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The Women of STIHL Firefighter Combat Challenge Team recently finished 3rd overall in the U.S. Nationals 2009 competition, as well as 3rd overall at The Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge World Championships. The national competition took place Oct. 30-31 in Arlington, Texas and the world competition took place Nov. 16-20 in Las Vegas.
The team was comprised of Hampton Roads firefighters Hope Scott, Stacey Carroll, Kathleen Simpao, Summer Pruette and Vanessa Barrera and led by Alana Cooper, team coordinator.
For their dominance and unparalleled efforts throughout the season, as well as finishing in 1st place at all their competitions leading up to Nationals, the Women of STIHL team was awarded the title of “Grand National Points Champion.”
“This award owes a lot to our support from STIHL. You won’t find such loyal backing from a sponsor like that anywhere else in the country in the women’s division, or even the men’s,” says Cooper. “STIHL’s funding and support of the team enabled the women to travel to several different venues around the country and earn points for each 1st place win.”
“We are proud of our Hampton Roads lady firefighters for their continued effort throughout the year,” said Roger Phelps, promotional communications manager for STIHL Inc. “Their dedication and perseverance is typical of how they approach their profession, and we are happy that we could support their efforts in this great competition.”
More information on the Women of STIHL Combat Challenge Team and STIHL is available at www.stihlusa.com.
About STIHL Inc.
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STIHL Inc. is also pleased to support the Tree Care Industry Association Foundation Student Skills Competition, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Student Career Days, STIHL Dogs and Logs and the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series. Team STIHL athletes include two-time International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) International Tree Climbing Champion Mark Chisholm, bass angler Joe Thomas, and the Big Air and Launch team of Tom Dropik, Tucker and Rocky.
About STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS®
STIHL Inc. is also the official underwriting sponsor of the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS®Series. The series airs throughout the year on the ESPN2 cable network, and the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS®Collegiate Series airs on ESPNU. The STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS®SERIES is the pinnacle event in lumberjack sports. Since 1985 the Series has grown to become the premier showcase of the decades old sport of lumberjacking with competitions held around the world.
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