ITD duo compete at annual equipment roadeo in Colorado

Two maintenance workers represented ITD at the annual equipment roadeo during the 2011 Western Snow & Ice Conference in Estes Park, Colorado, Sept. 28-30.

Mike Rearden Foreman of the District 1 Sign and Striping Crew and Kelley Dick of District 3’s Sign Crew, teamed for the Tandem-Axle and Single-Axle truck competitions. They also competed individually in the Loader and Motorgrader skills tests.

Rearden and Dick were the top two finishers at the state roadeo, which followed local competitions in each of ITD's six districts.

Following is a summary of how they fared:

  • Tandem-Axle – ITD placed 14th of 28 teams
  • Single-Axle – ITD placed 22nd of 29 teams
  • Loader – Dick was no. 8, Rearden was no. 10
  • Motorgrader - Dick was no. 7, Rearden was no. 21

Photo: Mike Rearden, left, and Kelley Dick represented ITD at the annual Snow & Ice Conference competition.

Published 10-7-2011