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Bethel University Makes Final-Day Charge To Win Bassmaster College National Championship

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DAYTON, Tenn. — Carter McNeil and Cole Floyd of Bethel University were stuck in second place for the first two days of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Carter McNeil and Cole Floyd of Bethel University win the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops at Lake Chickamauga out of Dayton, Tenn., with a total of 59 pounds, 11 ounces. Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

But during Saturday’s final round, they seized the spotlight and scored a come-from-behind victory on Lake Chickamauga.

McNeil and Floyd caught a five-bass limit Saturday that weighed 16 pounds, 3 ounces. That was their lightest bag of the week by nearly 5 pounds, but it gave them a 59-11 total, which was enough to sneak past Bryan College’s Cole Sands and Conner Dimauro for the title.

Sands and Dimauro led the first two days before slipping into second place with weights of 14-4 Saturday and 58-8 for the tournament.

McNeil and Floyd, who won a regular-season event on Arkansas’ Bull Shoals Lake earlier this year, collected $5,000 for the Bethel fishing team with the victory at Chickamauga, including $2,500 from B.A.S.S. and $2,500 from Carhartt. The Top 12 teams split a total purse of $24,000.

The victors jumped into the title fray with 22-6 Thursday, followed by a 21-2 limit a day later. While those weights positioned them for a shot at a championship, it was a spot on Chickamauga they didn’t fish until Saturday morning that proved to be the difference between winners and runners-up.

“If we don’t stop there this morning, we probably don’t win,” Floyd said. “Just the way it was laid out was good. It was the same depth we had been fishing (about 6 to 8 feet), but there was current there that came into play. There was grass. That place was the highlight of the tournament.”

McNeil and Floyd located their newfound water late Friday and headed their first thing Saturday. They quickly boated five keeper bass, using a Texas-rigged Zoom Ol’ Monster in plum and tequila sunrise colors.
They said those same worms were effective Thursday. But on Friday, a white and chartreuse spinnerbait was what the bass were biting.

McNeil said being in second place until the final weigh-in took the pressure off him and Floyd.

“Sometimes it’s easier being in second,” McNeil said. “You sleep a little better at night. You know you have nothing to lose.”

For Sands and Dimauro, however, second place was a disappointing end to what had been a phenomenal first two days.

The tandem from Bryan College, located in Dayton just a few blocks from Lake Chickamauga, jumped to the lead Thursday with a tournament-best bag of 24-9. They followed with a limit of 19-11 a day later, but their Saturday weight slipped like most of the 12 teams who made the cut.

The Bryan duo was gracious in defeat.

“It’s been an awesome week, but (McNeil and Floyd) deserve this,” Sands told the crowd gathered at Saturday’s weigh-in.

“A big shout out to those guys,” Dimauro added. “If we’re going to lose to anyone, it’s gonna’ be those guys. They’re the best in the game.”

The victory capped a fantastic week for Bethel, which is located in McKenzie, Tenn., about 250 miles west of Dayton.

McNeil and Floyd’s victory marked consecutive years that Bethel anglers won the College Series national title. Cody Huff and Garrett Enders won in 2018, and they finished third this week at Chickamauga with a three-day total of 55-2.

Also, Bethel’s KJ Queen and Dax Ewart were announced as winners of the Series’ Team of the Year for finishing first in the 2019 points standings.

The Top 4 teams in the championship (eight anglers in all) advanced to the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket event, which will be held Aug. 27-29 at Watts Bar Lake, also in Tennessee. They will compete individually in a head-to-head format with a berth in the 2020 Bassmaster Classic at Alabama’s Lake Guntersville going to the winning angler.

McNeil and Floyd fished in the 2017 Classic Bracket, and Huff and Enders competed in the 2018 event. It will be the first College Classic Bracket for the Sands/Dimauro team, as well as for Tyler Christy and Trey Schroeder of Illinois’ McKendree University, who finished fourth at Chickamauga this week. They were in 12th place heading into the final round, but jumped into the Final Four with an 18-7 limit that was the heaviest of the day.

