2013 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

* CNC MILLING- Axel Marohnic,
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Hunter Black,
Technical High School
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Austin Cash,
Technical High School
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Brady Roden,
Technical High School
*MECHATRONICS –Chandler Holzbauer,
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*MECHATRONICS –Craig Sholts,
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*PIN DESIGN- Cassandra Dlugiewicz,
South Central College- North Mankato
*RELATED TECHNICAL MATH- Brian Warzeha,
Dakota County Technical College

2nd Place

* ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING- Vuong, Vu,
Hennepin Technical College- Eden Prairie
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Chad Brown,
Dakota County Technical College
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Michael Doyle,
Dakota County Technical College
*ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY / DESIGN- Mason Green,
Dakota County Technical College
MECHATRONICS –Bart Kerfeld,
Alexandria Technical and Community College (HS)
MECHATRONICS –Joey Lee,
Alexandria Technical and Community College (HS)
*POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY- Timothy Imdieke,
Alexandria Technical and Community College (HS)
*POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY- Shawn Hayes,
M-State Detroit Lakes
* SHEET METAL- Tom Baker, Saint Paul College
*WELDING- Josiah Mechaelson,
Alexandria Technical and Community College

3rd Place

*INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROL- Eric Anderson,
Dakota County Technical College
*QUIZ BOWL- Chris Abel, Saint Paul College
*QUIZ BOWL- Stormi Balise, Saint Paul College
*QUIZ BOWL-John Onken, Saint Paul College
*QUIZ BOWL- Mark Riehle, Saint Paul College
*QUIZ BOWL-David Schaefer, Saint Paul College
* T-SHIRT DESIGN- Glen Moe,
Hennepin Technical College- Brooklyn Park
*WELDING SCULPTURE- Quint Precht,
Ridgewater College- Hutchinson/Willmar

4th Place

*AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Team of: Dustin Eggum, Philip Ochs, Matthew Rorvig,
South Central College- North Mankato
*COMPUTER PROGRAMMING- Wen Li,
Dakota County Technical College
*CRIMINAL JUSTICE- Brent Maki,
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*CUSTOMER SERVICE- Kourtney White, NE Metro 916
*ENTREPRENEURSHIP- Team of: Phoua Kong, Adam Sikkink,
Bryan Thoen, Saint Paul College
*FIREFIGHTING- Brian Willms,
Hennepin Technical College- Brooklyn Park
*MEDICAL MATH- Sahil Chhugani, Century High School
*PRECISION MACHINING TECHNOLOGY- Daniel Schonberg,
Alexandria Technical and Community College
WEB DESIGN- Team of: Brett Lidfors, Joe Packer
Dunwoody College of Technology

5th Place

CHAPTER DISPLAY- Team of: Jordan White, Spencer Wilenius,
Lake Superior College
DIESEL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY- Jake Leritz,
Dakota County Technical College
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION- Jessie Jackson,
Dakota County Technical College
GRAPHIC IMAGING-SUBLIMATION- Corey Todalen, Austin High School
*PHOTOGRAPHY- Alexander Just, Dakota County Technical College

6th Place

*CABINETMAKING- Devon Caylor,
Hennepin Technical College- Brooklyn Park
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION- Team of: Adam Haglund, David Rock,
Brian Swiontek, Alexandria Technical and Community College
DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION- Team of: Russell Gamache,
Max Slocum, Dakota County Technical College
*ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION WIRING- Eric Smith
Saint Cloud Technical and Community College
*FIRST AID/CPR- John True III, Alexandria Technical and Community College
*SCREEN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY- Seth Peterson, Austin High School

7th Place

*AMERICAN SPIRIT- Team of: Amber DeJoode, Renee Smith, Siri Taylor,
Mounds View High School
*HVACR- Ben Lehner, Hennepin Technical College- Eden Prairie

8th Place

*MARINE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY- Cody Anderson,
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY- Leah King, Dakota County Technical College
MOTORCYCLE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY- Dylon DeVries,
Alexandria Technical and Community College

9th Place

*3-D VISUALIZATION AND ANIMATION- Team of: Clay Carlson,
Miao Li, Dakota County Technical College
MEDICAL MATH- Brandice Carlson, Dakota County Technical College

10th Place

CNC TURNING- Olaf Hetland,
Alexandria Technical and Community College
*COSMETOLOGY- Tracy Koutsky Bernadotte, Century College

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

* CUSTOMER SERVICE- Kristofer Freliz, Dakota County Technical College- 13th Place
* NAIL CARE- Team of: Renny Schoenle, Abby Melchert,
Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative- 14th Place
NAIL CARE- Team of: Ashley West, Allison Harder- Century College – 13th Place
*PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD- Team of: Veronica Nelson, Anne Raymond,
Sarah Raymond, Roseville High School- 16th Place
*TECHNICAL DRAFTING- Bryce Hom,
Alexandria Technical and Community College- 15th Place
*T-SHIRT DESIGN- Riley McCann- Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative- 11th Place
*WELDING SCULPTURE- Noah Olson, Cambridge High School – 14th Place

FINALIST in Preliminary Round with a score of 80% of the possible points:

EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION PROCESS- Brittany Goetz-Smith,
Stillwater High School- 7th Place
JOB INTERVIEW- Xiaoshan Chai, Century High School- 7th Place
OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES- Team of: Vy Duong, Isabelle Firkell, Amy Ho,
Alina Nguyen, Pauline Onkware, Danella Sahadeo, Maneewan Sinchai,
John F. Kennedy High School- 5th Place