SkillsUSA Competitors Shine at the State Level

Published: April 12, 2019

Congratulations to College of Western Idaho’s SkillsUSA students who brought home multiple medals at the SkillsUSA Idaho State Leadership and Skills Conference held on April 4 and 5 at the Nampa Civic Center. The students finished with four gold medals, seven silver medals, and two bronze medals in the Skilled and Technical Sciences Contests.

Gold Medal Recipients:

Phillip Coltrin – Information Technology Services

Nate Lindgren – Precision Machining Technology

Matthew McCranie – Internetworking

Megan Smith – Welding Sculpture

Silver Medal Recipients:

Bailey Cook – Internetworking

Taylor Gonzales – Collision Repair Technology

Danny Radandt – Welding Fabrication

Alex Stauffer – Welding Fabrication

Cassandra Wisser – Welding Sculpture

Hunter Wollman – Welding Fabrication

Stockton Woodworth – Information Technology Services

Bronze Medal Recipients:

Shaun Free – Precision Machining Technology

Seth Heppler – Internetworking

Three of the College’s gold medal winners will travel to Louisville, Kentucky, to compete in the 55th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference June 24-28, 2019.

Learn more by visiting the SkillsUSA Idaho Facebook page or SkillsUSA Idaho online.

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