The 2016 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® World Championship Roster is set! Words: Ashley WolfeAfter four months on the road and 20 tour stops across North America the 2015 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional Series is officially complete and the “Road to Las Vegas” is paved for the 20 teams that won their qualifying competition. With the roster set for the 2016 World Championship event, which includes the 2015 returning Champion Fred Campbell and SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN Garrett Hood, plus a bricklayer from Australia, a total of 23 elite bricklayers and their respective mason tenders will be headed to Vegas to compete for the title: “World’s Best Bricklayer!”The 14th Annual SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship event will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry tradeshow in the Gold Lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center. With as many as 4,000 spectators in attendance and thousands of live webcast viewers tuned in to watch 23 world-class masons compete, the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 is the largest masonry competition in the construction industry. In a town where “cash is king” it’s only fitting that these masonry teams will compete for approximately $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a 2016 Ford F-250 XLT 4x4 Crew Cab truck.The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 is revered as the premier promotion of the masonry industry that showcases the skill and craftsmanship of its tradesmen. The competition is unique in that it promotes masonry both regionally and internationally through an exciting year-round campaign that culminates in Las Vegas during the World of Concrete tradeshow. The mission of the program is to unite all the major players in the masonry trade: manufacturers, suppliers, associations, contractors, masons, mason apprentices, mason tenders, media and their enthusiastic families to promote masonry construction and the trade. The competitions inspire a sense of fun, family, pride, and a love for the skill of masonry while calling attention to the value it offers to our world.The roster for the 23 teams competing in the 2016 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship is as follows:1. Returning 2015 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 ChampionMason: Fred CampbellMason Tender: Tony SheltonContractor: Creative Masonry, Inc., Greenville, TN2. OhioMason: Emilio DibraMason Tender: Charlie CheathamContractor: United Masonry, Cleveland, OH3. Eastern TennesseeMason: Jason Peek Mason Tender: Jake Peek Contractor: Peek Masonry, Churchill, TN4. UtahMason: Scott TuttleMason Tender: Brian TuttleContractor: Quik Trowell, Clearfield, UT5. AlabamaMason: Darrell EvettMason Tender: Joey EvansContractor: Evett Masonry, Scottsboro, AL6. IllinoisMason: Steve ClevelandMason Tender: Sedat SüpürgeciContractor: Midwest Masonry, Valparaiso, IN7. ColoradoMason: Esteban Cabral CeballosMason Tender: Oscar Luis GaucinContractor: Phoenix Masonry, Thornton, CO8. PennsylvaniaMason: Vince PolveriniMason Tender: Richard SmallContractor: D.M. Sabia & Company, Inc., Conshohocken, PA9. WisconsinMason: Nick BrockMason Tender: Jake BrockContractor: Exteriors Plus, LLC, Jefferson, WI10. WashingtonMason: Phil EvansMason Tender: Brenden EvansContractor: R & D Masonry, Marysville, WA11. South CarolinaMason: David KellyMason Tender: Matthew KellyContractor: Kelly Masonry, Pendleton, SC12. Returning 2015 SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMANMason: Garrett HoodMason Tender: Ed HuntleyContractor: Huntley Brothers Company, Monroe, NC13. OklahomaMason: Darian DouthitMason Tender: Andy ZepedaContractor: Providence Masonry, Miami, OK14. Ontario, CanadaMason: Mario AlvesMason Tender: Kevin AvilaContractor: A & M Masonry, Hamilton, ON, Canada15. Western TennesseeMason: Bruce MillerMason Tender: Jorge GoitiaContractor: Miller Masonry, Inc., Riverside, IA16. CaliforniaMason: David Jones SrMason Tender: Mark StarkweatherContractor: Bratton Masonry, Inc., Fresno, CA17. New EnglandMason: Mark Wells SrMason Tender: Mark Wells JrContractor: American Masonry Corp., Beverly, NJ18. British Columbia, CanadaMason: Riel VoigtMason Tender: Theo Van TunenContractor: S & S Masonry, Langley, BC, Canada19. TexasMason: Jacobo RamirezMason Tender: Jesus ZepedaContractor: Ranch Masonry, Houston, TX20. North CarolinaMason: Matt CashMason Tender: Chet HuntleyContractor: Huntley Brothers Company, Monroe, NC21. Alberta, CanadaMason: Ken RutleyMason Tender: Logan KesslerContractor: Mayzes Masonry, Inc., Medicine Hat, AB, Canada22. ArizonaMason: David Puga ArceMason Tender: Filiberto GranadosContractor: G & G Masonry, Glendale, AZ23. AustraliaMason: Travis SweetnamMason Tender: Anthony GiordanoContractor: T & A Bricklaying, Mornington, Victoria, Australia
