MSU hosts the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series April 6 as part of the 61st Annual Midwestern Foresters Conclave.
Top professional and collegiate lumberjacks from all over the Midwest will converge on the Ingham County Fairgrounds in Mason. Winners of the Professional and Collegiate Series competitions will advance to the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series U.S. Championships June 7-9 hosted by The Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
In the Collegiate Series, the participating universities select their best lumberjacks to chop and saw in four disciplines: single buck, standing block chop, stock saw and underhand chop, using professional-sized wood and rules.
After competing in each of the disciplines, the competitor with the most cumulative points will receive a $1,000 scholarship from STIHL for his or her school and advances to the 2013 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Collegiate Championship. Eleven schools will participate in the Midwest Qualifier, including Iowa State, Ohio State and Purdue.