Western Texas College welding students earn first-place awards at competition

  • WTCWINNINGWELDERS Patricio Araya and Samuel Hernandez (front row, from left) took first place in the recent Welding Showdown in Alvin, Texas. The welding team and instructors (back row, from left), were Rowdy Atkins, Kayden Kelly, Alejandro Ruiz, Jeff Stewart, and Jeffrey Stewart (not pictured is Brody Nelson). | COURTESY PHOTO
    WTCWINNINGWELDERS Patricio Araya and Samuel Hernandez (front row, from left) took first place in the recent Welding Showdown in Alvin, Texas. The welding team and instructors (back row, from left), were Rowdy Atkins, Kayden Kelly, Alejandro Ruiz, Jeff Stewart, and Jeffrey Stewart (not pictured is Brody Nelson). | COURTESY PHOTO

    ALVIN—TwoWesternTexasCollegewelding students took home first-place honors from the Gulf Coast Community College Welding Showdown held in Alvin on Saturday, Nov. 4.

    Samuel Hernandez and Patricio Araya earned first-place honors for their categories. Hernandez won the 12” STD Pipe- 5G Downhill (6010/8010) stick category. Araya, a second-year welding student, beat his competitors in the 4G Open Root Pl…