Metropolitan Community College (mccneb.edu/Mopar-CAP) students enrolled in the college’s Mopar Career Automotive Program (CAP) returned to Omaha as the champions of the nationwide 2025 Mopar CAP Bracket Challenge late last night. The MCC team led by Daniel Grabowski, Connor Jensen, Nathan Kraemer and Nick Smith won a tight matchup with Eastern Maine Community College in the finals held at the Mopar National Tech Training in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
As champions of the tournament, the MCC Automotive Training Center on the South Omaha Campus will host the traveling trophy in its showroom in 2026 — a 2018 Dodge Challenger Demon, an 800-plus horsepower vehicle. MCC will also receive a fully stocked Mac Tools utility cart valued at $10,000. Mopar CAP is a nationwide initiative to train and employ entry-level automotive technicians for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram dealerships throughout the country. To emerge as the national champs of the Bracket Challenge, MCC students competed in a series of curriculum based and technical challenges against other leading Mopar CAP programs throughout the country. Nearly 100 community and technical colleges throughout the country were eligible to compete.
“We are extremely proud of the students and instructors from our Mopar CAP program who represent MCC so well at the Bracket Challenge,” Scott Broady, MCC dean of Skilled Trades and Technical Sciences. “Their achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students, instructors and industry partners.” Visit mccneb.edu/Mopar-CAP for more information about the MCC Mopar Career Automotive Program.