Congratulations to all the Tipmont linemen who participated at this year’s Indiana Electric Cooperatives Lineman Rodeo — held on Thursday, Aug. 21 and Friday, Aug. 22, at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Ind.
In the team competition, Tipmont dominated the Hurt Man event, as our Linden crew earned first place and our Battle Ground crew nabbed second place. Meanwhile, the Linden crew finished in fifth place overall among competing teams.
Among individual events, Tristen Hoffman grabbed first place in the Hurt Man event and second on the Egg Climb event, Shafer Cox took first place in the Mutual Aid event, and Bo Bouwkamp brought home a third-place finish in the Hurt Man event and third place overall among all individual competitors.
Competing alongside Bo, Shafer and Tristen this year were Christian Guimond, Dusty Manns and Bobby Taylor, Jr. Tipmont was also represented this year by competition judges Cody Hovermale, Matt Lowe and Jason Phillips.
Many thanks to Safety Threads in Brownsburg for sponsoring our team’s gear this year, and another congrats to our guys on their great showing at the Rodeo!
Individual Events
Tristen Hoffman: 1st Hurt Man and 2nd on Egg Climb
Bo Bouwkamp: 3rd Hurt Man and 3rd overall
Shafer Cox: 1st Mutual Aid
Team Events
Linden Team: 1st Hurt Man and 5th overall
Battle Ground Team: 2nd Hurt Man
