The “Spring Meet” is an annual competition, started at Dartmouth College in 1947, that celebrates the old-time forestry skills used in the woods. It was traditionally known as Woodsmen's Weekend (WW), though at times it has been known as Timber Sports Weekend, Logging Sports Championship, Dartmouth Logging Days, or just as "Spring Meet". The 1992 event program contained a brief history [history1947-1992.pdf] from 1947-1992.
Please contact me (David Kotz '86) if you have information or records I can add.
Many thanks to those who have contributed information or materials: Elaine Anderson '83, Put Blodgett '53, Phil Bracikowski '08, Julie Clemons, Marty Dodge (FLCC), Kevin Donohue '21, Rory Gawler ‘05, Sam Nijensohn '98, Jim Taylor '74, and ASE Thomas '91.
See notes below the table. Need to find/verify results in 2016 until date.
| Year | Men's | Women's | Jack & Jill | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ESF | ESF | Paul Smith's | FLCC 1 |
| 2025 | ESF | ESF | ESF | |
| 2024 | missing | missing | missing | |
| 2023 | (*) | (*) | Paul Smith’s | |
| 2022 | missing | missing | missing | |
| 2021 | no meet due to pandemic | |||
| 2020 | no meet due to pandemic | |||
| 2019 | missing | missing | FLCC | |
| 2018 | missing | missing | Paul Smith's | |
| 2017 | missing | missing | Paul Smith's | |
| 2016 | Alfred State | Colby | Paul Smith's? | |
| 2015 | Paul Smith's | Colby | FLCC | |
| 2014 | FLCC | Colby | Alfred State | |
| 2013 | FLCC | Colby | Alfred State | |
| 2012 | ESF | ESF | Paul Smith's | |
| 2011 | FLCC | Colby | ESF | |
| 2010 | FLCC | Paul Smith's | Paul Smith's | |
| 2009 | Paul Smith's | ESF | ||
| 2008 | FLCC | ESF | ||
| 2007 | Paul Smith's | Colby | ||
| 2006 | NSAC | NSAC | ||
| 2005 | ESF | ESF | ||
| 2004 | FLCC | ESF | ||
| 2003 | Paul Smith's | Paul Smith's | ||
| 2002 | FLCC | FLCC | ||
| 2001 | FLCC | FLCC | ||
| 2000 | NSAC | FLCC | ||
| 1999 | ESF | ESF | ||
| 1998 | FLCC | ESF | ||
| 1997 | FLCC | ESF* (was SSFC) | ||
| 1996 | FLCC | FLCC | ||
| 1995 | ESF | FLCC | ||
| 1994 | FLCC | SSFC | ||
| 1993 | FLCC | FLCC | ||
| 1992 | Pinkerton | FLCC | ||
| 1991 | FLCC | FLCC | ||
| 1990 | FLCC | ESF | ||
| 1989 | Pinkerton | Dartmouth | ||
| 1988 | FLCC | FLCC | ||
| 1987 | FLCC | SSFC* (was FLCC) | ||
| 1986 | FLCC | FLCC | ||
| 1985 | FLCC | Dartmouth | ||
| 1984 | Paul Smith's | FLCC | ||
| 1983 | FLCC | Dartmouth | ||
| 1982 | Unity | FLCC | ||
| 1981 | Maine | Dartmouth | ||
| 1980 | Dartmouth | FLCC | ||
| 1979 | Maine | Maine | ||
| 1978 | Dartmouth | Paul Smith's | ||
| 1977 | Maine | Colby | ||
| 1976 | Paul Smith's | Dartmouth | ||
| 1975 | Maine | Maine | ||
| 1974 | Maine | Maine | ||
| 1973 | Paul Smith's | Colby | ||
| 1972 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1971 | Maine | |||
| 1970 | Maine | |||
| 1969 | Nichols | |||
| 1968 | Maine | |||
| 1967 | Colby | |||
| 1966 | Nichols | |||
| 1965 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1964 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1963 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1962 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1961 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1960 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1959 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1958 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1957 | Paul Smith's | |||
| 1956 | Dartmouth | |||
| 1955 | Dartmouth | |||
| 1954 | Middlebury | |||
| 1953 | Dartmouth | |||
| 1952 | Middlebury | |||
| 1951 | Dartmouth | |||
| 1950 | Dartmouth | |||
| 1949 | Dartmouth | |||
| 1948 | Dartmouth | |||
| 1947 | Dartmouth |
FLCC = Finger Lakes Community College
SSFC = Sir Sanford Fleming College
ESF = SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
NSAC = Nova Scotia Agricultural College
David Kotz obtained a list of winners through 1995 from the 1996 program produced by FLCC; however, research in the Dartmouth archives indicates 1972 winner was Paul Smith's B, not Maine.
