MCAA Region H Skills Challenge Results

Words: Mason ContractorsThe MCAA Region H Skills Challenge was held October 17, 2009 in Riverside, Calif.

The 2009 MCAA Region H Skills Challenge winners were:

First Year

First Place
Jose Ramos

Second Place
Elverado Cervantes

Third Place
Beau Whittingham
New Dimension Masonry, Inc.
San Diego, Calif.

Second Year

First Place
Cody Scott

Second Place
Eduardo Vasquez

Third Place
Alex Garcia, Inc.
New Dimension Masonry
San Diego, Calif.

Third Year

First Place
Chase Cooper

Second Place
Miguel Cervantez

Third Place
Bladimir Santos

All three first place winners will be invited to compete in the International Masonry Skills Challenge competition held at the MCAA Convention at World of Concrete/World of Masonry on February 2, 2010 in Las Vegas.
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