April 16, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Derek Rayment
Public + Media Relations Manager
531-MCC-2876, office
402-960-0697, cell
darayment@mccneb.edu
mccneb.edu
MCC students take home medals from state SkillsUSA competition
OMAHA, Neb. — Students from Metropolitan Community College took home medals in a variety of categories at the annual Nebraska SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference in Grand Island, Nebraska, April 11-13. Winners advance to the national championships this summer at the annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, a showcase of career and technical education students.
The competition featured high school and college students from across Nebraska. Participants worked against the clock and each other, attempting to prove their expertise in various fields. This year’s state winners from MCC are below, including high school dual enrollment students. Student hometowns are listed for those available.
Audio Radio Production
Team C – Bronze
Mike Cook and Adam Worden
Automotive Refinishing Technology
Paul Baltes, Gold;
Logan Boeker, Silver;
Talon Hardin, Silver, Omaha;
Terran Wiemers, Bronze
Automotive Service Technology
Cecil Haley, Silver, Omaha
Carpentry
Bret Gleason, Gold;
Jayden Larsen, Silver, Papillion;
Quinnton May, Silver, Bellevue
Chapter Display
Team A – Gold
Nikolay Dimitrov, Eric Harris and Matthew Lane
CNC Milling Specialist
Nolan Reynolds, Bronze
Wayne and Craig Spilker, Gold, Ashland
Collision Repair Technology
John Beberwyk, Silver, Bellevue;
Andy Estrada, Silver;
Alex Jerrett, Gold;
Cheyenne Purchase, Gold, Papillion
Diesel Equipment Technology
Andrew Hansen, Gold
Digital Cinema Production
Team A – Gold
Megan Dole, Omaha; and Katie Kocanda, Papillion
Team C – Bronze
Nathan Blizzard, Fort Calhoun; and Fox Reinecke, Omaha
Team D – Silver
Nick Madison and Florian Placzek, Omaha
Team J – Gold
Shaun Dart and Parker Barns, Wahoo
Electrical Construction Wiring
Seth Grimm, Silver, Gretna
Firefighting
Levi Moore, Bronze; and Aaron Winter, Silver
HVAC
Matthew Lane, Silver; Nicholas Riha, Bronze; Jose Villa, Bronze, Omaha
Photography
Marc Emanuel, Bronze, Omaha; Stacy Kleffman, Silver, Missouri Valley, Iowa; Nicole Smith, Omaha
Plumbing
Chandler Cannon, Gold, Gretna; and Drew Wilderman, Silver
Prepared Speech
Kei’lah Sadler, Bronze
Television Video Production
Team B – Gold
Pat Cavaye and Liam Fenwick
Welding
Ivan Esparaza, Gold; Easton Fritz, Silver; Garrett Hahn, Bronze, Columbus; Grant Rice, Bronze, Papillion
Welding Fabrication
Team Y – Gold
Logan Davidson, Nolan Mattingly, Gretna, and Andrew Nelson
Team D – Silver
Kevin Bang, William Gray and Leah Reichwaldt
Welding Sculpture
Alex Matzke, Gold
###
Metropolitan Community College, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, is a comprehensive, public community college that offers affordable, quality education to all residents of Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties. Founded in 1974, MCC has the largest enrollment out of six community colleges in Nebraska and is the second largest post-secondary institution in the state. MCC serves more than 40,000 unique credit and noncredit students.