LOUISVILLE — The winners of the annual SkillsUSA Championships in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration were announced June 28 at the awards ceremony of the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The conference was held June 24-28, 2019, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. More than 6,400 outstanding career and technical education students joined in the excitement of hands-on competition in 103 different trade, technical, and leadership fields. The SkillsUSA Championships are competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels.
In the HVAC category, high school winners were: Gold: Ran Oliver, Gloucester County Institute of Technology (N.J.); Silver: Jack Carter, Franklin Technology Center (Mo.); Bronze: Caleb Keebler, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center-Brownstown (Pa.). College/postsecondary medalists in the HVAC category were: Gold: Blaine Feeler, State Technical College of Missouri (Mo.); Silver: Owen Dougherty, Penn College of Technology (Pa.); Bronze: Alex Myers, Rowan Cabarrus Community College-Salisbury (N.C.). Gold-medal winners compete in the WorldSkills International competition, August 22-27, 2019, in Kazan, Russia.