Juan Sanchez wins West Tennessee’s SPEC MIX Bricklayer 500 Regional Competition!

Juan Sanchez claims “West Tennessee’s Best Bricklayer” title.

On October 18^th, 2025, in Lebanon, TN mason Juan Sanchez and tender Justin Wise with Lopez Construction took first-place at the SMBL500 West Tennessee Regional event. Now they will move forward to compete in the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the World of Concrete Tradeshow! 

 Laying 472 bricks in 60 minutes, the duo topped the competition with a narrow 11 brick margin above the second-place competitors. This team’s skills and speed won them the “West Tennessee’s Best Bricklayer” award for a total of $350 in prize money while securing their tickets to Vegas.

 The 2025 Regional Series includes 22 events throughout the United States and Canada. To qualify for the SMBL500 event in Las Vegas, teams will compete at one of the 22 individual regionals and battle for first place to secure their spot in the national competition. The teams consist of one mason and one tender; working on a 26-foot-wide wall, they have 60 minutes to lay as much brick as possible with the fewest craftsmanship errors. These teams are only allowed to compete once at one regional event throughout the year, and each duo that wins first place will advance to what is known as the “Superbowl of Masonry.” At the World Championship, they will compete to win part of $150,000 in cash in prizes, including a 4 x 4 Truck, Kubota X-Cab RTV, an Essick Pro12 mixer, and of course, the title, “World’s Best Bricklayer.”

 Second Place and the Top Craftsman Award went to mason Ross Campbell and Tender Daniel Abraham with Creative Masonry with 461 bricks laid. The team won $300 for second place. In third place at the West Tennessee Regional, was mason David Suratt and tender Jeff Suratt with Suratt Masonry. This team finished with a 435-brick count, winning them $250 in cash.

 The Winner of the JR. Bricklayer event was mason Tate Perry with a brick count of 135! Tate won $100 for his victory. The JR. Bricklayer event is for high school students and apprentices pursuing a career in masonry. The JR. SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® competitions give masonry’s up and coming bricklayers a chance to showcase their drive and skills against their peers.

 Disclosures:
In 2019, the SPEC MIX organization partnered with other masonry associations to create the JR. SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Competition. In 2025, of the 22 Regional Series competitions, 20 will also hold a JR. BRICKLAYER 500 contest to allow high schoolers and masonry apprentices to compete for top honors and prizes. The program has proven remarkably successful and highly supported by the Mason Contractors Association of America, school administrators, and numerous masonry supply manufacturers and dealers. To learn more, visit https://www.specmix.com/jr-spec-mix-bricklayer-500/.

 2025 World Championship: If you are interested in becoming a fan, the 24th annual SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship will take place in January 2026, at the World of Concrete tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Las Vegas Convention Center Bronze Lot. At this competition, world-class masons lay it all on the line to claim their portion of the total purse valued at more than $150,000.

2025 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 WEST TENNESSEE REGIONAL RESULTS

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