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5 Competition Schedule NOTE: Times are approximate and subject to change

TTHURSDAY,HURSDAY, JJULYULY 229:9: QQUARTERFINALUARTERFINAL CCOMPETITIONOMPETITION 8 AM Amateur Logrolling 7 PM Intermission (estimated time) 11:30 AM Chopping & Sawing Qualifi ers 90’ Speed Climb 3 PM Men’s Boom Pre-Qualifi ers Men’s Singlebuck Women’s Boom Pre-Qualifi ers Women’s Logrolling 5:50 PM Opening Ceremonies Jack & Jill Double Buck 90’ Speed Climb 60’ Speed Climb Men’s Logrolling Men’s Logrolling Jill & Jill Double Buck 60’ Speed Climb Underhand Chop Women’s Underhand Chop 90’ Speed Climb Women’s Boom Run Men’s Boom Run Standing Chop Team Relay Women’s Single Buck 8:30 PM Finish (estimated time) Springboard Chop Master’s Underhand Chop FFRIDAY,RIDAY, JJULYULY 330:0: SSEMIFINALEMIFINAL CCOMPETITIONOMPETITION 8 AM Amateur Logrolling Master’s Underhand Chop 11:30 AM Novice Men’s and Women’s 7 PM Intermission (estimated time) Chopping & Sawing Qualifi ers 90’ Speed Climb Pro Men’s and Women’s Men’s Singlebuck Chopping & Sawing Qualifi ers Women’s Logrolling 5:50 PM Opening Ceremonies Jack & Jill Double Buck Hot Saw 90’ Speed Climb 60’ Speed Climb Men’s Logrolling Men’s Logrolling Jill & Jill Double Buck 60’ Speed Climb Underhand Chop Women’s Underhand Chop 90’ Speed Climb Women’s Boom Run Men’s Boom Run Standing Chop Team Relay Women’s Single Buck 8:30 PM Finish (estimated time) Springboard Chop SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULYULY 331:1: FFINALINAL CCOMPETITIONOMPETITION 11 AM Professional Logrolling 90’ Speed Climb - 3rd & 4th 1 PM Throw Master’s Underhand Chop - Final 3 PM Professional Logrolling 7 PM Intermission (estimated time) 4 PM Novice Men’s Single Buck - Final 60’ Speed Climb - 1st & 2nd Novice Men’s Underhand Chop - Final Men’s Singlebuck - Final Jack & Jill Double Buck - Final 5:50 PM Opening Ceremonies Master’s Double Buck - Final Hot Saw - Final Women’s Logrolling - 3rd & 4th Men’s Logrolling-3rd & 4th Double Buck - Final 60’ Speed Climb - 3rd & 4th 90’ Speed Climb - 1st & 2nd Women’s Underhand Chop - Final Men’s Boom Run - Final Men’s Logrolling - 1st & 2nd Women’s Logrolling -1st & 2nd Standing Chop - Final Jill & Jill Double Buck - Final Women’s Boom Run - Final Underhand Chop - Final Women’s Single Buck - Final Team Relay - Final Springboard Chop - Final 8:30 PM Finish (estimated time) Follow, share and tag us!

