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The 2026 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference took place on June 1-5, 2026. 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 Automotive Refinish Technology (ART) competition are:
Secondary/High School
1st Place - Nick Patalinghug, CA
2nd Place - Miguel De La Paz, OK
3rd Place - Drew Faeth, OH
Postsecondary/College
1st Place - Emma Uhler, NE
2nd Place - Isabella Roll, ND
3rd Place - Zoe Hunt, ID
The winners of the Collision Repair Technology (CRT) competition are:
Secondary/High School
1st Place - Nunzio Terranova, MO
2nd Place - Albert Gouveia, MA
3rd Place - Adam Miller, NC
Postsecondary/College
1st Place - Autumn Harvey, ID
2nd Place - Kaden Dykes, CO
3rd Place - Preston Vandenberg, WI
The winners of the Collision Damage Appraisal (CDA) competition are:
Secondary/High School
1st Place - Madison Warren, TN
2nd Place - Jered Wyant, MI
3rd Place - Brayden Elliott, MO
Postsecondary/College
1st Place - Benjamin Swanson, IL
2nd Place - Emmalee Johnson, TN
3rd Place - Steven Fowler, 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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