Invitational welding competition announces winners

USU Eastern’s welding department sponsored an invitational welding competition this semester with 21 students from six high schools competing.
 Candler Vincent for the Uintah Basin’s ATC in Roosevelt won first place while Jordan Wynn, also from the Roosevelt ATC won second.
 Carbon High School’s Nathan Hyer earned third place, followed by Benche Kenney from the Uintah Basin’s ATC in Vernal placing fourth.
 The fifth place winner was Trey Richardson, also from Carbon High School.
 All winners received welding gear and the top three places were offered scholarships to USU Eastern’s welding program.
 The day-long competition tested each student’s ability to read a blueprint, layout the projects as shown and then weld with each of four different processes in accordance to the symbols on the blueprint.  A written test is always a part of these welding competitions. 
 Lon Youngberg, professor of welding, said, “This competition was a great success for nearly a decade.  But, with personnel changes and other issues it fell off the radar for the past few years.  Associate professor, Mason Winters and his SkillsUSA welding team did a great job of organizing and executing the revived competition.”