Pair Of CVCC Teams Top The Field At Bassmaster College Series Event On Lake Hartwell

ANDERSON, S.C. — After a five-month layoff, the Catawba Valley Community College fishing program opened the third stop of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Bass Pro Shops with a bang as two Red Hawks teams led the 115-boat field after Day 1 on Thursday.

Jeremy Dellinger (pictured) and Nathan Smith, from North Carolina’s Catawba Valley Community College, are leading after Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Bass Pro Shops with 11 pounds, 9 ounces. Photo by Chris Brown/B.A.S.S.

Jeremy Dellinger and Nathan Smith hold the top spot after dropping a three-bass limit of 11 pounds, 9 ounces on the scales. They hold a 1-4 pound lead over teammates Lane Bailey and Adam Seagle.

The teams from the two-year college with an enrollment of 4,610 in Hickory, N.C., combined to weigh in six largemouth bass, passing on the spotted bass that Lake Hartwell is known for.

“It’s crazy,” Dellinger said. “We are just a little community college competing against the best fishing colleges in the country. Here we are, one and two (in the standings), a little community college leading the most prestigious tournament trail in college fishing. It’s insane.”

For Dellinger and Smith, the deep bite never materialized during practice, so they moved to shallow water and found an area that produced some fish that Dellinger thought would give them 7 to 8 pounds a day.

To their surprise, the area produced excellent quality.

“One of our biggest fish came up schooling in the middle of a pocket within throwing range,” Dellinger said. “It was one of those things that just happened to go right. And to do well in a tournament, you need some things to go right.”

A Lake Norman native, Dellinger said he isn’t sure if they can catch the same quality for the next two days but feels he has enough to stay near the top.

“If I can manage my fish the right way, I might be able to stretch it for three days,” he said. “But, I will need a couple of those luscious fish like I caught today.”

Bailey, a Lake Hickory native, said he and Seagle made a 15- to 20-minute run up the Tugaloo River where they caught mostly largemouth bass with a topwater bait around shallow cover.

While all of the fish they weighed were over 2 1/2 pounds for a total of 10-5, Bailey and Seagle missed a couple of key fish that would have given them a substantial lead.

“We had marked a bunch of areas in practice, and (Seagle) actually caught a 7-pounder on one of these banks. We went back to that bank today and the 7-pounder bit a topwater and I missed it. Then we lost one about 8 pounds. We should have had like 17 pounds.

“We missed five blow-ups on the topwater this morning, and we thought the day was over. But we just kept with it.”

Bailey and Seagle struggled to catch fish during their first 2 1/2 days of practice but stumbled upon some quality fish midway through the third day. That clued them in to a pattern Bailey believes can hold up for two more days.

Higher-than-normal water on Hartwell has helped the bite, Bailey said, but if the water drops he and Seagle’s bite may get tougher.

This week’s tournament at Lake Hartwell was originally scheduled for the end of March following the first two tour stops at Toledo Bend in January and Smith Lake in February, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought the season to a screeching halt. After an extended layoff, Thursday’s blastoff was a special moment for Bailey.

“When they started playing music right before blastoff, I got goosebumps,” he said. “Not many people in the country get to do this stuff, and we are blessed to get to do it.”

The move to a late-summer event threw another curveball for the anglers, as the decision was made to change the limit from five fish to three to ensure the health of the fish and fishery. With the three-fish limit, Bailey said largemouth are the key to success, despite the healthy spotted bass population.

“In a three-fish deal, you aren’t going to win it with spotted bass,” he said.

Grant Adams and Wil Rigdon from Campbellsville University in Kentucky claimed third place on Day 1 with a limit weighing 10-2, trailing the leaders by a little less than 1 1/2 pounds. The Clemson University duo of GL Compton and Matthew Sprouse sit in fourth with 10-1 — a limit that was anchored by a 5-14 largemouth that gave them Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the day.

The full field will take off Friday at 6:45 a.m. ET from Green Pond Landing. The weigh-in will be held back at Green Pond at 2:45 p.m. The Top 12 teams after Friday’s weigh-in will compete on Championship Saturday and will earn a spot in the 2020 National Championship to be held on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida Oct. 29-31.

The event is being hosted by Visit Anderson.

