Americana Outdoors E-magazine - June 2017
BRYANCOLLEGEBASSTEAMWINS 2017CABELA’SSCHOOLOFYEARTITLE!
BryanColegehaswonthe2017Cabela’sSchool oftheYearpresentedbyAbuGarciatitle!Widelyre- gardedasthehardestandmostsoughtaftercolegefishingtitleinthenation, thisisthefirsttimethat BryanColegehasearnedthisprestigiousaward. Inonlytheirprogram’sthirdyearoutonthecircuit, BryanColegehasmanagedtoacomplishthisamazingfeatandgarnertheatentionoftheentirefish- ingcommunity. TheCabela’sSchool oftheYearpresentedbyAbuGarciaprogramoferscolegeanglersthechanceto competeatthehighestlevel innumerouscolegiatefishingeventsheldaloverthenation. TheAsocia- tionofColegiateAnglerscreatedthisprogramwithCabela’stobothrankandrewardcolegiatefishing teamsbasedontheirperformanceintheCabela’sColegiateBasFishingSeries, CarhartColege B.A.S.S. Series, andFLWColegeSeries, aswelasselectschool-hostedandoperatedevents. “Wehavebensoblesedtohavestrongshowingsintheeventsleadinguptothis. WinningSchool of theYearishugeforouryoungprogrambecausetheschool hasinvestedsomuchinourteam. The preparationthatwentintothisseasonhasbendiferentforeveryteam, butforusitwasstudyingthe lakesthatwewouldbegoingtoandgetingtherightgeartodowelonthoseparticularlakes,”said NathanBel, BryanColegeangler. Whenaskedjusthowprestigiousthistitleis, theDirectorofOperationsfortheAsociationofColegiate Anglers, WadeMiddleton, saidthat“Thisistheultimatetrophyincolegefishingbecauseit’searnedon thewateroverafulyearoffishing. It’snotvotedon, it’snotatitlebestowedonyoubyvotesorbecause offinishingontopatoneeventoranythingofthatnature.Thistitleisearnedbyalthemembersofthe school teamandhowtheyjointlyfishedasaschool ateventsalyearlong.” Cominginsecondplaceistwo-timeCabela’sSchool oftheYearWinners, UniversityofNorthAlabama, UniversityofTennese-Knoxvileinthird, folowedbyBethel Universityin fourth, andMcKendreUniversityinfifth.
FulcoverageandinsightfromnumerousmembersofBryanColegeBasClub wilbecomingsoonaswetakeanin-depthlookattheteam, whatittooktowin thisprestigioustitle, andwhat’saheadfortheactiveteammembersinthe2018 season.
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