Schools compete at Alfred State for 2015 SkillsUSA Postsecondary Championship

The 2015 SkillsUSA New York State Leadership and Skills Conference Postsecondary Championship, held mainly on Alfred State’s Wellsville campus, pitted 66 students from three schools against each other in one of the nation’s most prestigious showcases of career and technical aptitude Saturday, March 28. 

Schools competing this year included Alfred State, the State University of New York (SUNY) at Delhi, and the Culinary Institute of America. All competitions took place on the School of Applied Technology campus in Wellsville, except for Precision Machining, which was held on the Alfred campus. 

Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. The SkillsUSA state winners are eligible to compete in the 51^st National SkillsUSA Championships, held in Louisville, KY on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25. More than 6,000 students compete in 100 occupational and leadership skill areas. 

Winners from the March 28 championship, by competition, are as follows: 

AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL:  Brennan Bastedo, Clyde (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Camryn Berle, Deerfield (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Ian Steltmann, Fairport (Alfred State) 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE–

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Skylar Maricle, Morris (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Bradley Mitchell, Lawtons (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Nolan Wangelin, Holland (Alfred State) 

CARPENTRY –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Zachary Wood, Rome (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Alexander Miller, Shinglehouse, PA (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Kevin Kiefer, Greenville (SUNY Delhi) 

COMMERCIAL BAKING –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Juliana Krajewski, Buffalo (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Kaitlin Johnson, Stockton (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Mikaela Shaw, Attica (Alfred State) 

CULINARY ARTS –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL:  Tabitha Walden, Buffalo (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Mikala Highsmith, Buffalo (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Brittany Hedgepeth, Buffalo (Alfred State) 

DIESEL TECHNOLOGY –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Scott Erdman, Jeffersonville (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Nicholas Nelson, Machias (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Michael Woods, Attica (Alfred State) 

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION WIRING –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Adam Hoy, Alden (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: John Romani, Buffalo (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Anthony Cangialosi, Rochester (Alfred State) 

MASONRY –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: James Haviland, Patterson (Alfred State) 

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Logan Pondolfino, Oneonta (SUNY Delhi)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Dylan Robinson, Taberg (SUNY Delhi) 

PRECISION MACHINING –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Adam Myers, Rome (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Garrett Kunselman, Olean (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Nicholas McIntyre, Jamestown (Alfred State) 

WELDING  –

THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Kerick O’Brien, Holland (Alfred State)

SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Kody Wolfer, Wellsville (Alfred State)

FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Andrew Sisak, Dansville (Alfred State)

Pictured in photo above: Two females (left to right): Mikaela Shaw (commercial baking) and Brittany Hedgepeth (culinary)
Males (left to right): Nicholas McIntyre (precision machining), Andrew Sisak (welding), Kevin Kiefer (carpentry), Dylan Robinson (masonry), Anthony Canagaliosa (electrical construction wiring), Nolan Wangelin (automotive service), and Ian Steltmann (automotive refinishing).