Marble Falls PEC team scores big wins at lineworkers rodeo

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  Contributed/PEC Marble Falls journeyworkers took home second place in the Overall Journeyman category at the Texas Lineman's Rodeo. Pictured, from left, are Marble Falls Journeyworkers Tyler Horn, Marshall Verette and Justin Ferry.

  Contributed/PEC Marble Falls journeyworkers took home second place in the Overall Journeyman category at the Texas Lineman's Rodeo. Pictured, from left, are Marble Falls Journeyworkers Tyler Horn, Marshall Verette and Justin Ferry.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) lineworkers competed against the best in the state at the Texas Lineman’s Rodeo, bringing home first and second places in the Overall Journeyman category.

The rodeo took place July 18-20 at Nolte Island Park near Seguin. PEC competed in most of the events, bringing home 20 awards.

“We are honored and humbled to have placed in multiple events against the best teams in Texas,” said Troy Whitehead, PEC regional operations director. “Their performance speaks to the dedication of our crews and commitment to providing our members safe, reliable power.

We’re incredibly proud of everyone and look forward to competing at the International Lineman’s Rodeo this fall.”

The Texas Lineman’s Rodeo brings together lineworkers from across the state to showcase their skills in high-voltage linework, while emphasizing safe work practices. The same skills tested in the rodeo are those used out in the field, which helps PEC crews provide enhanced service and reliability.

PEC received the fol -

lowing awards:

• Marble Falls Journeymen Justin Ferry, Tyler Horn and Marshall Verette won second places in Overall Journeyman Team and Cooperative Division, third place in Insulator Change Out, and fifth places in Hurt man Rescue and Switch Change Out; • Participating Jour -

neymen Darren Don- hauser (Johnson City), David Hernandez (Can - yon Lake) and Michael Thyberg (Canyon Lake) took first places for the Overall Journeyman Team, Cooperative Divi - sion and Switch Change Out; third place in Hurt man Rescue and fourth place in Insulator Change Out; • Canyon Lake Jour - neymen Chris Gerch - man, Crispen Davis and Asencion Menchaca took fifth place in Cooperative Division; Senior Jour neymen Juan Hernandez (Kyle), Jason Fric (Kyle), and Kris Saladino (John- son City) placed third in the Senior Division, Overall Apprentice, Hurtman Rescue and Written Test categories; and • Canyon Lake Ap - prentice Zackery Gough took third place in Overall Apprentice, Hurtman Rescue and Written Test;

Cedar Park Apprentices Justin Carbajal won third place in Transformer Bank and Chayton Boyd took fourth place in the Pole Climb. Liberty Hill Apprentice Collin Dick inson won third place in Jumper Change Out.

Additionally, Aaron Alvarez, Marshall Swoda, Jeremy Abbott and Chris Wells out of PEC's

Liberty Hill District won fourth place in the Bar- becue Competition for Ribs. PEC's Communi cations Team took home first place for the Best Advertisement.

Winners will advance to the International Lineman’s Rodeo, Oct. 16-19 in Overland Park, Kan.,

to take the stage against the best in the world.