After earning 14 first-place awards at the SkillsUSA Minnesota competition, students from 海角社区 Technical and Community College went on to win four medals at the National Skills and Leadership Conference.
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