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Hundreds attend annual Lumberjack Roundup at ESF
By Bill McMillan
Posted: 4/2/08, 12:16 AM EST Section: News
As Brian Boerjan began to chop at his log, he swung his axe, cutting through his shoes and into his foot, rather than the wood.
This one stray swing of the axe in the hard-hit, an event in which a competitor chops at a piece of wood horizontally, added extra excitement to the third Annual East Coast Lumberjack Roundup Saturday.
"When I finish my last event I'm going to the hospital," said Boerjan a sophomore wildlife science major in State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. "I probably need like three stitches in my foot."
The third Annual East Cost Lumberjack Roundup was hosted by SUNY-ESF, with an audience of hundreds.
The free event showcased numerous schools, including Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC), SUNY Cobleskill and Paul Smith's College, in events similar to The Great Outdoor Games on ESPN.
Paul Smith's College was the overall winner in both the men's and women's events, with 1150.56 and 1063.58 points, respectively.
"They won a trophy," said Ian Freeburg, the captain of the ESF Woodsmen Team, of the winning team. "And the bragging rights for a whole year I guess."
"The individual event winners from women's and men's events won a mug," he said.
FLCC took home second place for the men's team with 914.46 points, and ESF's women's team took second with 914.22 points.
Events were divided into four categories: Team, singles, doubles and triples, according to the ESF Woodsmen Web site. A team of woodsmen consists of either six males (jacks), six females (jills) or three males and three females.
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