@lumberjackworldchampionships @lumberjackchamps @lumberjackChmps 7 Festival Grounds Schedule NOTE: Times are approximate and subject to change TTHURSDAY,HURSDAY, JJULYULY 2299 – QQUARTERFINALUARTERFINAL CCOMPETITIONOMPETITION 11:30 am LWC Festival Grounds Open to Ticket Holders, Swinging Axe Beer Tent open, Food & Unique Vendors, All Day Family Fun, Try Logrolling! 12:30 pm Qualifying Competitions 2:30 pm Foam fi rst 250 kids 12 & under 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Happy Hour & Live Music – Swinging Axe Beer Tent, Happy Hour Giveaways 5:45 pm Opening Ceremonies 6:00 pm Professional Quarterfi nal Competition FFRIDAY,RIDAY, JJULYULY 3300 – SSEMIFINALEMIFINAL CCOMPETITIONOMPETITION Koozies to the fi rst 250 adults, 18 and over, during Happy Hour Courtesy of Northern Lakes Coop 11:30 am LWC Festival Grounds Open to Ticket Holders, Swinging Axe Beer Tent open, Food & Unique Vendors, All Day Family Fun, Try Logrolling! 12:30 pm Qualifying Competitions 3:00pm – 5:00 pm Happy Hour – Swinging Axe Beer Tent – Live Music by Molly & the Danger Band Register to win a Twisted Tea acoustic guitar courtesy of Sam Adams & Truly 5:45 pm Opening Ceremonies 6:00 pm Professional Semi-Final Competition SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULYULY 3311 – FFINALINAL WWORLDORLD CCHAMPIONSHIPHAMPIONSHIP CCOMPETITIONOMPETITION 8:00 am Lumberjack Run 5K Run/Walk – Lumberjack Bowl Get your group together & REGISTER NOW! 11:30 am LWC Festival Grounds Open to Ticket Holders, Swinging Axe Beer Tent open, Food & Unique Vendors, All Day Family Fun, Try Logrolling! 1:00 pm Novice Finals & Competitions 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Happy Hour & Live Music – Swinging Axe Beer Tent - Live Music by Steve Beguhn, American Idol Finalist; Register to win a Coleman Cooler courtesy of Shiner Bock 5:45 pm Opening Ceremonies 6:00 pm World Championship Finals Competition 6 turned pro at the age of 15. #49 Livi Pappadopoulos was 8 years old. He was the She claimed the title of Wom- This Boom Run champion and took en’s Logrolling Champion in 19-year- 3rd in Logrolling at LWC last 2016. Placing 2nd in 2019, she old log- year. hopes to claim redemption. roller has already #62 Will Hoeschler #42 Adam LaSalle claimed This Adam two World light- started Titles in ning fast in timber her fi rst competi- sports two years tor holds through as a Pro, Boom the col- 2018, Run titles legiate 2019. She is looking to com- in 2009, ranks. plete this season with another 2010, He was win for a 3-peat. Up to this 2011, and the 2009 point, she has not lost a single 2016. He Collegiate match in her 4 years of being set the Champion a Pro. world record in 2011 with a and now competes in the pro time of :12.266 – which still ranks. A by trade, #51 Katie Burke stands today. He won the 2016 he has been competing since This pro- Logrolling title. Placing 3rd in 2004. fessional the Boom Run in 2019. Logroller #44 Connor Birdsong and Boom #63 Claudia Duffy This Runner This Logrolling has been Hayward and Boom involved in competi- Running the sport tor comes athlete since from a was the 1992. In long histo- 2017 US 2018, she ry of world Logroll- placed champi- ing Open 2nd in the Boom Run with her ons. Her Champion quick footwork. This year she is father, and placed looking toward her fi rst World Brian, is 3rd in Title. a 5-time Men’s Logrolling at LWC the Logrolling World Champion. In same year. In 2018, he placed #57 Tanner Hallett 2019, Claudia was 3rd in the 2nd in Logrolling and 4th in He began Logrolling at the Boom Run. Watch her carry on 2019. age of 5. He holds 6 amateur the family tradition and go for Logrolling titles. Tanner won the title this year. #48 Mike Sullivan the 2018 Men’s Logrolling This Lumberjack World World Title, and he placed 2nd #64 Emily Christopherson Champion in 2019. Watch Tanner as he Emily has been uses his experience to try and has been compet- claim another World Title. active ing for 32 in water years. #59 Anthony Polentini sports Mike Anthony most of holds 9 is a senior her life and world titles at Arrow- her favorite in the Hot head Se- is Logroll- Saw. In nior High ing. Plac- 2019, Mike School. ing 4th in placed 1st He has 2018 and in the Hot Saw and Axe Throw. been 3rd in 2019, watch for Emily to competing battle into the fi nals and collect since he her fi rst World Title.

