Event Details

All participants must register online by filling out this registration form. Registration must be completed prior to check-in on the day of the event.

High School Students (all divisions): $25 per student

Brother-in-Law Division (High School): $50 per team ($25 per student)

Traditional Post-Secondary Students: $25 per student

Online payment is preferred and can be made through the online registration form.

If online payment isn’t possible:

• High Schools: School checks only (no cash). Make checks payable to, Del Mar College Foundation

• Traditional Students: Money order option is available if not paying online.

All payments must be received by the deadline: November 1st, 2025.

Yes — each high school may register up to 20 students total (not per instructor).

• Of those 20, up to 5 students max can compete in the Pipe division.

• The remaining 15 can be distributed between T-Joint and Plate divisions as desired.(Example: 10 T-Joint + 5 Plate, or 3 T-Joint + 12 Plate — as long as the total is 20.)

• Brother-in-Law Division participants are in addition to the 20-student limit.

No — students may move up in skill level but cannot move down.

For example: A student enrolled in a Pipe course may compete in the Pipe division but cannot move down to Plate.

This rule applies to both Dual Credit and Non-Dual Credit students.

✅ All students must have a signed Parental Consent Form.

✅ High School students must show proof of current enrollment in their school’s welding program (a current class schedule if you win).

✅ Traditional students must show proof of enrollment in a welding program (a current class schedule if you win).Eligible programs include:

• Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend

• South Texas Vocational Technical Institute

• Southern Careers Institute

• Blue Diamond

• Coastal Bend College

Time slots and additional details will be provided on the agenda printout before the event and at check-in.

The contest is designed to test your skill and confidence — you won’t know the material thickness or welding position until the day of the competition. Be ready for anything!

The T-Joint Division is a new category created to help first-year welding students build confidence and experience.

• Only first-year students may enter.

• Competitors will receive a print in advance to study and practice.

• On the day of competition, you’ll build the project according to the print within the allowed time.

• Each student in this division will also have the opportunity to take the AWS D9.1 1F Certification Test.

The Brother-In-Law Division is a unique team-based RIG welding competition:

• Teams of two students compete together.

• Each team member must bring their own gas- or diesel-powered welding machine (two machines total per team).

• Teams must also bring two jack stands and a small table to hold a 20” pipe in a 2G position.

• The weld type (2G or 5G) will be revealed the day of.

• The fixture for the 5G weld will be provided.

• Participants in this division cannot enter any other division since it runs at the same time.

• Team members don’t have to attend the same school, but both must be registered in a high school welding program.

Yes — each team must bring:

• Two welding machines (one per team member)

• Two jack stands

• Small table for pipe

• Welding leads at least 50 feet long

• All other tools you might need (tools may be shared among teammates, but not machines)

Yes — all weld processes and procedures will be explained in detail during the mandatory safety briefing at the start of the competition.