
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 Godwin
Electrical: Commercial/Industrial
Shaw Electric, Inc.
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Aaron Volkert
Electrical: Residential/Commercial
Shaw Electric, Inc.
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Jared Kriegel
HVAC
Kapaun & Brown, Inc.
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Spencer Clausen
Plumbing
North Central Mechanical Services
2nd Place Winners
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Jeremiah Kundel
Electrical: Commercial/Industrial
Shaw Electric, Inc.
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Christopher Orr
Electrical: Residential/Commercial
John's Electric & Technical Service
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Nathan Mueller
HVAC
Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Co., Inc.
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Emmit Smoldt
Plumbing
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.
Click an image to view a carousel of competitors!