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title: American Coal takes first at RLC Mine Rescue Contest (standalone photo)
description: INA, Ill. (March 21, 207) - Members of the American Coal Company of Galatia placed first unanimously today during the 2017 Brookwood-Sago Mine Rescue Conte
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# [American Coal takes first at RLC Mine Rescue Contest (standalone photo)](https://rlc.edu/news/mine-rescue-award)

 Written by [Reece Rutland](https://rlc.edu/news/author/reece-rutland) | Mar 21, 2017 5:00:00 AM

<https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png>INA, Ill. (March 21, 207) - Members of the American Coal Company of Galatia placed first unanimously today during the 2017 Brookwood-Sago Mine Rescue Contest. Pictured with their first place trophy is, FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT, Cody Shockley, Joe Myers, Ryan Darnell, and James Hawkins; BACK ROW, Zach Schimpf, Kyle Wilkerson, Scott Webb, and Billy Agin. The contest was sponsored by Rend Lake College, thanks to a recent Brookwood-Sago grant specifically geared toward providing training to mine rescue officials and mine rescue teams. Four other teams participated: Foresight Energy, Illinois State, Indiana State, and the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Miners. Click on the image for a larger view.  
(Reece Rutland / RLC Public Information)

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