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From the CBAA Championship- Student Anglers from the University of Illinois Fighting Illini Bass Club fought record high temperatures, high winds, and stiff peer competition from 60 anglers representing eight other Big 10 clubs on their way to capturing their third Collegiate Bass Anglers Association Big 10 Championship Title in four Year (2009, 2007, 2006)! Fighting Illini anglers brought in 16.46 pounds of Brookville Lake bass, anchored by the events only limit (9.22 lbs) caught by Kate Schroeder and T.J. Lane. Big fish of the event was caught by Minnesota Golden Gopher angler Joe Petefish, a 3.57 lbs largemouth bass.
2009 CBAA Big 10 Results:
Champion: Illinois 16.46 lbs; 2nd: Iowa 5.74 lbs; 3rd: Minnesota 5.68 lbs; 4th: Purdue 4.11 lbs; 5th: Penn State 3.27 lbs; 6th: Ohio State 2.80 lbs; 7th: Indiana 2.61 lbs; 8th: Michigan State 2.11 lbs; 9th: Michigan 0.00 lbs; DNC: Wisconsin, Northwestern
2009 Big 10 Champion Fighting Illini Bass Club anglers pictured above are; Matthew VanLandeghem, Carlos Sandoval, Omar Sinno, Matthew Widtmann, Marshall Lachecki, Daniel Homann, Kate Schroeder, T.J. Lane, Kerry Ryan and Leo Kimm.
Congrats Illinois!