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HCC lumberjacks claim first place at Woodsmen’s Meet

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Wednesday, April 03, 2019
Darby Hand of Haywood Community College competes in the 2019 Stihl Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Qualifier. Joe Pellegrino/Smoky Mountain News Darby Hand of Haywood Community College competes in the 2019 Stihl Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Qualifier. Joe Pellegrino/Smoky Mountain News

The Haywood Community College timbersports team claimed first place at the Mid-Atlantic States Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet held at the Haywood County Fairgrounds this past weekend. 

HCC student Darby Hand took first place in the STIHL Timbersports Collegiate Series Mid-Atlantic Qualifier. As a result, he will compete in the U.S. Collegiate Championships in Milwaukee in late July. Following HCC, Penn State Mont Alto came in second place and Montgomery Community College came in third.    

 

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Lumberjack Competition

Students from HCC with top finishes included: 

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• First place Compass and Pace — Delaney Goforth 

• First place Axe Throw Men — Nash Dawkins (Team Captain); second place — Alec Parsons

• Second place Axe Throw Women — Angie James

• Second place Single Buck Men — Dylan Mahaffey, Third Place — Nash Dawkins 

• Second place Single Buck Women — Taylor Mashburn (Team Captain)

• Second place Standing Block — Alec Parsons

• Third place Pole Fell — James Bryan and Channing Watson

• First place Bolt Split Women — Delaney Goforth, second place-Angie James

• First place Pole Climb Men — Dylan Carswell, second place — Channing Watson

• Third place Chainsaw Men — Alec Parsons 

• Third place Crosscut Men — Darby Hand and Alec Parsons

• Second place Crosscut Women — Angie James and Taylor Mashburn

• Third place Crosscut Jack and Jill — Darby Hand and Taylor Mashburn

• Second place Speed Chop Men — Alec Parsons, third place — Dylan Mahaffey

• First place Speed Chop Women — Taylor Mashburn

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