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The 2021 SkillsUSA New York State Leadership and Skills Conference Postsecondary Championship was held on ��Ӱֱ�� State’s Wellsville campus on Saturday, April 2. 32 students from two schools, ��Ӱֱ�� State and the Culinary Institute of America, competed against each other in one of the nation’s most prestigious showcases of career and technical aptitude.

SkillsUSA Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. State winners are eligible to travel to Atlanta, GA to compete in the 58th National SkillsUSA Championship on June 20. The five-day event features more than 6,500 students competing in 107 occupational and leadership skill areas. 

“State contests like this are made possible through sponsors and industry judges,” stated NYS SkillsUSA College Post-Secondary director Craig R Clark, PhD. “We look forward to the NYS team attending the national event in June.”

Congratulations to the following top finishers from the championship: 

Automotive Refinishing:

Third Place winning the Bronze Medal:  Sabrina Rowe, Lockport, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Louis Petrillo, Otisville, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Larry Knoll, Darian Center, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Automotive Service:

Third Place winning the Bronze Medal: Kyle Mitravich, Tonawanda, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Greg Stann, Fillmore, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Devon Canfield, Amherst, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Job Skill Demonstration:

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Gathirna Toussaint, Hyde Park, NY – Culinary Institute of America

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Lourdes Valdez, Bergen, NJ - Culinary Institute of America

Carpentry:

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Sean Malenfant, Averill Park, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Jordon Szczesniak, Conesus, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Commercial Baking:

Third Place winning the Bronze Medal:  Prabhseerat Kaur, Hyde Park, NY - Culinary Institute of America

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Jisun Choi, Hyde Park, NY – Culinary Institute of America

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Sarah Sue Streeter, LeRoy, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Culinary Arts:

Third Place winning the Bronze Medal:  Ethan Foster, Chesterfield, VA – Culinary Institute of America

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Jacob McGrath, Webster, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Chidina Okafor, VillaRica, GA - Culinary Institute of America

Electrical Construction Wiring:

Third Place winning the Bronze Medal:  Benjamin Trautwein, East Amherst, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Lucian Talbett, Jamestown, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State  

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Jerad Hediger, Chaffee, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Masonry:

Third Place winning the Bronze Medal:  Augustus Zevon-Powell, Peachum, VT – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Patrick Aini, Arkport, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Zachery Kelley, Watkins Glen, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Welding:

Third Place winning the Bronze Medal:  Hayden Rust, Houghton, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

Second place winning the Silver Medal: Chase Pangrazio, Basom, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State

First Place winning the Gold Medal:  Matthew Fernandes, McGraw, NY – ��Ӱֱ�� State