Michigan State angler Riley Welch, who competed alone in the championship, won the Carhartt Big Bass Award and a $500 gift card for the 9-14 lunker he caught Friday. Sands and Dimauro’s 24-9 limit Thursday earned them the Bass Pro Big Bag Award and a $250 gift certificate.

A total of 116 teams from 62 schools competed in the Championship. Bryan College, the City of Dayton and Fish Dayton hosted the event.

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Title Sponsor: Carhartt

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Presenting Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Premier Sponsors: Abu Garcia, Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Talon, Yamaha

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Supporting Sponsors: Lowrance, Mossy Oak Fishing, TNT Fireworks

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 510,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, BassPro.com Bassmaster Opens Series, TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

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2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops 8/1-8/3
Lake Chickamauga, Dayton  TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Carter McNeil – Cole Floyd                   Bethel University- TN                 0
Day 1: 5   22-06     Day 2: 5   21-02     Day 3: 5   16-03   Total:  15  59-11
2.  Cole Sands – Conner Dimauro                  Bryan College- TN                     0
Day 1: 5   24-09     Day 2: 5   19-11     Day 3: 5   14-04   Total:  15  58-08
3.  Cody Huff – Garrett Enders                   Bethel University                     0
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   18-10     Day 3: 5   18-02   Total:  15  55-02
4.  Tyler Christy – Trey Schroeder               McKendree University- IL              0
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   14-06     Day 3: 5   18-07   Total:  15  50-15
5.  Jordan Hartman – Will Gentry                 Murray State University- KY           0
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   20-14     Day 3: 5   14-00   Total:  15  50-13
6.  Robert Gee – Saxton Long                     University of Tennessee               0
Day 1: 5   19-12     Day 2: 5   15-08     Day 3: 5   14-12   Total:  15  50-00
7.  Noah Boyett – Hunter Hanby                   University of Arkansas- AR            0
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 4   13-07   Total:  14  46-08
8.  Trevor McKinney – Ethan Jones                McKendree University                  0
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   17-09     Day 3: 5   13-00   Total:  15  46-00
9.  Will Andrie – Gaige Blanton                  Kansas State University- KS           0
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   19-02     Day 3: 5   11-01   Total:  15  44-11
10. Dalton Combs – Jack Rankin                   Drury University- MO                  0
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   22-11     Day 3: 3   06-10   Total:  13  44-10
11. Jarrett Brown – Elliot Torode                University of Montevallo              0
Day 1: 5   19-14     Day 2: 4   14-15     Day 3: 2   08-03   Total:  11  43-00
12. Perry Marvin – Cantley Krafft                Virginia Tech University              0
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 5   18-07     Day 3: 3   07-02   Total:  13  41-03
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        60       434      1185-03
2        53       400      1127-15
3         8        52       155-03
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121       886      2468-05

Drury University’s Smith and Breeden seek Five Bites and Toyota Bonus Bucks

by | Aug 2, 2019 | , | 0 Comments

Cameron Smith and Cole Breeden of Drury University only brought three bass to the scales on day one of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship, but they weighed an impressive 13-lbs and 13-ounces which kept them in the hunt, sitting in 34th place.

Their 3-fish bag included one Chickamauga giant that tipped the scales at nearly 8-lbs. The big bass came off a spot that produced another behemoth for the duo in practice. It was obvious their optimism was running high when talking to them after Thursday’s opening round of competition.

“We are definitely around the right kind of fish,” Breeden said excitedly. “We just need to fish clean tomorrow and get five of them in the boat. If we can do that, we have the chance to weigh in one of those limits Lake Chickamauga is famous for.”

Smith and Breeden will be hunting those five bites today, in hopes their efforts will land them within the top 12 teams so they can keep their championship dreams alive and fish on Saturday. The native Missourians qualified for this event by finishing 4th in the first College Series regional on Lake Norman back in February.

