2018 International Apprentice Contest

 

    The 2018 International Contest was held in Bowie, Maryland at the International Masonry Institute with 75 apprentices competing from across the United States and Canada.(Photos from left, 3rd Place Terrazzo trophy being displayed by Manuel Lopez; From left to right, Darin Compton, Jorge Lopez, Ebaristo Solorio, Luis Hinojosa, Manuel Lopez, and Gary Peifer)   

Place  Contestant Name Contestant Local
Bricklayer    
1 Alan Baggett Local 9 WV
2 Tyler Hack Local 4 IN/KY
3 Max Berry Local 7 CO
Marble    
1 John Zorbas Local 7 NY/NJ
2 Thomas McAllister Local 7 NY/NJ
3 Roberto Estrada Local 13 NV
PCC    
1 Matt Botts Local 1 OR
2 Artur Wilk Local 21 IL
3 Melissa Manni Local 1 PA
Terrazzo    
1 Randy Marcun Local 4 IN/KY
2 Blake Price Local 7 NY/NJ
3 Manuel Lopez-Pineda Local 3 CA
Tile    
1 David Perez Local 3 CA
2 Christopher Ellis Local 2 WA/ID/MT
3 Neftali Vargas Local 4 CA