Sylvans
The SFA Sylvans claimed top honors at the 63rd annual Southern Forestry Conclave, surpassing 11 other universities in both technical and physical forestry competitions.
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) March 29, 2022
Congratulations, Lumberjacks! @ATCOFA | https://t.co/tWsWDKFshD pic.twitter.com/0d5rsVEvWM
The #SFASylvans, our university's timbersports team, recently won its fourth consecutive collegiate title during the Louisiana Forest Festival's timbersports competition. Congratulations, Jacks! @SFA_ATCOFA pic.twitter.com/506YLXCalv
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) May 11, 2022
Colleagues, Alumni, Friends, and Sylvans,
The SFA Sylvans won the 64th Association of Southern Forestry Clubs Conclave! Louisiana Tech University's students, faculty, and staff did a fantastic job hosting the event at Lincoln Parish Park in Ruston, LA, from March 9-11. The Sylvans team consisted of 28 students, 10 alumni, coach Chelsea Lopez, and myself as we competed against 13 other Universities.
Many thanks to Dr. Williams and all our great sponsors for supporting the Sylvans and making it possible for us to compete. We appreciate you!
The Sylvans put up 294.5 overall points, placing first in both physical and technical events! Clemson placing second with 236 points and Louisiana Tech was third with 216.5 points. This marks the largest margin of victory in the 64 year history of Conclave, and one of the most dominant performances I've ever seen! The University of Arkansas at Monticello placed 8th with 200 points. The physical event performance was particularly impressive, with first place finishes in 10 of 15 events, and top-three finishes in all but two.
This marks the first time in Sylvans history the club has won five consecutive Conclaves, now bringing us to 8 wins in the past 9 Conclaves, and 17 wins total. Arkansas Monticello still has 31 wins, but we're gaining on them!
SFAJack_76 said:
From an email I got today:
Colleagues, Alumni, Friends, and Sylvans,
The SFA Sylvans won the 64th Association of Southern Forestry Clubs Conclave! Louisiana Tech University's students, faculty, and staff did a fantastic job hosting the event at Lincoln Parish Park in Ruston, LA, from March 9-11. The Sylvans team consisted of 28 students, 10 alumni, coach Chelsea Lopez, and myself as we competed against 13 other Universities.
Many thanks to Dr. Williams and all our great sponsors for supporting the Sylvans and making it possible for us to compete. We appreciate you!
The Sylvans put up 294.5 overall points, placing first in both physical and technical events! Clemson placing second with 236 points and Louisiana Tech was third with 216.5 points. This marks the largest margin of victory in the 64 year history of Conclave, and one of the most dominant performances I've ever seen! The University of Arkansas at Monticello placed 8th with 200 points. The physical event performance was particularly impressive, with first place finishes in 10 of 15 events, and top-three finishes in all but two.
This marks the first time in Sylvans history the club has won five consecutive Conclaves, now bringing us to 8 wins in the past 9 Conclaves, and 17 wins total. Arkansas Monticello still has 31 wins, but we're gaining on them!
Domination!
Year after year, the Sylvans "chop down" the competition with brains and brawn! πͺπͺπͺ
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) October 13, 2023
The SFA timbersports team recently won the collegiate contest during the 39th annual Arkansas State Lumberjack Competition. Read more at https://t.co/kFr7kq6uUn. πππ pic.twitter.com/j3Qtsof7Xc
The SFA Sylvans have done it again! For the sixth year in a row, our timbersports team claimed first place at the 65th annual Southern Forestry Conclave! Read about the team and its win at https://t.co/ABkxJ97sgV. ππͺ΅πͺ #AxeEm #SawEm #ChopEm pic.twitter.com/jSAxfEoHsk
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) March 26, 2024
Proud of my College. Need to get their name out there more for being a respected Forestry School. Never gets enough credit in my eyes.SFAJack_76 said:
Simply the best.The SFA Sylvans have done it again! For the sixth year in a row, our timbersports team claimed first place at the 65th annual Southern Forestry Conclave! Read about the team and its win at https://t.co/ABkxJ97sgV. ππͺ΅πͺ #AxeEm #SawEm #ChopEm pic.twitter.com/jSAxfEoHsk
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) March 26, 2024
SCH890 said:Proud of my College. Need to get their name out there more for being a respected Forestry School. Never gets enough credit in my eyes.SFAJack_76 said:
Simply the best.The SFA Sylvans have done it again! For the sixth year in a row, our timbersports team claimed first place at the 65th annual Southern Forestry Conclave! Read about the team and its win at https://t.co/ABkxJ97sgV. ππͺ΅πͺ #AxeEm #SawEm #ChopEm pic.twitter.com/jSAxfEoHsk
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) March 26, 2024
The UT System has been very clear that their goal is for ATCFA to be the best forestry school in the world.
SFAJack_76 said:SCH890 said:Proud of my College. Need to get their name out there more for being a respected Forestry School. Never gets enough credit in my eyes.SFAJack_76 said:
Simply the best.The SFA Sylvans have done it again! For the sixth year in a row, our timbersports team claimed first place at the 65th annual Southern Forestry Conclave! Read about the team and its win at https://t.co/ABkxJ97sgV. ππͺ΅πͺ #AxeEm #SawEm #ChopEm pic.twitter.com/jSAxfEoHsk
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) March 26, 2024
The UT System has been very clear that their goal is for ATCFA to be the best forestry school in the world.
Absolutely awesome
and that is why I was all for it. Hope they keep building the program up!!SFAJack_76 said:SCH890 said:Proud of my College. Need to get their name out there more for being a respected Forestry School. Never gets enough credit in my eyes.SFAJack_76 said:
Simply the best.The SFA Sylvans have done it again! For the sixth year in a row, our timbersports team claimed first place at the 65th annual Southern Forestry Conclave! Read about the team and its win at https://t.co/ABkxJ97sgV. ππͺ΅πͺ #AxeEm #SawEm #ChopEm pic.twitter.com/jSAxfEoHsk
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) March 26, 2024
The UT System has been very clear that their goal is for ATCFA to be the best forestry school in the world.
#SFASylvans = a cut above the rest! πͺπͺπ₯
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) November 10, 2025
Our Lumberjacks came out on top at the 5th Annual Lake Striker Axe Days, taking first place overall after three days of competition in both technical and timbersports events. Way to chop down the competition, Jacks! ππ²π₯#AxeEmβ¦ pic.twitter.com/m4Hwl04sA2
The #SFASylvans are back in action! πͺ΅πͺπ²πͺ
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) November 26, 2025
Join our award-winning timbersports team for Axe βEm Wood Wars on Jan. 31 at Yellow Rose Canyon in Mt. Enterprise, Texas. Timbersports and academic events bring the Sylvans tradition to life, and youβre invited to cheer them on!β¦ pic.twitter.com/4tGtUU8lAK
A group of 27 SFA Sylvans spent Saturday, April 25, competing in the collegiate division at the Louisiana Forest Festival, held in Winnfield, LA. We scored 54 points overall by winning all nine events! No team had ever previously swept all the events. Louisiana Tech University came in second with 40 points, and University of Arkansas at Monticello placed third with 35 points. Brieanna Howell, Donny Moon, and the Louisiana Forest Festival staff did a great job hosting this competition, which also featured a pro competition with many Stihl Timbersports professionals, and a 4H competition with a couple of Parish teams.
Videos of all our competitions are available here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHwEvrJN8UwH6XBsPWVsHgR3a3bHGMHU&si=9GiF3as8Se9UbCPj