Not only did their Lake Norman finish get them in the National Championship, it also won them $150 from the Toyota Bonus Bucks College Series. Toyota launched the college portion of the popular contingency program back in 2016 and it’s been rewarding thankful college anglers competing in numerous college fishing trails with bonus money ever since.

Similar to the “official” Bonus Bucks program, College Series is paid out to the highest placing registered participant in Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournaments. So you don’t have to win an event to get paid, you just have to finish in the top 50% of the field and place higher than other Bonus Bucks registered anglers.

The main difference is college anglers are eligible for the program if they tow their boat with ANY year Toyota tow vehicle. Also for the College Series, the vehicle can be in the angler’s parent(s)’ or legal guardian’s name.

Such is the case for Smith, a junior studying Biology, who’s Dad graciously lets him borrow his Toyota Tundra 1794 Edition. It’s not lost on the two Drury University Panthers how fortunate they are to be able to drive to their college tournaments in comfort and style.

“It’s hard not to love driving this Tundra,” Smith said. “It tows super well, has a ton of room inside for all our gear, and is just a super comfortable ride. Whether it was our 13-hour drive to Lake Norman or the 584 miles we drove to Lake Chickamauga, it has been great.”
If you are a current or future collegiate angler using a Toyota tow vehicle to drive to your tournaments, you’re leaving money on the table if you aren’t registered for Bonus Bucks. Follow this link to get yourself registered for FREE: https://www.toyotatrucksbonusbucks.com/college/registration or give (918) 742-6424 a call and ask for Kendell or Chip.

Cole Sands: Aluminum Boat and an MBA

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Cole Sands and Conner Dimauro took the lead at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Championship with a 24-pound limit that included a 7 pound 15 ounce Chickamauga green piggy.

Sands already has two major college victories to his credit on “The Chick” – so his success Thursday is no great surprise, but his decision to fish from a smaller, slower, aluminum boat compared to his competitors, is worthy of an eyebrow raise.

Add the fact he’s just 22, and already working on a Masters in Business Administration degree, and Cole Sands quickly becomes a long tall lanky version of everything that is mega-impressive about college bass fishing.

“The fact Cole chose to self-report a rules violation back in late April on Day 2 at Bull Shoals to surrender his Day 1 lead, says everything you need to know about the character of Cole Sands,” says Hank Weldon, Director of College B.A.S.S. “He represents himself and college bass fishing in exactly the way we hope every angler will,” adds Weldon.

Local hard-core anglers around “The Chick” speak highly of Sands too, including BassQuest YouTube channel founder, Caleb Bell. “The crazy thing about Cole and his brother Corbin is how fast they locate fish. They’re absolutely among the most naturally gifted anglers I’ve ever known, and they’re great Christian guys on top of being incredible anglers,” says Bell.

By all accounts Sands seems as exceptional as the boat he and partner Conner Dimauro used to take the tournament lead. It’s an 18-foot aluminum Tracker with a 150 HP outboard that runs at least 10 mph slower than most of the boats in the field, but Sands says running a smaller ‘tin’ boat has several advantages. “You get more boat for your money when you buy aluminum, plus you get better fuel economy, and you’re less recognizable when you’re out there on your best fishing spots,” he grins.

That’s pretty mature logic for a guy just 22 years of age, who actually struggled to appreciate Tennessee at age 10 when his family moved here from his Alaska birthplace, mostly because it didn’t feel nearly as wild and free as The Last Frontier vibe of America’s 49th state. “I was pretty frustrated at first, but then I got involved in a junior bass fishing club, and it literally changed my life,” Sands says gratefully.

Sands admits he’s sharply focused on being a professional angler someday, but only after finishing his education at Bryan College on the shores of Lake Chickamauga. “I love college fishing. I love the team format and the teamwork. And I can work as a graduate assistant and get my MBA for free, so it only makes sense to enjoy the next several months here, before trying to fish for a living,” he concludes.

Faith, family, academics, and a superior talent for catching bass. That’s the mighty impressive young life of the tall, lanky Bryan College angler in the aluminum boat, who by all accounts may very well be one of competitive bass fishing’s next big things.

