A team of Marion Military Institute fire cadets placed third in the Firefighter Challenge League - West Regional Competition that took place April 24-26 in Salt Lake City.
They were among 19 competitors in the “male under 40” division and reportedly set a state record in the tandem race, said a recent announcement.
Cadets Ryan Andrews, Jacob Hilb, Donovan Smith, Kameron Peels, and Andrew Maroyka represented the extracurricular First Responder Program at MMI. They were accompanied by 1SG Ernest Donaldson, First Responder Program director, and Cyrus Sabri, photographer.
"Their finish impressed event organizers and spectators, considering MMI students (ages 18-20) were first-timers traveling from the Southeast competing against predominantly professional firefighters representing Western departments such as Missoula, Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls," said the announcement.
As a result of their win the team qualified for Fire Challenge League nationals in Oklahoma City in September.
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