Congratulations to Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning students, Blake Raley, bricklayer, (right) and Ben Jurica, tender (left), for winning First Place at the 2022 SPEC MIX JR. BRICKLAYER 500 North Texas regional championship.   

The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500^® and JR. BRICKLAYER 500 contests are the masonry industry’s most celebrated events for highlighting the attributes and passion that define the makings of a great mason: SKILL, SPEED, and STAMINA.  The JR. BRICKLAYER 500 builds on SPEC MIX’s commitment to “KEEPING THE TRADE STRONG” by uniting with local masonry contractors, instructors and associations to provide a rewarding experience for the industry’s next generation skilled craftsmen. 

Judged like the journeymen event, JR. BRICKLAYER 500 competitors (masonry high school students and apprentices) are challenged by a 20-minute clock and a 9’ 4” starter wall to showcase their skills, compete for prizes and prove they’ll soon be ready to claim the title of “World’s Best Bricklayer.”