Cobb EMC’s rodeo team brought home eight awards from the 39th annual International Lineman’s Rodeo in Kansas on October 14. During the day-long event, the best linemen from around the world competed in events based on traditional linemen tasks.    

Utilities competed in four journeyman team events—three linemen and a coach—or individually in five apprentice events. A record number of linemen competed in the event this year, pitting Cobb EMC’s journeyman team against 291 teams and our four apprentices against 436 other apprentice linemen. Leading up to the rodeo linemen practice for two known events but don’t find out what the mystery events are until the day before the competition.

Congrats to the Cobb EMC linemen who received the following awards:  
 

Journeyman Team Event Results 

• 5th place in REA Division
• 6th place in Mystery Event #2
• 10th place in Pole Climb

• 13th Place in Hurtman Rescue
• 22nd Place in Best of the Best

Apprentice Linemen Event Results 

• 3rd place Hurtman Rescue
• 3rd place Mystery Event #2

• 8th place Pole Climb
• 9th place REA Division

Our 2023 team trained well before the rodeo with drills and practice to make these awards possible. We’re proud of the competitors’, coaches’, and judges’ time, energy and hard work leading up to – and during – the event!  View results on the International Lineman’s Rodeo website.