Staff Reports
Stephen F. Austin State University’s timbersports team, the Sylvans, won the collegiate contest during the 39th annual Arkansas State Lumberjack Competition held Oct. 8 in Sheridan, Ark..
In addition to winning the competition, the team won every event in the collegiate division. Sylvans member Reagan Wix of Jefferson, who is majoring in Computer Science, was among the 26 SFA students who participated. Wix is a 2021 JHS graduate.
“We are proud of the Sylvans’ fine showing in Arkansas,” said Dr. Hans Williams, dean of SFA’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture. “Not only has the team competed well, but they have also represented themselves and SFA exceptionally well.”
The team is led by Dr. Jeremy Stovall, SFA professor of silviculture, and achieved a perfect score of 35 points. Competing against the Sylvans, the University of Arkansas at Monticello placed second with 26 points while Louisiana Tech University placed third with 17 points.
The competition was officiated by Ken Bragg, a 1972 graduate of SFA and a member of the Arkansas State House of Representatives. It was organized in part by Karl Hansen, a current employee with Resource Management Service who received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in forestry from SFA in 1977 and 1980, respectively.