Each year, ABC of Iowa hosts an annual construction Craft Championships at the Iowa State Fairgrounds’ Varied Industries Building. The event features apprentices from across Iowa competing for state honors in Electrical, HVAC and Plumbing.
Apprentices qualify for the state competition through exemplary scores on a written test. Craft Championship competitors place in the Top 10 of their respective fields’ testing. The first-place winners continue on to the National Craft Championships Competition. First and second place in each category are also awarded tools and other prizes.
1st Place Winners
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Sam GodwinElectrical: Commercial/Industrial
Shaw Electric, Inc.
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Aaron VolkertElectrical: Residential/Commercial
Shaw Electric, Inc.
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Jared KriegelHVAC
Kapaun & Brown, Inc.
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Spencer ClausenPlumbing
North Central Mechanical Services
2nd Place Winners
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Jeremiah KundelElectrical: Commercial/Industrial
Shaw Electric, Inc.
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Christopher OrrElectrical: Residential/Commercial
John's Electric & Technical Service
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Nathan MuellerHVAC
Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Co., Inc.
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Emmit SmoldtPlumbing
Camblin Mechanical, Inc.
2022 Apprentice-Competitors
Observers watch apprentices compete in Electrical (Commercial and Residential), HVAC, and Plumbing trades. An addition to prizes and awards, the winners in each trade will go on to compete, representing Iowa, in the National Craft Championships competition.
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