Brian Woytkiw crowned 2016 King Miner

With Nickel Days always comes the annual National King Miner Contest, with 18 of Vale’s finest squaring off for the coveted King Miner title.

Eleven of the 2016 King Miner competitors pose with their awards. Left to right, rear: Frank Bushby (third in ladder climb and bolting, team award), Jason Stykalo (second in log sawing, third in nail driving), Richard Patterson (second in bolting, fourth in nail driving and ladder climbing, team award), Scott Kennedy (first in steel packing, second in crib building, ladder climbing and pipe fitting, team award) Josh Forest (second runner up, first in bolting and pipefitting, second in stoper drilling, third in jackleg drilling and log sawing), Anthony Crossley (fourth in hand mucking) and Clint Morriseau (first in stoper drilling and crib building, third in hand mucking, fourth in steel packing). Front, left to right: Tyrell Hall (first runner up, first in jackleg drilling, second in hose mending and nail driving, third in pipefitting), Brian Woytkiw (2016 King Miner, first in log sawing, hose mending and ladder climbing, second in jackleg drilling and hand mucking, third in steel packing and stoper drilling, fourth in pipefitting), Daniel Kennedy (second in steel packing, third in crib building, fourth in log sawing) and Alex Martin (third runner up, fourth in stoper drilling).Kacper Antoszewski

With Nickel Days always comes the annual National King Miner Contest, with 18 of Vale’s finest squaring off for the coveted King Miner title. This year’s National King Miner was Brian Woytkiw, who placed in a whopping eight events to win his eighth-straight title. Following Woytkiw are runners-up Tyrell Hall, Josh Forest and Alex Martin, in descending order. The winners of the team event were Scott Kennedy, Daniel Kennedy, Frank Bushby and Richard Patterson, with the rookie prize awarded to Bruno Forest.

Brian Woytkiw crowned 2016 King Miner

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