Ohio's Cole Stamper Wins the SPEC MIX Bricklayer 500 at World of Concrete

The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship was held during World of Concrete 2025.

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The Ohio native Cole Stamper (above left) takes home top honors at the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship, while Darian Douthit wins SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN Award.
The Ohio native Cole Stamper (above left) takes home top honors at the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship, while Darian Douthit wins SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN Award.
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Battling against 26 other masons and tenders from North America, the United Kingdom, and even as far away as Australia, mason Cole Stamper from Ohio won the 2025 Spec Mix Bricklayer 500. Bricklayers, masons, and tenders had to lay as many bricks as they could in a 60-minute time limit with as few errors as possible. To reach the championship, 27 regional competitions were held across North America, as hundreds of world-class masons competed to qualify for a spot on the event’s grand finale roster.

The 23rd SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 competition, hosted by SPEC MIX LLC was held during World of Concrete 2025, January 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Brothers Cole and Forest Stamper laid 738 bricks in one hour to claim the title, "World's best Bricklayer." Prizes included a new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4 truck, an Essick Pro12 Mixer, and thousands more in additional cash and prizes. 

When asked what it was like hearing his name called as the new champion, Cole stated: “It was awesome of course! It doesn’t get old. Even as they were announcing the other places, I wasn’t sure if I had it. It was that close between everyone. But it’s a great feeling.”

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“We created this competition in 2003 to highlight the incredible skill and pride that bricklayers all over the world dedicate every day to the projects they build. Now it’s the masonry industry’s most celebrated annual event that gains more popularity each year and becomes the top recruiting tool for the next generation of skilled masons. We are thankful to have so many great sponsors and industry partners to help us highlight masonry as a solid, rewarding career choice,” said SPEC MIX Vice President, Brian Carney. Wyandotte, OK, Darian Douthit, (pictured on the left), wins SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN Award and a new Kubota RVT-X1130 utility vehicle.Wyandotte, OK, Darian Douthit, (pictured on the left), wins SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN Award and a new Kubota
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The event’s second most coveted award, the SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN®, went to Darian Douthit and mason tender Trapper Reeves who laid 511 bricks. Douthit has competed in many of the SMBL500 competitions in years past, and this year he proved he laid it all on the line to win this award. 

Second place was mason Michael Schlund, and mason tender, Aaron Kowalski laying 734 bricks. Schlund is no stranger to the competition, as he was the back-to-back champion the previous two years. 

Third place was Luis Martinez, and Roberto Campuzano with Brazos Masonry out of Waco, TX, with a brick count of 727.

The TOUGHEST TENDER award went to Mike McCarrick, with Langeraap Masonry out of Spartan, NJ. His winning time was 14 minutes and 26 seconds. The TOUGHEST TENDER is a preliminary competition where the tenders are timed as they set up the workstations for the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500.




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