UNDER ARMOUR COLLEGE BASS ANNOUNCES LOCATION AND DEADLINE FOR 2009 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Arkansas River will be site for this year’s event
Monday, June 1 is sign-up deadline
ATLANTA (May 13, 2008) – Final exams are in full swing, and that can only mean one thing – school’s almost out for summer, and it’s time for the fifth annual Under Armour College Bass National Championship that will award over $15,000 in cash and prizes in the season’s final tournament. Bass fishing’s most prestigious collegiate championship to be televised on ESPNU and ESPN2, will take place on the Arkansas River in North Little Rock, Ark. Friday, July 10-Sunday, July 12.
All schools must hold a minimum of two sanctioned qualifiers. These qualifying results must be submitted to Hank Weldon at hweldon@careersports.com by Monday, June 1.
“The Under Armour College Bass National Championship was created to support bass fishing at the college club level,” said Steve Levi, general manager of fishing properties at Career Sports & Entertainment, the agency that owns the property. “We’ve seen tremendous growth every year, and we’re excited to welcome it back to the Arkansas River for three days of some of the most challenging but rewarding river fishing in the country.”
Anglers from each participating school will fish for large-mouth bass and spotted bass, 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 Sunday will take the 2009 national title. The top five teams will split over $15,000 in cash and prizes. All Weigh-Ins will take place at Academy Sports + Outdoors in North Little Rock, Ark.
For the first year, College Bass has expanded its 2009 season with the addition of two Super Regional events to compliment its annual national championship. Each Super Regional offered more than $11,000 in cash and prizes.
The East Super Regional was held on Clarks Hill Lake in Evans, Ga. March 6-8. After three top ten finishes without a win in an Under Armour College Bass tournament, the Eastern Kentucky University team of Richard Cobb and Tyler Moberly finally claimed a championship trophy at the East Super Regional. Their two-day total weight of 24.84 pounds gave them the victory by more than five pounds.
The West Super Regional was held on Lake Palestine in Tyler, Texas April 18-19. The LSU-Shreveport team of Zach Caudle and Joe Landry won this event with a two-day total of 20.71 pounds.
For registration forms please contact Hank Weldon @ hweldon@careersports.com.
For more information, visit www.CollegeBass.com.
