Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School students Micah Shay, left, a junior from Butler, and Niven Hay, a senior from Butler, finished first and third, respectively, in a recent heavy equipment repair competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport.

Two Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School students placed first and third among a select group of students from across the state in a competition that tested their heavy equipment repair skills.

Butler Area High School students Micah Shay, a junior, finished first and Niven Hay, a senior, finished third in the contest held at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport on Dec. 10 and 11.

They won tools, hats and T-shirts from sponsors, which included some of the country's largest manufacturers, but the contest was intended to expose the students to post-secondary training and education opportunities at the college, which is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University.

Based on written test scores, Micah and Niven were among 28 Pennsylvania students who qualified for the heavy equipment repair competition.

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