Bethel Anglers Among Top Five in Nation
SAN ANTONIO, TX (September 20, 2022) – This past weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers hosted its first event of the 2022-23 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. Close to 500 anglers competed for two days at Kentucky Lake in Henry County and Paris, TN for the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley. Each of the Top 5 finishing anglers in the overall standings earned automatic qualification into the 2023 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC. In this article, we will take a look at each of the anglers that finished in the Top 5 and punched their ticket to the 2023 ACA Championship.
Two of those five anglers are from Bethel University.
Levi Mullins – Bethel University
Levi Mullins from Bethel University finished third overall at the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley with 5.40 pounds. Like Harper from McKendree in second place, Levi is also one of two anglers from his school to place in the Top 5 and earn automatic qualification into the 2023 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.
Levi has competed in the year-end Championship each of the last two years. In 2021, Levi Mullins and Cody Gregory finished 18th overall at Lake Murray. This past season at Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL, fishing with fellow teammate Matthew Cummings, Levi finished in 33rd. At Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC this upcoming May, Levi will be looking to secure his personal best finish at the ACA Championship.
Gage Sherrod – Bethel University
Rounding out the Top 5 is Gage Sherrod from Bethel University. Gage finished fifth overall with a fish weighing 5.35 pounds. This makes for the second angler from Bethel to earn automatic qualification into the 2023 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.
This marks the first time in which Gage has qualified to compete in the year-end Championship.
Bethel University has a long history of success at the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. The team has won three ACA National Championships and claimed the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia once. Two additional qualifications will give Bethel additional chances to earn points and show out at Lake Hartwell.