Penn State Woodsmen Team
“Experience was a big hurdle for the Penn State Woodsmen Team in fall
2010,” says team adviser Mike Powell, “but their wins are plenty to roar
about!”
“The team chalked up two impressive wins in distant
locations. For the second year in a row, the team placed first at the
annual Lumberjackin’ Bluegrassin’ Jamboree at Twin Falls Resort State
Park, West Virginia, and then made an impressive stand in Canada.”
The
highlight for this fall, as in past years, was the competition at Sir
Sandford Fleming College. This competition is historically run as a
team format. A team is comprised of six individuals who must compete in
seven single events (one team member has to compete in two
single-person events), three two-person events, and four six-person
events all in one day! Penn State fielded one men’s team (that
finished in 11th place) and one Jack & Jill (co-ed) team that
finished in 1st place!
“This impressive and fresh team
continues to show its enthusiasm at meets, practices, and above all, in
fundraisers,” explains Powell. “These students have split and hauled
enough wood to raise the funds needed to cover their registration and
travel to all their fall events as well as the upcoming spring events.”
In spring 2011, the team plans to attend the Syracuse meet on March 26 and another meet to be hosted by West Virginia.
