Middle Tennessee Electric came away as the most decorated utility from the Tennessee Valley Lineman’s Rodeo this weekend in Jackson, Tenn. Competing with utilities across the Tennessee Valley, MTE claimed seven of the 12 places in overall results across four categories of competition.
Leading the way was MTE’s Logan Barber, who won overall lineman competition. He was followed by his teammates Adam Montgomery and Billy Jack Alexander, who came in second and third, respectively.
In the senior division, Mike Diggs and Danny Crawford came in second and third overall.
In the apprentice lineman category, Nolan Farris finished second overall, and in the team competition, MTE’s three-man team of Josh Fuller, Tommy Kirkland and Chase Patterson came in second overall.
“All our team members represented MTE extremely well,” said MTE CEO Chris Jones. “This competition features great linemen from electric companies across the Tennessee Valley, so this showing was really something. It’s just another reason for our members to be proud of the lineman who serve them so well.”
The rodeo, which includes competitive events for apprentices, journeyman teams of three, individual linemen and senior individuals (age 45 and up), recognizes and rewards excellence in safety, skills and knowledge. Each category of the all-outdoor competition had either three or four events for the competitors, and MTE was also the best represented utility across all events with strong finishers in each event:
INDIVIDUAL LINEMAN
Hurtman Rescue
- Jonathan Fitzpatrick 1st Place
- Logan Barber 2nd Place
- Clint Newman 3rd Place
Double Dead End Bell Change-Out
- Logan Barber 3rd Place
4KV Insulator Change-Out
- Logan Barber 1st Place
- Billy Jack Alexander 2nd Place
- Adam Montgomery 3rd Place
Transformer Tap Change
- Logan Barber 1st Place
- Adam Montgomery 2nd Place
- Matt Patrick 3rd Place
SENIOR LINEMAN
Hurtman Rescue
- Danny Crawford 2nd Place
Transformer Tap Change
- Bo Asbury 1st Place
- Danny Crawford 3rd Place
CSP Transformer Arrestor Change
- Mike Diggs 1st Place
- Danny Crawford 3rd Place
APPRENTICE LINEMAN
Hurtman Rescue
- Nolan Farris 3rd Place
Transformer Tap Change
- Nolan Farris 2nd Place
- Branson Hammrich 3rd Place
CSP Transformer Arrestor Change
- Branson Hammrich 2nd Place
LED Security Light Change-Out
- Branson Hammrich 1st Place
TEAM
Hurtman Rescue
- MTE Team 1st Place
Double Dead End Bell Change-Out
- MTE Team 3rd Place
Replace Cross Arm Storm Damage
- MTE Team 3rd Place
4KV Cross Arm Change-Out
- MTE Team 3rd Place
This annual event provides an opportunity for line workers to showcase their talents and for family and friends to show their support. Participants, spectators and sponsors continue to look forward to the rodeo as it cultivates pride in the trade and kinship among participants and attendees alike.
About Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)
About Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)
Founded in 1936, MTE is the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and the second largest in the United States, serving more than 750,000 Tennesseans via 330,000+ accounts covering nearly 2,200 square miles in 11 Middle Tennessee counties, primarily Rutherford, Cannon, Williamson and Wilson. Municipalities served include Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Smyrna, La Vergne, Lebanon and Mt. Juliet. MTE employs around 530 people in six local offices and its Murfreesboro headquarters.
MTE’s subsidiary, United Communications, is a nationally recognized broadband company with a fiber network spanning more than 3,800 route miles, providing high-speed internet and phone services to portions of Bedford, Davidson, Franklin, Giles, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Rutherford, Williamson, and Wilson counties.
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