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– Best in their class–

Rick Carpenter, Sean Sargent take top two spots at state
roadeo competition, advance to national event

Rick Carpenter and Sean Sargent qualified for the national finals of the 2009 Western Snow and Ice Conference by claiming first and second place respectively in overall scoring at the state ITD Roadeo recently. Unfortunately, budget restraints and travel limitations might prevent them from competing at the annual event.

Sean entered the June 11 state roadeo as the top finisher in the District 2 this year. Rick finished third at the District 6 roadeo, but emerged nearly 100 points ahead of Sargent to claim the 2009 state title with 2,813 points. Sargent had a score of 2,720, and foreman David Dansereau of District 3 took third with 2,715.

A perfect score would have been 3,100 points, explains state roadeo coordinator Rex Hufford. The annual event tests truck and loader driving skills and diagnostics (trouble-shooting) skills.

Carpenter and Sargent unseated (literally) Pete McGuire of District 4 and Mike Allen of District 2 to earn spots at the Western Snow Fighters competition, which attracts drivers from throughout the country.

"I would like to thank all of the judges, cooks, volunteers and contestants for a great 2009 truck roadeo season," Hufford said. "A special thank-you goes out to District 5 for the great job they did hosting the state competition."

State competition

1. Rick Carpenter, District 6, 2,813 points
2. Sean Sargent, District 2, 2,720 points
3. David Dansereau, District 3, 2,715 points

ITD District Roadeo Results
Place	District 1 (May 19)	District 2 (May 21)
Foreman	Mike Rearden, Striping Crew	Bud Converse / Moscow Mtce
1	Jody Blakely, TT, Bridge & Building	Sean Sargent, TT, Lewiston Mtce
2	Dylan Jensen, TT, Coeur d’Alene South & East Mtce	Ron Dammon, TT, Lewiston Mtce
3	Derek Snider, TT, Bonners Ferry Mtce	Mitch Stachowsky, TT, Powell Mtce
Place	District 3 (June 9)	District 4 (May 13)
Foreman	David Dansereau, Central Crew	Mike Praegitzer, Shop Superintendent
1	Larry Pinkal, TT, New Meadows Mtce	Rick Connell, TT, Shoshone Mtce
2	Juan Salinas, TT, Caldwell Mtce	John Connell, TT, Shoshone Mtce
3	John Sullivan, TT, New Plymouth Mtce	* Pete McGuire, TT, Fairfield Mtce
Place	District 5 (June 4)	District 6 (June 1)
Foreman	Doug Thorpe, TT, Malad Mtce	Don Gilstrap, TT, Idaho Falls Mtce
1	Rocky Messick, TT, Blackfoot Mtce	Stacey McCurdy, TT, Arco Mtce
2	Bruce Dial, TT, Pocatello Mtce	Jeremy Johnson, TT, Arco Mtce
3	Mike Vansell, TT, American Falls Mtce	Rick Carpenter, TT, Irwin Mtce

* 2008 state competition winner

Award photo (left to right): Rex Hufford; 2nd Place - Sean Sargent (D-2); 1st Place - Rick Carpenter (D-6; 3rd Place - David Dansereau (D-3)