Three records fall at Lumberjack World Championships in Wisconsin
Two women set three world records at the 66th Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wisconsin, according to UPI.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Axes flew, logs split and three world records dropped in one Saturday at the 66th annual Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wisconsin, according to UPI.
Two women delivered the record-setting moments: Czech competitor Karolina Urbanova, who broke two chopping marks, and Hayward competitor Meredith Ingbertson, who set a new time in the Women's Boom Run.
Urbanova cuts down two records
UPI reported that Urbanova won the Women's Underhand Chop by slicing through 11 inches of white pine in 21.28 seconds. The performance broke the event record.
She then added another record in the Women's Standing Chop, cutting through an 11-inch log in 19.38 seconds, according to the report.
The underhand and standing chop events put competitors in close-quarters battles with timber, where fractions of a second matter and every swing has to count. Urbanova left Hayward with two new marks beside her name.
Hometown speed on the water
Ingbertson gave the home crowd its own record to cheer, UPI reported. The Hayward athlete broke the Women's Boom Run record by racing across a floating boom over the water and returning in 13.78 seconds.
The boom run is a balance-and-speed test, with competitors sprinting over logs or a boom on water. Ingbertson's time gave the championships their third women's world record of the day.
A global field in Hayward
The Lumberjack World Championships drew more than 100 competitors from nine countries and 16 states, according to UPI.
Canadian competitor Stephanie Naud was named the overall women's champion for the second time, according to live results cited by UPI. Naud finished first in the Jack and Jill Cross-Saw, second in the Jill and Jill Cross-Saw and Women's Underhand Chop, and fourth in the Women's Standing Chop and Women's Single Chop.
On the men's side, first-time competitor Brayden Meyer of Australia was named the overall champion. UPI reported that Meyer took first place in Men's Standing Chop, Springboard Chop, Men's Single Buck and Men's Underhand Chop.
The Hayward championships, long known for testing strength, timing and balance, packed its latest edition with international contenders and a record book that needed fresh ink by Saturday night.
This story draws on original reporting from UPI.