Lumberjack medalists in the ESPN Great Outdoor Games continued their domination in sawing and cutting events at the recent 43rd annual Lumberjack World Championships at Lumberjack Bowl in Hayward, Wisc.
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| J.R. Salzman, left, won his second gold of the Games during the log-rolling event. His sister Tina also won in log rolling. |
New Zealand's Jason Wynyard (gold and bronze medalist) captured his fourth consecutive Tony Wise All-Around Lumberjack title, and Penny Halvorson (gold and silver medalist) of Alma Center, Wis., won her fourth All-Around Lady Jill title.
A highlight of the weekend came on Sunday when Nancy Zalewski of Plymouth, Wis., broke the world record in winning the women's single-buck crosscut sawing event, sawing through a 16-inch white pine block in 14.62 seconds.
In the men's logrolling final, JR Salzman (2003 bronze medalist) defeated Darren Hudson of Nova Scotia (2003 gold medalist) three falls to none. He avenged a loss to Hudson at the Great Outdoor Games in Lake Placid, NY, where Hudson won the gold medal.
Tina Bosworth (2003 gold medalist) defeated Mandy Erdman of La Crosse in the women's logrolling finals, three falls to none. Erdman came back to win the women's boom run later that afternoon.
Jamie Fischer (2003 gold medalist) of Stillwater, Minn., won the men's boom run.
Tony Bush of Kalispell, Mont., won the 60-foot traditional speed climb, and Guy German of Columbus, Neb., won the 90-foot up-and-down climb, his third speed climbing title at the LWC.
Hayward's Dustin Beckwith, who won the 90-foot climb last year, broke a bone in his leg in this year's semifinals on Saturday. He had surgery that night at the Ashland hospital and returned home. He had injured a wrist in the Great Outdoor Games two weeks earlier in Lake Placid, but still competed at the Lumberjack World Championship.
In the amateur logrolling, Lauryn Schroeder, 8, of Hayward took first in the Junior Girls division to win her third title, and her older sister, Alyse, won the Intermediate Girls division to capture her second title.
Another indication of how close the competition was came in Saturday's Jack and Jill semifinals. In the first heat, Alma Center's Rick and Penny Halvorson broke their own world record (7.23 seconds) by sawing through a 20-inch white pine block in 6.90 seconds.
But in the next heat, four sawyer teams broke the record which the Halvorsons had just set: Dion Lane and Alyson Clarke, 6.86; J.P. Mercier and Denise Carlson, 6.74; Dave Jewett and Sheree Taylor, 6.60; and Jason and Karmyn Wynyard, 6.34.
The Halvorsons went on to win the Jack and Jill finals in 6.81 seconds, still ahead of last year's world record.
Nine-time international men's logrolling champ Phil Scott of Nova Scotia was interviewed during Sunday's show. He may be the only person to compete at the Lumberjack World Championship who actually participated in a river log drive as a "river pig." In the mid-1950s, his father brought a log drive down the river every spring, and Phil and his brother, Fred, participated. "It was just an awesome experience," he said.
*** Denotes new world record
Tony Wise All-Around Lumberjack: Jason Wynyard, Massey Auckland, New Zealand.
All-Around Lumberjill: Penny Halvorson, Alma Center, Wis.
Merv Jensen Memorial Sportsmanship Award: Sheree Taylor, New Zealand.
Russ Ellison Memorial Perseverance Award: Chris Fischer, Stillwater, Minn.
Hot Saw: First, Dennis Daun, Round Lake, Ill., 7.23 seconds; second, Dave Jewett, Pittsford, NY, 7.33; third, Dale Ryan, New Zealand, 7.92; fourth, Mike Sullivan, Winsted, CT, 8.04; fifth, Rick Halvorson, Alma Center, 8.16; sixth, David Bolstad, New Zealand, 17.20.
Women's Underhand Chop: First, Peg Engasser, Cortland, NY, 30.09 seconds*** (old record, 30.73 by Penny Halvorson, 1998); second, Alyson Clarke, New Zealand, 31.32; third, Penny Halvorson, 35.08; fourth, Sheree Taylor, 46.20; fifth, Nancy Zalewski, Plymouth, Wis., 50.29.
Men's Standing Chop: First, Jason Wynyard, 24.16 seconds; second, David Bolstad, 25.70; third, Arden Cogar Jr., Charleston, WV, 26.71; fourth, Dale Ryan, New Zealand, 27.08; fifth, Dion Lane, New Zealand, 28.98; sixth, Dave Jewett, 30.46.
Springboard Chop: First, David Bolstad, 42.35 seconds; second, Dale Ryan, 1:02.27; third, Dion Lane, 1:12.14; fourth, Arden Cogar Jr., 1:15.74.
Women's Single Buck: Nancy Zalewski, 14.62 seconds*** (old record, l6.41 by Sheree Taylor, 2001); second, Penny Halvorson, 16.12; third, Sheree Taylor, 16.54; fourth, Karmyn Wynyard, New Zealand, 16.77; fifth, Michele Bolstad, New Zealand, 18.50; sixth, Tina Bosworth, Lake Geneva, Wis., 20.31.
Master's Underhand Chop: First, Napoleon Mercier, St. Etienne, Quebec, 33.69 seconds; second, Dave Stadler, Bemidji, Minn., 34.40; third, Dave Geer, Jewett City, CT, 34.52; fourth, Eddie Fawcett, New Zealand, 37.20; fifth, Rick Halvorson, 38.59; sixth, Gus Carlson, Talmoon, Minn., 42.66; seventh, Cliff Hughes, New Zealand, 43.16; eighth, John Postemski, Windham, CT, 58.33.
Men's Single Buck: First, Jason Wynyard, 11.76 seconds*** (old record 12.18 seconds by Wynyard, 2001); second, Dion Lane, 12.07; third, David Jewett, 12.66; fourth, Carson Bosworth, Lake Geneva, Wis., 18.68; fifth, Arden Cogar Jr., 14.87; sixth, David Bolstad, 15.52.
Jack and Jill Sawing: First, Rick and Penny Halvorson, Alma Center, 6.81 seconds*** (old record, 7.23 by Halvorsons, 2001); second, David Jewett and Sheree Taylor, 6.83; third, Jason and Karmyn Wynyard, 6.87; fourth, Dion Lane and Alyson Clarke, 6.88; fifth, J.P. Mercier, Quebec, and Denise Carlson, Deer River, Minn., 6.97; sixth, Carson and Tina Bosworth, 7.19.
Double Buck Sawing: First, David Jewett and J.P. Mercier, 5.17 seconds*** (old record, 5.72 by Jewett and Mercier, 2001); second, Jason Wynyard and Dion Lane, 5.23; third, David Bolstad and Mike Slingerland (Rockwell, NC), 5.91; fourth, Rick Halvorson and Jeff Crago (Florence, Wis.), 5.99; fifth, Dennis Daun and Carson Bosworth, 6.00; sixth, Arden Cogar Jr. and Mike Sullivan, 6.02.
Men's Underhand Chop: First, Dion Lane, 18.56 seconds; second, David Bolstad, 19.67; third, Jason Wynyard, 21.02; fourth, Dale Ryan, 21.24; fifth, David Jewett, 28.44; sixth, Arden Cogar Jr., 45.75.
Sunday Relay Team: First, Team Taylor, 1:29.59 (60-foot climber Darren Casey, boom runner Jamie Fischer, standing block chopper David Bolstad, underhand chopper Sheree Taylor); second, Team Engasser, 1:31.54 (60-foot climber Tony Bush, boom runner Maggie Bulk, standing chopper Dale Ryan, underhand chopper Peg Engasser); third, Team Halvorson, 1:38.22; fourth, Team Clarke, 1:41.33.
Men's Boom Run: First, Jamie Fischer, Stillwater, Minn., 14.03 seconds; second, JR Salzman, Hayward, 16.65; third, Doug Goodmundsen, Wayzata, Minn., 19.81; fourth, Fred Scheer, Hayward, 23.37; fifth, Jeff Heinemann, 26.84.
Women's Boom Run: First, Mandy Erdman, La Crosse, 18.15 seconds; second, Abby Hoeschler, La Crosse, 19.65; third, Maggie Bulk, La Crosse, 20.12; fourth, Shana Martin, Madison, 29.50; fifth, Elizabeth Hoeschler, La Crosse, 40.81.
Pole Climb, 60 Feet: First, Tony Bush, Kalispell, MT, 14.87 seconds; second, Darren Casey, Nova Scotia, 14.94; third, Cassidy Scheer, Hayward, 14.96; fourth, Guy German, Columbus, NE, 20.32.
Pole Climb, 90 Feet: First, Guy German, 28.05 seconds; second, Tony Bush, 28.76.
Logrolling results
Men's Open: First, JR Salzman, Hayward; second, Darren Hudson, Barrington, Nova Scotia; third, Jamie Fischer, Stillwater; fourth, Brian Duffy, Hayward; fifth, Fred Scheer, Hayward; sixth, Dan McDonough, Branson, MO; seventh, Travis Wells, Hudson; eighth, Hutta Marquardt, Hayward.
Women's Open: First, Tina Bosworth, Lake Geneva, Wis.; second, Mandy Erdman, La Crosse; third, Lizzie Hoeschler, La Crosse; fourth, Jenny Atkinson, Grand Marais, Minn.; fifth, Maggie Bulk, La Crosse; sixth, Abby Hoeschler, La Crosse; seventh, Katie Hoeschler, La Crosse; eighth, Shana Martin, Madison.
Masters: First, Herb Boyle, Marquette, Mich.
Seniors: First, Tom Ogle, Marquette, Mich.; second, Bonnie Wells, Dresser, Wis.; third, Mark Kiser, Hayward.
Semi-Pro Women: First, Ashley Randby, Hayward; second, Katie Rick, Onalaska; third, Tanya Fischer, Stillwater.
Semi-Pro Men: First, Tyler Fischer, Stillwater; second, Alex Waite, Onalaska; third, Buck Willoughby, Iron Mountain, Mich.
Senior Girls: First, Joelle Radtke, Hayward.
Intermediate Girls: First, Alyse Schroeder, Hayward; second, Natalie Radtke, Hayward; third, Jenny Cobb, Hayward.
Intermediate Boys: First, Shane Sabin, Hayward; second, Charlie Shumway, Hayward; third, David Sievert, Hayward.
Junior Girls: First, Lauryn Schroeder, Hayward; second, Sara Jane McNeil, Stone Lake; third, Kathryn Burger, Hayward.
Junior Boys: First, Nick Howarth, Fort Frances, Ontario; second, Jake Peterson, Hayward; third, Zack Briggs, Hayward.
Six and Under: First, Meredith Ingbretson, Hayward; second, Kenadie Sake, Hayward; third, Alec Duffy, Hayward.
