GreyStone Linemen Place Second Overall in Georgia Rodeo

A team of GreyStone Power Corporation linemen won second place overall at the Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo, held at the Camp John Hope FFA-FCCLA Center in Marshallville, Ga.

Four teams of three-person journeyman linemen teams from GreyStone competed in the Georgia Rodeo, with all four teams earning perfect safety scores. Since no points were deducted for safety violations, the linemen were ranked according to the speed with which they completed four competition events. The team of Sam Albright, Charles Camp and Taylor Shadrix with coach Josh Kirby took the second place spot after competing against 21 other teams from across the state.

Another team of GreyStone linemen, which included Derek Carruth, Tim Costner and Jack Rider, with coach Matt Orr, won second place in the senior team division.

The Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo Association (GLRA) is a nonprofit organization that supports and conducts an annual Lineman’s Rodeo to maintain a focus on safety, training and safe work practices in the electric utility industry as well as to promote relationships among the electric utility companies in Georgia and the southeast.

GreyStone Power serves nearly 109,000 members in portions of eight counties, including Douglas, Paulding, Fulton, Cobb, Carroll, Bartow, Fayette and Coweta counties. Learn more at www.greystonepower.com.

PHOTO: Sam Albright and Taylor Shadrix, both of Carrollton, and Charles Camp of Douglasville won second place overall at the Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo. The team was coached by Josh Kirby of Temple (not pictured).