Bryan College Uses Homegrown Knowledge To Take Lead At Bassmaster College Championship

by | Aug 1, 2019 | , | 0 Comments

DAYTON, Tenn. — Bryan College’s Cole Sands and Conner Dimauro know Lake Chickamauga about as well as anyone, and they proved it Thursday on Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro.

Cole Sands and Conner Dimauro of Bryan College take the lead on Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops at Lake Chickamauga out of Dayton, Tenn., with a total of 24 pounds, 9 ounces. Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

The duo caught five bass that weighed 24 pounds, 9 ounces, which gave them more than a 2-pound lead on the other 115 teams competing this week in the southeast corner of the Volunteer State.

Bryan College is located across the street from Dayton Municipal Park where takeoffs and weigh-ins are being held during the championship. The park abuts the trophy-bass lake and both anglers said their familiarity with the area clearly helped their fortunes Thursday.

“I spend my time out here,” Sands said. “It’s not a coincidence and I’m not gonna deny we were blessed today. But we had a really tough practice and didn’t know what we’d catch. We thought we could catch about 15 pounds and that was about it.”

The difference between a lackluster practice and a sensational first day was the 7-15 kicker bass that Sands caught Thursday. It tied for the heaviest bass of the day, and along with some other quality keepers that Dimauro boated, it was more than enough to give the locals the lead.

But as both anglers said, they didn’t think they were on the right fish to make that happen. To take advantage of any opportunities, Sands and Dimauro kept a dozen rods on the deck most of the day. At one point, the five bass they had in the livewell had been caught on five different lures.

The “kitchen sink” approach worked.

“We culled a bigger bag today than we had all of practice,” Dimauro said. “But as tough as conditions were for us, we saved a lot of stuff.”

Sands said he and Dimauro will continue to “fish the conditions.”

“When we blasted off today, we knew where we were going to start and how we did after that was how we were to go from there,” Sands said. “That is an advantage of knowing the lake … It’s not like we’re catching just deep or just shallow. It’s a little bit of everything.”

Carter McNeil and Cole Floyd of Bethel University are in second place with a five-bass limit that weighed 22-6. They won the Bassmaster College Series tournament on Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas earlier this year, but now they’re after a bigger prize.

Like the tournament leaders, McNeil and Floyd compete regularly on Chickamauga, which is a four-hour drive from McKenzie, Tenn., where Bethel is located. But they too struggled in practice until finding their groove Thursday.

“We just expanded and fished a bunch of new water today,” Floyd said. “It’s just one here and one there. It’s not a big group of fish.”

McNeil is confident he and Floyd will have to produce another big bag if they want to survive the cut to the Top 12 following Friday’s weigh-in.

“This lake is capable of producing some really big bass,” McNeil said. “If we’re consistent, I think we can make it to the last day. But like Cole was saying, the fish are just scattered. We could go tomorrow and catch average fish. We’ll just stick to our game plan and see if we can do it again tomorrow.”

Landon Siggers and Logan Reynolds of Wytheville (Va.) Community College are third with 20-6, while Jarrett Brown and Elliot Torode of the University of Montevallo (Ala.) are fourth with 19-14. The University of Tennessee’s Robert Gee and Saxton Long are fifth with 19-12.

Brandon Mann of Arkansas Tech caught an 8-2 kicker on Day 1 that currently holds the title of Big Bass of the tournament. Mann and his partner Hunter Bryant are currently in 12th place.

The Top 4 teams (eight anglers) at the championship will advance to the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket to be held Aug. 27-29 at Watts Bar Lake, also in Tennessee. They will compete individually in a head-to-head format there with a berth in the 2020 Bassmaster Classic at Alabama’s Lake Guntersville going to the winning angler.

Day 2 of the College Series National Championship will begin Friday with takeoff from the Dayton Boat Dock at 6:40 a.m. ET. Weigh-in is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at Point Park.

Bryan College, the City of Dayton and Fish Dayton are hosting the national championship.

Follow all the action on Bassmaster.com.

