Evans enters highest level of competitive strongmen

  • Photo courtesy of World’s Strongest Man/Todd Burandt. Franklin native Thomas Evans hurls a roughly 50-lb. kettlebell at this summer’s World’s Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach.
    Photo courtesy of World’s Strongest Man/Todd Burandt. Franklin native Thomas Evans hurls a roughly 50-lb. kettlebell at this summer’s World’s Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach.
  • Photo courtesy of World’s Strongest Man/Todd Burandt. Evans waves to the crowd after his standout performance in the log ladder. In the clean and press-style event, the Franklin native lifted five logs ranging from 275-400 lbs. over his head in less than 39 seconds for the best overall time in the competition.
    Photo courtesy of World’s Strongest Man/Todd Burandt. Evans waves to the crowd after his standout performance in the log ladder. In the clean and press-style event, the Franklin native lifted five logs ranging from 275-400 lbs. over his head in less than 39 seconds for the best overall time in the competition.
A Franklin native is continuing his climb to the top of the competitive strongman rankings. For the past several years, FHS grad and former NFL player Thomas Evans has been honing a new skill,…

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