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HCC lumberjacks claim first place at Woodsmen’s Meet

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Wednesday, April 03, 2019
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.    

 

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Lumberjack Competition

Students from HCC with top finishes included: 

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