Awards were presented during the Wed., April 2, 2025, SkillsUSA Wisconsin
State Leadership and Skills Conference closing ceremonies held at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in
Madison. The 52 nd annual event featured more than 1,750 middle, high school, and college/post-
secondary students participating in over 75 skilled and technical trades competitions.
The following are the results of the competitions: (gold winners in italics will compete in the 2025
National SkillsUSA Championships, June 23-27 in Atlanta, Ga.)
3D Printing and Design – High School
Gold: Payten Apland, Dodgeland High School
Silver: Ethan Klika, Little Chute High School
Bronze: Kate Hernandez, Williams Bay Public Schools Williams Bay Public Schools
3D Printing and Design – Middle School
Gold: Nicolas Giang, Waunakee Middle School
Silver: Mei Li Huhn, Riverside Middle School
Bronze: Tessa Klein, Gifford School
Additive Manufacturing (Team) – High School
Gold: Brennan Gubrud and Quinton Felske, Chippewa Falls Senior High School
Silver: Eric Andreo and Cooper Buckley, Chippewa Falls Senior High School
Bronze: Lydia Gault and Brook Jelen, Hartford Union High School Hartford Union High
School
Advertising Design – College
Bronze: Jamila Her, Madison Area Technical College
Advertising Design – High School
Gold: Ezri Schulze, Hamilton High School
Silver: Briana Inda, Bay Port High School
Bronze: Tracy Leichtfuss, Winneconne High School
Architectural Drafting – College
Gold: Faith Bushey, Waukesha County Technical College
Silver: Nathaniel Cadogan, Waukesha County Technical College
Bronze: Devon Tice, Waukesha County Technical College
Architectural Drafting – High School
Gold: Jaron Lanczy, Pulaski Community High School
Silver: Noah Drevs, Pulaski Community High School
Bronze: Ella Smithyman, Hartford Union High School
Automated Manufacturing Technology (Team) – College
Gold: Zach Augustin, Kyle Kasten, and Jadon Uecker, Moraine Park Tech College-West Bend
Automated Manufacturing Technology (Team) – High School
Gold: Bradon Nutter, Josh Smith, and Elijiah Ward, Webster High School
Silver: Cira Declan, Brady Schaumberg, and Collin Schaumberg, West Bend High School
Bronze: Henry Kerhin, Drew Kraus, and Aidan Stapleton, Hartford Union High School
Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair – High School
Gold: Ethan Alexander, Grafton High School
Silver: Aaron Leckel, Spooner High School
Bronze: Caleb Elson, Shiocton High School
Automotive Refinishing Technology – College
Gold: Jeremy Radke, Madison Area Technical College
Silver: Carmen Van Den Elzan, Fox Valley Technical College
Bronze: Lance Marineau, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Automotive Service Technology – College
Gold: Will Lamers, Fox Valley Technical College
Silver: Kara Diedrich, Fox Valley Technical College
Bronze: Benjamin Switz, Fox Valley Technical College
Automotive Service Technology – High School
Gold: Joshua Stauske, Grafton High School
Silver: Zachary Klauer, Waunakee High School
Bronze: Cody Ziglinski, Germantown High School
Aviation Maintenance Technology – High School
Gold: Zachary Lobert, Hartford Union High School
Silver: Mitch Hammond, Westosha Central High School
Bronze: Addison Gehin, Hartford Union High School
Baking & Pastry Arts – College
Gold: Aric Anderson, Madison Area Technical College
Silver: Joslyn Sornson, Madison Area Technical College
Baking & Pastry Arts – High School
Gold: Laci Sperberg, Shawano High School
Silver: Tristin Mayer, De Pere High School
Bronze: Marlie Aaron, St. Croix Falls High School
Barbering – College
Gold: Alejandra Rodriguez Guzman, Preble High School
Silver: Shalia Randall, Howards Grove High School
Cabinetmaking – College
Gold: Isaiah Buck, Northwood Technical College
Silver: Theodore Lund, Northwood Technical College
