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 |