Students win medals at SkillsUSA competition

MARSHFIELD, Wis. -- (WAOW) Students from Marshfield High School took home several medals at the SkillsUSA competition in Madison, and I caught up with some of the medalists as they showed the skills that helped them win. 

The Tigers' SkillsUSA team brought home gold medals in welding, where they also won silver, and the commercial drone category. The team headed to the state capitol to show those skills and others. 

Drone team Trevor Meyer and Owen Siegel placed second in last year's competition, and said this year, it was now or never. Meyer said, "If we didn't do good this year, we didn't really have next year because we're seniors. It's good to know that we placed first and we go to nationals so we can at least experience that."

The gold medalists said they were thrilled to advance to nationals, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia in June. 

Here you can find the full list of medalists from our area:

Automotive - Maintenance Light Repair - High School

Gold: Baelyan Putz, Shawano High School

Automotive Service Technology - College

Silver: Andrew David, Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids

Automotive Service Technology - High School

Gold: Nathan Eiden, Shawano High School

Bronze: Riley Arndorfer, Marshfield Senior High School

Barbering - College

Gold: Axle Jacobs, Nicolet Area Technical College, Rhinelander

Cabinetmaking - High School

Bronze: Levi Wendorff, Shawano High School

Carpentry - High School

Silver: Tyler Evans, Shawano High School

CNC 2-Axis Turning Programmer - College

Gold: Matthew Clark, Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids

 CNC 2-Axis Turning Programmer - High School

 Silver: John Klumb, Marshfield Senior High School

CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer - College

Gold: Dylan Teske, Northcentral Technical College, Wausau

Silver: Andrew Frick, Northcentral Technical College, Wausau

CNC Technician (formerly Precision Machining Technology) - High School

Gold: Samuel Schumacher, Wausau West High School

Silver: Ryan Will, Marshfield Senior High School

Commercial sUAS Drone Demonstration (Team) - High School

Gold: Trevor Meyer and Owen Siegel, Marshfield Senior High School

Computer Programming - High School

Gold: Isis Plesnikova, Stevens Point Area Senior High School

Cosmetology - College

Silver: Ruby Mischler, Nicolet Area Technical College, Rhinelander

Cosmetology - High School

Bronze: Rachael Reilly, Tomahawk High School

First Aid/CPR - High School

Gold: MacKenzie Wissbroecker, Antigo High School

Job Interview - High School

Silver: Marty Bauer, Antigo High School

Job Interview - Middle School

Silver: Lilyana Groh, Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School

Bronze: Jessica Quade, Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School

Masonry - High School

Silver: Logan Cherek, D C Everest High School, Weston

Pin Design National Bound - High School

Gold: Alexandria Lopez, Wausau East High School

Bronze: Taea Schiefelbein, Wausau East High School

Precision Machining CNC Programmer - College

Gold: Jack Weber, Northcentral Technical College, Wausau

Team Engineering Challenge (Team) - High School

Silver: Brandon Gitzlaff, Jorey Kunkel, and Jacob Smith, Marathon High School,

T-Shirt Design - High School

Gold: Bradley Miller, Shawano High School

Bronze: Cameron Thomae, Wausau East High School

Welding - High School

Gold: Ian Vandre, Marshfield Senior High School

Silver: Emerson Young, Marshfield Senior High School

Bronze: Nash Sullivan, Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids

Welding Sculpture - High School

Bronze: Trina Raflik, Stevens Point Area Senior High School