The reign of Brian Woytkiw as the champion of the National King Miner contest extended into its seventh year at Nickel Days June 20-21, as the perennial top finisher collected the $2,000 grand prize as well as a share of the $1,000 prize in the team event with Josh Forest, Charley Labonte and Tyrell Hall.
Woytkiw also took home two cash prizes of $500 for winning the crib building and ladder climbing events, $300 for coming in second in pipe fitting and $200 each for finishing third in stoper drilling, hose mending, nail driving and steel packing.
Josh Forest was the first runner up, Tyrell Hall the second runner-up and Gord Whalen the fourth runner-up, while Blair Fitzner captured the prize for the top contest rookie.
Josh Forest was first in stoper drilling and pipe fitting, second in hand mucking and hose mending. Hall was first in jackleg drilling and bolting, third in pipe fitting and fourth in hose mending. Whalen was first in hose mending, third in jackleg drilling and fourth in stoper drilling.
Other top-four finishers in individual events included Frank Forest, who was fourth in jackleg drilling, third in bolting and second in stoper drilling and steel packing, while Scott Kennedy was first in log sawing, steel packing and hand mucking, second in ladder climibing and crib building and fourth in pipe fitting. Glenn Hayden was second in jackleg drilling and bolting, third in log sawing and fourth in ladder climbing and hand mucking while Troy Martin was fourth in crib building and first in nail driving. Daniel Kennedy came third in crib building and hand mucking and fourth in steel packing. Frank Bushby was fourth in log sawing and Jason Stykalo was second in log sawing and third in ladder climbing. Richard Patterson was fourth in bolting, Michael Thibadeau was fourth in nail driving and Labonte was second in nail driving.
Marty Sanders was the honorary King Miner and Conrad Hykawy was the honorary driller.