60 #68 TJ Bexten Climb. In 2019, he placed 3rd #96 Haley Penning TJ has in both. Haley started competing been when she was 8 years old. competing #87 Claire Keech She was Women’s Semi-Pro in timber This 17-year-old Logroller is Logrolling Champion in 2015 sports in her fi rst and 2016. Last year Haley since season placed 9th in Women’s Pro 1998. His competing Logrolling. favorite as a pro- event is fessional #97 Andrew Jensen the Hot at LWC. This competitor is a - Saw where After a jack by trade and has placed he fi nished successful 1st in the Novice Underhand 7th in 2019 at LWC. He is amateur Chop in 2015. He placed 4th in a timber faller by trade and career and the 60ft and 90ft Speed Climb returns for the competition and a great in 2019. His favorite LWC the atmosphere of the event. start to memory is climbing against her Pro career, fi nishing 2nd in Derek Knutson for 3rd place in #74 Tracie Henning the fi rst two logrolling competi- the 60ft Speed Climb. Tracie tions, she looks toward her fi rst says the World Title at LWC. #98 Mel Lentz highlight (The King of the ) of her #91 Charlie Fenton Mel started competing in career was Charlie 1970. He winning in is a com- is the win- Sydney, petitor who ner of six Australia competes Stihl titles. on the US in all He holds Women’s disciplines multiple Relay of lum- world titles Team. She berjack- in Spring- and her partner Stephanie ing. His board Naud placed second in 2019 standout Chop, in the Jill & Jill. She is a fi erce discipline Single competitor and loves the atmo- is the Buck, Hot sphere here in Hayward. Boom Run, winning titles in Saw, Standing Block Chop and 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2019. Underhand. #81 Warrick Hallett Watch for him to add a 5th title This to his resume. #102 Abby Delany fi erce This competitor #94 Chas Haas talented competed Chas athlete for the started holds US in the competing 6 LWC Stihl World in 2017. titles in Team His career the Boom Event in highlight: Run, 2011 and traveling to including 2012. At France to last year, LWC, he compete in and set won the Master’s Underhand the Rookie the world Chop in 2010, 2016, and 2018, World record of 13:98 seconds in placing 4th in 2019. Cham- 2011. Owner and operator of pionships. Single Sawing is Key Logrolling, she promotes #82 Tom (Turbo) Lancaster favorite timber sport and the Logrolling by This competitor has the camaraderie is his favorite part and selling synthetic logs. power of a champion sawyer of LWC. and the agility of a world class speed climber. In 2018, Tom won the 90 ft Speed Climb and placed 3rd in the 60 ft Speed

61 2021 Competitor Profi les LWC Top-Seeded Competitors

#1 Matt Cogar the All-Around title in 2018 athlete in all disciplines. Last Matt and placed 1st in the Double year he placed 7th in the was intro- Buck, with partner Matt Cogar, Men’s All-Around, with a 1st duced to in 2019. place in the 90ft Climb and 1st lumberjack in the 60ft Climb. He placed sports #5 Nate Hodges 2nd in the Boom Run in 2018. through A his father, newcomer #10 Derek Knutson Paul. A to timber This natural sports, talented in the Nathan climber sport, Matt has won is no placed titles in the stranger to 1st in the All-Around in 2019 Spring- competi- and won the Standing Chop, board and tion, he Underhand Chop and Double Standing holds the Buck Sawing events. Chop 2014 60ft in the Speed #3 Cassidy Scheer Sydney Shows. Placing 1st in Climb Scheer the Men’s Single Buck in 2019, World is the this will be Nate’s 3rd year Title. In 2019, he placed 5th in 2019 Stihl competing at LWC. the 60ft Climb and 10th in the Cham- Men’s All-Around Competition. pion and #6 Dave Jewett is one of In 2019, #11 – Martha King the fastest he placed Martha climbers 2nd in the is our competing. Single Tony Wise He holds Buck, and All-Around seven 60ft won the Champion and three Jack & from 2019, 90ft Speed Climb World titles. Jill with with that In 2019, he took 2nd in the 60ft partner she also and 3rd in Men’s All-Around. Lindsey won the He is the only competitor to be Daun, Women’s competing in every event this making Single year. that their 9th title, 2010, 2012- Buck 2019. Jewett and Daun, hold and the Women’s Underhand #4 Jason Lentz the world record in the Jack & Chop. Watch for King to have This Jill at 6.00 second, 2010. another standout year in the com- women’s fi eld. petitor’s #7 Caleb Graves lineage in Caleb #12 Erin LaVoie the timber started This sports competing lumber- stretches in 2005, jill was back since then the fi rst thorough he has woman 11 gen- gone from to win the erations of a Logroller Women’s competi- and Boom Under- tors. His favorite thing about Runner to hand Chop competing here is carrying on a well- in the the Lentz tradition. Jason won rounded Sydney,

