Shull Leads Bassmaster College Championship at Lake Hartwell

August 22, 2024
B.A.S.S. News

ANDERSON, S.C. — It was awfully lonely on the boat for Hampton Shull, but the Lander University junior used solitude to his advantage and sacked up a five-bass limit of 17 pounds that leads Day 1 of the Bassmaster College National Championship tournament at Lake Hartwell.

Shull, who has fished solo all year, made his mark back in May at the Bassmaster College Series at Sam Rayburn Reservoir where he caught the event’s biggest bass — a 9-8. Shull heads into Day 2 with a 10-ounce lead over Parker Guy and Tyler Campbell of Emmanuel College.

Competing against a field mostly comprising two-angler teams was no concern for Shull. In fact, it likely contributed to his overall success.

“Being alone didn’t bother me,” Shull said. “It allowed me to fish freely without having to consider other opinions.”

Shull split his time between shallow fish and offshore fish that were in 10 to 50 feet. Hartwell has a mix of natural and man-made structure and Shull fished some of everything.

“It was about 50/50 between shallow and deep fish, but I think the deep bite is (most promising) for a three-day tournament,” Shull said.

After bagging a limit by 12:30 p.m., Shull finished his weight by about 2 o’clock. His biggest fish, a 4-plus-pounder, bit mid-morning and put Shull through the wringer.

“When I was trying to net my biggest one, the net got tangled up in my Minn Kota Raptor switch and I had to reach down and grab the fish with my hand,” he said. “It got dramatic, and the fight stretched out about 2 minutes.


“I didn’t panic because I really don’t use a net unless I’m tournament fishing, so I just treated it like a practice day.”

Moreover, his big-bass achievement at Sam Rayburn gave Shull the confidence to manage a stressful moment.

“Knowing that I could do that calmed my nerves,” he said.

Shull said he fished throughout much of the lake and found each of his eight keepers on different spots.

“I think it had to do with it being August and fish are tough to catch,” he said. “It was just junk fishing all day.

“I was just fishing by the seat of my pants and trusting my gut to fish what looked good.”

Shull fished a mix of baits and caught two of his limit fish on a worm and three on a topwater. As for Day 2, he’s keeping an open mind and trusting the game plan that got him to the top of the leaderboard.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do tomorrow,” Shull said. “I’ll be listening to my gut and not getting locked in on any one thing.”

Guy and Campbell are in second place with 16-6. Blake Milligan and Carson Maddux of Auburn University are in third place with 15-11. Andrew Oswalt and Evan Mabrey of University of Montevallo are in the lead for Big Bass honors with their 5-15.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. ET at Green Pond Landing and Event Center. The weigh-in will be held at the same location at 2:30 p.m.

2024 Bassmaster College National Championship 8/22-8/24
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Hampton Shull -                              Lander University                   250
  Day 1: 5   17-00   Total:   5  17-00
2.  Parker Guy - Tyler Campbell                  Emmanuel College                    249
  Day 1: 5   16-06   Total:   5  16-06
3.  Blake Milligan - Carson Maddux               Auburn University                   248
  Day 1: 5   15-11   Total:   5  15-11
4.  Peyton Sorrow - Garrett Ring                 University of Montevallo            247
  Day 1: 5   15-10   Total:   5  15-10
5.  Merrick Diaz - Cade Hayford                  Campbellsville University           246
  Day 1: 5   15-02   Total:   5  15-02
6.  Drake Hemby - Ewing Minor                    Carson-Newman University            245
  Day 1: 5   14-12   Total:   5  14-12
7.  Dylan Akins - Chase Carey                    Emmanuel College                    244
  Day 1: 5   14-11   Total:   5  14-11
8.  Miles Smith - Levi Thibodaux                 LSU Shreveport                      243
  Day 1: 5   14-07   Total:   5  14-07
9.  Brantley Anders - Reece Keeney               Kentucky Christian University       242
  Day 1: 5   14-05   Total:   5  14-05
10. Nathan Reynolds - Banks Shaw                 University of North Alabama         241
  Day 1: 5   13-14   Total:   5  13-14
11. Lane Clark - Tallis Morrison                 Erskine College                     240
  Day 1: 5   13-11   Total:   5  13-11
12. Andrew Oswalt - Evan Mabrey                  University of Montevallo            239
  Day 1: 5   13-08   Total:   5  13-08
12. Dalton Phelps - Gannon Stork                 Wabash Valley College               239
  Day 1: 5   13-08   Total:   5  13-08
14. Robert Miller - John Michael Ortman          Emmanuel College                    237
  Day 1: 5   13-04   Total:   5  13-04
15. Peyton Harris - Dalton Head                  University of Montevallo            236
  Day 1: 5   13-01   Total:   5  13-01
16. Lane Stephens - Ethan Fields                 Mckendree University                235
  Day 1: 5   13-00   Total:   5  13-00
17. Slade Davis - Trace Antunes III              University Of Montevallo            234
  Day 1: 5   12-12   Total:   5  12-12
17. Anderson Jones -                             Lander University                   234
  Day 1: 5   12-12   Total:   5  12-12
19. Braylon Eggerding - Lucas Washburn           Adrian College                      232
  Day 1: 5   12-09   Total:   5  12-09
20. Dillon Robertshaw - Robert Hunt              Missouri State University           231
  Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
21. Jared West - Gus McLarry                     Texas A&M Commerce Fishing Club     230
  Day 1: 5   12-07   Total:   5  12-07
22. Garrett Smith - Andrew Blanton               Lander University                   229
  Day 1: 5   12-06   Total:   5  12-06
23. Hunter Odom - Brenton Godwin                 University of Montevallo            228
  Day 1: 5   12-01   Total:   5  12-01
24. Luke Davis - Chance Schwartz                 University of Montevallo            227
  Day 1: 5   12-00   Total:   5  12-00
25. Bryson O' Steen - Seth Jones                 Florida Gateway College             226
  Day 1: 5   12-00   Total:   5  12-00
26. James Willoughby - Phillip Herring           University of Montevallo            225
  Day 1: 5   11-13   Total:   5  11-13
27. Carter Nutt - Dylan Nutt                     University of North Alabama         224
  Day 1: 5   11-09   Total:   5  11-09
28. Dylan May - Evan Newell                      Carson-Newman University            223
  Day 1: 5   11-08   Total:   5  11-08
28. Andrew Rickman - Ty Manterola                Dallas Baptist University           223
  Day 1: 5   11-08   Total:   5  11-08
30. Caden Pearson - Nathan Kallstrand            Wabash Valley College               221
  Day 1: 5   11-05   Total:   5  11-05
31. Brayden Nichols - William Tew                LSU Shreveport                      220
  Day 1: 5   11-04   Total:   5  11-04
32. Tyler Combes - James Gillis                  Clarkson University                 219
  Day 1: 5   11-03   Total:   5  11-03
33. Brooks Anderson - Max Heaton                 Emmanuel College                    218
  Day 1: 5   11-02   Total:   5  11-02
34. Aiden Clark - Jackson Kulijof                Murray State University             217
  Day 1: 5   11-01   Total:   5  11-01
34. Nicholas Dellaporta - Drew Pitts             Carson-Newman University            217
  Day 1: 5   11-01   Total:   5  11-01
34. Trevor Easter - Clayton Easter               Tarleton State University           217
  Day 1: 5   11-01   Total:   5  11-01
34. Harmon Marien - Maxwell Trotter              Mckendree University                217
  Day 1: 5   11-01   Total:   5  11-01
38. Hunter Keller - Garrett Christy              Catawba Valley Community College    213
  Day 1: 5   10-12   Total:   5  10-12
39. Cole Moulton - Kaleb Brown                   Lander University                   212
  Day 1: 5   10-11   Total:   5  10-11
40. Kai Barnett - Parker Welch                   Mckendree University                211
  Day 1: 5   10-09   Total:   5  10-09
41. Cade Lipham - Caleb Coleman                  Drury University                    210
  Day 1: 5   10-08   Total:   5  10-08
42. Michael Avery - Peyton Dunn                  Emmanuel College                    209
  Day 1: 5   10-07   Total:   5  10-07
43. Wyatt Pearman - Ridge Rutledge               Campbellsville University           208
  Day 1: 5   10-07   Total:   5  10-07
44. Eli Jaime - Jack Hay                         Southwestern Michigan College       207
  Day 1: 5   10-06   Total:   5  10-06
45. Landon Robbins - Will Eriksson               University of Tennessee             206
  Day 1: 5   10-05   Total:   5  10-05
46. Cameron Yates - Harrison McCall              Lander University                   205
  Day 1: 5   10-04   Total:   5  10-04
47. Tanner Hadden - Caleb Hudson                 University of South Carolina - U    204
  Day 1: 5   10-03   Total:   5  10-03
47. Will Harris - Cole Rankin                    Carson-Newman University            204
  Day 1: 5   10-03   Total:   5  10-03
47. Peyton Rose - Brogan Gregg                   Wabash Valley College               204
  Day 1: 5   10-03   Total:   5  10-03
50. Evan Fields - Noah Dabney                    Campbellsville University           201
  Day 1: 5   10-02   Total:   5  10-02
51. Preston Kolisek - Smith McGregor             University of North Alabama         200
  Day 1: 4   10-02   Total:   4  10-02
52. Lawson Blake - Bailey Mckinney               Marshall University                 199
  Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
52. Connor Dunn - Cade Johnson                   Texas A&M University                199
  Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
52. Blair Erickson - Jackson Pontius             University of Montevallo            199
  Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
52. Hunter Hamilton - Tyler Morris               LSU Shreveport                      199
  Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
56. Hunter Barrow - Caleb Dugger                 King University                     195
  Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
57. Brady Metzger - Mason Bohland                Purdue University                   194
  Day 1: 5   10-00   Total:   5  10-00
58. Brendan Vinton - Jacob Vanscoik              Catawba Valley Community College    193
  Day 1: 5   10-00   Total:   5  10-00
59. Hunter Sandschafer - Blake Beckmann          Wabash Valley College               192
  Day 1: 5   09-15   Total:   5  09-15
60. Alex Standerfer - Tyler Gunter               Catawba Valley Community College    191
  Day 1: 5   09-14   Total:   5  09-14
61. Lake Norsworthy - Calup Williams             Blue Mountain Christian Universi    190
  Day 1: 5   09-13   Total:   5  09-13
62. Jason Qualich - Jack Stephens                Mckendree University                189
  Day 1: 5   09-11   Total:   5  09-11
63. Dalton Mollenkopf - Derek Rodriguez Jr.      Adrian College                      188
  Day 1: 5   09-09   Total:   5  09-09
63. Nick Owens - Quade Lobo                      Adrian College                      188
  Day 1: 5   09-09   Total:   5  09-09
65. Adrian Urso - Corbin Templon                 Murray State University             186
  Day 1: 5   09-08   Total:   5  09-08
66. Hayden Marbut -                              Auburn University                   185
  Day 1: 5   09-07   Total:   5  09-07
67. Jackson Paden - Joey Bissing                 University of Tennessee             184
  Day 1: 5   09-07   Total:   5  09-07
68. Logan East - Conner Giles                    Bryan College                       183
  Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
68. Hunter Fillmore - Dylan Fogarty              Bethel University                   183
  Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
68. Andrew Ready - Trey Garrett                  Southeastern University             183
  Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
68. Andrew Turner - Stevie Mills                 Carson-Newman University            183
  Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
72. Riley Faulkner - Szymon Piton                Carson-Newman University            179
  Day 1: 5   09-04   Total:   5  09-04
72. Luke Wenger - Braxon Hightower               Dallas Baptist University           179
  Day 1: 5   09-04   Total:   5  09-04
74. Grant Dohle - Jake Mantovani                 Missouri State University           177
  Day 1: 5   09-03   Total:   5  09-03
74. Hayden Gaddis - Ben Cully                    Carson-Newman University            177
  Day 1: 5   09-03   Total:   5  09-03
74. Logan Plueger - Charlie Wright               University of Montevallo            177
  Day 1: 5   09-03   Total:   5  09-03
77. Kane Weekley - Connor Koch                   Southeastern University             174
  Day 1: 5   09-02   Total:   5  09-02
78. Bryant Martin - Luke Batts                   LSU Shreveport                      173
  Day 1: 5   09-01   Total:   5  09-01
79. Brayden Stoker - Tucker Kendall              Tarleton State University           172
  Day 1: 4   09-01   Total:   4  09-01
80. Zion Dunaway - Casey Cornelius               Purdue University                   171
  Day 1: 5   09-00   Total:   5  09-00
81. Cy Lambert - Austin King                     University of North Alabama         170
  Day 1: 4   09-00   Total:   4  09-00
81. Avery Padgett - Kasen Pemberton              Troy University                     170
  Day 1: 4   09-00   Total:   4  09-00
83. Bryce Balentine - Giancarlo Russo            Florida Gateway College             168
  Day 1: 5   08-15   Total:   5  08-15
83. Blake Wheat - Zachary Helton                 Carson-Newman University            168
  Day 1: 5   08-15   Total:   5  08-15
85. Hudson Choquette - Brooks Parker             University of Montevallo            166
  Day 1: 5   08-15   Total:   5  08-15
86. Tripp Berlinsky - Bryce Dimauro              Bryan College                       165
  Day 1: 5   08-14   Total:   5  08-14
86. Aaron Jagdfeld - Elliot Wielgopolski         Adrian College                      165
  Day 1: 5   08-14   Total:   5  08-14
88. Cody Monlezun - Caden Denny                  Texas A&M University                163
  Day 1: 5   08-13   Total:   5  08-13
89. Parker Lambert - Aaron Shumaker              Lander University                   162
  Day 1: 5   08-12   Total:   5  08-12
90. Hagan Marlin - Chris Fallon                  University of Montevallo            161
  Day 1: 5   08-11   Total:   5  08-11
91. Logan Greeno - Matthew Nichols               University of Nebraska - Lincoln    160
  Day 1: 5   08-09   Total:   5  08-09
91. Clay Henderson - Brant Rowland               Drury University                    160
  Day 1: 5   08-09   Total:   5  08-09
91. Xander Patton - Stephen Brooks               Emmanuel College                    160
  Day 1: 5   08-09   Total:   5  08-09
94. Jerry Brumbaugh Jr. - Brady Pinwar           Adrian College                      157
  Day 1: 5   08-08   Total:   5  08-08
95. Tyler Leachman - Mark Bixler                 Murray State University             156
  Day 1: 5   08-07   Total:   5  08-07
95. Mitch Straffon - Owen Januszewski            Adrian College                      156
  Day 1: 5   08-07   Total:   5  08-07
97. Emery Burnett - Drake Axon                   Georgia Southern University         154
  Day 1: 5   08-07   Total:   5  08-07
98. Hunter Russell - Benny Blank                 Wabash Valley College               153
  Day 1: 5   08-06   Total:   5  08-06
99. Hayden Short -                               Kentucky Christian University       152
  Day 1: 5   08-05   Total:   5  08-05
99. Aric Szambelan - Alex Wood                   Missouri State University           152
  Day 1: 5   08-05   Total:   5  08-05
101. TJ Edwards Jr - Sawyer Brady                 Blue Mountain Christian Universi    150
  Day 1: 5   08-04   Total:   5  08-04
101. Elijah Kelley - Chris Baker                  Kentucky Christian University       150
  Day 1: 5   08-04   Total:   5  08-04
103. Trevor Johnston - Ashton Hehr                Texas A&M University                148
  Day 1: 5   08-03   Total:   5  08-03
104. Chase Milholen - Koltyn Harbin               Bethel University                   147
  Day 1: 5   08-02   Total:   5  08-02
104. Corey Morris - Brayden Mercer                East Texas Baptist University       147
  Day 1: 5   08-02   Total:   5  08-02
106. Jared Hubbard - Riley Hendricks              Lander University                   145
  Day 1: 5   08-01   Total:   5  08-01
107. Kobe Thompson - Cole Carr                    Adrian College                      144
  Day 1: 5   08-01   Total:   5  08-01
108. Nick Seitz - Paxton Giem                     Adrian College                      143
  Day 1: 5   08-00   Total:   5  08-00
109. Harrison Heins - Hunter Slone                Tennessee Tech University           142
  Day 1: 5   07-15   Total:   5  07-15
109. Kade Hillestad - John Kyle  Pearce           University of Louisiana Monroe      142
  Day 1: 5   07-15   Total:   5  07-15
111. Clay Taylor -                                Lander University                   140
  Day 1: 4   07-15   Total:   4  07-15
112. Tyler Cory - Nick Dumke                      University of Montevallo            139
  Day 1: 5   07-12   Total:   5  07-12
113. Alec Poland - Jack Grushecky                 West Virginia University            138
  Day 1: 5   07-10   Total:   5  07-10
114. Ben Burns - Riley Aebi                       Stephen F Austin State Universit    137
  Day 1: 5   07-09   Total:   5  07-09
114. Jeffrey Jones - Coleman Bingham              Bethel University                   137
  Day 1: 5   07-09   Total:   5  07-09
116. Storm Cline - Gabe Fishlock                  Carson-Newman University            135
  Day 1: 5   07-08   Total:   5  07-08
116. Trace Loe - Levi Loe                         Southern Arkansas University        135
  Day 1: 5   07-08   Total:   5  07-08
118. Dawson Lynch - Sonny Mann                    Tarleton State University           133
  Day 1: 5   07-07   Total:   5  07-07
119. Branden Burrill - Jack Simpson               Western Michigan University         132
  Day 1: 5   07-06   Total:   5  07-06
120. Kaden Buchmann - Chase Wodzinski             Lander University                   131
  Day 1: 5   07-05   Total:   5  07-05
120. Ryan Thomas - Jack Alexander                 University of Montevallo            131
  Day 1: 5   07-05   Total:   5  07-05
122. Braden Cox - Joel Berelsman                  Ohio State University               129
  Day 1: 5   07-04   Total:   5  07-04
123. Justin Latham - Blaine Mattingly             Campbellsville University           128
  Day 1: 4   07-04   Total:   4  07-04
124. Luke McGuffin - Rylan Green                  Erskine College                     127
  Day 1: 5   07-03   Total:   5  07-03
125. Kolten Goolsby - Landon Oconnor              Stephen F Austin State Universit    126
  Day 1: 5   07-01   Total:   5  07-01
126. Nathan Fideldy - Laindree Richardson         Drury University                    125
  Day 1: 5   07-00   Total:   5  07-00
126. Kaiya Ziga - Hunter Petrovic                 Southwestern Michigan College       125
  Day 1: 5   07-00   Total:   5  07-00
128. Nathan Preston -                             Auburn University                   123
  Day 1: 5   06-15   Total:   5  06-15
128. Trevor Young - Maxwell Schweikert            Grand Valley State University       123
  Day 1: 5   06-15   Total:   5  06-15
130. Jeremy Monda - Will Boyd Jr                  Florida Gateway College             121
  Day 1: 5   06-12   Total:   5  06-12
131. Blake Bullock - John Mark Berry              Blue Mountain Christian Universi    120
  Day 1: 5   06-11   Total:   5  06-11
132. Cross Campbell - Dylan Armstrong             East Texas Baptist University       119
  Day 1: 5   06-09   Total:   5  06-09
132. Noah Lieberman - Colin Wolinski              Missouri State University           119
  Day 1: 5   06-09   Total:   5  06-09
134. Brayden Ruckman - Cason Price                Carson-Newman University            117
  Day 1: 5   06-09   Total:   5  06-09
135. Ty Mundhenke - Matthew Welcher               Auburn University                   116
  Day 1: 5   06-07   Total:   5  06-07
136. Callaway Robinson - Tucker Pearson           Georgia College                     115
  Day 1: 5   06-05   Total:   5  06-05
137. Caden Canaday -                              Virginia Tech                       114
  Day 1: 4   06-05   Total:   4  06-05
138. Peter Radulski Jr - Lane Gerbers             Clemson University                  113
  Day 1: 5   06-04   Total:   5  06-04
139. Stone Smith - Drake Wadsworth                Northwestern State University       112
  Day 1: 5   06-02   Total:   5  06-02
140. Hunter Jenkins -                             Dallas Baptist University           111
  Day 1: 4   06-00   Total:   4  06-00
141. Tripp Bowman - Matthew Nesbit                LSU Shreveport                      110
  Day 1: 5   05-12   Total:   5  05-12
141. Tyler Chmelar - