HCC lumberjacks take second at competition
The Haywood Community College Woodsmen’s Team took second place at the 2016 John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet this month, with students placing in 14 of the 16 events held that day.
Drawing more than 1,000 spectators, the event was held at the Cradle of Forestry in America and tested competitors from 10 different colleges and universities — including HCC and Western Carolina University — in everything from tree identification to log-splitting.
HCC’s top finishes included five first-place finishes. Morgan Davis took first in both women’s axe throw and women’s underhand speed chop; Anthony Ledbetter and Amelia MacDonald took first in dendrology; David Glenn took first place in men’s pole climb and Sean Bogin took first place in men’s bolt split.
WCU’s team also made a showing, placing first in the quiz bowl for the second consecutive year as well as first in archery and third in dendrology. Overall WCU placed eighth out of 10 teams.
