Syracuse.com - SUNY ESF student moves on to national lumberjack competition

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Competitive lumberjack David Andrews, 22, a senior studying aquatics and fisheries science at SUNY ESF, won the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Northeast Qualifier held April 28 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Submitted photoDavid Andrews in the stock saw competition.Competitive lumberjack David Andrews, 22, a senior studying aquatics and fisheries science at SUNY ESF, won the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Northeast Qualifier held April 28 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.Andrews placed first out of 11 competitors chopping and sawing in four disciplines: stock saw, standing block chop, single buck and underhand chop. He advances to the 2012 Collegiate Championship in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on June 3.The winner of that competition will get a spot on the rookie relay team in the 2012 Stihl Timbersports Series World Championship held in Lillehammer, Norway, on Sept. 7-8, along with qualifying for the 2013 Stihl professional series.

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