Neosho County Community College hosted a welding competition at the Regional Rural Technology Center in LaHarpe on Friday, April 8.
NCCC hosted 52 participants. Three NCCC adult students and 49 high school aged students competed. Students took a written and a skills test to determine the placings and were also able to meet with companies within the industry.
Schools that participated were Baldwin High School, Crest High School, Labette County High School, NCCC Chanute (students from Chanute, Erie and Fredonia High Schools), NCCC Garnett (students from Anderson County and Osawatomie High Schools), NCCC LaHarpe (students from Iola and Moran High Schools), NCCC Ottawa (students from Ottawa, Wellsville and West Franklin High School), and NCCC Yates Center.
The overall high school group winner was NCCC Ottawa Welding Program consisting of Brodi Mesik, Jacob Ammermon, Kolby Fanning, Logan Confer, Tyler Aber, Lyndon Strom, Paxton Clark, Cruz Farley and Jose Wooge. Brandon Sprague is the instructor for this group.
The individual winners in the High School Division were 1st place Brodi Mesik – NCCC Ottawa Welding Program, 2ndplace Jose Wooge – NCCC Ottawa Welding Program, 3rd place Joseph Karr – NCCC LaHarpe Welding Program.
The individual adult winners were 1st place, Garrett Scott – NCCC Garnett Welding Program, 2nd place, Katie Seaman – NCCC Ottawa Welding Program, 3rd place ,Zoi Yoho – NCCC Chanute Welding Program. 
