SkillsUSA collision repair, refinishing champions named, win $1,250 March Taylor tool grants
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Whatever you tech instructors are doing in Colorado, keep it up. High schoolers from the Centennial State took gold in both the collision repair and automotive refinishing competitions last week at SkillsUSA.
Lakewood, Colo., resident Luke Sabey of Warren Occupational Tech Center, took the collision repair tech title, and Benjamin Falconer, a Greeley, Colo., resident attending Aims Community College’s Windsor, Colo., high school program won automotive refinishing.
Post-secondary champions were Knoxville’s Jedidiah Long of the Tennessee College of Applied Tech (repair) and Saint Louis resident Amanda Baker of Ranken Tech College (refinishing).
Besides SkillsUSA medals, all four won $1,250 tool scholarships from the Society of Collision Repair Specialists and the March Taylor Memorial Fund. Their schools will receive a year membership to SCRS, allowing them to stay current on collision industry developments.
Ranken Tech College’s instructors also should be proud; they also produced collision repair silver medalist Josh Williamson.
Here’s some coverage referencing the automotive refinishing competition from WDRB.
Other winners included:
High school collision repair: Cory Petit, Washburn Tech, Topeka, Kan., silver; and Quinn Strohl, Bethlehem AVTS, Bethlehem, Penn., bronze.
College collision repair: Riley Schuh, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, Wisc., bronze
High school automotive refinishing: Chase Bryant, Dennis Technical Education Center, Boise, Idaho, silver; and Aryon Schube, Vanguard-Sentinel CTC-Sentinel Campus, Tiffin, Ohio, bronze.
College automotive refinishing: Jim Fuller, Lanier Technical College-Oakwood, Oakwood, Ga., silver; and Joseph Melendez Jr., Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, Iowa, bronze.
The collision repair competition included work in metal straightening, plastic repair, welding and structural analysis and was derived from National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence and National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation task lists.
The automotive refinishing competition was also derived from NATEF and ASE task lists. The competitors had to demonstrate paint mixing and matching, painting and spray gun use, surface preparatio, figuring out application problems and finish defects and prepare an estimate.
Featured image: 2015 SkillsUSA post-secondary automotive refinishing medalist Amanda Baker of Saint Louis-based Ranken Tech College is held by other refinishing medalists. (Provided by Chelsie Wilson, Dennis Technical Education Center)
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Automotive refinishing contest winners are seen at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Chelsie Wilson, Dennis Technical Education Center) -
Welding competition starts June 25, 2015, in the auto body area of SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
2015 SkillsUSA post-secondary automotive refinishing medalist Amanda Baker of Saint Louis-based Ranken Tech College is held by other refinishing medalists. (Provided by Chelsie Wilson, Dennis Technical Education Center) -
Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Automotive refinishing contest winners are seen at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Chelsie Wilson, Dennis Technical Education Center) -
Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Competition June 25, 2015, at SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Competition starts June 25, 2015, in the auto body area of SkillsUSA Nationals. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Students competed in collision repair and automotive refinishing June 24, 2015, at SkillsUSA. (Courtesy Kristen Felder/Collision Hub) -
Competition familiarization at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Plastic bumper covers are lined up in preparation for the plastic repair portion of the SkillsUSA Championships in June 2015 in Louisville, Ky. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
A modified trailer contains separate paint stations for the automotive refinish competition at the SkillsUSA Championships in Louisville, Ky., in June 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) The modified tractor trailer with separate spray stations inside -
Student orientation at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Booth setup at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
The collision school instructor roundtable by the Collision Repair Education Foundation at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Slightly before student orientation at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
From SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Competition areas at SkillsUSA. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Welding setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Paint coding and masking orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Refinishing setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Refinishing station during setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
The collision school instructor roundtable by the Collision Repair Education Foundation at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Body shop skills competitors at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Plastic repair setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Plastic repair setup at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Body shop skills competitors at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Refinishing orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Welding orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Structural orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Plastic repair orientation at Skills USA 2015. (Kye Yeung/Society of Collision Repair Specialists) -
Orientation for the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation) -
Students wait for the start of the collision repair competition at SkillsUSA 2015. (Provided by Collision Repair Education Foundation)
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