Cuesta College students qualify for SkillsUSA

Cuesta College students have qualified for the SkillsUSA annual California conference for the 10th year in a row.

Fourteen students are eligible to participate in the SkillsUSA California 49th Annual State Leadership and Skill Conference held from March 31 to April 3 in San Diego, according to a news release. SkillsUSA provides leadership training to students and instructors in the career and technical education sectors, according to its website.

The 14 qualifying students participated in 11 different competitions at a regional competition held at Paso Robles High School on Feb. 6. The national championships, where all state gold medalists will be invited to compete, is set for June 20-24 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Cuesta College state qualifiers are:

 ▪ Gold medal: Daniel DeGeorge, automotive refinishing

 ▪ Gold medal: Nathan Defreest, carpentry

 ▪ Gold medal: Scott Curry, collision repair

 ▪ Gold medal: Noah Yoshida, culinary arts

 ▪ Gold medal: Alex Godoy, electrical construction wiring

 ▪ Gold medal: Daniel Cadwell, electronics technology

 ▪ Gold medal: Jon Hovdal, information technology services

 ▪ Gold medal: Team of Dan Cadwell, Zack Hymas, and Fernando Castillo, occupational safety & health

 ▪ Gold medal: John Creedon, related technical math

 ▪ Gold medal: Team of Joey Grant, Trevor Poindexter, and William Dexter, welding fabrication

 ▪ Silver medal: Fernando Castillo, automotive technology

 ▪ Silver medal: Jose Limon, electrical construction wiring

This story was originally published March 12, 2016 at 4:32 PM with the headline "Cuesta College students qualify for SkillsUSA."