The Top Collegiate Bass Fishing Teams to Compete for the Fourth Annual Under Armour® College Bass National Championship
Lake Mamuelle in Little Rock, Ark., will Host the First Two Days of Competition
Baltimore, MD
(June 23, 2008) – Under
Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UA) This
summer, approximately 112 collegiate bass anglers will compete in the 2008 Under
Armour College Bass National Championship.
From July 9 – 10, the anglers will fish
Lake
Maumelle
in
Little Rock, Ark.
After the Day Two weigh-in on July 10, the tournament will move to a mystery lake
that will be new to all competitors for the final day of competition on July 11.
CollegeBass.com will
stream daily weigh-ins live, and complete tournament coverage will air on ESPNU
later this summer.
The three-day tournament showcases more than 50 of the top collegiate bass fishing
teams in the country including Arizona State University, Auburn University, and
The University of Tennessee, competing for thousands of dollars in scholarship money
and the chance to secure their legacy as national champions. Last year’s winners
were Scott Wiley and Brett Thompson of Virginia Tech, who took the title with an
8.8 pound bag.
"Under Armour is proud to support these college students as they pursue their passion
for bass fishing," said Kip Fulks, Under Armour's Senior Vice President of Outdoor
and Innovation. "This is an authentic college tournament that allows us to outfit
young anglers with Under Armour's technically advanced performance apparel to ensure
that each outdoor athlete is able to perform at their highest level."
Student anglers qualify their two-person team through sanctioned campus club tournaments
held earlier in the year, and then go on to face the best from competing colleges
and universities across the country. Anglers from each participating school will
fish for large-mouth and spotted bass 12 inches or longer, with a five-fish limit.
Teams will fish a standard three-day format, with the field narrowed down to the
top five teams on the final day. Weights will then be zeroed, and the largest one-day
total on the final day will take the title.
“The Under Armour College Bass National Championship was created to support bass
fishing at the college club level, and our incredible growth every single year proves
just how popular this sport is among college students,” said Steve Levi, general
manager of fishing properties for Career Sports & Entertainment, the integrated
sports and entertainment agency that developed the tournament. “The beauty of the
event is that we’ve created a level playing field that allows small and large schools
to compete against each other, and just about every college or university in the
country can participate. I can’t think of another college sport where that is true.”
For more information, visit www.CollegeBass.com.
Participating
Schools:
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*Arizona State University
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*St. Ambrose University
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*Arkansas Tech University
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Stephen F. Austin University
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Auburn University
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Tarleton State University
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*Ball State University
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*Texas A&M University
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*Baylor University
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*Texas Tech University
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Brown College
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Truman State University
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Concord University
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*University of Alabama
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*Drury University
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University
of
Alabama
-
Birmingham
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*Eastern
Kentucky University
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University
of
Arkansas
–
Fayetteville
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*Faulkner University
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University
of
Arkansas
–
Little Rock
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Florida Atlantic University
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University of Kentucky
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Freed-Hardeman University
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*University of Illinois
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Georgia College & State University
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*University of Iowa
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Georgia
Southern
University
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*University
of Louisiana-Lafayette
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Indiana
University
–
Bloomington
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*University of Louisville
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Iowa State University
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University of Mississippi
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Jefferson State Community College
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University of Montevallo
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*Kansas State University
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*University of Oklahoma
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Louisiana Tech University
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University of South Alabama
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Milwaukee School
of Engineering
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*University
of
Tennessee
-
Knoxville
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*Murray State University
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*University of Tennessee – Martin
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*North Carolina State University
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University
of
Wisconsin
–
Eau Claire
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Northwestern
State University
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University
of
Wisconsin
–
Madison
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*Pittsburg State University
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University of Wisconsin
–
River
Falls
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*Purdue University
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University
of
Wisconsin
–
Stevens Point
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*Southeast Missouri State University
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*University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
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*Southern
Illinois
University
–
Carbondale
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*Virginia Tech University
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Southern
Illinois University
- Edwardsville
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*Western Kentucky University
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*Competed in the 2007 Under
Armour College
Bass National Championship
About the Under
Armour College
Bass National Championship:
Created in 2004, the Under Armour College Bass National Championship has quickly
evolved into the most prestigious collegiate championship for bass fishing. This
year’s event will feature approximately 56 teams representing colleges across the
United States
. The 2008 event will be televised on ESPNU this summer.
Sponsors of the 2008 Under Armour College Bass National Championship include Under
Armour, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Strike King, The Charmer Sunbelt Group, Costa
Del Mar, Motorguide, Triton Boats, Mercury and Falcon Rods.
About
Under Armour, Inc.
Under Armour®
(NYSE: UA) is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance
apparel, footwear, and accessories. The brand's moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications
are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate
to provide a performance alternative to traditional natural fiber products. The
Company's products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth
to professional, on playing fields around the globe. The Under Armour global
headquarters is in
Baltimore
,
Maryland
, with European headquarters in
Amsterdam
’s Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in
Denver
, Hong Kong,
Toronto
, and
Guangzhou, China
. For further information, please visit the Company's website
at
www.underarmour.com.
