Students representing the various technical programs of Ozarks Technical Community College brought home 70 medals from the SkillsUSA state competition, held April 5-7 on the campus of State Technical College of Missouri in Linn. Nearly 100 OTC students participated the event, where thousands of technical education students from across the state competed in a variety of categories including graphic communications, culinary arts, television production, computer programming and welding fabrication.
SkillsUSA is a national organization that serves teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations.
The secondary and post-secondary winners from the statewide competition are listed below. The first-place winners are eligible to advance to the SkillsUSA national competition, which will be held in June in Louisville, Kentucky. OTC’s first-place winners are also eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship provided by the college, which is renewable for up to four semesters.
| Name | Contest | Place | Division |
| Abigail Mitchell | Advertising Design | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Anne Carroll | Arch Drafting Tech. Info. | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Tom Kerschner | Automotive Refinishing Tech | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Ethan Crowe | Automotive Service Technology | 1st | Secondary |
| Adam Fields | Automotive Service Technology | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Noah Davidson | Broadcast News Production | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Darrel Dugger | Broadcast News Production | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Cody Friend | Broadcast News Production | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Matthew Williams | Broadcast News Production | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Kelly Lewis | Commercial Baking | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Chase Dickerson | Computer Programming | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Brenden Reeves | Computer Programming | 1st | Secondary |
| Zachary Pekarek | Diesel Equipment Technology | 1st | Secondary |
| Chase Elliott | Digital Cinema Production | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Yavor Rangelov | Digital Cinema Production | 1st | Post-secondary |
| James Dull | Engineering Technology/Design | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Jonathan Jones | Engineering Technology/Design | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Devin Schader | Engineering Technology/Design | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Bryant Crow | HVAC and Refrigeration | 1st | Secondary |
| Caleb Hynes | HVACR Technical Information | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Randall Meyer | Information Technology Services | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Sarah Dabbs | Interactive App & Game Dev | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Jason Dean | Interactive App & Game Dev | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Shalyn Burrell | Technical Spelling (MO only) | 1st | Secondary |
| Troy Davis | Telecommunications Cabling | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Anthony Bee Cook | Television (Video) Production | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Justin Marino | Television (Video) Production | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Brad Stowe | Television Production Tech. Info. | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Caitlin Curbow | Web Design | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Cierra Strickland | Web Design | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Andrew Kirkpatrick | Welding Fabrication | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Ben Michaelis | Welding Fabrication | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Nadine Murski | Welding Fabrication | 1st | Post-secondary |
| Ben Michaelis | Welding Technical Information | 1st | Post-secondary |
| McKenzie Robinson | Advertising Design | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Megan Goller | Architectural Drafting | 2nd | Secondary |
| Mary Trotter | Arch Drafting Tech. Info. | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Skyler Small | Auto Service Tech. Info. | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Justin Doty | Collision Repair Tech. Info. | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Amanda Carroll | Commercial Baking-Columbia | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Zachary Cavener | Diesel Equipment Technology | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Garrett Zembsch | Diesel Equipment Technology | 2nd | Secondary |
| John Strathdee | Digital Cinema Production | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Collin Yung | Digital Cinema Production | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| David McAllister | Engineering Technology/Design | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Mary Trotter | Engineering Technology/Design | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Tracey Vaughan | Engineering Technology/Design | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Adam Stover | Information Technology Services | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Enoch Bradshaw | Interactive App & Game Dev | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Christopher Dill | Interactive App & Game Dev | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Clayton Villars | Technical Drafting | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Devin Schader | Technical Drafting Information | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Jordan Gilmore | Web Design | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Hannah Sartin | Web Design | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Andrew Kirkpatrick | Welding Technical Information | 2nd | Post-secondary |
| Zeb Medley | Automated Manufacturing | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Sean Sullivan | Automated Manufacturing | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Tyler Varble | Automated Manufacturing | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Stephen Broome | Collision Repair Tech. Info. | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Shawn Cranmer | Collision Repair Tech. Info. | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Steven Phillips | Computer Programming | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Aymeric Winchester | Culinary Arts-Columbia | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Caleb Hynes | HVAC and Refrigeration | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Jesse Nash | Related Technical Math | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Trinity Holcomb | Residential Wiring Tech. Info. | 3rd | Secondary |
| Jamie Trenary | Technical Drafting | 3rd | Secondary |
| Clayton Villars | Technical Drafting Information | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| Breanna McNellis | Technical Spelling (MO Only) | 3rd | Secondary |
| William Abraham | Welding | 3rd | Post-secondary |
| William Abraham | Welding Technical Information | 3rd | Post-secondary |