz.; Jimmie Wright, Reading-Muhlenberg CTC, Reading, Pa. ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY/

DESIGN:
(teams) Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, Miss.; Carroll County CTC, Westminster, Md.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
(teams) Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah; Alliance Academy for Innovation, Cumming, Ga.

ESTHETICS:
Rainey Johnson, Northwest Shoals Community College, Muscle Shoals, Ala.; Kaitlyn Wood, Dubiski Career High School,
Grand Prairie,

Texas EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING:
Ricardo Aguilar, Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College; Justin Lindsay, Skyview High School, Vancouver, Wash.

FIREFIGHTING:
Griffin Conroy, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah; Kyle Martin, Lancaster County CTC, Mount Joy, Pa. FIRST AID/

CPR:
Andrew Hudgins, North Georgia Technical College, Clarkesville; Jimmalyz Oyola, Center for Career and Technology Education, El Paso,

Texas
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS:
Jade Milloy-Cobb, Illinois Central College, East Peoria; Jordan Martin, South and West Washtenaw Consortium, Saline, Mich.

GRAPHICS IMAGING – SUBLIMATION:
Samantha Killen, Illinois Central College, East Peoria; Colby Henson, Sikeston CTC, Sikeston, Mo.

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BOWL:
(teams) Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville, Ga.; Somerset County Academy of Medical Sciences, Bridgewater, N.J.

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO:
Carolina Morales, Downey (Calif.) Adult School; Sierra Rose Walsh, Sussex County Technical School, Sparta, N.J. HEATING, VENTILATION,

AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION:
Blaine Feeler, State Technical College of Missouri, Linn; Ryan Oliver, Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Sewell, N.J.

INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROL:
Christian Stezelberger, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, Pa.; Joseph Friesen, Northeast Technology Center, Kansas, Okla.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES:
Erik Syck, Texas State Technical College – Waco; Jason Gendron, Nashoba Valley Technical High School, Westford, Mass.

INTERACTIVE APPLICATION AND VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT:
Declin Lozano, Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center, Choctaw; Ryley Boyles/Jacoby Pasquan, Pierce County Skills Center, Puyallup, Wash.

INTERNETWORKING:
Vincent Manzo, Manatee Technical College, Bradenton, Fla.; Vinnie Lotona, Maricopa (Ariz.)

High School
JOB INTERVIEW:
Rebecca Gaston, Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, Ala.; Bryce Scott, Mid-Maine Technical Center,

Waterville JOB SKILL DEMONSTRATION A:
Kyle Bluitt, East Mississippi Community College, Mayhew; Meghan Proulx, B.M.C. Durfee High School, Fall River, Mass.; David Hinojosa, Kennedy Middle School, Pharr,

Texas JOB SKILL DEMONSTRATION OPEN:
Victoria Washington, Carteret Community College, Morehead City, N.C.; Amy Andrew, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Brecksville, Ohio; Naomi Domer, Riverside Middle School, Watertown, Wis.
MAINTENANCE LIGHT REPAIR –

AUTOMOTIVE:
Joseph Barry, Doherty High School, Colorado Springs, Colo.

MAJOR APPLIANCE AND REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY:
Mehmet Dinceroglu, Ranken Technical College, St. Louis; Samuel Houle, Blackstone Valley RVTHS, Upton, Mass.

MARINE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY:
Jonathan Tomsche, Iowa Lakes Community College, Emmetsburg, Iowa; Jayden Young, Lexington (S.C.) Technology Center

MASONRY:
Ashton White, Rowan Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, N.C.; Grant Helms, West Rowan High School, Mount Ulla, N.C.

MECHATRONICS:
Victor De La Cruz/Anthony Smith, Savannah (Ga.) Technical College; Ryan Alexander/Carter Spoutz, St. Clair Technical Education Center, Marysville, Mich.

MEDICAL ASSISTING:
Melissa Wilhite, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Williamson; Emily Lemieux, Greater New
Bedford (Mass.)

RVTHS MEDICAL MATH:
Charles Lee, Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville, Ga.; Carly Ngo, Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta, Calif.

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY:
Annalee Johnson, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center, Leonardtown, Md,; Carly Steinbacher, Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Chattanooga

MOBILE ELECTRONICS INSTALLATION:
Jonathan Nary, Savannah (Ga.) Technical College; Emilia Iniguez, Schurr High School, Montebello, Calif.

MOBILE ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY:
Chase Blakey/Benjamin Brownlee, Wallace State College, Hanceville, Ala.; Harsh Bhagat/Smit Bhagat, Warren High School, Downey, Calif.