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Title Sponsor: Carhartt

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Presenting Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Premier Sponsors: Abu Garcia, Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Talon, Yamaha

2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Supporting Sponsors: Lowrance, Mossy Oak Fishing, TNT Fireworks

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 510,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, BassPro.com Bassmaster Opens Series, TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.
2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops 8/1-8/3
Lake Chickamauga, Dayton  TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Cole Sands – Conner Dimauro                  Bryan College- TN                     0
Day 1: 5   24-09   Total:   5  24-09
2.  Carter McNeil – Cole Floyd                   Bethel University- TN                 0
Day 1: 5   22-06   Total:   5  22-06
3.  Landon Siggers – Logan Reynolds              Wytheville Community College          0
Day 1: 5   20-06   Total:   5  20-06
4.  Jarrett Brown – Elliot Torode                University of Montevallo              0
Day 1: 5   19-14   Total:   5  19-14
5.  Robert Gee – Saxton Long                     University of Tennessee               0
Day 1: 5   19-12   Total:   5  19-12
6.  Jared Turnbloom – Thomas Milstead            University of Alabama                 0
Day 1: 4   19-04   Total:   4  19-04
7.  Noah Boyett – Hunter Hanby                   University of Arkansas- AR            0
Day 1: 5   18-12   Total:   5  18-12
8.  Cody Huff – Garrett Enders                   Bethel University                     0
Day 1: 5   18-06   Total:   5  18-06
9.  Tyler Christy – Trey Schroeder               McKendree University- IL              0
Day 1: 5   18-02   Total:   5  18-02
10. Chase Serafin – Jack Hippe                   Adrian College                        0
Day 1: 5   18-02   Total:   5  18-02
11. Joshua Boone – Blake Riley                   Eastern Kentucky University- KY       0
Day 1: 5   18-00   Total:   5  18-00
12. Brandon Mann – Hunter Bryant                 Arkansas Tech                         0
Day 1: 5   17-09   Total:   5  17-09
13. Cal Culpepper – Mason Waddell                University of Montevallo              0
Day 1: 5   16-08   Total:   5  16-08
14. J T Russell – Porter James                   University of Montevallo              0
Day 1: 5   16-01   Total:   5  16-01
15. Josh Flynn – Zac Hopkins                     Kansas State University               0
Day 1: 5   16-00   Total:   5  16-00
16. Jordan Hartman – Will Gentry                 Murray State University- KY           0
Day 1: 5   15-15   Total:   5  15-15
17. KJ Queen – Dax Ewart                         Bethel University                     0
Day 1: 5   15-14   Total:   5  15-14
18. Derek Freeman – Caleb Allgood                Clemson University                    0
Day 1: 5   15-13   Total:   5  15-13
19. Perry Marvin – Cantley Krafft                Virginia Tech University              0
Day 1: 5   15-10   Total:   5  15-10
20. Trevor McKinney – Ethan Jones                McKendree University                  0
Day 1: 5   15-07   Total:   5  15-07
21. Dalton Combs – Jack Rankin                   Drury University- MO                  0
Day 1: 5   15-05   Total:   5  15-05
22. Jacob Moore – Gilliam Tharpe                 North Carolina State University       0
Day 1: 5   15-03   Total:   5  15-03
23. Griffin Heffington – Mason Cizek             Bryan College- TN                     0
Day 1: 5   14-11   Total:   5  14-11
24. Jacob Woods – Samuel Vandagriff              Tennessee Tech University             0
Day 1: 5   14-10   Total:   5  14-10
25. Will Andrie – Gaige Blanton                  Kansas State University- KS           0
Day 1: 5   14-08   Total:   5  14-08
26. Dalton Smith – Wil Rigdon                    Campbellsville University- KY         0
Day 1: 5   14-05   Total:   5  14-05
27. Conner Choate – Hunter DeSplinter            University of Wisconsin – Platte      0
Day 1: 5   14-04   Total:   5  14-04
28. Benjamin Hager – Noah Shaver                 UNC-Charlotte                         0
Day 1: 5   14-03   Total:   5  14-03
29. Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier                   West Virginia University- WV          0
Day 1: 5   14-02   Total:   5  14-02
30. Ben Seaman – Dante Piraino                   Clarkson University                   0
Day 1: 5   14-02   Total:   5  14-02
31. Collin Cropp – Mitch Van Ert                 University of Wisconsin-Whitewat      0
Day 1: 5   13-15   Total:   5  13-15
32. Aidan England – Braden Perry                 Carson-Newman University              0
Day 1: 5   13-14   Total:   5  13-14
33. Carter Henderson – Connor Whisenant          Texas A&M University- TX              0
Day 1: 5   13-13   Total:   5  13-13
34. Cole Breeden – Cameron Smith                 Drury University                      0
Day 1: 3   13-13   Total:   3  13-13
35. Grant Pavelka – Dylan Petersen               MPCC                                  0
Day 1: 5   13-10   Total:   5  13-10
36. Nicholas Inzeo – Nick Montilino              Murray State University               0