2020 Bassmaster College Series Title Sponsor: Carhartt

2020 Bassmaster College Series Presenting Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2020 Bassmaster College Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

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2020 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by
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Lake Hartwell, Anderson  SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Jeremy Dellinger – Nathan Smith              CVCC                                250
Day 1: 3   11-09   Total:   3  11-09
2.  Lane Bailey – Adam Seagle                    CVCC                                249
Day 1: 3   10-05   Total:   3  10-05
3.  Grant Adams – Wil Rigdon                     Campbellsville University           248
Day 1: 3   10-02   Total:   3  10-02
4.  GL Compton – Matthew Sprouse                 Clemson University                  247
Day 1: 3   10-01   Total:   3  10-01
5.  Jake Lee – Mason Cizek                       Bryan College                       246
Day 1: 3   09-12   Total:   3  09-12
6.  Brad Ableman – Wilson Smith                  Bethel University                   245
Day 1: 3   09-11   Total:   3  09-11
7.  Braden Perry – Aidan England                 Carson-Newman University            244
Day 1: 3   09-09   Total:   3  09-09
8.  Cody Gregory – Levi Mullins                  Bethel University                   243
Day 1: 3   09-03   Total:   3  09-03
9.  George Fallon – George Gore                  Clemson University                  242
Day 1: 3   09-00   Total:   3  09-00
10. Harbor Lovin – Zachary Martin                Murray State University             241
Day 1: 3   08-12   Total:   3  08-12
11. Griffin Fernandes – Gunner Wilson            Adrian College                      240
Day 1: 3   08-08   Total:   3  08-08
12. Cole Sands – Conner Dimauro                  Bryan College                       239
Day 1: 3   08-05   Total:   3  08-05
13. Drew Pridgen – Kaleb Brown                   Lander University                   238
Day 1: 3   08-04   Total:   3  08-04
14. Grayson Morris – Jacob Pfundt                University of Montevalllo           237
Day 1: 3   08-00   Total:   3  08-00
15. Dax Ewart – Kyle Palmer                      Bethel University                   236
Day 1: 3   07-14   Total:   3  07-14
16. Hunter Bond – Bowman Davis                   Clemson University                  235
Day 1: 3   07-11   Total:   3  07-11
17. Jarred Jones – Logan Tate                    Jacksonville State University       234
Day 1: 3   07-07   Total:   3  07-07
18. Colin Slentz – Evan Slentz                   Lander University                   233
Day 1: 3   07-03   Total:   3  07-03
19. Jason Zubris –                               Penn State University               232
Day 1: 3   07-02   Total:   3  07-02
20. Cal Culpepper – Mason Waddell                University of Montevallo            231
Day 1: 3   07-02   Total:   3  07-02
21. Jacob Blumling – Nathanael Wright            Emmanuel College                    230
Day 1: 3   07-01   Total:   3  07-01
22. Joshua DeKoning – Carter Ball                Adrian College                      229
Day 1: 3   06-14   Total:   3  06-14
23. Bryce Henley – Reese Kingston                                                    228
Day 1: 3   06-13   Total:   3  06-13
24. Stephen Kinard – Jimmy Mitchum               Lander University                   227
Day 1: 3   06-12   Total:   3  06-12
25. Luke Lamb – Seth Roberts                     Bethel University                   226
Day 1: 2   06-11   Total:   2  06-11
26. Garrett Warren –                             Snead State Community College       225
Day 1: 3   06-10   Total:   3  06-10
27. Hayden Gaddis – Ben Cully                    Carson-Newman University            224
Day 1: 3   06-08   Total:   3  06-08
28. Miller Spivey – Trey Dickert                 University of Montevallo            223
Day 1: 3   06-06   Total:   3  06-06
29. Weston Hollar – Wesley Gore                  University of Montevallo            222
Day 1: 3   06-05   Total:   3  06-05
30. Zeke Gossett – Lucas Smith                   Jacksonville State                  221
Day 1: 3   06-03   Total:   3  06-03
31. Cole Dodson – Trent Jones                    University of Montevallo            220
Day 1: 3   06-02   Total:   3  06-02
31. Emil Wagner –                                Ole Miss                            220
Day 1: 3   06-02   Total:   3  06-02
33. Shane Nelson – Brayden Federer               Adrian College                      218
Day 1: 3   06-01   Total:   3  06-01
34. Caleb Lonca – Justin Eggers                  CVCC                                217
Day 1: 3   05-13   Total:   3  05-13
34. Kollin Smith – John Wesley Wardlaw           Emmanuel College                    217
Day 1: 3   05-13   Total:   3  05-13
36. James Willoughby – Chance Schwartz           University of Montevallo            215
Day 1: 3   05-12   Total:   3  05-12
37. Jj Kocevar – Tanner Shriver                  Kent State University               214
Day 1: 3   05-11   Total:   3  05-11