Bronze: Owen Meurett, Northwood Technical College
Cabinetmaking – High School
Gold: Andrew Gotham, New Auburn High School
Silver: Hunter James, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School
Bronze: Noah Charles, Black River Falls High School
Carpentry – College
Gold: Braydon Ahlberg, Northwood Technical College
Silver: Deagan Cleveland, Northwood Technical College
Bronze: Riley Holm, Northwood Technical College
Carpentry – High School
Gold: Noah Smith, Spooner High School
Silver: Hunter Ingram, Oconto Falls High School
Bronze: Christopher Duehring, Hartford Union High School
Chapter Display (Team) – High School
Gold: Alivia Jones, Johanna Siegel, and Raelee Steeno, Phelps High School
CNC 2-Axis Turning Specialist – College
Gold: Johnathon DeBruin, Lakeshore Technical College
Silver: Roen Packard, Moraine Park Tech College – West Bend
Bronze: Chaz Dreher, Moraine Park Tech College – West Bend
CNC 2-Axis Turning Programmer – High School
Gold: Mason Kanzelberger, Preble High School
Silver: Eli Campion, Webster High School
Bronze: Dallis Strehlo, Webster High School
CNC 3-Axis Milling Specialist – College
Gold: Marc Heppe, Moraine Park Tech College – West Bend
Silver: Nathaniel Ruechel, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Bronze: Ben Hoerstmann, Northcentral Technical College
CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer – High School
Gold: Brandon Paulson, Slinger High School
Silver: Esteban Lang, LakeView Technology Academy
Bronze: Adam Zuern, Hartford Union High School
CO2 Dragster – High School
Gold: Tubbs Shamarion, Barack Obama School of Career & Tech Ed
Silver: Alejandro Austen, Whitnall High School
Bronze: Orran Goodman, Cadott High School
CO2 Dragster – Middle School
Gold: Ryan Haesler, Barneveld High School
Silver: Nicolas Giang, Waunakee Middle School
Bronze: Matthias Unertl, Riverside Middle School
Collision Damage Appraisal – College
Gold: Carmen Van Den Elzan, Fox Valley Technical College
Collision Repair Technology – College
Gold: Wyatt Leverenz, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Silver: Klayton Dorn, Madison Area Technical College
Bronze: Colton Anderson, Madison Area Technical College
Collision Repair Technology – High School
Gold: Preston Vandenberg, Freedom High School
Silver: Bradley B. Kroening, Badger High School
Bronze: Rylin Volovsek, Freedom High School
Commercial sUAS Drone Demonstration (Team) – High School
Gold: Blake Krauter and Aiden Tosch, KTEC
Silver: Seth Bergman and Garrick Stahl, William Horlick High School
Bronze: Adrianna Gehrke and Brooks Jackson, William Horlick High School
Community Service (Team) – High School
Gold: Kennedy Robison, Jasmine Przekurat, and Garrick Stahl, William Horlick High School
Silver: Benson Borter, Anna Litwiller, and Brody Pederson, LakeView Technology Academy
Bronze: Madisyn Skalitzky, Kelsie Wendorff, and Jayla Wurth, Shawano High School
Computer Programming – High School
Gold: Vincent Richter, Whitnall High School
Silver: William Wrolstad, Watertown High School
Bronze: Tyerone Chen, LakeView Technology Academy
Cosmetology – College
Gold: Gray Buchanan, Madison Area Technical College
Silver: Allie Bell, Madison Area Technical College
Bronze: Rachel Reilly, Nicolet Area Technical College
Cosmetology – High School
Gold: Addie Burris, Mineral Point High School
Silver: Joss James, Mineral Point High School
Bronze: Josie Rolbiecki, Whitnall High School
Crime Scene Investigation (Team) – College
Gold: Savannah Guilette, Savannah Long, and Kaylee McFadden, Northeast Wisconsin
Technical College
Silver: Mason Baker, Teshonne Bekyir-Leuthoudom, and Riley Irvin, Northeast Wisconsin
Technical College
Criminal Justice – College
