By: Corey St. Clair

Missoula had experienced one of the longest stretches of rainy misery. The damp gloominess that went on for over 2 weeks finally broke on June 15th. Top-notch competitors from around the northwest gathered on a bright, scorching, record breaking, 85-degree day in Missoula for a successful second annual Big Sky Strongest Man Contest. Seasoned competitors from the Pro and Novice divisions came from Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana. This was the first strong man contest for some of the Novice competitors who were introduced to first class challenges. All the competitors participated in 6 events comparable to strongman events performed across the nation.

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Truck Pull: Novice competed with a harness and Pro faced the truck with a hand-over-hand rope pull.

PRO	Distance
Corey St. Clair	67 ft	3 in
Brice Gimbel	52 ft	11 in
Dean Muncey	38 ft	11 in
Trevor Crandall	35 ft	5 in
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LOG LIFT: The log was taken from the ground and pulled cleaned or continental to the chest and pressed above the head to arms lockout. Those who achieved the maximum weight won.

PRO	Pounds
3-way TIE…
Corey St. Clair	280
Dean Muncey	280
Trevor Crandall	280
Brice Gimbel	260
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STONE LOAD: Novice had to load 4 stones onto 2 platforms of different heights and Pro had to load 5 stones onto the same platforms.

PRO	No. of stones	Time
Corey St. Clair	5	01:28
Brice Gimbel	3	00:35
Dean Muncey	2	00:37
Trevor Crandall	1	00:08
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FARMER'S WALK: Novice took 200-pound implements per hand, a total distance of 250 feet, as Pro had to do 265 pounds per hand same distance.

PRO	Distance
Corey St. Clair	175 ft.	0 in
Brice Gimbel	168 ft	7 in
Trevor Crandall	124 ft	7 in
Dean Muncey	104 ft	0 in
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STATIC HOLD: Novice had to hold 40 pounds at arms length in front of them for time and Pro had to hold 56 pounds in front of them for time.

PRO	Time
Corey St. Clair	1:11
Brice Gimbel	1:050
Dean Muncey	1:01
Trevor Crandall	0:56
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TIRE FLIP: Novice flipped 545-pound tires and Pro flipped 735-pounds.

PRO	Distance
Brice Gimbel	71 ft.	11 in.
Corey St. Clair	62 ft.	0 in.
Dean Muncey	56 ft.	07 in.
Trevor Crandall	30 ft	05 in.
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FINAL STANDING:

Pro Placement
# 1	Corey St. Clair
# 2	Brice Gimbel
# 3	Dean Muncey
# 4	Trevor Crandall

Congratulations to all these competitors, those who came for "another" competition and especially to those freshman. It was fun! All you strongmen made it look hard and made it look easy all at once. The relentless rays and stifling air never took away from your determination and strength. Thank you for coming out to the second annual Big Sky Strongest Man Contest and showing everyone what it's all about. Also, thanks to the fans and spectators for your energy and cheers. Good luck to the strong men in all your future endeavors. We hope to see you back in Montana next year for round 3!

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