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VIRGINIA REGIONAL

MICHAEL HUDGINS WINS THE 2019 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® VIRGINIA REGIONAL SERIES

Manassas, VA – The best masons in Virginia came together to test their skill, speed and stamina by battling to see who could build the largest and best 26-foot-long brick wall in one hour. The competition was one of 24 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® Regional Series competitions to be held across North America in 2019. The winner of the each regional qualifies to compete in 2020 World Championship on February 5th, at the World of Concrete expo in Las Vegas.

Eight teams of masons and tenders lined the arena at Glen-Gery Brick Center in Manassas, VA ready to prove they’re the best craftsmen in their region. Mason Michael Hudgins and mason tender Jonathan Hudgins of Artisan Masonry in Chesapeake, VA took home top honors with a brick count of 465, winning a free trip to Las Vegas for the World Championship, a cash prize of $750, a Marshalltown tool bag, Stabila Level, $200 AMEX gift certificate from Ford and the title, “Virginia’s Best Bricklayer.”

Another local winner today was the American Cancer Society who raised $800 in raffle donations from a television provided by SPEC MIX.

2019 VIRGINIA REGIONAL RESULTS

FIRST PLACE
MASON
Michael Hudgins
TENDER
Jonathan Hudgins
COMPANY
Artisan Masonry
Chesapeake, VA

BRICK COUNT

465

PRIZE AMOUNT

1st Place: $750 + $200 AMEX Gift Card from Ford

2ND PLACE AND TOP CRAFTSMAN
MASON
Patrick Brown
TENDER
Jose Castron
COMPANY
Telligent Masonry
Rockville, MD

BRICK COUNT

407

PRIZE AMOUNT

Second Place: $450, TOP CRAFTSMAN: $550

3RD PLACE
MASON
Hector Castron
TENDER
Renato Villegas
COMPANY
Telligent Masonry
Rockville, MD

BRICK COUNT

327

PRIZE AMOUNT

Third Place: $400

The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500^® was established by SPEC MIX in 2003 to showcase the skill and craftsmanship of professional masons. It is featured as the headliner event of MASONRY MADNESS™ Day during the World of Concrete and recognized as the masonry industry’s premier bricklaying competition with a total purse estimated at $125,000 that annually awards the title, “World’s Best Bricklayer”. Each year there are a series of preliminary SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional Qualifying Events held throughout North America to determine who will compete in the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship. The Championship finale draws as many as 6,000 spectators with thousands of live webcast viewers who tune in to watch this bricklayer battle.

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