Day 1: 5   13-07   Total:   5  13-07
37. William Nichols – Jamon Phillips             Jacksonville State University         0
Day 1: 5   13-05   Total:   5  13-05
38. Jackson Carrell – Bryton Kurtz               Sam Houston State University          0
Day 1: 5   13-03   Total:   5  13-03
39. Matt Baker – Kory England                    Arkansas Tech University-AR           0
Day 1: 5   13-02   Total:   5  13-02
40. Tristan McCormick – Dakota Pierce            Bethel University                     0
Day 1: 5   13-00   Total:   5  13-00
41. Spencer Lambert – Wesley Banks               University of Louisiana at Monro      0
Day 1: 5   12-14   Total:   5  12-14
42. Tyler Bounds – Carson Leber                  Chico State                           0
Day 1: 5   12-11   Total:   5  12-11
42. Aaron Digh – Jerris Bush                     East Carolina University              0
Day 1: 5   12-11   Total:   5  12-11
42. Zeke Gossett – Hayden Bartee                 Jacksonville State University- A      0
Day 1: 5   12-11   Total:   5  12-11
45. Bradley Dunagan –                            Campbellsville University             0
Day 1: 4   12-11   Total:   4  12-11
46. Garrett Warren – Eric Lampkin                Snead State Community College         0
Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
47. Fisher Overton – Alden Keel Jr               Blue Mountain College                 0
Day 1: 5   12-05   Total:   5  12-05
47. Tyler Price – Preston Kendrick               Bryan College                         0
Day 1: 5   12-05   Total:   5  12-05
47. Alex Williamson – Coleman Roberts            Liberty University                    0
Day 1: 5   12-05   Total:   5  12-05
50. Ty Black – Avry Thomason                     Georgia Southern University           0
Day 1: 4   12-05   Total:   4  12-05
51. Logan Parks – Lucas Lindsay                  Auburn University                     0
Day 1: 4   11-15   Total:   4  11-15
52. Anthony Vintson – Brandon Mathews            Auburn University                     0
Day 1: 4   11-14   Total:   4  11-14
53. Tyler Lubbat – Harold Wells                  University of Alabama                 0
Day 1: 5   11-12   Total:   5  11-12
54. Brad Ableman – Seth Roberts                  Bethel University                     0
Day 1: 4   11-12   Total:   4  11-12
55. Brian Linder – Nathan Thompson               Bemidji State University              0
Day 1: 5   11-11   Total:   5  11-11
56. Chris Carnes – Tyler Lawwill                 UNC-Charlotte                         0
Day 1: 5   11-08   Total:   5  11-08
57. John Garrett – Kyle Palmer                   Bethel University- TN                 0
Day 1: 4   11-03   Total:   4  11-03
58. Jacob Louis – Nathan Doty                    McKendree University- IL              0
Day 1: 5   11-02   Total:   5  11-02
59. Alex Moore – Marshall Wiggins                U. of Central Florida                 0
Day 1: 4   10-13   Total:   4  10-13
60. Chase Sansom – Tyler Drown                   Marshall University                   0
Day 1: 5   10-11   Total:   5  10-11
61. Ty Cox – Chandler Boman                      Blue Mountain College                 0
Day 1: 5   10-10   Total:   5  10-10
62. Cole Lamb – Tristan Weaver                   Arkansas Tech University- AR          0
Day 1: 5   10-10   Total:   5  10-10
63. Matthew Davis – Jarrod Layton                Adrian College                        0
Day 1: 5   10-07   Total:   5  10-07
64. Bailey Fain – Trevor St. John                Bryan College                         0
Day 1: 5   09-15   Total:   5  09-15
65. Chandlar Ellis – Gil Senn                    Lander University                     0
Day 1: 5   09-11   Total:   5  09-11
66. Isaac Duncan – Fisher Young                  Blue Mountain College- MS             0
Day 1: 5   09-09   Total:   5  09-09
67. Jason Felter – Joseph McClosky               Bethel University                     0
Day 1: 5   09-08   Total:   5  09-08
68. Jonathan Kelley – Grant Tattersall           Coastal Carolina University           0
Day 1: 5   09-07   Total:   5  09-07
69. Aaron Denny – Bill Mathews                   Grand Valley State University- M      0
Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
70. Justin Sisavath – Nathan Ragsdale            University of Georgia                 0
Day 1: 4   08-12   Total:   4  08-12
71. Lucas Murphy – Mitchell Gunn                 Grand Valley State University         0
Day 1: 4   08-09   Total:   4  08-09
72. Nick Schultz – Trey Autry                    UNC-Charlotte                         0
Day 1: 3   08-08   Total:   3  08-08
73. Griffin Fernandes – Gunner Wilson            Adrian College                        0
Day 1: 4   08-02   Total:   4  08-02
73. Scott McClellan – Huff McIntosh              LA Tech                               0
Day 1: 4   08-02   Total:   4  08-02
75. Joshua Gruen – Riley Blair                   University of Wisconsin- Plattev      0
Day 1: 3   08-00   Total:   3  08-00
76. Rob Hendrick – Chad Pruner                   Western Carolina University           0
Day 1: 2   07-15   Total:   2  07-15
77. Shane Nelson – Brayden Federer               Adrian College                        0
Day 1: 3   07-11   Total:   3  07-11
