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Awards were conferred virtually June 28, 2021. Congratulations to our award winners!

2021 National Competition Results

Gold Medal:

• Technical Drafting – Ethan Carruth, Mechanical Drafting, Design, & Engineering Technology student

Silver Medal:

• CNC Technician – Taylor Johnson, Machine Tool Technology student
• CNC Turning – Benjamin Hendrickx, Machine Tool Technology student

Bronze Medal:

• Mechatronics – Ethan Schonberg & Thomas Nichols, Mechatronics students

Congratulations to the following students who placed in the top 9 in their respective national contests:

• Carpentry – Robert Wold, Carpentry student, 4th place
• CNC Milling – Nicholas Johnson, Machine Tool Technology student, 6th place
• Technical Drafting HS Division – Parker Bomstad, Mechanical Drafting, Design, & Engineering Technology student, 8th place

2021 State Competition Results

SkillsUSA Minnesota competition was held in May 2021, with first place finalists advancing to the national level. Below is a recap of our strong performance, totaling 32 awards:

**Advanced to national competition

Automated Manufacturing Technology

• **1st Place – Nicholas Johnson, Taylor Johnson, and Tanner Otto, Machine Tool Technology students
• 2nd Place – Ryan Neuman, Dominic Strom, and Austin Young, Machine Tool Technology students

Cabinetmaking

• 3rd Place – Adam Powers, Carpentry student

Cabinetmaking – High School Division

• **1st Place – Jonathan Noble, Carpentry student

Carpentry

• **1st Place – Robert Wold, Carpentry student
• 2nd Place – Jackson Paquette, Carpentry student

Carpentry – High School Division

• **1st Place – Jonathan Noble, Carpentry student

CNC – Milling

• **1st Place – Nicholas Johnson, Machine Tool Technology student
• 2nd Place – Taylor Johnson, Machine Tool Technology student
• 3rd Place – Tanner Otto, Machine Tool Technology student

CNC Technician

• **1st Place – Taylor Johnson, Machine Tool Technology student
• 2nd Place – Tanner Otto, Machine Tool Technology student
• 3rd Place – Benjamin Hendrickx, Machine Tool Technology student

CNC – Turning

• **1st Place – Benjamin Hendrickx, Machine Tool Technology student
• 2nd Place – Noah Netzke, Machine Tool Technology student
• 3rd Place – Taylor Johnson, Machine Tool Technology student

Diesel Equipment Technology

• 2nd Place – Luke Hollister, Diesel Mechanics student

Mechatronics

• **1st Place – Ethan Schonberg and Thomas Nichols, Mechatronics students
• 2nd Place – Kyle Warren and Derek Salaba, Mechatronics students

Related Technical Math

• 2nd Place – Noah Johnson, Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering student

Related Technical Math – High School Division

• **1st Place – Carter Moen, Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering student
• 3rd Place – Parker Bomstad, Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering student

Technical Drafting

• **1st Place – Ethan Carruth, Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering student
• 2nd Place – Marcus King, Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering student

Technical Drafting – High School Division

• **1st Place – Parker Bomstad, Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering student

Welding

• 3rd Place – David Criswell, Welding student