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Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition
The 21-year-old Dexter, Michigan student won the USA Weld Trials and will compete under strict international standards in September.
- Mikala Sposito, a 21-year-old student from Dexter, Michigan, will become the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in China after winning the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this year.
- Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has produced more WorldSkills welding alums than any other U.S. school, and instructor Alex Pazkowski, who finished second in 2013, mentored Sposito through her qualification journey.
- Sposito dedicates 80 hours weekly to practice at WCC, and regarding gender in the trade, she stated, "I don't see the gender aspect of it," noting welding requires precision rather than brute strength.
- Before the September competition in Shanghai, Sposito will compete in Canada and Australia while balancing her near-term goal of earning a bachelor's degree in welding engineering at Wayne State University in Detroit.
- Long-Term, Sposito hopes to teach at WCC following her mentor's career path; she expressed pride in her achievement, stating, "Being the first female to do it is very cool.
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This community college student is America's entrant in the Olympics of skilled trades. 'I always wanted to be the first female to do something'
Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer. “I always wanted to be the first female to do something,” she said. That dream is about to be realized. The 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in China. Sposito, a student at Washtenaw Community College, earned the coveted spot by winning the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier th…
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Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition
A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades.
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