78. Tanner Johnson – Guy Wegienka                LaGrange College                      0
Day 1: 3   07-09   Total:   3  07-09
79. Derek Pietsch – Trey Dawson                  Texas A&M                             0
Day 1: 4   07-05   Total:   4  07-05
80. Louis Monetti – Andrew Weaver                UNC-Charlotte                         0
Day 1: 4   07-03   Total:   4  07-03
80. Mitchell Naler – Lee Mattox                  University of Alabama                 0
Day 1: 4   07-03   Total:   4  07-03
82. Adam Puckett –                               Murray State University               0
Day 1: 3   06-12   Total:   3  06-12
83. Jacob Schrimsher – Nathan Wight              Calhoun Community College- AL         0
Day 1: 3   06-10   Total:   3  06-10
84. Grant Ehlenfeldt – Seth Korb                 University of Wisconsin- Plattev      0
Day 1: 3   06-09   Total:   3  06-09
85. Dan Dubose – Jon Kilpatrick                  University of Alabama                 0
Day 1: 2   06-07   Total:   2  06-07
86. Miller Spivey – Trey Dickert                 University of Montevallo              0
Day 1: 3   06-06   Total:   3  06-06
87. Justin Carr – Austin Carr                    Illinois State University             0
Day 1: 3   06-05   Total:   3  06-05
88. Grant Adams – Adam Carman                    Campbellsville University- KY         0
Day 1: 3   05-13   Total:   3  05-13
89. Mason Bishop –                               Southern Illinois University Car      0
Day 1: 3   05-12   Total:   3  05-12
90. Luke Lamb – Wilson Smith                     Bethel University                     0
Day 1: 3   05-05   Total:   3  05-05
91. Taylor Hamburger – Tristen Turley            Oklahoma State University- OK         0
Day 1: 3   05-01   Total:   3  05-01
92. Brandon Buckley – Michael Orris              Penn State University                 0
Day 1: 2   05-00   Total:   2  05-00
93. Thad Simerly – Ethan Shaw                    Bryan College                         0
Day 1: 2   04-10   Total:   2  04-10
94. Britt Myers – Tanner Maness                  Lander University- SC                 0
Day 1: 3   04-08   Total:   3  04-08
95. Tanner Ward – Rory Franks                    Kent State University                 0
Day 1: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
96. Zachariah Edwards – Drew Douglas             University of Central Oklahoma        0
Day 1: 2   04-00   Total:   2  04-00
97. Mitch Moore – Clark Mannas                   Texas A&M University                  0
Day 1: 2   03-09   Total:   2  03-09
98. Austin Phillips – Samuel Scott               Arkansas Tech University- AR          0
Day 1: 1   02-15   Total:   1  02-15
99. Emma Mullineaux –                            University of Maryland                0
Day 1: 1   02-11   Total:   1  02-11
100. Charley Kuhn – Reese Penfield                University of South Carolina- Be      0
Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
100. Reid Strobl – Samuel Scott                   Dallas Baptist University- TX         0
Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
102. Rudy Worley – John Nowlin                    Blue Mountain College- MS             0
Day 1: 1   02-04   Total:   1  02-04
103. Ethan Wallace – Tyler Beckerman              University of Missouri                0
Day 1: 1   02-03   Total:   1  02-03
104. Walker Wilson – Jackson Hall                 Univeristy of Arkansas- AR            0
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
105. Josh Worth – Calvin Corey                    Colorado Mesa University              0
Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
106. Brian Volkernick – Erik Zilgme               University of Maine                   0
Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
106. Liam West – Brady Waits                      Clemson University                    0
Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
108. David Dueland – Cameron Glasscock            University of Montevallo              0
Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
108. Grant Hack – Jonathan Stepp                  Ohio State                            0
Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
110. Justin Barnes – Adam Carroll                 University of Montevallo              0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
110. Zach Oldre – Andrew Okada                    University of North Dakota            0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
112. Anthony Fazio – Luke Jasper                  Illinois State University             0
Day 1: 1   01-07   Total:   1  01-07
113. Grant Adams – Shane Stafford                 Texas A&M University                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
113. Logan Tate – Chase Chastain                  Jacksonville State University         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
113. Connor Usher – Omar Petty                    UNC-Charlotte                         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
113. Riley Welch –                                Michigan State University             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        60       434      1185-03
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60       434      1185-03