Marty Dodge (FLCC) provided David Kotz with a list of winners for non-Dartmouth meets 1996-2009.
Where the trophy differed from reports by individuals, David Kotz trusted the trophy.
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At the 2015 spring meet David Kotz verified recent winners for Men's (1988-2014), Women's (1986-2014), and J&J (2010-2014) by inspecting the trophies on-site (which have gaps for 1998 Women's and 2012 J&J).
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At the 2023 spring meet David Kotz verified recent winners for 2013 (Alfred State), 2014 (Alfred State), 2015 (FLCC), 2016 (blank), 2017 (Paul Smith’s), 2018 (Paul Smith’s), 2019 (FLCC), by inspecting the one trophy on-site.
(*) At the 2023 spring meet there was only one scored division - Jack & Jill; there were no Men’s and Women’s teams scored for awards.
Here are links to rules, results, and programs over the years, listed by year, along with the host school. Please help fill in the gaps!
- 2026 at ESF [rules2026.pdf] [results2026.pdf]
- 2025 at ? (please help)
- 2024 at Paul Smith's College [schedule2024.pdf] [schedule2024.docx] [rules2024.pdf] [results2024.pdf]
- 2023 at Dartmouth [program2023.docx] [program2023.pdf] [rules] [results2023.pdf] [results2023.xlsx] [photos]
- 2022 at ? (please help)
- 2021 (no meet due to the pandemic)
- 2020 (no meet due to the pandemic)
- 2019 at Cobleskill (please verify) [results2019.pdf] [results2019.xlsx]
- 2018 at Dartmouth [results2018.pdf] [results2018.xlsx]
- 2017 at Paul Smith’s (please verify)
- 2016 at Alfred State [results2016.pdf] [results2016.xlsx] [rules2016.pdf] [rules2016.docx]
- 2015 at Dartmouth [schedule2015.pdf] [results2015.pdf] [results2015.xlsx] [rules2015.pdf] [DOC photos] [Dartmouth news]
- 2014 at SUNY Cobleskill [rules2014.pdf] [rules2014.docx]
- 2013 at FLCC [rules2013.pdf]
- 2012 at Dartmouth [program2012.pdf] [program2012.doc] [results2012.pdf] [results2012-adjusted.pdf] [results2012.xlsx] [results2012-adjusted.xlsx] [rules2012.pdf] [rules2012.doc] [DOC photos] [cnjacobs photos BROKEN] [YouTube playlist] [pjb photos]
- 2011 at SUNY Cobleskill [results2011.pdf] [results2011.xlsx] [rules2011.pdf] [rules2011.docx]
- 2010 at Paul Smith's [results2010.pdf] [resultsstihl2010.pdf (Stihl)] [rules2010.pdf] [rules2010.doc]
- 2009 at Dartmouth [program2009.pdf] [results2009.pdf] [results2009.xls] [rules2009.pdf] [rules2009.doc] [Kendrick's photos BROKEN] [cavandyke's photos BROKEN] [pjb's photos]
- 2008 at UNH [program2008.pdf] [results2008.pdf] [rules2008.pdf] [DOC photos] [pjb's photos]
- 2007 at Dartmouth [program2007.pdf] [results2007.pdf] [results2007.xls][rules2007.pdf] [rules2007.doc] [DOC photos]
- 2006 at NSAC [DOC photos]
- 2005 at FLCC [rules2005.pdf] [rules2005.doc]
- 2004 at Dartmouth [program2004.pdf] [results2004mens.pdf-M] [results2004mens.xls-M] [results2004womens.pdf-W] [results2004womens.xls-W] [rules2004.pdf] [DOC photos] [heatherlapin's photos BROKEN?]
