Ops Challenge

OPS CHALLENGE 2025

Shovelers (front row left to right)

• Jacob Kehring (Captain) – New Water
• Emily Lecuyer – NMWRD
• Ashley Murr – Resource Renew
• Luke Markko - Wauconda
  

Pumpers (back row left to right)

• Eric Lynne (PWO) – Donohue
• Kelsey Prall (captain) – Red Wing
• Justin Profancik – UCSD
• Alex Krause – FDL
• Wade Lagle – Donohue
• Jason Neighbors (coach) – Lockport
  

OPS CHALLENGE 2024

PWO – Jeremy Cramer – Sun Prairie
Coach - Marc Zimmerman – Janesville
Coach – Pat Heineck – Sun Prairie

Pumpers

• Chris Lefebvre (captain) - Stevens Point
• Justin Profancik – UCSD
• Alex Krause – FDL
• Kelsey Van Deusen – Red Wing
  

• Jason Neighbors (Captain) - Lockport
• Ben Edwards – Stevens Point
• Rylee Schoo – Glenbard
• Casey Kleven - Janesville

OPS CHALLENGE 2023

PWO – Jeremy Cramer – Sun Prairie
Coach - Marc Zimmerman - Janesville

Pumpers

• Kate Despinoy (captain) - Stanley Consultants
• Kevin Stevens - Racine Wastewater
• Casey Kleven - City of Janesville
• Chris Tippery - raSmith
  

• Ethan Perrine (captain) - Village of Spencer
• Ben Edwards - Stevens Point
• Rylee Schoo - Glenbard Wastewater Authority
• Marco Rendon - Downers Grove Sanitary District

OPS CHALLENGE 2022

PWO – Matt Streicher of Glenbard Wastewater Authority

Pumpers (top)

• Chris Kleist (Coach) - City of Duluth, MN
• Dennis Haile (Captain) - Wheaton Sanitary District, IL
• Kate Despinoy - Stanley Consultants, IL
• Ethan Perrine - Village of Spencer, WI
• Jeff Severson - Fox Metro Water Reclamation District, IL

• Tom Dickson (Coach) - City of Oconomowoc, WI
• Chris Lefebvre (Captain) - Stevens Point Public Utilities, WI
• Wade Lagle - Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District, IL
• Brent Perz - Baxter & Woodman, IL
• Cody Schoepke - Fond du Lac WTRRF, WI

OPS CHALLENGE 2021

• Tom Dickson (coach) – Oconomowoc
• Joe Watson – NEW Water (second from left)
• Chris Lefebvre – Stevens Point
• Wade Lagle – Urbana Champaign Sanitary District
• Luke Marko – Northern Moraine Water Reclamation District

• Marc Zimmerman (coach) – Janesville
• Brent Perz – Baxter & Woodman (second from left)
• Tom Romza –Glenbard Wastewater Authority
• Jason Neighbors – Glenbard Wastewater Authority
• Cody Schoepke – Fond du Lac

OPS CHALLENGE 2020

• Luke Markko - Northern Moraine WRD
• Jason Neighbors - Glenbard Wastewater Authority
• Matt Streicher - Glenbard Wastewater Authority
• Mike Holland - Kishwaukee WRD

OPS CHALLENGE 2019

Pumpers

• Marc Zimmerman (Coach) – Janesville WWTP, WI
• Aaron Berry – Trotter Assoc. Inc., IL
• Brian Schoenecker – City of St. Cloud, MN
• Joe Watson – NEW Water, WI
• Mark Knuth – Racine WWTP, WI

Shovelers

• Chris Lefebvre (Coach) – Stevens Point, WI
• Brandon Stall – WLSSD, MN
• Brent Perz – Baxter & Woodman, IL
• Jason Robbins – Kishwaukee WRD, IL
• Wade Lagle – Urbana & Champaign SD, IL

Trainer: Brian Skaife – Janesville WWTP, WI

OPS CHALLENGE 2018

Pumpers

• Luke Markko (Captain) – North Moraine WRD, IL
• Joe Watson – NEW Water, WI
• Brent Perz – Baxter and Woodman, IL
• Dan Hughes – Carol Stream WRC, IL
• Chris Lefebvre (Coach) – Stevens Point, WI

Shovelers

• Wade Lagle (Captain) – Urbana & Champaign SD, IL
• Marc Zimmerman – Janesville WW Utility, WI
• Matt Streicher – Glenbard WW Authority, IL
• Jason Neighbors – Glenbard WW Authority, IL
• Tom Dickson (Coach) – City of Oconomowoc, WI

OPS CHALLENGE 2017

OPS CHALLENGE 2015

• Jason Neighbors
• Marc Zimmerman
• Tom Dickson
• Jim Miller
• Joe Rubbelke
• Justin Pratt

Bottom row (left to right)

• Matt Streicher
• Mike Murphy
• Chris Lefebvre
• Chris Kleist

Central States Volunteer Helps Operations Challenge Team Win First in Division 2 Laboratory Event

Shovelers : 1st Place Trophy for Lab Event in Division 2
3rd Place Trophy for Process Control Event in Division 2

OPS CHALLENGE 2014

• Captain Joe Rubbelke - Intertech, MN
• Todd Sheridan - Northern Moraine WRD
• Mike Murphy - Green Bay, WI
• Katyh Hammel - WLSSD
• Coach Tom Dickson - Oconomowoc,WI

Shovelers (bottom)

• Captain Chris Kleist - Duluth, MN
• Brian Skafe - Janesville WWTP
• Justin Pratt - City of Moline
• Chris Lefebvre - Stevens Point WWTP
• Coach Jim Miller - Foth Co., MN