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![College students pose for a group photo wearing medals that were won during a competition.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_9781.jpg?itok=dbTAlQ_F×tamp=1712865394)
College of Western Idaho brought home 26 medals from the 2024 SkillsUSA Idaho State Leadership and Skills Conference.
![SkillsUSA CWI 2023 team at Nationals](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_0987-2.jpg?itok=kQ7MJRTC×tamp=1688137202)
Ten College of Western Idaho students took their talents to the 2023 Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference and brought home five medals.
![Phillip Coltrin, SkillsUSA gold medal recipient Phillip Coltrin, SkillsUSA gold medal recipient](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/phil_coltrin.png?itok=SXoGbffz×tamp=1571175312)
Congratulations to CWI's SkillsUSA competitors who earned 13 medals at the SkillsUSA Idaho State Leadership and Skills Conference.
![Three SkillsUSA students with their awards](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/collision_repair_2.jpg?itok=V701AMrF×tamp=1571175877)
CWI swept away the competition with 37 medals at this year's SkillsUSA State Conference.
![SkillsUSA students with their awards](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/preparedspeech2.jpg?itok=8v6fCoV5×tamp=1571176096)
A group of CWI students and recent graduates also won medals in a school record five events.
![CWI Alumni and Scholarship Recipient Steve Silva, 2016 CWI Alumni and Scholarship Recipient Steve Silva, 2016](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_9333.1_2_1280x853.jpg?itok=QJyWTbko×tamp=1571176278)
For CWI alum Steve Silva, a chance encounter turned into a golden opportunity when he decided to get involved with SkillsUSA.
![SkillsUSA student working on project](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/skillsusa_online.jpg?itok=RbwPWABW×tamp=1571176331)
CWI students earned 27 medals at the event, including 20 gold medals.