58 Australia show. Erin won the Denise Ott, she set the world He is the Tony Wise All-Around in 2016 record in the Jill & Jill in 2015. 2019 Nov- and 2018, while placing 2nd They also placed 3rd in the ice Men’s in 2019. LaVoie also won the 2019. Underhand Jill & Jill with partner Kate Wit- Champion. kowski in 2018 and 2019. #20 Denise Ott He looks The love to add to #13 Kate Witkowski of compet- his resume In 2019, ing came as he Kate from this competes placed com- in the 60ft 3rd in the petitor’s Speed Climb, Men’s Under- Tony Wise father, Gus hand, Novice Single Buck, All-Around Carlson, a Men’s Standing Block Chop, with a 2nd well-known Double Buck, and Axe Throw. place fi n- timber ish in the sports #29 Ben Hansen Women’s champion. This Single Denise has been competing Hayward, Buck and for 36 years and is a well- WI native a 1st place in the Jill & Jill with respected competitor. works at partner, Erin LaVoie, adding to Future their 2018 Jill & Jill win. #25 Kelly Kerrigan Kelly Corp. #15 Lindsay Daun has been Compet- Lindsay took home the All- compet- ing since Around title in 2015 at LWC ing for 6 2010, and holds the world record years and Ben was in the Jack and Jill, 6.00 has been the 2013 seconds, with partner, Dave a two-time Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Jewett. Together they hold 9 member of Champion. Look for Ben to titles in the Jack & Jill, can they the US Re- give it his all at this year’s make this year the 10th? lay Team. LWC. While #17 Nancy Zalewski some #35 Shana Verstegen Nancy competitors use chalk on their This holds the ax handle for grip, Kelly uses talented world re- dirt that she brings with her athlete cord in the with from Preston, CT where started Women’s she trains. competing Single in 1989 Buck at #27 Alexandria Miller and holds 11.43 Alexandira competed in 2 Logroll- seconds, the Stihl ing World set in 2017. Series Titles, Nancy also winning 2008 and holds the the Stock 2012, and unprecedented Women’s All- Saw and 2 Boom Running World Titles, Around title for 10 years. Can placing 2008 and 2009. Shauna looks she make it 11? 9th overall to add to her legacy in 2021. in the fi rst #18 Andrea Card Women’s #41 Ellie Davenport This ath- Stihl Se- As an lete comes ries. She avid Boom to us from loves com- Runner Santa peting in Hayward because and Log- Rosa, CA the crowd enjoys and appreci- roller, Ellie where she ates what the competitors are started is a fi tness doing. Logroll- instruc- ing as an tor. Along #28 Darby Hand amateur with her Darby is a successful speed at the age partner, climber, chopper and sawyer. of 13 and 59 The Board of Directors DJ Aderman - President Mike Brown Paul Eckerline Eric Maki Mike Mandli Kathie Pautsch Jeff Tumbleson

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