Gold: Gabrielle Wilson, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Silver: Eric Allen, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Bronze: Jeremy Unerfusser, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Criminal Justice – High School
Gold: Kayla Winston, Case High School
Silver: Ryan Melka, Germantown High School
Bronze: Jaxson Hermann, Pulaski Community High School
Culinary Arts – College
Gold: Javier Sanchez, Madison Area Technical College
Silver: Cyanne Kube-Smith, Mid-State Technical College
Culinary Arts – High School
Gold: Maggie Tuttle, Wisconsin Dells High School
Silver: Evan Schmitt, Germantown High School
Bronze: Alli Palmer, Tomahawk High School
Customer Service – High School
Gold: Marisa Howes, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Silver: Briana Garcia, Clinton Junior Senior High School
Bronze: Jorja Bradley, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Diesel Equipment Technology – College
Gold: Ben Strupp, Madison Area Technical College
Silver: Jake Anderson, Madison Area Technical College
Bronze: Reid Tilberg, Mid-State Technical College
Diesel Equipment Technology – High School
Gold: Tobin McCord, D C Everest High School
Silver: Tyler Strebel, Preble High School
Bronze: Hunter Gierach, Grafton High School
Digital Cinema Production – High School
Gold: Ryder Margelowsky, West Bend High School; and Emerson Papendorf, West Bend High
School
Electrical Construction Wiring – High School
Gold: Kaden Hines, Oconto Falls High School
Silver: Ben Weaver, Wausau West High School
Bronze: Dominick Donabar, Winneconne High School
Electronics Technology – High School
Gold: Simon Braeger, Slinger High School
Silver: Gavin Reed, Cambridge High School
Bronze: Zach Jahnke, Spooner High School
Engineering Technology/Design (Team) – High School
Gold: Kaden Miller, Hayden Peters, and Charles Teskoski, LakeView Technology Academy
Silver: Alexander Fulmer and Michael Pecht, Williams Bay Public Schools
Bronze: Griffin Schumacher and Brady Vondrak, Middleton High School
Engineering Technology/Design (Team) – Middle School
Bronze: Alexander Ditter, Jay Heineman, and Miles Olmstead, Gifford School
Entrepreneurship (Team) – High School
Gold: Elizabeth Chicka, Anna Westfall, and Madison Wielhouwer, Northland Pines High
School
Silver: Skylie June, Makaya McEwen, Srikar Munagavalasa, and Isela Sandoval-Luis, Case
High School
Bronze: Allie Cerveny, Camille Gourley, Emily Jensen, Gresham School
Entrepreneurship (Team) – Middle School
Gold: Cheyenne Alfred, Addyson Durst, Wynn Heibel, and Makena Moyer, Barneveld High
School
Extemporaneous Speaking – College
Gold: Adalie Balster, Madison Area Technical College
Extemporaneous Speaking – High School
Gold: Noah Mintie, West Bend High School
Silver: Izzie Corpus, Elkhorn Area High School
Bronze: Sophia Green, LakeView Technology Academy
Extemporaneous Speaking – Middle School
Gold: Vishwak Sai Kondapally, Prairie View Middle School
Bronze: Nehan Mohammad, Prairie View Middle School
Facilithon – High School
Gold: Brennan Meyer, LakeView Technology Academy
Silver: Drew Kraus, Hartford Union High School
Bronze: Katelyn Womack, Case High School
First Aid/CPR – High School
Gold: Liana Smithyman, Hartford Union High School
Silver: Madisen Spranger, Crivitz High School
Bronze: Brenten Mosher, Logan High School
Industrial Robotics (Team) – High School
Gold: Carter Griffin, TJ Neiger, and Simon Pils, Williams Bay Public Schools
Silver: Isaac Bougie and Maddison Mendoza, Fall Creek High School
Bronze: Garrett Nelson and Kellen Young, Winneconne High School
Information Service Technology – High School
Gold: Charles Griese, Case High School
Silver: Praneeth Mashetty, Sun Prairie West High School
Bronze: Isaac Fiedler, Whitnall High School
Job Interview – College
Bronze: Elle May, Madison Area Technical College
Job Interview – High School
Gold: Makaya McEwen, Case High School
