Students from Central Tech’s Drumright and Sapulpa campuses delivered an outstanding showing at the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference, held April 19–21 in Tulsa, Okla., earning an impressive total of gold, silver, and bronze medals across 17 team and individual competitions. 

Four teams and six individual students captured first-place finishes, securing advancement to the SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference, scheduled for June 1–5, 2026, in Atlanta, Ga. These results reflect students’ exceptional preparation and performance in categories spanning job skill development, entrepreneurship, community action and program-specific competitions, as they competed against peers from across Oklahoma. 

SkillsUSA is a national organization representing more than 444,000 career and technical education students and educators at the middle school, high school and postsecondary levels. The organization integrates hands-on, industry-aligned training with leadership and workplace skill development through its SkillsUSA Framework. 

Offering competitions in more than 100 occupational areas, SkillsUSA helps students build technical expertise while strengthening critical employability skills such as teamwork, communication, and professionalism. Since 1965, SkillsUSA has supported more than 15 million students nationwide, helping prepare a highly skilled workforce. 

Central Tech congratulates its SkillsUSA competitors on their success and looks forward to cheering them on as they represent Oklahoma on the national stage. 

Central Tech congratulates its SkillsUSA competitors on their success and looks forward to cheering them on as they represent Oklahoma on the national stage. 

Earning 1st place in Occupational Health and Safety for secondary students is (L-R): Braden Bostick, Sand Springs; Avery Davis, Cushing; Annabel Powell, Mannford.

Earning 1st place in Community Action Project for secondary students is (L-R) Peyton Sims, Mannford; Cayden Lewis, Yale.

Earning 1st place in Job Skill Demo O for secondary students is Demetrius Nunez, Cushing.

Earning 1st place in Job Skill Demo A for postsecondary students is Sarah Guzman, Stroud.

Earning 1st place in Cabinetmaking for secondary students is Wallace Ocker, Drumright.

Earning 1st place in Career Pathways Human Services for postsecondary students is (L-R): Autumn Patterson, Drumright; Sarah Guzman, Drumright; Nicole Meyer, Drumright.

Earning 1st place in Industrial Motor Control for secondary students is Carsen Mattox, Drumright.

Earning 1st place in Industrial Motor Control for postsecondary students is Joseph Bryson, Stroud.

Earning 1st place in Robotics and Automation Technology for secondary students is (L-R): Carter Meloy, Cushing; Kolson Seachris, Bristow.

Earning 2nd place in Career Pathways Industrial and Engineering Technology for secondary students is (L-R): Chance Pearson, Cleveland; Noah Gustafson, Mannford; Cameron Thompson, Mannford.

Earning 2nd place in Customer Service for secondary students is Kaitlyn Williams, Bristow.

Earning 2nd place in Industrial Motor Control for secondary students is Matthew Hockersmith, Mannford.

Earning 2nd place in Internet of Things and Smart Homes for postsecondary students is Dylan Thompson, Sapulpa.

Earning 2nd place in Motorcycle Service Technology for secondary students is Aiden Dobson, Bristow.

Earning 3rd place in Criminal Justice for postsecondary students is Kash Zawaski, Kellyville.

Earning 3rd place in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration for secondary students is Alex Montgomery, Sapulpa.

Earning 3rd place in Motorcycle Service Technology for secondary students is Blayne Barnes, Bristow.

Earning 3rd place in Welding Fabrication for secondary students is (L-R): Spencer Haught, Sapulpa; Kelby Bowers, Kiefer; Camden Bell.