Timberbeast 2013

The Penn State Mont Alto Woodsmen Team had a great day at the 2013 Timberbeast hosted by Virginia Tech Forestry Club – First Place! Nine teams competed (VA Tech & Alumni, NC State, U Tenn., PSU, WVU, Warren Wilson, and Haywood CC) in 15 events including academic events (wildlife ID, wood ID, photogrammetry, dendrology and  DBH estimation) and physical events (orienteering, water boil, team log roll, pulpwood toss for distance, bolt split, bowsaw, crosscut, speed chop, and chain saw). The team travels next to Haywood Community College in Clyde, NC on April 13-14 to the Mid-Atlantic Woodsmen’s Meet.

Mid-Atlantic Qualifier

On the second, drier, day of the Woodsmen's Weekend at Mont Alto, the Mid-Atlantic Qualifier for the Stihl Timbersports Series was fought. This time both professional and collegiate athletes competed. It was a great time for the students to get pointers from the pros. The crowd really enjoyed the event.





The collegiate results were:

1.  Daniel Jones, Haywood CC.
2.  Tim Benedict, Penn State, University Park
3.  Seth Morris, Penn State Mont Alto.

Tyler Wakefield did a great job rounding out the field! It was great to see Mont Alto alum, and current pro, Tom Oliver competing.

Mid-Atlantic Woodsmen's Meet

It happened again! When Penn State Mont Alto lasted hosted the meet in 2005 it rained all day. This past Saturday (April 16), it rained even harder with stronger winds and thunder. Yet, the meet went off without a hitch, or injury! And everyone had a great time!

Congratulations to everyone who participated! The final standings were:

1. Haywood Community College
2. Penn State Mont Alto
3. Montgomery Community College
4. Allegheny College of Maryland
5. Pennsylvania College of Technology

Practicing for the Mid-Atlantic Woodsmen's Meet

Our team is practicing hard! We hope to see you there April 16 and 17 at Penn State Mont Alto.

10th Annual Mid-Atlantic Woodsmen's Meet

You're Invited!!
April 16 and 17 at Penn State Mont Alto 

Mid-Atlantic Woodsmen’s Meet
and
STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Collegiate and Professional Series Mid-Atlantic Qualifier
(Click here for details.)

ORDER OF EVENTS
April 16, 2011

• 7:00 Breakfast for competitors. Team station setup / archery practice
• 8:00 Dendrology and Archery
• 9:00  Welcome & Opening Ceremony
• 9:10  Team pulp toss, single buck, dot split, pulp toss, and belayed speed climb
• 9:10  Team log roll
• 9:30  Pole fell
• 10:30 Bolt split
• 11:00 Water boil
• 11:30  Horizontal speed chop (female)
• 12:00 Lunch
• 1:00 Axe throw, pole climb
• 2:00 Dot split finals
• 2:15 Cross cut saw events
• 3:00 Horizontal speed chop
• 3:30 Chain Saw
• 4:30 Woodsmen's grand finale relay
• 5:00 Competition field clean up
• 5:30 Banquet/awards ceremony for competitors

 

Stihl Timbersports Collegiate

Kevin Braun represented Penn State Mont Alto in the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Mid-Atlantic Championship. He competed in the following events: Underhand chop, Stock saw, Standing block, and Single buck. Kevin came in third overall in a very strong field.


Congratulations to winner Matt Slingerland of Montgomery Community College, who will go on to the National Championship!

Mont Alto Woodsmen Win Mid-Atlantic

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The Penn State Mont Alto Woodsmen Team won the Mid-Atlantic meet help at Allegany College of Maryland against a strong field. If everyone looks sunburned in this picture, it's because they are! It was a beautiful, sunny day! All the members of the team made great contributions. Martha King was outstanding. As the team's only female competitor she won several of the women's events.

Watch this video composite of the events.

Alumni Still Have the Touch for Woodsmen's Competition Events

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Originally uploaded by P_Linehan.Alumni at the Penn State Mont Alto Reunion tried out Woodsmen's Competition events during the reunion on June 21st.

Coach Craig Houghton looks on as Paul Shogren and Jerry Klancer do the crosscut.

More Crosscutting.

Ken Swisher doing the bolt split.

Congratulations Woodsmen's Team

On April 12th the Mont Alto Woodsmen's Team won the Mid-Atlantic meet at Haywood Community College in Clyde, NC. Here are the final team scores:

MONT ALTO 140
HAYWOOD CC 91
MONTGOMERY CC 48
PENN COLLEGE 26
ALLEGANY COLLEGE OF MD 18

This win showed a strong team effort by all involved. Also, congratulations to Chance Yeckley who came in second in the Stihl Collegiate Qualifying competition.

Woodsmen Team Show for Road Scholars

The Mont Alto Woodsmen's Team demonstrated Woodsmen's events for the visiting "Road Scholars" tour on Monday evening (5/14). This is an annual event for new Penn State faculty from all of the Univeristy's campuses to learn more about the Commonwealth over a three day tour of various locations. President Graham Spanier tries the two-man crosscut with Darren Krebs while other team members look on.
Here are articles in the local newspapers:
The Herald-Mail online and the Waynesboro Record Herald.

Woodsmen Team Victorious

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The Penn State Mont Alto Woodsmen Team handily won the Mid-Atlantic meet held Saturday, April 14 at the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge, VA. against five other collegiate teams.

All fourteen competitors placed or ribboned in one or more events. Events included axe throw, archery, bolt split, pole climb, pole fell, chainsaw speed cut, and crosscut.

It was a cold and rainy day, but everyone had a great time. all the competitors showed great sportsmanship and no one was hurt. Thanks to the folds at Dabney S. Lancaster for hosting the event!

Bolt Split

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Sara Merrill competes in the bolt split event.

Crosscut

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Chris Peiffer and Glenn Werner on crosscut.

Stihl Timbesports Collegiate Competition

Tom Oliver competed as Mont Alto's representative to the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Series competition at the Mid-Atlantic Woodsmen's meet at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge, VA. Tom came in second overall in a field of five.

Tom was interviewed for ESPN-U cable channel. They are planning a show on the collegiate competitions in July.

Congratulations, Tom!