Guilford Technical Community College students captured 17 first-place awards and nine second-place awards in the SkillsUSA North Carolina state competition held recently.
In total, GTCC had 39 top-five finishers across 18 areas of competition, including taking all of the top-five spots in the criminal justice category.
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, middle school, high school, and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. Through its local, state, and national competitions, students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills.
All first-place winners will now move on to the SkillsUSA national conference in Atlanta, June 20-24.
Following is a list of GTCC’s top finishers in the SkillsUSA North Carolina state competition.
FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS
- Trevor Pretory, auto service technician-high school
- Chloe Mitchell, carpentry
- Lauren Lewis, collision damage appraisal
- Eduardo Rivera, collision repair technology
- Brian Luna, criminal justice
- Chauncee Garrett, culinary arts
- Aiden Tobin, commercial baking-high school
- Elizabeth Silva-Colon, commercial baking
- Madison Gore, restaurant service
- Kara Camp, dental assisting
- Tucker Messinger, diesel equipment-high school
- Darla Smith, EMS
- Jennifer Montalvo, EMS
- Rose Chafee, First Aid/CPR
- Jesus Gonzalez-Peneda, major appliance repair
- Mary Medlin, HVACR-high school
- Adam Hall, plumbing
SECOND-PLACE FINISHERS
- Christopher Harn, carpentry
- Jonathan Bennett, CNC technician
- Antonio Cosby, collision damage appraisal
- Xavier Hill, criminal justice
- Claudio Pandolfi, commercial baking
- Damien Boone, diesel
- Brenna Steger, First Aid/CPR
- Aiden McNeill, HVACR
- Martina Lee, plumbing
THIRD-PLACE FINISHERS
- Austin Osborne, CNC technician
- Drake Booth, auto refinishing technology
- Macy Daly, criminal justice
- Wyatt Stauffer, diesel equipment
- Michael Bullard, HVACR
FOURTH-PLACE FINISHERS
- Jennifer Lane, advertising design
- Ali Williamson, auto service technology
- Rolando Mendez, auto refinishing technology
- Diana Arreguin, criminal justice
- Jaiya Gomes, criminal justice-high school
- Jamel Lindsey, HVACR
FIFTH-PLACE FINISHERS
- Daniel Miller, criminal justice
- Tenana Ingram, HVACR
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