Silver: Sheldon Stransky, Marshall High School
Bronze: Emily Steiner, Oshkosh North High School
Job Interview – Middle School
Gold: Sophia Kress, Gifford School
Silver: Annabelle Parizek, Antigo Middle School
Bronze: Leilani J. Moe, Patrick Marsh Middle School
Job Skill Demonstration A – High School
Gold: Kennedi Olson, St. Croix Falls High School
Silver: Adrianna Scalzo, Spooner High School
Bronze: Jackson Korff, Florence High School
Job Skill Demonstration A – Middle School
Gold: Genevieve Giannetto, Riverside Middle School
Silver: Mayson Richards, Riverside Middle School
Job Skill Demonstration Open – High School
Gold: Katherine Huhn, Watertown High School
Silver: Madeline Leo, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Bronze: Max Marty, New Glarus High School
Job Skill Demonstration Open – Middle School
Gold: Levi A. Statz, Patrick Marsh Middle School
Silver: Sam Kleist, Prairie View Middle School
Bronze: Naga Gandhari, Prairie View Middle School
Marine Service Technology – College
Gold: Michael Turk, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Silver: Nicholas Strand, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Marine Service Technology – High School
Gold: Joel Janssen, Delavan-Darien High School
Silver: Chase W. Lancour, Badger High School
Bronze: Kylie Waters, Shawano High School
Masonry – High School
Gold: Layden Ludwigson, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Silver: Gavin Huebsch, D C Everest High School
Bronze: Daysha Winters, Beloit Memorial High School
Medical Math – High School
Gold: Rene Wright, Webster High School
Silver: Nolan Baryenbruch, Barneveld High School
Bronze: Rebecca Wait, LakeView Technology Academy
Medical Terminology – High School
Gold: Emma Fritsch, Little Chute High School
Silver: Alyssa Sexton, Gillett School District
Bronze: Kittra Khan, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Opening and Closing Ceremonies (Team) – High School
Gold: Tanvi Aggarwal, Jessica Camacho, Jane Gerstung, Sumaya Hasani, Isaac Lee, Audrina
Tenuta, and Sarah Yusuf, LakeView Technology Academy
Photography – High School
Gold: Alex Lukaszewicz, West Bend High School
Silver: Dylan Baemmert, Eau Claire North High School
Bronze: Breeyn Nelson, Unity School District
Pin Design National Bound – College
Gold: Emma Schwantes, Madison Area Technical College
Silver: Klayton Dorn, Madison Area Technical College
Bronze: Ra’heem Lott Sr., Madison Area Technical College
Pin Design National Bound – High School
Gold: Paisley Tonkinson, Whitnall High School
Silver: Madalyn Sims, Greenfield High School
Bronze: LillyAnne Bowers, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Pin Design National Bound – Middle School
Gold: Avery Casso, Academies of Racine Mitchell School
Silver: Eva Lopez, Academies of Racine Mitchell School
Bronze: Autum Braden, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Power Equipment Technology – College
Gold: Seth Bauer, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Silver: Zackary Zuleger, Fox Valley Technical College
Bronze: Alexander Bender, Fox Valley Technical College
Power Equipment Technology – High School
Gold: Reese Schuett, Beaver Dam High School
Silver: Josh Freitag, Beaver Dam High School
Bronze: Mazin Plumb, Platteville High School
Precision Machining Technology (CNC Technician) – College
Gold: Autumn Robley, Lakeshore Technical College
Silver: Richard Kurth, Northcentral Technical College
Precision Machining Technology – High School
Gold: Samuel Schumacher, Wausau West High School
Silver: Ethan Nelson, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Bronze: Isaac Johnson, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School
Prepared Speech – High School
Gold: Samantha Thomas, LakeView Technology Academy
Silver: Benjiman Romatowski, Lincoln High School-Wisconsin Rapids
