More than 86 linemen from 15 of Kentucky’s electric co-ops traveled to London, Kentucky last week to compete in the 13th annual Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives Lineman’s Rodeo. The two-day event gave the lineman the opportunity to show off their skills in hopes of bringing home the main trophy.
In the end, it was the host Jackson Energy that took home the big prize. A full list of winners is below.
“This was our first time hosting the rodeo,” said Carol Wright, President & CEO of Jackson Energy. “We were so pleased to see so many of our co-ops come out for this event.”
The competition featured both team and individual events.
“It’s a good working tool for keeping safe,” said Michael Ramsey, a lineman from South Kentucky RECC. “Speed matters, but it’s not the main thing. Safety’s an issue, and the more we concentrate on that, the more people who are going to go home safe every day. And that’s the best part of the rodeo.”
Here are highlights from the event:
| FINAL RESULTS FOR AWARDS CEREMONY | ||||||
| SENIOR EVENTS | ||||||
| HURTMAN | ||||||
| CO-OP | NAME | SCORE | TIME | |||
| FIRST PLACE | Owen Electric | Orman Glass | 100 | 02:09:006 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Owen Electric | Tony Dempsey | 100 | 02:16:088 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | South Kentucky | Michael Ramsey | 100 | 02:40:066 | ||
| MYSTERY 1 – Security Light Change | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Shelby Energy | Michael Nethery | 100 | 06:29:075 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Owen Electric | Tony Dempsey | 100 | 06:32:025 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Clark Energy | Barney Toy | 100 | 06:49:069 | ||
| MYSTERY 2 – Lineman Assembly | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Shelby Energy | Michael Nethery | 100 | 04:57:003 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Owen Electric | Orman Glass | 100 | 06:05:066 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Clark Energy | Barney Toy | 100 | 08:06:081 | ||
| MYSTERY 3 – Skills Climb | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Shelby Energy | Michael Nethery | 100 | 08:33:062 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Owen Electric | Orman Glass | 100 | 08:46:097 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Clark Energy | Barney Toy | 98 | 10:25:056 | ||
| INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYMEN EVENTS | ||||||
| HURTMAN | ||||||
| CO-OP | NAME | SCORE | TIME | |||
| FIRST PLACE | Jackson Energy | Gerard Lakes | 100 | 01:28:050 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Jackson Energy | Royce Baker | 100 | 01:29:069 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Jackson Energy | Jon Tillery | 100 | 01:30:056 | ||
| MYSTERY 1 – Light Change | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Owen Electric | Tony Bach | 100 | 04:44:043 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Jackson Energy | Royce Baker | 100 | 05:23:094 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Clark Energy | Kevin Vance | 100 | 05:29:003 | ||
| MYSTERY 2 – Lineman Assembly | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Clark Energy | Christopher Keyton | 100 | 04:11:098 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | West Kentucky | Zachary Underhill | 100 | 04:29:024 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Clark Energy | Kevin Vance | 100 | 04:43:006 | ||
| MYSTERY 3 – Skills Climb | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Clark Energy | Richard Steele | 100 | 05:49:036 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Blue Grass Energy | Tim Hembree | 100 | 06:04:056 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Owen Electric | Tony Bach | 100 | 06:20:054 | ||
| APPRENTICE EVENTS | ||||||
| HURTMAN | ||||||
| CO-OP | NAME | SCORE | TIME | |||
| FIRST PLACE | Jackson Energy | Daniel Henson | 100 | 01:47:081 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Jackson Energy | Tyler Riley | 100 | 02:10:003 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Warren | Jake Hall | 100 | 02:28:088 | ||
| MYSTERY 1 – Light Change | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Fleming Mason | Tommy Parks | 100 | 06:12:087 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Warren | Jake Hall | 100 | 06:45:002 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Jackson Energy | Daniel Henson | 100 | 06:46:066 | ||
| MYSTERY 2 – Lineman Assembly | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Jackson Energy | Daniel Henson | 100 | 05:01:003 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Clark Energy | Ben Combs | 100 | 05:09:065 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Kenergy | Lucas Smith | 100 | 05:23:040 | ||
| MYSTERY 3 – Skills Climb | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Clark Energy | Ben Combs | 100 | 07:40:066 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Grayson RECC | Tony Brewer | 100 | 08:41:087 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Jackson Energy | Daniel Henson | 100 | 08:42:010 | ||
| FINAL RESULTS – PAGE TWO | ||||||
| TEAM EVENTS | ||||||
| HURTMAN | ||||||
| FINISHING PLACE | CO-OP | NAMES | SCORE | TIME | ||
| FIRST PLACE | Jackson Energy 3 | Brent Johnson, Royce Baker, Kris Cunigan | 100 | 01:36.92 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Fleming Mason | Anthony Marshall, Kevin McCarty, Colt McKenzie | 100 | 01:45.53 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Jackson Energy 2 | Jon Tillery, Marlon Coffey, Daniel Henson | 100 | 01:45.78 | ||
| MYSTERY 1 – Cross Arm Change | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Jackson Energy 2 | Jon Tillery, Marlon Coffey, Daniel Henson | 100 | 07:17.32 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Owen Electric 3 | Tony Bach, James Juett, Charlie Colligan | 100 | 07:34.12 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | West Kentucky | Geoffrey Beck, Zachary Underhill, Jeremy Swift | 100 | 07:37.56 | ||
| MYSTERY 2 – Crew Medley | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Jackson Energy 1 | Gererd Lakes, Andy Bales, Tyler Riley | 100 | 07:59.72 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Jackson Energy 2 | Jon Tillery, Marlon Coffey, Daniel Henson | 100 | 08:17.29 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Shelby Energy 1 | Tyler Workman, Benji Bohannon, Brandon Keyton | 100 | 09:23.56 | ||
| MYSTERY 3 – Wire Down | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Fleming Mason | Anthony Marshall, Kevin McCarty, Colt McKenzie | 100 | 08:27.77 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Jackson Energy 1 | Gererd Lakes, Andy Bales, Tyler Riley | 100 | 08:35.14 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Owen Electric 3 | Tony Bach, James Juett, Charlie Colligan | 100 | 08:47.78 | ||
| OVERALL | ||||||
| SENIOR | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Shelby Energy | Michael Nethery | 400 | 22:45.40 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Owen Electric | Orman Glass | 400 | 24:37.48 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Owen Electric | Tony Dempsey | 398 | 28:31.04 | ||
| INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYMEN | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Clark Energy | Christopher Keyton | 400 | 18:31.56 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Jackson Energy | Marlon Coffey | 400 | 19:51.40 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Blue Grass Energy | Tim Hembree | 400 | 20:30.61 | ||
| APPRENTICE | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Jackson Energy | Daniel Henson | 400 | 22:17.60 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Blue Grasss | Dewayne Holcomb | 400 | 26:34.82 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | Kenergy | Lucas Smith | 400 | 26:56.83 | ||
| TEAM | ||||||
| FIRST PLACE | Jackson Energy 2 | Jon Tillery, Marlon Coffey, Daniel Henson | 400 | 27:06.99 | ||
| SECOND PLACE | Jackson Energy 1 | Gererd Lakes, Andy Bales, Tyler Riley | 400 | 27:21.23 | ||
| THIRD PLACE | West Kentucky | Geoffrey Beck, Zachary Underhill, Jeremy Swift | 400 | 30:35.27 | ||