HCC lumberjacks claim first place at Woodsmen’s Meet

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HCC lumberjacks claim first place at Woodsmen’s Meet

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.

Students from HCC with top finishes included:

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