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History
In 1973 faculty member Glenn Swant proposed to
Athletic Director Larry Carr-Braint that Fleming College
(Frost Campus) send a team to participate in the annual
Woodsmen Competition hosted at McGill University (Macdonald
College) in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. Frank Hermer
(Dendrology and Mensuration professor) accepted the coaching
challenge and Fleming competed in their first competition
at the McGill University in 1974. With very little experience,
the Fleming Woodsmen team managed a respectable result.
The Woodsmen program continued to develop
to the point where Fleming gained the confidence to propose
hosting an annual competition in Lindsay, Ontario. In
1981 professor Dave Long and Athletic Director Steve McLaughlin
traveled to the University of New Brunswick to observe
their competition hosting requirements. On November 20th,
1982 Fleming College hosted its first Woodsmen competition.
The Fleming “Loggersports” competition is
now one of the largest College / University events on
the competitive circuit. In 1991 and 2001 Fleming hosted
a “Pro Meet” in conjunction with the student
competition.
Since 1974 Fleming has participated
at many competitions including annual events at the University
of New Brunswick, McGill University and Nova Scotia Agricultural
College as well as, trips to Finger Lakes Community College,
Penn State University and the University of Maine. In
addition to formal competitions, the Fleming Loggersports
Team does “Lumberjack” demonstrations across
Ontario: International Plowing Match, Harbourfront Festival
in Toronto, Canada Day celebrations in Oshawa & Bancroft,
Fairs in Lindsay, Huntsville & Port Hope and a Conservation
Authority show in Hamilton.
Over the years, the Fleming program has
undergone numerous name changes from Woodsmen in 1974
to Timbersports in 1986 to the present “Fleming
Loggersports Team” in 2002. The changes were made
primarily to remove the gender bias and keep current with
the trends. Fleming has been fortunate to have coaches
over the years that have committed to the growth and development
of both the sport and student athlete. Thanks to Frank
Hermer, Dave Long, Dave Hendry, Debbie & Bill Yarnell,
Bill Deba, Dale LeBritton, Brian Broughton, Kris Starr
and Anne Derry the Fleming Loggersports program continues
to thrive.
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Contact
Information
Jane Bolin
Athletic Director
PO Box 8000
Lindsay, Ontario
K9V 5E6
Phone: (705) 324-9144 ext. 3454
Fax: (705) 878-9316
jbolin@flemingc.on.ca
Team Roster
FAll 2011
Men's 1
Ryan Boeshe
Eric Cummings
Clarke Ellah
Trent Haggarty
Cody Skelly
Fraser Thuss
Jacob Outram - spare
Men's 2
Stee Cooper
Josh Culbertson
Ryley Hedges
Neil McNalty
Brogan Scaiff
Stefan Walker-Adamec
Tommy Campbell - spare
Women's 1
Melissa Deciantis
Liza Magee
Jaclyn Ramsay
Lyndsey Suchiu
Lauren Tulk
Bonnie Jean Ward
Claudia Gross - spare
Women's 2
Bobbi Fisher
Mamie Hay
Amber LeDrew
Emma Lewis
Lily Wettlaufer
Candice Williams
Coaches
Shawn Corrigan (Head Coach)
Jake Prohaska (Assistant Coach)
Nick Hall (Assistant Coach)
Justin Perron (Assistant Coach)
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