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June 5, 2024

SkillsUSA Minnesota Championship Results – Transportation 2024

The 2024 SkillsUSA Minnesota Championships took place in April where nearly 1,000 career and technical education students competed in over 80 different trade, technical, and leadership fields.

The philosophy of SkillsUSA MN is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance, and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs. Contests directly follow technical standards established by industry each year.

Students who placed in this competition have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia this coming June.

Transportation Results

Expand each competition category to view the secondary and post-secondary results.

Auto Refinishing Technology

College Results

Gold

Tayden Christians 
St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Silver

None.

Bronze

None.

High School Results

Gold

Troy Pfiefer
St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Silver

None.

Bronze

None.

Auto Service Technology

College Results

Gold

Karina Rice 
Ridgewater
College

Silver

Cheyenne Wuebkers
St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Bronze

Rylan Clark
Riverland Community College

High School Results

Gold

Nathan Olson
Moorhead Senior
High School

Silver

Samuel Timmer
Ridgewater College

Bronze

Rylen Groth
St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Collision Repair Technology

College Results

Gold

Spencer Doran
St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Silver

Malakai Lillmars
Dakota County Technical College

Bronze

Justin Jaeger
Ridgewater College

High School Results

Gold

Troy Pfiefer
St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Silver

None.

Bronze

None.

Diesel Equipment Technology

College Results

Gold

Cole Riegert 
Minnesota State Community
and Technical College

Silver

Garrett Kostreba
St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Bronze

Seth Kunza
Dakota County
Technical College

High School Results

Gold

Nicholas Sakry
St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Silver

Kyle Caughey
Central Lakes College

Bronze

James Bergren
Minnesota State Community & Technical College

Marine Service Technology

College Results

Gold

Luke Johnson
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Silver

Dan Townsend
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Bronze

Hewett Fletcher
Alexandria Technical and Community College

High School Results

Gold

Nicholas Walter
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Silver

Jackson Cavers
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Bronze

None.

Motorcycle Service Technology

College Results

Gold

Dan Townsend
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Silver

Hewett Fletcher
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Bronze

Trey Muellner
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Power Equipment Technology

College Results

Gold

James Donelan
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Silver

Kaleb Kraenow
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Bronze

Simon Jones
Alexandria Technical and Community College

High School Results

Gold

Jackson Cavers
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Silver

Nicholas Walter 
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Bronze

Nathan Olson
Moorhead Senior High School

Snowmobile Service Technology

College Results

Gold

Seth Iverson
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Silver

Jacob Taylor
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Bronze

Bobby Solid
Alexandria Technical and Community College

Tool and Equipment Technology

High School Results

Gold

Keaton Young
Moorhead Senior
High School

Silver

Nathan Olson
Moorhead Senior
High School

Bronze

Logan Dehmer
Sebeka High School