LAMAR UNIVERSITY WINS COLLEGE FISHING EVENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR

2/7/2010 12:56:43 PM

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Justin Royal of Vidor, Texas, and Troy Luce of Beaumont, Texas, from Lamar University caught two bass weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win $10,000* in the National Guard FLW College Texas Division tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

The remaining top 5 teams included:

2nd: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Jacob Heath and Kennedy Schwartzburg, both of Corpus Christi, Texas, three bass, 8-6, $5,000*
3rd:   Tarleton State University – Derek Doyle of Stephenville, Texas, and Seth Peugh of Grandview, Texas, two bass, 8-3, $4,000*
4th:   University of North Texas – Zach Sears of Corinth, Texas, and Brandon Dickenson of Flower Mound, Texas, three bass, 7-7, $3,000*
5th:   LSU-Shreveport – Zach Caudle and Joe Landry, both of Shreveport, La., one bass, 7-1, $2,000*

A complete list of results can be found here.

* All prize money is evenly split between the school and Lamar University’s bass fishing club.

Schools competing in this week’s tournament included: Angelo State, Baylor University, Lamar University, Louisiana Tech University, LSU, LSU-Shreveport, Northeastern State, Oklahoma State University, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton State Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Galveston, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Texas State University, University of Louisiana, University of North Texas, University of Oklahoma and University of Texas.

The next National Guard FLW College Texas Division tournament is scheduled for Feb. 13 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, La.

The top five teams from each tournament will qualify for a Regional Championship where the first-place team wins $25,000 cash for the school and a Ranger 177TR bass boat for the fishing club. The top five teams from each Regional will then advance to the National Championship where the first-place team wins $50,000 for their school and $25,000 cash and a Ranger 177TR bass boat for their fishing club.