BRISTOL, Tenn. – In the August 23 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year rankings presented by Abu Garcia, the King University bass fishing team is ranked seventh in the country. The rankings are managed by the Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) which reward collegiate bass fishing teams throughout the country.
The Tornado came in seventh out of more than 200 schools with 3450 points, 2370 came from the Major League Fishing (MLF) Northern event on June 3 at Smith Mountain Lake while the other 1080 points came from the Bassmaster College Series on June 9-10 at Saginaw Bay.
Adrian College leads the way with 6620 points, followed by the University of Montevallo at 4910 points.
This weekend,
Landon Lawson and
Hunter McClaskey will compete in the Strike King Bassmaster College Series National Championship. That tournament will run from September 2-4 and will take place at Winyah Bay, S.C.
The college teams will not only be competing for the prestigious trophy, but the top three teams will join the Bassmaster Team of the Year — Louis Monetti and Michael Fugaro of UNC Charlotte — at the College Classic Bracket at a lake to be named later. There, the individual anglers will compete for one berth in the
2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic scheduled for March 24-26 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Teams will launch from Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex in Georgetown starting at 6:30 a.m. Weigh-ins will start at 2:30 p.m. and will take place on Front Street in downtown Georgetown. Bassmaster.com will have full coverage of the national championship.
