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2024 MTI High School Welding Competition

Illinois Regional Competition

Competition Highlights

  • 55 total participants
  • 28 high schools represented: Midwest Central High School, Rock Falls High School, Flanagan- Cornell High School, Annawan Community High School, Pittsfield High School, Livington Area Career Center (LACC), Nokomis High School, Illini Bluffs High School, Washington Community High School, Muscatine High School, Carlinville High School, Morton High School, Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC), Capital Area Career Center (CACC), Heyworth High School, Mount Pulaski High School, Moline High School, East Peoria High School, Fulton High School, Ramsey High School, Winchester High School, Henry- Senachwine High School, Bloomington Area Career Center (BACC) Limestone Community High School, Illini Central High School, Lincolnland Technical Education Center (LTEC), Olympia High School, Metamora Township High School, Athens High School, Pekin Community High School, Brimfield High School
  • $36,000 total awarded in MTI scholarships

Top 3

  1. First Place: Clayton Smith of Muscatine High School; awarded a $5,000 scholarship. Muscatine High School will also receive a $1,000 donation from MTI.
  2. Second Place: Dylan Wood of Midwest Central High School; awarded a $2,500 scholarship.
  3. Third Place: Adam Davis of Limestone Community High School; awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Top 10

  1. Clayton Smith, Muscatine High School
  2. Dylan Wood, Midwest Central High School
  3. Adam Davis, Limestone Community High School
  4. Nash Swearingian, Limestone Community High School
  5. Brenen Alexander, Midwest Central High School
  6. Blake Wood, Grundy Area Vocational Center
  7. Eric Chaney, Midwest Central High School
  8. Riley Roberts, East Peoria High School
  9. Addison Niccolls, Mount Pulaski High School
  10. Aiden Davis, Limestone Community High School

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Missouri Regional Competition

Competition Highlights

  • 24 total participants
  • 9 high schools represented: Waynesville Career Center, Nevada Regional Technical Center, Gibson Technical Center, Clever High School, Lake Career & Technical Center, Houston High School, Ava High School, Billings High School, and Lamar Career and Technical Center
  • $19,600 total awarded in MTI scholarships

Top 3

  1. First Place: Tray Murphy of Gibson Technical Center; awarded a $5,000 scholarship. Gibson Technical Center will also receive a $1,000 donation from MTI.
  2. Second Place: Ryan Steindrink of Waynesville Career Center; awarded a $2,500 scholarship.
  3. Third Place: Jacob Corrati of Nevada Regional Technical Center; awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Top 10

  1. Tray Murphy, Gibson Technical Center
  2. Ryan Steindrink, Waynesville Career Center
  3. Jacob Corrati, Nevada Regional Technical Center
  4. Sam Rider, Nevada Regional Technical Center
  5. Chase Verch, Billings High School
  6. Anthony Davis, Nevada Regional Technical Center
  7. Talan Gold, Gibson Technical Center
  8. Dylan Green, Waynesville Career Center
  9. Dakota Jones, Nevada Regional Technical Center
  10. Coby Gammon, Nevada Regional Technical Center

2025 Competition Dates to Be Announced

Everyone who competes receives a $500 scholarship to attend MTI.

Competition is open to all high school seniors across the country.

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