ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer.“I always wanted to be the first female to do something,” she said.Recommended VideosThat dream is about to be realized.The 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in China.Sposito, a student at Washtenaw Community College, earned the coveted spot by winning the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville, Alabama, earlier this year.“It was very, very close the whole time, but I was the one who made it to Shanghai,” Sposito said.Described as the Olympics of the...