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The 2014 SkillsUSA New York State Leadership and Skills Conference Postsecondary Championship held on ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State’s Wellsville Campus pitted 60 students from three schools against each other in one of the nation’s most prestigious showcases of career and technical aptitude. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State students nearly swept this statewide competition with 25 wins in each of the 10 categories.

Front row (left-right): Ethan Livernash (Rochester), Knakita Harris (Whitesboro), Jessica Baier (Rochester), Kareena Dennis (Springville), Evan Engelbrecht (Rochester), Josh Blakeslee (Farmersville), Jacob Passalugo (Cortland)
2nd row (left-right): Brittany Hedgepeth (Buffalo), Kody Wolfer (Wellsville), Tim Alvarez (Tampa, Fla.), Joe Kurch (Buffalo), Christopher Buddell (Buffalo), Joe Livecchi (Webster), Dylan Davis (Naples)
Back row (left-right): James Haviland (Patterson), Zachary Catherman (Coudersport, Pa.), Jacob Greene (Friendship), David Crosby (Hornell), Patrick Kelly (Caledonia), Travis Goodspeed (Fort Ann)

Winners by Competition

AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING –

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Christopher Buddell, Buffalo (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Travis Goodspeed, Fort Ann (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Patrick Kelly, Caledonia (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE–

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Dylan Davis, Naples (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Nolan Wangelin, Holland (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Evan Engelbrecht, Rochester (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)

CARPENTRY –

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Logan Pondolfino, Oneonta (SUNY Delhi)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Travis Harvey, Almond (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Kevin Kiefer, Greenville (SUNY Delhi)

COMMERCIAL BAKING –

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Knakita Harris, Whitesboro (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Jessica Baier, Rochester (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Kareena Dennis, Springville (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)

CULINARY ARTS –

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Brittany Hedgepeth, Buffalo (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Josh Blakeslee, Farmersville (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Tim Alvarez, Tampa, Fla. (Culinary Institute of America)

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION WIRING –

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Jacob Passalugo, Cortland (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Joseph Livecchi, Webster (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Joseph Kurch, Buffalo (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)

MASONRY –

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: James Haviland, Patterson (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Ethan Livernash, Rochester (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: David Crosby, Hornell (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)

PRECISION MACHINING –

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Nicholas Farnsworth, Dorchester, N.H. (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: John Martina, South Wales (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Xavier Smith, Olean (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)

TECHNICAL DRAFTING –

• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Lisa Cornish, Dundee (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)

WELDING –

• THIRD PLACE winning the BRONZE MEDAL: Zachary Catherman, Coudersport, Pa. (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• SECOND PLACE winning the SILVER MEDAL: Kody Wolfer, Wellsville (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)
• FIRST PLACE winning the GOLD MEDAL: Jacob Greene, Friendship (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State)