By Rob Russow
Collegebass.com
Ben Cleary and John Hickman from the University of Georgia were crowned East Super Regional champions.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- This weekend, Ben Cleary and John Hickman from the University of Georgia fished together for the first time and managed to take the title from a strong field of local Alabama teams.
After catching 16.31 pounds on Day Two, the duo jumped from eighth place to first, leaving the Alabama River as East Super Regional champions.
“Being in the middle of Alabama, you probably have 10 schools within a few hours of the Alabama River,” Cleary said. “When you are fishing in Alabama, you are going up against the best of the best. Luckily, we were up for the task.”
Finishing in the runner-up position, in second place, was the team of Jonas Ertel and Kyle Raymer from Eastern Kentucky University with a two-day total of 27.25 pounds. The local team from Auburn University – Montgomery, Jacob Nummy and Larry Haag, caught the biggest bag of the day at 16.49 pounds and finished third with 26.99 pounds.
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