2026 Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo Held June 5-6 in Florence, Alabama
The Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo was held June 5-6 at McFarland Park in Florence, Ala. Hosted by City of Florence Utilities, over 300 lineworkers from across the Valley competed in apprentice, team, individual journeyman, and senior competitions. Congratulations to the following winners for an exceptional showcase of skill at this year's rodeo:
Apprentice Results
Written Test
1st Place 85 - Jackson Reed - Huntsville Utilities
2nd Place75 - Austin Nowakowski - Huntsville Utilities
3rd Place 118 - Gary Williams - Huntsville Utilities
Hurtman Rescue
1st Place 99 - Jacob Stewart - CDE Lightband
2nd Place34 - Trey Hatch - Jackson Energy Authority
3rd Place 23 - Austin Crawford - Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
A3 Polymer Insulator Change
1st Place 34 - Trey Hatch - Jackson Energy Authority
2nd Place119 - Carson Winchester - Jackson Energy Authority
3rd Place 75 - Austin Nowakowski - Huntsville Utilities
B5 Jack Jumper
1st Place 66 - Tyler McClendon - Middle Tennessee Electric
2nd Place34 - Trey Hatch - Jackson Energy Authority
3rd Place 16 - Preston Campbell - Middle Tennessee Electric
A6 Polymer Bell Changeout
1st Place 66 - Tyler McClendon - Middle Tennessee Electric
2nd Place34 - Trey Hatch - Jackson Energy Authority
3rd Place 75 - Austin Nowakowski - Huntsville Utilities
Overall Totals
1st Place 34 - Trey Hatch - Jackson Energy Authority
2nd Place66 - Tyler McClendon - Middle Tennessee Electric
3rd Place 119 - Carson Winchester - Jackson Energy Authority
4th Place 75 - Austin Nowakowski - Huntsville Utilities
5th Place 99 - Jacob Stewart - CDE Lightband
Team Results
Hurtman Rescue
1st Place Team 15 - Huntsville Utilities
2nd Place Team 16 - Huntsville Utilities
3rd Place Team 24 - Middle Tennessee Electric
C1 Conductor Tie
1st Place Team 15 - Huntsville Utilities
2nd Place Team 22 - Middle Tennessee Electric
3rd Place Team 5 - Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation
B5 Pole Transfer
1st Place Team 15 - Huntsville Utilities
2nd Place Team 29 - Nashville Electric Service
3rd Place Team 16 - Huntsville Utilities
Transformer Change-out
1st Place Team 15 - Huntsville Utilities
2nd Place Team 24 - Middle Tennessee Electric
3rd Place Team 16 - Huntsville Utilities
Overall Totals
1st Place Team 15 - Huntsville Utilities
2nd Place Team 14 - Huntsville Utilities
3rd Place Team 28 - Nashville Electric Service
4th Place Team 5 - Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation
5th Place Team 17 - Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation
Individual Journeyman Results
Hurtman Rescue
1st Place 12- Wes Brown - Benton County Electric
2nd Place 14- Ryan Calderon - Jackson Energy Authority
3rd Place 7 - Logan Barber - Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
Replace Transformer Connections
1st Place 58 - Elijah Stearns - Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
2nd Place 7 - Logan Barber - Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
3rd Place 4- Kevin Austin - Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
Crossarm Conductor
Tie 1st Place 12 - Wes Brown - Benton County Electric
2nd Place 7 - Logan Barber - Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
3rd Place 14 - Ryan Calderon - Jackson Energy Authority
A-6 Polymer Bell Changeout
1st Place 44 - Ian Morrison - Fairhope Utilities
2nd Place 50 - Seth Pitts - Huntsville Utilities
3rd Place 12 - Wes Brown - Benton County Electric
Overall Totals
1st Place 7 - Logan Barber - Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
2nd Place 12 - Wes Brown - Benton County Electric
3rd Place 58 - Elijah Stearns - Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation
4th Place 68 - Billy Williamson - City of Florence Utilities
5th Place 65 - Chris White - Jackson Energy Authority
Senior Results
Hurtman Rescue
1st Place 6 - Chris Gossett - Middle Tennessee Electric
2nd Place 4 - Scott Deese - CDE Lightband
3rd Place 10 - Adam Montgomery - Middle Tennessee Electric
Replace Transformer Connections
1st Place 10 Adam Montgomery - Middle Tennessee Electric
2nd Place 12 Darin Parker - Paris Board of Public Utilities
3rd Place 8 Kirk Lovelace - City of Florence Utilities
B5 Arrestor-Bell Change
1st Place 10 Adam Montgomery - Middle Tennessee Electric
2nd Place 6 Chris Gossett - Middle Tennessee Electric
3rd Place 17 Clint Stanfield - EPB of Chattanooga
Overall Totals
1st Place 10 - Adam Montgomery - Middle Tennessee Electric
2nd Place 12- Darin Parker - Paris Board of Public Utilities
3rd Place 4 - Scott Deese - CDE Lightband
4th Place 17 - Clint Stanfield - EPB of Chattanooga
5th Place 15 - Richard Sanspree - Riviera Utilities