2021 SkillsUSA National Competition Results

The 2021 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference took place on June 10, 2021. Every year I-CAR sends volunteers (virtually in 2021) to judge the collision repair technology competition. Let’s take a look at this year’s results.

The winners of the Collision Repair Technology competition are:

High School
1st Place - Lucas Murphy WI
2nd Place - Samuel Dittmar MI
3rd Place - Steven Beecroft IN

College
1st Place - Teofil Lacob MO
2nd Place - Colby Figge KS
3rd Place - Logan Farley ID

The winners of the Collision Damage Appraisal competition are:

High School
1st Place - Dereck Chetram NY
2nd Place - Evelyn Deppenschmidt PA
3rd Place - Trysten Botts KS

College
1st Place - Jamie Frey CO
2nd Place - Jakob Shiner NE
3rd Place - Caleb Youngpuppy OK


The winners of the Automotive Refinishing Technology competition are:

High School
1st Place - Seth Pine OH
2nd Place - Morgan Sebring IL
3rd Place - Benjamin Judson MA

College
1st Place - Ashleigh Anderson ID
2nd Place - Thomas Dickerson GA
3rd Place - Alexander Lemberger WI


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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