Bronze: Cassandra Rivers, LakeView Technology Academy
Prepared Speech – Middle School
Gold: Anveeka H. Ranpura, Patrick Marsh Middle School
Silver: Cade E. Sprague, Patrick Marsh Middle School
Bronze: Lucille Bitner, Gifford School
Promotional Bulletin Board (Team) – High School
Gold: Isaac Fiedler, Vincent Richter, and Benjamin Sutton, Whitnall High School
Silver: Jodie Grasse, Aerowynn Marchant, and Keira Riihimaki, Phelps High School
Bronze: Izabel Durst, Hannah Esch, Erin Lasse, Barneveld High School
Related Technical Math – High School
Gold: Pearce Hayden, Monona Grove High School
Silver: Sandra Malinowski, Slinger High School
Bronze: Zachary Splittgerber, Oshkosh North High School
Robotics: Urban Search & Rescue (Team) – High School
Gold: Carson Bainbridge and Isaac Manchester, Watertown High School
Silver: Quintin Mattison and Sophia Tenuta, LakeView Technology Academy
Bronze: Jackson Korff and Logan Marksteiner, Florence High School
Robotics: Urban Search & Rescue (Team) – Middle School
Gold: Seth Domerm and Zoey White, Riverside Middle School
Silver: Abbott Skrobak and Addilee Skrobak, Riverside Middle School
Bronze: Tobias Fischer and Genevieve Giannetto, Riverside Middle School
Screen Print Technology – High School
Gold: Bryce Rogers, Hamilton High School
Silver: Iliana Iniguez, West Bend High School
Bronze: Lindsey Lotto, Bay Port High School
Sheet Metal – High School
Gold: Bryce Christensen, Oconto Falls High School
Silver: Kennedi Olson, St. Croix Falls High School
Bronze: Donald Parker, Winneconne High School
Team Engineering Challenge (Team) – High School
Gold: Evan Fournier, Keegan Obst, and Wyatt Witte, Stevens Point Area Senior High School
Silver: Thomas Glinski, Will Gosse, and Jakob Malchow, Pulaski Community High School
Bronze: Brendan Ceckiewicz, Anthony Gaetano, and Joshua Graves, Northland Pines High
School
Team Engineering Challenge (Team) – Middle School
Gold: Darren Lin and Collin Varela, Waunakee Middle School
Teamworks (Team) – High School
Gold: Brady Brunk, Gabe Domer, Wyatt Harlfinger, and Roland Jaeckel, Watertown High
School
Silver: Benjamin Gehring, Callan Jaeger, Charlie Kraus, and Nathaniel Weber, Hartford Union
High School
Bronze: Travis Brogren, Ayden Lysaght, Conner Monty, and Gabriel Vorpagel, Elkhorn Area
High School
Technical Drafting – College
Gold: Broderick Miller, Madison Area Technical College
Silver: Benjamin Linzer, Madison Area Technical College
Bronze: Carson Specht, Mid-State Technical College
Technical Drafting – High School
Gold: Jacob Winter, Hamilton High School
Silver: Alexander L. Gabsch, Pardeeville High School
Bronze: Mason Huff, Monona Grove High School
T-Shirt Design – High School
Gold: Lilia Troyer, LakeView Technology Academy
Silver: Christine Bertsch, Unity School District
Bronze: Aubrey Cronce, Wausau East High School
T-Shirt Design – Middle School
Gold: Brynlee Adelsen, Gifford School
Silver: Tessa Klein, Gifford School
Bronze: Victoria Skoug, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Video News Production (Team) – High School
Gold: Ella Boyle, Olivia Friedemann, Kristen Nelson, and Riland Xicotencatl-Lyon, West Bend
High School
Silver: Emelia Erdmann, Phoenix McElroy, Derek Metzner, and Maia Virlee, Bay Port High
School
Bronze: Cole Gascho, Luke Hurlebaus, and Charles Kossen, Waunakee High School
Video Production (Team) – High School
Gold: Saige Fekete and Evan Rodriguez, Watertown High School
Silver: Traynor Gieryn and Devin Sinjakovic, West Bend High School
Bronze: Isabella Dannenberg and Ronica Thousand, Mineral Point High School
Welding – College
Gold: Jacob Hein, Waukesha County Technical College
Silver: Shane Callies, Waukesha County Technical College
Bronze: Logan Otto, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Welding – High School
