Manatee County students brought home dozens of gold, silver and bronze medals from the SkillsUSA Florida State Leadership & Skills Conference.
The event brings together the most highly skilled career and technical education students.
MTC students Alejandro Hernandez and Ricardo Cambell won first in the state at 2024 Florida SkillsUSA in Television (Video) Production college division.
Manatee Technical College students earned top spots for advertising design, automated manufacturing technology, barbering, collision repair, dental assisting, diesel equipment technology, marine service technology, and much more.
High school students who are dual enrolled at MTC earned medals in automobile maintenance and light repair; diesel equipment technology; as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration.
Additionally, gold and silver medals were earned by Bayshore High School and Southeast High School students respectively, in the category of Related Technical Math.
MTC students Lillian Geary, Carlos Picart and Megan Hosker won first in state in Welding Fabrication at 2024 Florida SkillsUSA.
Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients who are on the road to becoming America’s next skilled professionals and career-ready leaders.
Gold medalists noted with an * below are eligible to compete in the SkillsUSA National Championships in Atlanta this June.
2024 Medalist Results (in alphabetical order by event)
Action Skills, College
*Gold – Serina Marshall
Silver – Christian Garnes
Action Skills, High School
*Gold – Natalie S., MTC dual enrollment
Additive Manufacturing, College
*Gold – Team A: Jeremy Lee, West Pinion
Advertising Design, College
*Gold – Mackenzie Cook
Automated Manufacturing Technology, College
*Gold – Team C: Sahkyas Paulino Santos, Arizbe Padilla and Julianna Smith
Automobile Maintenance and Light Repair, High School
Silver – AJ P., MTC dual enrollment
Automotive Refinishing Technology, College
Bronze – Adrian Collado
Automotive Service Technology, College
Silver – Nick Davison
Baking and Pastry Arts, College
Silver – Madelin Betanzos
Barbering, College
*Gold – Ian Ortiz
Silver – Rogelio Garcia
Cabinetmaking, College
Bronze – Ryan Cone
Career Pathways-Health Services, College
*Gold – Team A: Nayeli Centeno-Figueroa, Irma Galvan, and Jessica Leseberg
CNC 2-Axis Turning Programmer, College
*Gold – Lucas Kedziora
CNC Programmer, High School
*Gold – John S., MTC dual enrollment
Collision Damage Appraisal, College
Silver – Sennamon-Seline Adams
Collision Repair Technology, College
Bronze – Jefferson Orozco-Gonzalez
Collision Repair Technology, High School
*Gold – Zachary R., MTC dual enrollment
Bronze – Garret L., MTC dual enrollment
Community Service, College
*Gold – Team A: Katai Kongmany’, Eliana Salazar-Jimenez, and Kaitlyn Shrum
MTC students: Serina Marshall, Damarian Vincent, Irma Galvan, Nayeli Centeno-Figueroa, and Jessica Leseberg.
Dental Assisting, College
*Gold – Damarian Vincent
Diesel Equipment Technology, College
Bronze – Evan Bouthillier
Diesel Equipment Technology, High School
*Gold – Roman D., MTC dual enrollment
Silver – Alec H., MTC dual enrollment
Early Childhood Education, College
Silver – Michelle Rollins
Electrical Construction Wiring, College
Silver – Malachi Enger
Bronze – Keefer Nelson
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, High School
Bronze – Gionni N., MTC dual enrollment
Industrial Motor Control, College
*Gold – John Ellis
Job Skill Demonstration A, College
*Gold – Ian Bouthillier
Silver – Dominic Barrera
Marine Service Technology, College
*Gold – Daniel Hatvany
Mechatronics, College
*Gold – Team A: Daniel Meyer and James Ridings
Nail Care, College
Bronze – Jada Woods
Related Technical Math, High School
*Gold – Alexander N., Bayshore High School
Silver – Natalie B., Southeast High School
Robotics and Automation Technology, College
*Gold – Team A: Stephen Tipton and Micah Basinger
Silver – Team B: Amber Eaton and Brandon Burgos
Technical Drafting, College
Bronze - Michael Manasseh
Television (Video) Production, College
*Gold – Team B: Alejandro Hernandez-Cedillo and Ricardo Campbell
Video News Production, College
*Gold – Team A: Tyler Hooker, Javier Guzman, Angel Cruz, Jr. and Joseph Rousey
Welding Fabrication, College
Silver – Team G: Carlos Picart, Megan Hosker, and Lillian Geary
