April 25, 2025
SkillsUSA Minnesota Championship Results – Transportation 2025
Career and technical education (CTE) students from across Minnesota earned top honors at the 2025 SkillsUSA Minnesota State Leadership and Skills Conference (SLSC), held April 4–5.
This annual event celebrates the best of Minnesota’s CTE talent, with 555 student competitors from 25 schools participating in 57 contests across trade, technical, and leadership fields. Competitions were held at multiple locations throughout the Twin Cities metro, offering students real-world, hands-on experience in their chosen careers. The event concluded with an awards ceremony on the evening of April 5 at Wayzata High School.
Industry professionals, trade associations, and labor organizations helped organize and judge each contest to ensure alignment with current industry standards. Students who placed at the top received gold, silver, and bronze medallions—along with scholarships, tools, and other career-focused prizes.
Transportation Results
Expand each competition category to view the secondary and post-secondary results.
Auto Refinishing Technology
College Results
Gold
Paige Olinger
South Central College
Silver
Peyton Smith
Ridgewater College
Bronze
Nick Uitto
Minnesota State College Southeast
High School Results
Gold
Lukas Kunstleben
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Silver
Steven Wagner
Ridgewater College
Bronze
Mathew Burg
Dakota County Technical College
Auto Service Technology
College Results
Gold
LJ Olsen
Saint Cloud Technical and Community College
Silver
Max Kenney
Ridgewater College
Bronze
JT Karels
Ridgewater College
High School Results
Gold
Aran Gartner
Moorhead High School
Silver
Dawson Blair
Ridgewater College
Bronze
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Collision Repair Technology
College Results
Gold
Nick Uitto
Minnesota State College Southeast
Silver
Isabell Schmidt
South Central College
Bronze
Cade Christenson
Minnesota State College Southeast
High School Results
Gold
Steven Wagner
Ridgewater College
Silver
Lucas Kunstleben
Saint Cloud Technical and Community College
Bronze
Matthew Burg
Dakota County Technical College
Diesel Equipment Technology
College Results
Gold
Brendon DeVries
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Silver
Johnathon Bock
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Bronze
Anthony Van Risseghem
Central Lakes College
High School Results
Gold
Caleb Simon
Dakota County Technical College
Silver
Mitchell Harren
Central Lakes College
Bronze
Jacob Rucker
Hennepin Technical College
Marine Service Technology
College Results
Gold
Nicholas Walter
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Silver
Jackson Cavers
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Bronze
James Donelan
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Motorcycle Service Technology
College Results
Gold
Nicholas Walter
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Silver
Jacob Taylor
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Bronze
Jackson Cavers
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Power Equipment Technology
College Results
Gold
Aidan Bauch
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Silver
Jayden Barber
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Bronze
Zackary Felger
Alexandria Technical and Community College
High School Results
Gold
Aaron Hermann
Moorhead High School
Silver
Levi Risinger
Moorhead High School
Bronze
Aran Gartner
Moorhead High School
Snowmobile Service Technology
College Results
Gold
Aidan Bauch
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Silver
Jakob Schmitz
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Bronze
Zackary Felger
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Tool and Equipment Technology
College Results
Gold
John Hoverman
Lake Superior College
Franklin Stark
Lake Superior College
Silver
Henry Myers
Minnesota North College
Bronze
Noah Larson
Minnesota North College
High School Results
Gold
Aran Gartner
Moorhead
High School
Reese Goerdt
Moorhead High School
Silver
Peyton Flaagan
Moorhead
High School
Bronze
Aaron Hermann
Sebeka High School
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