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The 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference took place on June 27, 2024. 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 - Elijah Stines, TN
2nd Place - Tyler Gillie, ME
3rd Place - Benjamin Kimbark, MD
College
1st Place - Jonathon Brunko, ID
2nd Place - Mario Saenz, CO
3rd Place - Demetrio Foti, UT
The winners of the Collision Damage Appraisal competition are:
High School
1st Place - Mollie Tucker, OH
2nd Place - Ethan Heu, UT
3rd Place - Wyatt P Donahue, NC
College
1st Place - Joseph Lytle, NE
2nd Place - Tanner Norris, TN
3rd Place - Ivan Ramirez Romero, GA
The winners of the Automotive Refinishing Technology competition are:
High School
1st Place - Rowan Cummings, NJ
2nd Place - Alec Windsor, OH
3rd Place - Bryson Mattox, ME
College
1st Place - Kayleigh Kerr, CO
2nd Place - Aleah Sauder, IL
3rd Place - Bryan Gonzalez Ponce, UT
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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