37. Cole Zagrzebski – Ryan Bradway               Western Michigan University         214
Day 1: 3   05-11   Total:   3  05-11
39. Hunter MCClaskey – Nicholas Gilbert          King University                     212
Day 1: 3   05-11   Total:   3  05-11
40. Jackson Staib – Baylor Howell                Bethel University                   211
Day 1: 3   05-10   Total:   3  05-10
41. Brian Linder – Nathan Thompson               Minnesota State Univ Mankato        210
Day 1: 3   05-09   Total:   3  05-09
42. Zachary Asher – Jacob Klicman                Kent State University               209
Day 1: 3   05-07   Total:   3  05-07
43. Weston Bison – Parker Wilton                 Lander University                   208
Day 1: 3   05-06   Total:   3  05-06
44. Tyler Christy – Trey Schroeder               McKendree University                207
Day 1: 3   05-05   Total:   3  05-05
44. Whit Edmonds – Bobby Long                    Lander University                   207
Day 1: 3   05-05   Total:   3  05-05
46. Hayden Fuhr – Chase Carver                   Lander University                   205
Day 1: 3   05-02   Total:   3  05-02
47. Calvin Currie – Tommy Teaster                Lander University                   204
Day 1: 3   05-01   Total:   3  05-01
48. Conner Giles – Christian Wright              Bryan College                       203
Day 1: 3   05-00   Total:   3  05-00
49. Jack Dice –                                  LIBERTY UNIVERSITY                  202
Day 1: 3   04-15   Total:   3  04-15
50. Matthew Davis – Cody Batterson               Adrian College                      201
Day 1: 3   04-13   Total:   3  04-13
51. Jake Maddux –                                Southern Union Community College    200
Day 1: 3   04-12   Total:   3  04-12
52. Dawson Cassidy – Gus Mclarry                 Texas AM Commerce                   199
Day 1: 3   04-10   Total:   3  04-10
52. Joseph McClosky – Ryan Winchester            Bethel University                   199
Day 1: 3   04-10   Total:   3  04-10
52. Levi Sanchez – NATHAN SCHRADER               Clemson                             199
Day 1: 3   04-10   Total:   3  04-10
55. Austin Goins – Kirk Elijah                   Bryan college                       196
Day 1: 3   04-10   Total:   3  04-10
56. Dalton Smith – Bradley Dunagan               Campbellsville University           195
Day 1: 3   04-09   Total:   3  04-09
57. Cameron Rhodes – Jacob Witkowski             Dallas Baptist University           194
Day 1: 3   04-09   Total:   3  04-09
58. Bryce Miller – Nick Crawford                 Kent State University               193
Day 1: 2   04-08   Total:   2  04-08
59. William Martin – Jack Baron                  University of Montevallo            192
Day 1: 3   04-07   Total:   3  04-07
59. Atom Ward – Gavin Lagle                      Indiana University Southeast        192
Day 1: 3   04-07   Total:   3  04-07
61. Sean Clayton – Owen Dimaio                   Clemson University                  190
Day 1: 3   04-06   Total:   3  04-06
61. Trevor Harrill – Ty Leatherwood              Appalachian State University        190
Day 1: 3   04-06   Total:   3  04-06
61. Chandler Jarrard – David Brashear            Georgia Southern University         190
Day 1: 3   04-06   Total:   3  04-06
64. Shawn Coots – Luke Henderson                 Campbellsville University           187
Day 1: 3   04-05   Total:   3  04-05
64. Mitchel Goodin – John Jacobs                 Georgia Southern University         187
Day 1: 3   04-05   Total:   3  04-05
64. Mason Moore – Ryan Freeman                   Eastern Kentucky University         187
Day 1: 3   04-05   Total:   3  04-05
64. Wyatt Reid – Gehrig DeFronzo                 Erskine College                     187
Day 1: 3   04-05   Total:   3  04-05
68. Zach Manneback – Jarrod Layton               Adrain College                      183
Day 1: 2   04-05   Total:   2  04-05
69. Austin Davis – Josh Howard                   Greenville Techincal                182
Day 1: 3   04-03   Total:   3  04-03
70. Curtis Dillon – Aaron Digh                   East Carolina University            181
Day 1: 3   04-02   Total:   3  04-02
71. Cy Casey – Daelyn Whaley                     Emmanuel College                    180
Day 1: 3   04-01   Total:   3  04-01
72. Ty Black – Avry Thomason                     Georgia Southern University         179
Day 1: 3   04-00   Total:   3  04-00
72. Solomon Glenn – Hunter Ward                  University of Montervallo           179
Day 1: 3   04-00   Total:   3  04-00
74. Jack York – Cooper Thor                      Stephen F Austin State Universit    177
Day 1: 3   03-15   Total:   3  03-15
75. Bailey Bleser – Christian Hernandez          Mckendree University                176
Day 1: 3   03-14   Total:   3  03-14
76. Andrew Fisher – Bennett Kudder               Bryan College                       175
Day 1: 3   03-12   Total:   3  03-12
76. Rob Lindsey – Justin Botts                   Bryan College                       175
Day 1: 3   03-12   Total:   3  03-12
78. Tanner Barnes – Jordan Smallwood             Campbellsville University           173
