Barry Electric takes first in Team Division in AMEC Lineman's Rodeo
September 18, 2019
Barry Electric Cooperative was represented at the Third Annual AMEC Lineman's Rodeo on Sept. 4 and 5. The local cooperative's linemen were among a total of 48 linemen from nine of Missouri's electric cooperatives to compete.
The Rodeo featured individual and team competitions for apprentice and journeymen linemen, lunch both days, a banquet on Wednesday evening and the awards ceremony on Thursday.
Competitive events included a knowledge test, hurt-man rescue, modified pole climb, equipotential grounding & insulator change out, transformer arrestor change out, and several mystery events that were revealed only days before the event. Barry Electric’s team of linemen brought home first place in the Team Division for the second year in a row. Team members included: Alan McNabb, Brian Robbins and Tim Thompson.
Tim brought home the Individual Journeyman Lineman Championship for the third year in a row with Alan in a close second. Brian had the best time in the Hurt-Man Rescue and came in fifth overall.
Brayden Nelson competed in the Individual Apprentice Events and performed very well for his first lineman rodeo.
For more information, go to: http://www.AMEC.org/content/lineman-rodeo.
Cooperatives participating:
Barry Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Cassville
Black River Electric Cooperative – Fredericktown
Boone Electric Cooperative – Columbia
Cuivre River Electric Cooperative, Inc. – Troy
Laclede Electric Cooperative – Lebanon
Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative – Platte City
West Central Electric Cooperative – Higginsville
White River Valley Electric Cooperative – Branson.
Barry Electric Cooperative was represented at the Third Annual AMEC Lineman's Rodeo on Sept. 4 and 5. The local cooperative's linemen were among a total of 48 linemen from nine of Missouri's electric cooperatives to compete.
The Rodeo featured individual and team competitions for apprentice and journeymen linemen, lunch both days, a banquet on Wednesday evening and the awards ceremony on Thursday.
Competitive events included a knowledge test, hurt-man rescue, modified pole climb, equipotential grounding & insulator change out, transformer arrestor change out, and several mystery events that were revealed only days before the event. Barry Electric’s team of linemen brought home first place in the Team Division for the second year in a row. Team members included: Alan McNabb, Brian Robbins and Tim Thompson.
Tim brought home the Individual Journeyman Lineman Championship for the third year in a row with Alan in a close second. Brian had the best time in the Hurt-Man Rescue and came in fifth overall.
Brayden Nelson competed in the Individual Apprentice Events and performed very well for his first lineman rodeo.
For more information, go to: http://www.AMEC.org/content/lineman-rodeo.
Cooperatives participating:
Barry Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Cassville
Black River Electric Cooperative – Fredericktown
Boone Electric Cooperative – Columbia
Cuivre River Electric Cooperative, Inc. – Troy
Laclede Electric Cooperative – Lebanon
Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative – Platte City
West Central Electric Cooperative – Higginsville
White River Valley Electric Cooperative – Branson.