Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series
LOCAL ANGLERS COMPETING FOR KCU IN BASS PRO SHOPS SCHOOL OF THE YEAR
Check out the latest feature article at the LINK IN BIO as we highlight teams that finished ranked 16-20 in the 2022-23 @bassproshops School of the Year presented by @abugarcia_fishing.
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Total points: 24,720
Finishing just over 1,200 points behind 16th ranked DBU is Kentucky Christian University. KCU earned a total of 24,720 points to end the year ranked 17th in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. “It is pretty special to be in the Top 20 considering this is only the 4th year (going into 5th year) of being a new sport at our school.” said Mitch Johnson, Kentucky Christian University
angler. “Our coach, Gene Nornhold, has done a great job recruiting and getting kids from different states the past few seasons and that benefits the team in having at least a few different teams who are used to the places we travel because they are from there,” explained Jonathan Fraley, KCU angler. “We are expanding rapidly and expect to double the team numbers next year which should help in the SOY race.”
KCU’s best event of the season came at the MLF College Championship on Lake Too in late February. The school placed two teams in the Top 25. Lafe Messer & Matt Messer finished in 7th and Riley Lawson claimed 24th. Those two Top 25’s earned KCU 3,420 points. The remainder of KCU’s season saw them finish, on average, in the middle of the pack at most of their events. The team from Grayson, KY earned over 2,000 points at only five events throughout the
2022-23 campaign.
Going into this upcoming season, the team is optimistic about their chances for improvement. “Realistically, I think a Top 10 is possible for our team next year because of the sheer numbers we will have. That will allow the team to spread around all the events to get the most points possible,” concluded Fraley.
