Black Hawk College recently hosted the 6th Annual T-Joint Fillet Weld Invitational at the college’s Welding and Skilled Trades Center in downtown Kewanee.
The goal is to provide a competitive welding contest in a state-of-the-art welding facility that gives high school students an opportunity to test their skills. A total of 49 students from seven high schools registered for the competition.
Top 3 teams
- Sherrard High School, Team 1
- Mercer County High School, Team 1
- Knoxville High School
Top 10 individuals
- Keegan Miller – Sherrard, Team 1
- Levi Schurr – Sherrard, Team 1
- Hunter Breiby – Sherrard, Team 1
- Michael Brown – Mercer County, Team 1
- Hunter Cederstrom – Sherrard, Team 1
- Noah Parr – Orion High School
- Jason Dailey – Kewanee High School, Team 1
- Bodie Salmon – Mercer County, Team 2
- Dalton Hutchinson – Knoxville
- Noah Daily – Knoxville
Also participating were students from Rockridge High School and ROWVA High School.
View photos from the contest – including all of the winning teams and individuals – on Facebook.
Thanks to Martin Engineering in Neponset for sponsoring the contest for the sixth year!