2019 SkillsUSA National Competition Results

The 55th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference took place June 25-29, 2019 in Louisville, KY. Every year I-CAR sends volunteers to judge the collision repair technology competition. Let’s take a look at this year’s results.

The winners of the Automotive Refinishing Technology competition are:

High School
1st Place - Caden Hoover OH
2nd Place - Cameron Gillis CO
3rd Place - Niderah Goldsborough DE

College
1st Place - Kaiden Brier CO
2nd Place - Arthur Butcher NM
3rd Place - Alex Morales PR


The winners of the Collision Damage Appraisal competition are:

High School
1st Place - Trientae Enyart UT
2nd Place - Brent Harris OK
3rd Place - Noah Smith OH

College
1st Place - Cayden Bailey UT
2nd Place - Ryan Maye PA
3rd Place - Michael Kunkle CO


The winners of the Collision Repair Technology competition:

High School
1st Place - Noah Borer OH
2nd Place - Brian Vanderheiden WI
3rd Place - Ethan Webb TN

College
1st Place - Abagayle Boden CO
2nd Place - Nicolas White UT
3rd Place - Perry Jones MN


Congratulations to all of the students who competed and especially the winners!

All of this is only possible due to the time and resources of the industries that support the various competitions. Any support you can provide for this great competition and future industry technicians is always helpful and appreciated. Check out the ways you can get involved:

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