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Mel Lentz

Melvin Lentz From: DIANNA, WV,
Occupation: TIMBER WORKER
Events: ENDURANCE
Participating Since: 1971
Competing Since: 1977

Competitive History

  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM HOT SAW 7
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM SINGLE BUCK 11
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM SPRING BOARD 8
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM STANDING BLOCK 7
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM STOCK SAW 10
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES FINALS, OH TIM UNDERHAND 8
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 3, OH TIM STOCK SAW 4
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 4, OH TIM STANDING BLOCK 9
  • 2003 STIHL SERIES QUALIFIER 4, OH TIM STOCK SAW 1

    Competitive Performance
  • GOG 2003 TIM ENDURANCE 5
  • GOG 2003 TIM HOT SAW 7
  • GOG 2003 TIM TEAM RELAY 7
  • GOG 2002 TIM ENDURANCE 5
  • GOG 2002 TIM HOT SAW 3
  • GOG 2002 TIM SPRINGBOARD 15
  • GOG 2002 TIM TEAM RELAY 5
  • GOG 2001 TIM ENDURANCE 14
  • GOG 2001 TIM HOT SAW 1
  • GOG 2001 TIM SPRINGBOARD 15
  • GOG 2001 TIM TEAM RELAY 8
  • GOG 2000 TIM ENDURANCE 5
  • GOG 2000 TIM HARD HIT 6
  • GOG 2000 TIM HOT SAW 3
  • GOG 2000 TIM TEAM RELAY 5
  • GOG 2000 TIM TWO BOARD JIGGER 7

    Notable
    Lentz holds over 200 world titles and is one of the most recognized American lumberjacks. He has overcome incredible injuries, such as breaking both his femurs in logging accidents, to continue to compete in the Lumberjack sports.

    Quotable
    "As you go through the sport, you try to pace yourself to work up to the calibre that I was. So they probably shoot their sites to achieve that top goal of winning several of the different titles. It's just like looking up to me or Jason Wynard or whoever and the younger guys want to be as good as we were and that's how I started." -On other competitors citing him as a mentor and coach.