Gold: Shane Schroetter, WCTC – High School
Silver: Nash Sullivan, Lincoln High School-Wisconsin Rapids
Bronze: Wyatt Warwas, Webster High School
Welding Fabrication (Team) – College
Gold: Nick Acierno, Luke Gratz, Logan Hardyman, and Asher Richter, Madison Area
Technical College
Silver: Spencer Harrington, Wyatt Lassa, Andri Rogel, and Shannon Wink, Madison Area
Technical College
Bronze: Johnathan Fuller, Connor Henson, and Taugau Tau, Waukesha County Technical
College
Welding Fabrication (Team) – High School
Gold: Tyler Douglas, Landon Hedrington, and Aaron Weimert, Chippewa Falls Senior High
School
Silver: Ian Foti, Matt Gnatzig, and Sebastian Rogaczewski, Slinger High School
Bronze: Tyler Bol, Nathaniel Johnson, Anders Olson, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School
Welding Sculpture – College
Gold: Jeanette Dabroski, Waukesha County Technical College
Silver: Trina Raflik, Mid-State Technical College
Bronze: Michael Sletten, Madison Area Technical College
Welding Sculpture – High School
Gold: Samantha Kraft, Winneconne High School
Silver: Haley Conradt, Bonduel High School
Bronze: Clarie Mondloch, New Glarus High School
Welding Sculpture – Middle School
Gold: Sophia Kress, Gifford School
Silver: Bella Rumpel, Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School
Bronze: Clayton Schultz, Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School
Woodworking Display – $0-$50 Estimate – High School
Gold: Bradley Maki, Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School
Silver: Jessica Becker, Arrowhead High School
Bronze: Sawyer Larson, McFarland High School
Woodworking Display – $0-$100 Estimate – Middle School
Gold: Chase Roethle, Barneveld High School
Silver: Lincoln Domanoski, Gifford School
Bronze: Brody Meyer, Barneveld High School
Woodworking Display – $51-$149 – Estimate – High School
Gold: Luke Wichern, Madison West High School
Silver: Andrew Gotham, New Auburn High School
Bronze: Lorenzo R. Ferrazano, Madison West High School
Woodworking Display Over $150-$400 – High School
Gold: Jacob Scully, Madison West High School
Silver: Riley Sennhenn, Mineral Point High School
Bronze: Elliot Gotham, New Auburn High School
Founded in 1973, SkillsUSA Wisconsin, with more than 2,500 members in over 150 chapters, is a
partnership of students, teachers, and industry representatives working together to ensure America has
the skilled workforce needed to stay competitive. The diverse talent pipeline covers 120 trades,
technical, and skilled service occupations, the majority science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) related.
More than 200 corporations, trade associations, businesses, and labor unions support SkillsUSA
Wisconsin. Programs are integrated into career and technical education through a framework of
personal, workplace, and technical skills grounded in academics. SkillsUSA also offers technical skill
assessments and other workplace credentials.
Helping each student excel and a solution to shrinking the skills gap, SkillsUSA is a national
nonprofit organization serving high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade,
technical, and skilled service occupations.
SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible
American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of our nation’s future skilled workforce by
developing framework skills, including personal, workplace, and technical skills grounded in
academics. The SkillsUSA mission is built upon — and its success depends on — the commitment of
members and partners to the following values: integrity, respect, responsibility, citizenship, and
service.
For more information on SkillsUSA Wisconsin, visit http://www.skillsusa-wi.org or email
wisconsinskillsusa@gmail.com .
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