The SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference was held in June in Atlanta.

Students from ASE-accredited programs were among the medalists in every transportation category at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in June in Atlanta, GA.

“We want to congratulate the outstanding students from ASE-accredited automotive, collision and truck/diesel programs that were recognized with medals at the recent SkillsUSA competition,” said , president of the ASE Education Foundation. “These students have gained the foundational skills needed to launch their careers as entry-level technicians and obviously from their success at SkillsUSA, their schools and instructors have prepared them well for their future as automotive service professionals.”

The medalists from ASE-accredited schools were recognized in the following categories at the 2025 SkillsUSA competition:

(gold), North Farmington High School, Farmington Hills, MI
(silver), West Stanly High School, Oakboro, NC
(bronze), Middleburg High School, Middleburg, FL

(gold), Vanguard-Sentinel CTC-Sentinel Campus, Tiffin, OH

(gold), Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL

(silver), Overland High School, Aurora, CO

(gold), Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
(silver), Montana State University-Northern, Havre, MT
(bronze), Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI

(bronze), High School Academy-Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE

(gold), Aims Community College-Windsor, Greeley, CO
Benjamin Swanson (bronze), Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL

Collision Repair Technology (High School)
Nicolette Favreau (bronze), Montachusett Regional Vo-Tech, Finchburg, MA

Collision Repair Technology (College)
Mario Saenz (gold) – Aims Community College – Windsor, Greeley, CO
Wyatt Leverenz (silver) – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI

Diesel Equipment Technology (High School)
Ayden Dobbels (silver), Mid-America Technology Center, Wayne, OK
Caleb Simon (bronze), Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN

Diesel Equipment Technology (College)
Ben Strupp (silver), Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI

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