2026 Round 1 Digital Challenge Leaderboard
Top Ten Professionals
(as of 4/26/26)
1) Perry Richards - Washington
2) Craig Childress – Massachusetts
3) Dale Arnold - North Carolina
4) Dagner Espinosa – Florida
5) Brian Phillips – Indiana
6) Cody Hendrickx – Idaho
7) David Elphee – Virginia
8) Joe Rittorno – Arizona
9) Patrick Boldt – Ohio
10) Pat Black – New Jersey
Top Ten Apprentices
(as of 4/26/26)
1) Alejandro Aparicio – Virginia
2) Nathaniel Magner – Virginia
3) Austin Fish – Connecticut
4) Mohammad Hamdan – Michigan
5) Daniel Bettinelli – Indiana
6) Steven Chan – New York
7) Jessi Manthei – Illinois
8) Raphael Charley - Georgia
9) Chris Faust - New Jersey
10) Ryan Oman – Indiana
2025 HVAC CHAMPIONS
Professional Winners
First Place
Craig Childress
Peabody, MA
Second Place
Alex Ivey
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Third Place
Scott Savidge
Pavilion, New York
Apprentice Winners
First Place
Braden Reeser
North Platte, Nebraska
Second Place
Kirby Hess
Flora, Indiana
Third Place
Nathaniel Magner
Boston, Virginia
2024 HVAC CHAMPIONS
Professional Winners
First Place
Craig Childress
Peabody, MA
Second Place
Patrick Boldt
Leipsic, OH
Third Place
Curtis Harrington
Egg Harbor, NJ
Apprentice Winners
First Place
Dustin Hawkins
Shelbyville, IL
Second Place
Cameron Raab
Brighton, CO
Third Place
Billy Dahmen
Niles, MI
2023 HVAC CHAMPIONS
Professional Winners
First Place
Craig Childress
Peabody, MA
Second Place
Dagner Espinosa
Tampa, FL
Third Place
Lee Morris Jr.
Charleston, SC
Apprentice Winners
First Place
Patrick Boldt
Leipsic, OH
Second Place
Johnathon Helms
Portville, NY
Third Place
Billy Dahmen
Niles, MI
2022 HVAC CHAMPIONS
Professional Winners
First Place
Mack Shwert
Marlborough, MA
Second Place
Lee Morris Jr.
Charleston, SC
Third Place
Ricky Curtis
Marlow, OK
Apprentice Winners
First Place
Hunter Lee
Breckenridge, MN
Second Place
Scott Kiggins
Hamilton, NJ
Third Place
Patrick Boldt
Leipsic, OH
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