Michigan State’s Riley Welch Running as a Lone Horse at College Championship

by | Aug 1, 2019 | , | 0 Comments

Riley Welch’s family trains standard-bred horses for the racing communities in Chicago and Indianapolis, but this week at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series championship on Lake Chickamauga, the Michigan State Spartan is running as a solo pony while his team fishing partner trains for a brand new job in New York City.

“I’ve fished with Danny Sprague the last two years, but he was required to be in New York City this week for his brand new job, and I know I’m at a disadvantage fishing here without him, but man, this is my last college tournament, so I couldn’t stand not to come fish the championship,” says the 22 year old agriculture business major from Will County, IL.

Welch admits he’s not schooled on the Chickamauga deep water river ledge fishing game, so he’ll focus his solo efforts mostly shallow, starting with an old school Pop-R topwater, and then pick up the trusty ½ ounce black-blue jig or a frog.

His commitment to living life in the moment, fishing the patterns he’s most confident in, and not being mentally spun-out by the fact he’s fishing alone is certainly admirable.

Welch isn’t pretending to be on the fast track to a pro angling career, instead he hopes to carve out a prosperous life selling agriculture land. But the mere fact he’s competing in a national championship says all you need to know about his superior ability to find and catch bass. And how cool would it be if the long shot lone horse ended up in the winner’s circle?

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