Champions at Work!

2012 SKILLSUSA CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 10 FINISHERS FROM MINNESOTA

* Indicates: Receiving the Skill Point Certificate. This is a pinnacle achievement for SkillsUSA members as part of the Work Force Ready System.

1st Place

*AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING TECHNOLOGY- Derek Meehl
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Grant Feldhege
Technical High School
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Neil Molitor
Technical High School
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Tyler Tran
Technical High School
*ENTREPRENEURSHIP-Michael Doyle
Dakota County Technical College
*ENTREPRENEURSHIP-Samantha Hrbek
Dakota County Technical College
*ENTREPRENEURSHIP-Benjamin Jackson
Dakota County Technical College
*ENTREPRENEURSHIP-Joyce Ludwig
Dakota County Technical College
*HEALTH OCCUPATIONS PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
Jessica Quinn, Riverland Community College- Austin
INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROL- Seth Hagan
Dakota County Technical College
*MARINE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY- Troy Lien
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES- Hermela Daniel
John F. Kennedy High School
*OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES- Michaela Mahon
John F. Kennedy High School
*OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES- Lydia Mwambi
John F. Kennedy High School
*OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES- Gina Shuck
John F. Kennedy High School
*OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES- Shelby Spurlin
John F. Kennedy High School
*OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES- Anna Zaho
John F. Kennedy High School
*OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES- Emily Zaho
John F. Kennedy High School
*PRESCHOOL TEACHING ASSISTANT-Lorelei Rein
Dakota County Technical College

2nd Place

* CNC TURNING- Matt Knops, Lake Superior College
* ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION WIRING- Jake Hoffman
Mn West Canby
* MECHATRONICS –Chandler Holzbauer
Alexandria Technical and Community College
* MECHATRONICS –Matthew Rademacher
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*PIN DESIGN- Kristin Vanevenhoven
Dakota County Technical College
* SHEET METAL- Tim Baird, Saint Paul College

3rd Place

*CABINETMAKING- Dan Perry
Hennepin Technical College- Brooklyn Park
*MASONRY- Rody Feiler
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*PHOTOGRAPHY-Alexander Just
Dakota County Technical College
RELATED TECHNICAL MATH- Shannon Brunko
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*T-SHIRT DESIGN- Rebecca Larson
Hennepin Technical College- Brooklyn Park
*WELDING SCULPTURE- Nate Walker, Red Wing High School

4th Place

*MOTORCYCLE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY- Vince VanSlyke
Alexandria Technical and Community College

5th Place

*ADVERTISING DESIGN- Jeffery Siltala-Choban
Dakota County Technical College
CHAPTER DISPLAY- Jim Thorne
Riverland Community College- Austin
*CNC MILLING- James Anderson
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*COMPUTER PROGRAMMING- Hilary Sharp
Dakota County Technical College
HVACR- Chad Rubey, Minneapolis Community & Technical College
*NURSE ASSISTING- Cassandra Yetzer
Dakota County Area Learning School
PHOTOGRAPHY- Ashley Drewianka
Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative
*TECHNICAL DRAFTING- Anthony Pohlmann
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*VIDEO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT- Frank Peng
Century High School
*VIDEO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT- Ishtpreet Singh
Century High School

6th Place

* MECHATRONICS –(HS) Abigail Erlandson
Alexandria Technical and Community College
* MECHATRONICS –(HS) Luke Schonberg
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*WEB DESIGN- Brett Lidfors, Dunwoody College of Technology
*WEB DESIGN- Joe Packer, Dunwoody College of Technology

7th Place

*CARPENTRY- Travis Anderson
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*ESTHETICS- Molly Margenau, Century College
*ESTHETICS- MaryAnne Whall, Century College

8th Place

*FIRE FIGHTING- Brian Willms
Hennepin Technical College- Brooklyn Park
*JOB INTERVIEW- Stephanie Serres
Dakota County Technical College
PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD- Christian Cole
Lake Superior College
PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD- Nicholas Lambert
Lake Superior College
PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD- Alyssa Whitebird
Lake Superior College

10th Place

*AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY- Dylan Henke
South Central College- North Mankato
*AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY- Brandon Kiehm
South Central College- North Mankato
*AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY- Anthony Kleshult
South Central College- North Mankato
*NAIL CARE- Mariya Mullollam, Century College
*NAIL CARE- Erika Taylor, Century College
*POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY- Josh Kistner
M State Detroit Lakes
*SCREEN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY- Domingo Ramirez
Austin High School

FINALIST- with a score of 80% of the possible points:

* COSMETOLOGY- Kaitlyn Stroeing, Carver-Scott Ed. Cooperative, 28th Place
* COSMETOLOGY- Berdita Johnson-Juarez, Saint Paul College 12th Place
* EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING- Michael Fliger, HTC- Brooklyn Park- 11th Place
* FIRE FIGHTING- Travis Nelson, Foley High School, 18th Place
* WELDING SCULPTURE- Caleb Resch, Saint Paul College, 12th Place