Hayward, WI. (June 6, 2025)

The 2025 Lumberjack World Championships® announces its full list of 103 competitors including: 46 women and 57 men from 16 states and 7 countries.  These athletes of the Northwoods will compete July 16 – 19 in over twenty events including log rolling, boom running, chopping, speed climbing, axe throwing, hot saw, and springboard chop 

“Our 65th Annual Competition will be one for the record books, no doubt,” said Sam LaSalle, Executive Director of the Lumberjack World Championships. “These competitors have been working for years to reach this point in their careers. It will be quite the show!”  

Repeat Lumberjacks include last year’s overall champion Matthew Cogar as well as Jason Lentz and Matt Slingerland competing in various chopping and sawing events. Lumberjills include last year’s female over-all champion Erin LaVoie as well as top competitors in log rolling like 7-time World Champion Livi Pappadopolous and World Champion Ellie Davenport. 

Founded in 1960, the Lumberjack World Championships has become a beloved tradition in the Wisconsin Northwoods, drawing top athletes from around the globe and tens of thousands of fans to the historic Lumberjack Bowl on the shores of Lake Hayward.  

Information on each unique timber sports discipline is available at https://lumberjackworldchampionships.com/ where tickets can also be purchased.  

For additional details contact the LWC Event Director Samantha LaSalle at 715-699-0712 

The full list of this year’s competitors can be found here. Photos for use with this press release can be found in this Google Drive folder. Please credit “Photo Courtesy of Lumberjack World Championships”  

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