MASONRY SKILLS CHALLENGE
The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Region G Masonry Skills Challenge showcases the training of first, second and third-year masonry apprentices and high school construction education students. In this competition, contestants are given a project drawing appropriate to their skill level and must lay out and construct the project in three hours.
2026 WINNERS
1st Year Apprentices
1st Place
Alejandro Flores - Sutter Masonry
2nd Place
Leo Max Montano - Sun Valley Masonry
3rd Place
Fermin Martinez - Sun Valley Masonry
2nd Year Apprentices
1st Place
Isaac Jasson - Keystone Masonry
2nd Place
Adrian Lopez - Sun Valley Masonry
3rd Place
Marc Canez - Sargon Masonry
3rd Year Apprentices
1st Place
Eliceo Carpio - Sutter Masonry
2nd Place
Alejandro Yolimea - Fyffe Masonry
3rd Place
Steven Scurlock - Sun Valley Masonry
Highschool Students
1st Place
Brayden Byrd - Centennial Highschool
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2nd Place
Alexandra Lougheed - Canyon del Oro
3rd Place
Cody Potter - Snowflake Highschool
FASTEST TROWEL ON THE BLOCK COMPETITION
Fastest Trowel on the Block competition will showcase the best of Arizona’s journeymen masons alongside their favorite tender. Each contestant’s goal is to build the largest block wall, using 8” x 8” x 16” CMU with only the mortar provided – in 20 minutes! Contestants must excel in both speed and craftsmanship.
2026 WINNERS
1st Place
Robert Cimental - JG Block Co.
Tender - Jose Cimental
2nd Place
Lwdin Sandoval - Sargon Masonry, LLC
Tender - Mark Diaz
3rd Place
Jose Rodriguez - Tera's Masonry, LLC
Tender - Luis Angel Cardenas
