Nickname: Deacon
Location: Hayesville, NC
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 240 lbs
Birthday: March 18, 1987
Interests: Sports, hunting, fishing

College/University:
Haywood Community College
 
Year in school:
Sophomore
 
Major:
Fish and Wildlife Management and Forestry Management
 
Expected graduation date:
Forestry Management: May 13, 2011, Fish and Wildlife Management: July 8, 2011
 
What are your plans after graduation?
To find a job and start working.
 
How will you prepare/train for the Collegiate Championship in August?
Who will you train with? I will run, weight lift, chop and saw wood. Jimmy Lawrence, Darrel Worley. I will also do shows with SAWA.
 
When did you first start participating in lumberjack sports?
I started in 2008.
 
How did you get involved in lumberjack sports?
I started school and heard that there was a woodsmen team and went to check it out and that is when I started practicing and competing.
 
Are you related to any current or former STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series competitors?
No.
 
Any advice for other collegiate competitors?
Practice on your techniques, and practice everyday.
 
Which STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series pro would you most like to train with?
Arden Cogar Jr.
 
Best/strongest STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series discipline:
Underhand Chop
 
Name three songs on your training/working out playlist?
Shinedown: Sound of madness, diamond eyes, devour