MOTORCYCLE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY:
Kevin Neill, Bates Technical College, Tacoma, Wash.; James Lanza, Medina (Ohio) County Career Center

NAIL CARE:
Melissa Swigart, Western Technology Center, Burns Flat, Okla.; Quincy Adams, Mountainland Applied Technology College, American Fork,

Utah NURSE ASSISTING:
Rose Sysskind, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Valdosta, Ga.; Madison McBride, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Tech Center, Leonardtown, Md.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY – MULTIPLE:
(team) South Pasadena (Calif.) High School

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY – SINGLE:
(team) Lynwood (Calif.) High School

OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES:
(teams) Northeast Alabama Community
College, Rainsville; North Platte (Neb.) High School; Kitty Hawk Middle School, Universal City, Texas

OUTSTANDING CHAPTER:
(teams) Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory, N.C.; Buckeye Hills Career Center, Rio Grande, Ohio

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Nicole Hansen, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah; Rasti Konkol, Eisenhower High School, Yakima, Wash. PIN DESIGN (STATE CONFERENCE): Jamie Smith, James Rumsey Technical Institute, Martinsburg, W.Va.; Julia
Castro, Valley High School, Santa Ana, Calif.; Kimber Cato, McMillan Junior High School, Wylie, Texas

PLUMBING:
Keith Ashby, Davis Technical College, Kaysville, Utah; Michael Moran, Bay Path RVTHS, Charlton, Mass.

POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY:
Anthony Gerasch, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Detroit Lakes; Charles Palmer, Tolles Career and Technical Center, Plain City, Ohio

PRACTICAL NURSING:
Brittany Machado, Diman RVTHS, Fall River, Mass.; Alexandrea Lemley, Mid-East Career and Technology Centers, Zanesville,

Ohio PREPARED SPEECH:
Sydney Green, Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier City, La.; McKenna Duitch, Sun Area Technical Institute, New Berlin, Pa.

PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY:
Garrett Parker, Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro, N.C.; Elkana Corcos, Palmdale (Calif.) High School

PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD:
(teams) Autry Technology Center, Enid, Okla.; Carbon Career and Technical Institute, Jim Thorpe, Pa.

QUIZ BOWL:
(teams) Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro, Ga.; Somerset County Academy of Medical Sciences, Bridgewater, N.J.

RELATED TECHNICAL MATH:
Paul Vu, Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier City, La.; Abdul Uddin, Passaic County Technical Institute, Wayne, N.J.

RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE:
Bryant Bunyard, Meridian Technology Center, Stillwater, Okla.; Dalton Whittle, Waynesville (Mo.) Career Center

RESTAURANT SERVICE:
Jerry Zheng, The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y.; Haley Robison, Branch Area Careers Center, Coldwater, Mich.

ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY:
Taylor Hart/ Isaac Zamudio, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah; Getty George/Samuel Green, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside, Calif.

ROBOTICS: URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE:
Miles Bossman/Joseph Walsh, Northeast Community College, Norfolk, Neb.; Caden Branch/Landon Davis, Heritage High School, Maryville, Tenn.; Ty Clark/Rosendo Dominguez, Texas City (Texas) High School

SCREEN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY:
James Sullivan, Illinois Central College, East Peoria; Shaunna Ford, Shawsheen High School, Billerica, Mass.

SHEET METAL:
Andrew Mahr, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, Iowa; Jakob Dixon, Indiana (Pa.) County Technology Center

TEAM ENGINEERING CHALLENGE:
(team) Nellie N. Coffman Middle School, Cathedral City, Calif.

TEAMWORKS:
(teams) Gabriel Lopez, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Rock Spring, Ga.; Berks CTC – East Campus, Oley, Pa.

TECHNICAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS:
Mikayla Walden, Texas State Tech
College – Marshall; Noah Jacobson, Sussex County Technical School, Sparta, N.J.

TECHNICAL DRAFTING:
Jonathan Pizzolatto, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Joey Gemini, York Community High School, Elmhurst, Ill.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING:
Daniel Tarlton, Stanly Community College, Albemarle, N.C.; Mason Brown, Paso Robles (Calif.) High School

TELEVISION (VIDEO) PRODUCTION:
Chance DeCuir/Vivian Barrilleaux, Sowela Technical Community College, Lake Charles, La.; Claire Bowman/Matt Smoltz, Cambridge High School, Milton, Ga.

T-SHIRT DESIGN:
Strathearn Wood, Macomb Community College, Warren, Mich.; Anikka Santos, West Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas

WEB DESIGN:
Carissa Hurt/ Ryan Mackey, Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, Mo.; Alexandra Chavez/ Caleb Hardy, Meridian (Idaho) Technical Charter High School

WELDING:
Jacob Humphrey, Wallace State College, Hanceville, Ala.; Ryan Whiting, Jackson River Technical Center, Covington, Va.

WELDING FABRICATION:
(teams) Utah State University Eastern, Price; Maple Mountain High School, Spanish Fork, Utah

WELDING SCULPTURE:
Caleb Harris, Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Oneida Huntsville, Huntsville, Tenn.; Porter Kwiatkowski, Davis Technical College, Kaysville,Utah

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