Heartland students headed to National SkillsUSA Competition

 

[June 20, 2024] 

Three Heartland Community College students will be demonstrating their hands-on job skills in national competition.

Andy Irving, Tallon Short, and Nick Mock will represent Illinois at the SkillsUSA National Championship held in Georgia on June 24-28.

Irving, Short, and Mock were among the Heartland students who placed with impressive finishes in the Illinois Elite Career Competitions Championships held in Peoria earlier this spring.

Heartland’s state student award winners are:

Andy Irving: 1st in Telecommunications Cabling

Tallon Short: 1st in T-Shirt Design

Matthew Marciniak and Nick Mock: 2nd in Mechatronics

Nick Mock: 2nd in Industrial Motor Control

Laney Hoeft: 4th in Criminal Justice

SkillsUSA is a national organization for students preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.

SkillsUSA competitors and their advisors.
(L-R) Advisor Renee Collins, Nick Mock, Matthew Marciniak, Laney Hoeft, Lauren Saul, Tallon Short, Andy Irving, advisor Bre Evans.

Students compete at the SkillsUSA Illinois State Championships doing hands-on demonstrations of skills in more than 100 different trade, technical and leadership fields.

With participation in the organization student have the opportunity to show off their employability and participate in leadership training. SkillsUSA has over 600 national partners that include businesses, trade associations and unions.

[Steve Fast
Assistant to the President, Public Information and Communication
Heartland Community College]