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2026 Skills Challenge and Fastest Trowel on the Block Winners



The MCAA and masonry industry as a whole thanks everyone that came out to support the Skills Challenge and Fastest Trowel on the Block competitions at the 2026 World of Concrete. 

In case you missed it, here are the First, Second, and Third place winners of all Skills Challenge Competition Levels:

First Year:

1st Place:  Adrianna Maziarz, Pumford Construction - Midland, MI

2nd Place: Luis Sontay, Adams Masonry - Chattanooga, TN

3rd Place : Isaac Jasso, AZ Keystone Masonry - Tucson, AZ


Second Year:

1st Place: David Hernández Herrera, Whitman Mansonry - Raleigh, NC

2nd Place: Mason Perez, Mason Contractors Association of Western Pennsylvania - Greensburg, PA

3rd Place : Mason Panko, Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors - Bay City, MI


Third Year:

1st Place: Samuel Berryman, The Witmer Group - Fleetwood, PA

2nd Place: Jesse Biller, Mason Contractors Association of Western Pennsylvania - Greensburg, PA

3rd Place: Robert Lopez, Sun Valley Masonry - Tucson, AZ


Here are the First, Second, and Third place contestants of the Fastest Trowel on the Block:

1st Place: Roberto Cimental
Tender: Mark Diaz
JG Block Co - Phoenix AZ

2nd Place: Noe Martinez
Tender: Jonathan Martinez
Stone Cold Masonry - Phoenix AZ

3rd Place: Gerardo Patlan
Tender: Robert Patlan
Vulcan Fence - Phoenix AZ
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