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2019 COMPETITOR ROSTER | BIOS
21 EMILIO DIBRA 22 MARK WELLS SR.
WEST TENNESSEE REGIONAL NORTHEAST REGIONAL
TENDER: CHARLIE CHEATHAM TENDER: MARK WELLS JR.
UNITED MASONRY BJCC INC.
CLEVELAND, OH KINNELON, NJ
This isn’t the first rodeo for mason This will be the third appearance at
Emilio Dibra and his mason tender the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500
Charlie Cheatham of Cleveland, World Championship Event for
Ohio. They just had to take a differ- Mark Wells Sr., and his tender/son
ent route to qualify this year. Mark Wells Jr.
The masonry duo first competed in the Las Vegas in 2016, falling With 35 years of experience as a mason, Wells Sr. picked up the
short of placing in the top three. Unable to make it to the Ohio trade from his brother.
regional this year, they took a short drive to the West Tennessee
regional and blew out the competition, which netted them the op- Mark is hoping his years of experience will help him win the title,
portunity for another crack at the national championship. Their and has not set a specific goal for the event. Simply stating that he
third official attempt. wants to lay as many perfect brick as possible. If he wins, he plans
to celebrate with his family before heading back to New Jersey in
With over twenty years of experience, Dibra has practiced enough his new Ford F-250 4x4.
to be considered a serious contender for the title, “World’s Best
Bricklayer.” He’s aiming to hear his name called and to be immor- Mark would like to thank his entire family, especially his son, Mark
talized into the SPEC MIX BRICKAYER 500 Hall of Fame. Jr., for their support in getting to the world championship.
23 JESUS PEREZ 24 FRED CAMPBELL
SOUTH TEXAS REGIONAL EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL
TENDER: JESUS ZEPEOLA TENDER: TONY SHELTON
RANCH MASONRY CREATIVE MASONRY
HOUSTON, TX GREENEVILLE, TN
34-year-old mason Jesus Perez You could almost hear the groan
Jimenez is another Ranch Mason- from the rest of the World Cham-
ry product out of Houston, TX. pionship qualifiers when Fred
He’s been laying brick since he was Campbell of Creative Masonry in
14-years-old when he would work Greeneville, TN was announced
with his father on the weekends and during the summer. Perez the winner of the East Tennessee regional. Campbell is 8-time vet-
says he enjoys working as a mason, “because it’s gratifying to see eran of the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 and knows what it takes
something built with your own two hands. Masonry is truly an art to win it all, having done so twice.
form that is on display for everyone to see.” He also adds, “Another
thing that is great about the industry is the comradery and life- After taking a year off, Campbell and his mason tender Tony Shel-
long friendships I have made over the years.” ton laid 665 brick to win their spot in Las Vegas. In 2015, Camp-
bell on the world championship0 with a brick count of 743, and
Working side-by-side with defending World Champion David in 2013 he won with a brick count of 634. That experience makes
Chavez, Perez has been witness to how the SPEC MIX BRICK- him someone to keep a close eye on during the competition, but
LAYER 500 can change lives, “The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 he knows he’s up against some strong competition this year, and to
gives the younger generation who may not be familiar with our win he’ll have to be perfect.
trade the opportunity to see first-hand how we work and the ben-
efits you can reap.”
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