Day 1: 3   03-11   Total:   3  03-11
78. Cordell Beckman – Dru Johnson                Greenville University               173
Day 1: 3   03-11   Total:   3  03-11
80. Ross Parris – Reed Green                     Lander University                   171
Day 1: 2   03-11   Total:   2  03-11
81. Spencer Black – Lucas Oliver                 CVCC                                170
Day 1: 3   03-08   Total:   3  03-08
81. Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier                   West Virginia University            170
Day 1: 3   03-08   Total:   3  03-08
83. Britt Myers – Tyler Anderson                 Lander University                   168
Day 1: 3   03-06   Total:   3  03-06
84. Nolan Yeager – Ethan LeGare                  Stephen F. Austin State Universi    167
Day 1: 3   03-06   Total:   3  03-06
85. Mark Harris – Reece Martin                   Dallas Baptist University           166
Day 1: 3   03-05   Total:   3  03-05
86. Alex Saxon – Andrew Brock                    Emmanuel College                    165
Day 1: 3   03-03   Total:   3  03-03
87. Matthew Cummings – Joseph Woods              Bethel University                   164
Day 1: 3   02-14   Total:   3  02-14
88. Adam Puckett – Blake Albertson               Murray State University             163
Day 1: 3   02-13   Total:   3  02-13
89. Tyler Lusk – Corey Waits                     Lander University                   162
Day 1: 2   02-11   Total:   2  02-11
90. Alec Coffey – Kyle Roy                       Campbellsville University           161
Day 1: 1   02-10   Total:   1  02-10
91. Denver Monteith – Adam Watts                 Trevecca Nazarene University        160
Day 1: 2   02-09   Total:   2  02-09
92. Ethan Shaw – Tyler Price                     Bryan College                       159
Day 1: 2   02-06   Total:   2  02-06
93. Zachary Bowen – Thomas Millraney             Bethel University                   158
Day 1: 2   02-02   Total:   2  02-02
94. Austin Smith – Maddux Walters                Carson Newman                       157
Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
95. Colby Hays – Logan Hawkins                   Campbellsville University           156
Day 1: 2   01-15   Total:   2  01-15
95. Cade Tootle – Thomas Mcelwaney               Georgia Southern University         156
Day 1: 2   01-15   Total:   2  01-15
97. Matthew Benson – Garrett Ankerich            Emmanuel College                    154
Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
97. Sam Shoemaker – Hayden Scott                 Adrian College                      154
Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
99. Griffin Phillips – Ethan King                University of Montevallo            152
Day 1: 3   01-11   Total:   3  01-11
100. Ryan Park – Jon Johnston                     Murray State University             151
Day 1: 1   01-06   Total:   1  01-06
101. James Duncan – Blake Stringer                Campbellsville University           150
Day 1: 1   01-03   Total:   1  01-03
102. River Lee – Hunter Muncrief                  Stephen F. Austin State Universi    149
Day 1: 1   01-02   Total:   1  01-02
103. Mark Wilson – Dylon Williams                 georgia southern                    148
Day 1: 1   01-01   Total:   1  01-01
104. David Hendel – Jacob Blackburn               Ohio State University               147
Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-00
104. Matthew Roberts –                            Alice Lloyd College                 147
Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-00
106. Bailey Fain – Preston Kendrick               Bryan College                       145
Day 1: 1   00-15   Total:   1  00-15
106. Tristan McCormick – Stevie Mills             Bethel University                   145
Day 1: 1   00-15   Total:   1  00-15
106. Weston Randall – Anthony Hunckler            Appalachian State University        145
Day 1: 1   00-15   Total:   1  00-15
109. Garritt Coughenour –                         University of North Alabama           0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
109. Troy Gibson – Adam Hope                      University of Louisville              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
109. Jonah Gilbert –                              Emmanuel College                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
109. Griffin Heffington – Jacob Frazier           Carson-Newman University              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
109. Tanner Maness – Chandlar Ellis               Lander University                     0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
109. Caleb Sheldon – Ben Kinney                   Lander University                     0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
109. Brant Shuler – Blake Nalley                  Clemson University                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        85       288       538-10
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85       288       538-10

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