Seward native breaks ax-throwing world record

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A firefighter from Lincoln, Jesse Rood, broke the ax-throwing world record on Friday night at the opening ceremonies of the 38th annual Cornhusker State Games.

After training for months, the Seward native threw the ax 90 feet, beating the previous record of 75 feet.

“It feels good!” Rood said. “It took me a couple throws. I think they were losing confidence, maybe, but I finally nabbed it, so now I have the record, so 90 feet is the new one. I wanna thank the Nebraska Sports Council and everybody at the Cornhusker State Games. This has been an incredible opportunity!”

The 25-year-old got into ax-throwing in college when he worked at Craft Axe Throwing in Lincoln.