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SFA Sylvans win fifth consecutive Lumberjack Competition

Sarah Fuller, forestry and agriculture outreach coordinator
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October 10, 2019
SFA Sylvans team members Ian Erickson and John Mike Arnett participate in the crosscut saw competition.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s timbersports team, the Sylvans, won a fifth consecutive collegiate title during the annual Arkansas State Lumberjack Competition held during Timberfest in Sheridan, Arkansas. Pictured, Sylvans team members Ian Erickson and John Mike Arnett participate in the crosscut saw competition.


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s timbersports team, the Sylvans, won a fifth consecutive collegiate title during the annual Arkansas State Lumberjack Competition held during Timberfest in Sheridan, Arkansas.

SFA students placed first in the double buck crosscut, single buck crosscut, Jack and Jill crosscut, men’s bowsaw, underhand chop and axe throw.

“It matched last year as one of the Sylvans’ most dominant victories in Timberfest competitions,” said Dr. Jeremy Stovall, professor of forestry and Sylvans faculty advisor.

Arkansas House of Representatives member Ken Bragg, an SFA alumnus and past Sylvans president, officiated the competition, which was organized by fellow SFA alumnus Karl Hansen, among others.