strongest man and women competition Satruday at Towaoc
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Myrtis Lone Eagle of Shiprock lifted 405 pounds four times during the dead lift competition at the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc. Two other competitors in a field of 12 men lifted the barbells 13 times.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - William Turtle of Albuquerque competes in the keg carry during the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Twelve men and three women from all over the Four Corners area competed in the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc, according to organizer Rob Robson. Kevin Dunn of Cortez pulls a Hummer H2 during the competition.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - "I sure as heck ain't getting any younger," said Frank Jacobs of Tuba City, Ariz., who lifted 405 pounds 13 times during the dead lift competition and went on to win the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition for the third year in a row on Saturday in Towaoc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Sequoia Jacobs, 9, of Tuba City, Ariz., center, shouts encouragement during the women's dead lift competition at the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc. At left is Sequoia's grandmother, Marie Jacobs of Kayenta, Ariz., and at right is his brother, Tyler Jacobs, 10. The boys' father, Frank Jacobs, won the competition for the third year in a row.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Shane Harmon of Pueblo competes in the dead lift competition at the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - "I'm trying to make this three years in a row to win it. I sure as heck ain't getting any younger," said Frank Jacobs, right, of Tuba City, Ariz. From left are his mom, Marie Jacobs, and sons, Sequoia Jacobs, 9, and Tyler Jacobs, 10.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - "I couldn't even tell if I was moving. It felt like it was still in park," said Frank Jacobs of Tuba City, Ariz., after pulling a Hummer H2 over 13 feet during the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - "You got this! You got this!" shouts Jerome Lopez of Towaoc to a contestant in the keg carry during the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - "Ah, Dad. You did it!" shouts Tyler Jacobs, 10, right, after Frank Jacobs of Tuba City, Ariz., pulled a Hummer H2 over 13 feet, trumping his competitors and taking the overall lead in the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - "Keep it low! Both legs!" shouts Deina Robson while one of three female contestants pulls a Jeep during the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Franklin Laner of Towaoc pulls a Hummer H2 during the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Twelve men and three women from all over the Four Corners area competed in the Ute Mountain Strong Man/Woman Competition on Saturday in Towaoc, according to organizer Rob Robson. William Turtle of Albuquerque pulls a Hummer H2 during the competition.
