HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Ten students from Wallace State Community College brought home medals, including five gold medals, after competing over the weekend at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Atlanta. The students earned medals in five of the 12 college divisions in which Alabama colleges placed at the national competition, the most of any other in the state system.
“Congratulations to all of our national SkillsUSA winners,” said Wallace State Associate Dean of Applied Technologies Jerry Murcks. “We are proud of everyone who competed in this year’s competition.”
Students competing in the national Skills USA competition earned their way to Atlanta by winning gold medals in the Alabama SkillsUSA competitions in May in Mobile. WSCC had 21 students earn gold medals in the state competition.
Among the national winners were five students earning gold medals as national champions in their areas of competition.
Avery Hollis of Vinemont and Landon Holmes of Cullman won gold medals in the Commercial Drone competition.
Ashley Hardin of Alabaster won a gold medal in Criminal Justice.
Chris Hosey of Holly Pond and Joseph McCay of Hayden won gold medals in Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue
Isaac Daniel of Holly Pond and Devin Hollis of Cullman earned silver medals in Mobile Robotic Technology.
Brennan Perry of Cordova, Johnson Sellnow of Guntersville and Caleb Sharpe of Falkville won bronze medals in Automated Manufacturing Technology.
