Perry, Spencer County Students Win Big in Ivy Tech Automotive Competition
 Evansville, IN – Three Tell City High School students and one Heritage Hills High School student took home top honors in the Ivy Tech Evansville annual Automotive Technology Skills Competition at the Evansville campus.
Winners were:
- First Place: Isaac Ahl, Tell City, $2,000 Academic Scholarship and $1,000 Tool Scholarship
- Second Place: Elliot Rahman, Heritage Hills, $1,500 Academic Scholarship and $500 Tool Scholarship
- Third Place: Chris Wilkins, Tell City, $1,000 Academic Scholarship and $500 Tool Scholarship
- Fourth Place Levi Smith, Tell City, $500 Academic Scholarship and $250 Tool Scholarship
During the competition, students competed in eight skills stations in Ivy Tech’s Automotive Technology Lab including alignment, no start, headlight issue, tire pressure monitoring, service manual look-up, maintenance inspection, check engine light and an ASE style wrote the test.
A panel of judges determined the winners based on the completion of the skills contests.
Funding for the scholarships was provided by Larry’s Automotive Repair, Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union, Raben Tire & Auto Service, Expressway Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, Kenny Kent Toyota,Duell’s Evansville Hyundai and Evansville Kia, and the Technician Academy.
To learn more about Ivy Tech’s Automotive Technology Program, which will offer training on Electric Vehicles beginning in Fall 2022, go to www.ivytech.edu/automotive-technology.
