Louisiana Forest Festival 2022

Results

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Photos

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SFA News

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Sylvans, Stephen F. Austin State University’s timbersports team, won its fourth consecutive collegiate title at the Louisiana Forest Festival’s timbersports competition held April 23 in Winnfield, Louisiana.

“We scored 26 points overall, narrowly beating out tough competition from Louisiana Tech University, the University of Arkansas at Monticello and Louisiana State University,” said Dr. Jeremy Stovall, Bone Hill Foundation Distinguished Professor of silviculture and Sylvans faculty advisor at SFA. “Our team did a great job representing SFA.”

The Sylvans took first place in the axe throwing, men’s crosscutting, women’s log chopping, men’s log chopping and men’s single buck crosscutting events. The team earned second, third and fourth places, respectively, in the women’s single buck crosscutting, Jack and Jill crosscutting and women’s crosscutting events.

Established in 1979, the Louisiana Forest Festival celebrates the timber industry’s contributions to the state.

Notes

Thanks to the fine folks at the Louisiana Forest Festival in Winnfield, Louisiana for inviting the Sylvans to compete each year!

Competitions generally use lathed eastern white pine brought in by Mike Slingerland, with sizes apparent in the photos. Square wood is often sweetgum, but sometimes eastern white pine. Time starts with a signal rather than when the teeth of the saw move. Teams may enter either two women or two men in double-buck crosscut sawing, which changed starting 2022 with more women's events. A starter cut is used for single buck usually. Axe throw has more scoring rings than at Conclave. Competitors get four throws, top three count. Bowsaw (some years) is on a lower cant holder than Conclave. Scoring awards are inverse to placing (i.e. 3 points for first if there are three teams). Unlike Conclave, timing out earns no overall points, same as a did not compete. Otherwise rules are very similar to Conclave.