The Roofers & Waterproofers 2026 National Apprenticeship Competition, which took place May 19 – 21, pitted the nation’s top nine apprentices against each other, competing for thousands of dollars in cash and DeWalt tools. The event took place at the Bay Area Roofing & Waterproofing Apprenticeship Program in Livermore, CA.

Competitors spent long days performing highly challenging roofing and waterproofing techniques, all in front of a large audience of roofing professionals and union officials from across the country. Congratulations to all our competitors on a job well done. The results are as follows:

First Year
1st – Samuel Talavera, Local 81
2nd – Cameron Carnley, Local 242
3rd – Adrian Ochoa, Local 2

Second Year
1st – Dawn Plaisted, Local 96
2nd – Landon Winchell, Local 134
3rd – Guillermo Pacheco, Local 95

Third/Fourth Year
1st – Ryan Hartigan, Local 11
2nd – Carlos Romani, Local 10
3rd – Rogelio Gutierrez-Perez, Local 49