2025 SkillsUSA National Competition Results

The 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference took place on June 26, 2025. 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 - Landen Olsen, UT
3rd Place - Nicolette Favreau, MA

College
1st Place - Mario Saenz, CO
2nd Place - Wyatt Leverenz, WI
3rd Place - Dylan Kozarzewski, IL


The winners of the Collision Damage Appraisal competition are:

High School
1st Place - Brayden Elliott, MO
2nd Place - Wyatt Donahue, NC
3rd Place - Kyle Ferguson, NE

College
1st Place - Cloud Kline, CO
2nd Place - Emmalee Johnson, TN
3rd Place - Benjamin Swanson, IL


The winners of the Automotive Refinishing Technology competition are:

High School
1st Place - Alec Windsor, OH
2nd Place - Santo Farro, NJ
3rd Place - Mary Schirmer, IL

College
1st Place - Aleah Sauder, IL
2nd Place - Walker Coulter, KS
3rd Place - Jeremy Radke, 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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