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47 students competed in 73 contests, resulting in 21 first-place awards, 21 second-place awards, and 14 third-place awards. Alexandria College programs represented include Machine Tool Technology, Mechanical Drafting, Design, & Engineering Technology, Carpentry, Marine, Motorcycle, & Powersports Technician, Mechatronics, and Welding.

14 students are eligible to advance to the National competitions in Atlanta, Georgia at the end of June.

*** = Students eligible to advance to Nationals

Automated Manufacturing Technology

• **1st Place Team Contest – Jonathan Hosaluk, Zachary Johnson, & Max Strege (Machine Tool Technology and Mechanical Drafting, Design, & Engineering)
• 2nd Place Team Contest – Konnor Goepfert, Henry Meyer, & Tanner Mord (Machine Tool Technology)

Cabinetmaking

• 3rd Place – Willard Burgess (Carpentry)

Carpentry

• **1st Place – Kody Herbst (Carpentry)
• 2nd Place – Tyler Tougas (Carpentry)
• 3rd Place – Isaac Johnson (Carpentry)

CNC – Milling

• **1st Place – Max Strege (Machine Tool Technology)
• 2nd Place – Jonathan Hosalak (Machine Tool Technology)
• 3rd Place – Konnor Goepfert (Machine Tool Technology)

CNC Technician

• **1st Place – Konnor Goepfert (Machine Tool Technology)
• 2nd Place – Kara Leedahl (Machine Tool Technology)

CNC – Turning

• **1st Place – Anthony Dettman (Machine Tool Technology)
• 2nd Place – Konnor Goepfert (Machine Tool Technology)
• 3rd Place – Kara Leedahl (Machine Tool Technology)

Construction Blueprint Reading (State Only)

• 1st Place – Kody Herbst (Carpentry)

Machine Trades Blueprint Reading (State Only)

• 1st Place – Noah Netzke (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 2nd Place – Isaac VanWatermulen (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 3rd Place – Noah Johnson (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)

Machine Trades Blueprint Reading – High School Division (State Only)

• 1st Place – Ethan Fischer (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 2nd Place – Tia Bomstad (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)

Marine Service Technology

• **1st Place – Garret Bonello (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)
• 2nd Place – Wyatt Zeithamer (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)
• 3rd Place – Joshua Kuhlman (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)

Mechatronics

• 2nd Place Team Contest – Benton Albers & Avery Kompelien (Mechatronics)
• 3rd Place Team Contest – Jon Kicker & Logan Schuelke (Mechatronics)

Motorcycle Service Technology

• **1st Place – Ben Nestrud (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)
• 2nd Place – Kyle Fischer (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)
• 3rd Place – Will Johnson (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)

Power Equipment Technology

• **1st Place – Aaron Golden (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)
• 2nd Place – Cory Martin (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)

Precision Machining (State only)

• 1st Place – Jerome Hilgemann (Machine Tool Technology)
• 2nd Place – Axel Anderson (Machine Tool Technology)
• 3rd Place – Joshua Berzinski (Machine Tool Technology)

Related Technical Math

• **1st Place – Carter Moen (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 2nd Place – Noah Johnson (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)

Related Technical Math – High School Division

• 2nd Place – Tia Bomstad (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 3rd Place – Ethan Fischer (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)

Snowmobile Service Technology (State only)

• 1st Place – Cory Martin (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)
• 2nd Place – Tate Lange (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)
• 3rd Place – Kyle Burrows (Marine, Motorcycle & Powersports Technician)

Technical Drafting

• **1st Place – Carter Moen (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 2nd Place – Isaac VanWatermulen (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 3rd Place – Austin Parker (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)

Technical Drafting – High School Division

• **1st Place – Ethan Fischer (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 2nd Place – Tia Bomstad (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)

Trade Math (State only)

• 1st Place – Isaac VanWatermulen (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 3rd Place – Carter Moen (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)

Trade Math – High School Division (State only)

• 1st Place – Tia Bomstad (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)
• 2nd Place – Ethan Fischer (Mechanical Drafting, Design & Engineering)

Welding – High School Division

• **1st Place – Colton Laurent (Welding)