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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.