WMVO Good Times Great Oldies
Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center (KCCC) students in Landscape
Design & Management competed in the National Collegiate Landscape Competition at Colorado
State University that was held March 17-22. KCCC was 1 of 2 high schools that competed in the
event with over 50 schools and 700 competitors.
Charley Beheler placed 21st in Compact Excavator. Hudson Henry placed 25th in
Compact Track Skid Steer. Ava Pullins placed 13th in Construction Cost. Layla Crase & Mason
Vallance placed 21st in Hardscape. Hudson Henry placed 19th in Mini Track Loader. Kennedy
Auker placed 18th in Sales Presentation. Jerako Salva placed 22nd in Tractor Backhoe. Charley
Beheler & Hudson Henry placed 37th in Truck & Trailer. Lauren Perry placed 53rd in Turf &
Weed ID and 71st in Wood Plant ID. Layla Crase, Kennedy Auker, and Grady Row placed 33rd
in Plant Install.
“We had a great time at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition in Colorado. Our
students represented us well and did a fantastic job. We were 1 of 2 high school programs at
the event and competed at a high level,” said John Campbell, KCCC’s Landscape Design &
Management instructor.