- 2003 at Colby [DOC photos]
- 2002 at Unity [DOC photos]
- 2001 at Dartmouth [program2001.pdf] [results2001.pdf] [results2001.xls] [rules2001.pdf] [DOC photos]
- 2000 at Nova Scotia Agriculture College (NSAC)
- 1999 at FLCC [program1999.pdf]
- 1998 at Dartmouth [program1998.pdf]
- 1997 at Paul Smith's College
- 1996 at FLCC [program1996.pdf]
- 1995 at Dartmouth [program1995.pdf] [results1995.pdf]
- 1994 at Colby
- 1993 at Pinkerton
- 1992 at Dartmouth [program1992.pdf] [results1992.pdf]
- 1991 at FLCC
- 1990 at UMO
- 1989 at Dartmouth [program1989.pdf] [results1989.pdf] [photos]
- 1988 at Colby [program1988.pdf] [rules1988.pdf]
- 1987 at FLCC [results1987a.pdf-v1] [results1987b.pdf-v2]
- 1986 at Dartmouth [program1986.pdf] [results1986.pdf] [song1986.pdf] [woodsmoke1986.pdf]
- 1985 at UMO [program1985.pdf] [results1985.pdf] [woodsmoke1985.pdf]
- 1984 at Paul Smith's [program1984.pdf] [rules1984.pdf] [woodsmoke1984.pdf]
- 1983 at Dartmouth [program1983.pdf] [rules1983.pdf] [results1983.pdf] [press1983.pdf] [team1983.pdf]
- 1982 at Colby [program1982.pdf] [rules1982.pdf] [results1982.pdf] [woodsmoke1982.pdf]
- 1981 at CCFL (now FLCC) [program1981.pdf] [results1981.pdf] [rules1981.pdf] [woodsmoke1981.pdf]
- 1980 at Dartmouth [program1980.pdf] [results1980.pdf] [rules1980.pdf] [press-release1980.pdf]
- 1979 at UMO [results1979.pdf]
- 1978 at Colby [results1978.pdf] [press-release1978.pdf][thed_may7_1978.pdf]
- 1977 at Dartmouth [program1977.pdf] [results1977.pdf] [rules1977.pdf][woodsmokespr77.pdf][thed_may3_1977.pdf][thed_may2_1977.pdf]
- 1976 at UNH [results1976.pdf][thed_apr15_1976.pdf][thed_unhmeet_1976.pdf][woodsmokemarch76.pdf]
- 1975 at UMO [woodsmoke1975.pdf]
- 1974 at Dartmouth [program1974.pdf] [rules1974.pdf]
- 1973 at Colby [rules1973.pdf]
- 1972 at Dartmouth [program1972.pdf] [results1972.pdf] [rules1972.pdf]
- 1971 at Paul Smith's
- 1970 at Dartmouth - not. In Hanover in 1972 it was generally known that 1966 was the most recent at DC.
- 1969 at Nichols
- 1968 at UMass [results1968.pdf]
- 1967 at ? [results1967.pdf]
- 1966 at Dartmouth [schedule1966.pdf] [results1966.pdf] [rules1966.pdf]
- 1965 at
- 1964 at West Point [results1964.pdf] [rules1964.pdf]
- 1963 at
- 1962 at
- 1961 at
- 1960 at
- 1959 at Dartmouth
- 1958 at UMO
- 1957 at Middlebury
- 1956 at Paul Smith's [schedule1956.pdf] [results1956.pdf] [rules1956.pdf]
- 1955 at Kimball Union Academy
- 1954 at Dartmouth [results1954.pdf] [rules1954.pdf]
- 1953 at UMO
- 1952 at Middlebury [results1952.pdf]
- 1951 at Dartmouth [results1951.pdf] [rules1951.pdf]
- 1950 at Dartmouth [results1950.pdf]
- 1949 at Dartmouth [results1949.pdf] [rules1949.pdf]
- 1948 at Dartmouth
- 1947 at Dartmouth
Unfortunately, some of the documents we've found do not have dates. Please help us out. Maybe you have a copy of one of these in your home collection. Maybe you can correlate the events listed in rules with those on results or a program to rule out, or rule in, certain years. Let me know!
- [program1950or1961.pdf], with pencil labels indicating it might be 1950 or 1961.
- [rules1950or1961.pdf], physically associated with the above program.
- [results-unknown1.pdf], from an unknown year.
- [rules-unknown1.pdf], from an unknown year.
- [rules-unknown2.pdf], from an unknown year.
- [rules-unknown3.pdf], from an unknown year.
- [rules1973_addendum.pdf], which appeared likely to be 1973 given context in the archives.
David Kotz '86 posted a video demonstration of the "chainthrow" event, and a tutorial so you can learn the event. In 1986 he wrote a paper [wheelock-chain.pdf] about the origin of the surveyor's chain and its use at Dartmouth College, by David Kotz '86.
Here is nice gallery of photos from the College Archives, posted by Phil Bracikowski '08.
Here is an old rule book [rulebook1962.pdf], which was apparently written in 1959 and reprinted in 1962. The editor was Dick Sanders '59, and it includes a Foreward by Ross McKenney.
In 1948 Ross McKenney wrote this short essay, "When Dreams Come True" [whendreamscometrue-may1948-whitened.pdf]
Here is a memo [johnrandmemo1974.pdf] from John Rand in 1974.
Here is a program [program1983winter.pdf] from the 1983 winter meet in Berlin, NH.
The Dartmouth archives (in Rauner Library) even include a deck of punch cards that appear to contain the scoring program:
The logo and name of the Dartmouth (DOC) team has evolved over the years. In years when it was referred to as the "Woodsmens Team", many team members wore this patch.
