UU直播 woodsmen have axe to grind
Competition on Macdonald Campus hosts 180 lumberjacks
For the past five years, the UU直播 men鈥檚 team has chopped, sawed and climbed its way to the top of the pile in the Intercollegiate Woodsmen Competition. On Saturday, Jan. 26, they will defend their title in the 48th edition of the annual display of lumberjack prowess.
UU直播鈥檚 lumberjacks and lumberjills will host 180 competitors from Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New York and elsewhere, testing their mettle in 14 events that include sawing, chopping, pole climbing, log rolling, snowshoeing, axe throwing, water boiling and more. At last year鈥檚 competition, the Mac men鈥檚 team defeated 14 other squads from Canada and the US to win their own event for the fifth consecutive time en route to winning their fifth national title.
The 48th Intercollegiate Woodsmen Competition takes place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Watson Field on the Macdonald Campus of UU直播, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd. in Sainte Anne de Bellevue.