RESULTS BY CATEGORY Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair • Gold: Colby Orleans — Seacoast School of Technology • Silver: Alexander Bowling — Salem HS Career & Technical Center • Bronze: Gavin Edwards — Seacoast School of Technology Automotive Refinishing Technology • Gold: Theo Pistey — Dover Regional Career Technical Center • Silver: Connor Bartlett — Dover Regional Career Technical Center • Bronze: Michael Gardner — Lakes Region Technology Center Automotive Service Technology • Gold: Ayden Bernier — Lakes Region Technology Center • Silver: Ethan Leclerc — Berlin Regional Career & Technical Center • Bronze: Brody Bray — Portsmouth Career Technical Center Collision Repair Technology • Gold: Kaleb Chase — Lakes Region Technology Center • Silver: Zander Ainsworth — Dover Regional Career Technical Center • Bronze: Cody Kilbourne — Lakes Region Technology Center Diesel Equipment Technology • Gold: Kaden Cotty — Berlin Regional Career & Technical Center • Silver: Ryley O’Neil — Seacoast School of Technology • Bronze: Jonathan Marino — Berlin Regional Career & Technical Center Power Equipment Technology • Gold: Kolby Hildebrandt — Salem HS Career & Technical Center • Silver: Alec Richardson — Seacoast School of Technology • Bronze: Carter Lemire — Salem HS Career & Technical Center Prizes and Advancement Top finalists were awarded scholarships and professional-grade tools, made possible with support from industry partners including MB Tractor & Equipment, Nault’s Powersports, Nucar Automall of Tilton, and TMS Diesel: • 1st Place: U.S. General toolbox, large tool kit and a $1,000 NHADA scholarship • 2nd Place: Progressive tool kits • 3rd Place: Harbor Freight gift card • Nationals: State gold medalists earned the right to represent New Hampshire at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC), held on June 1-5, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. Events like this highlight the strength of New Hampshire’s future workforce and the importance of continued investment in technical education, ensuring the next generation of technicians is prepared to meet the evolving demands of the industry. 21
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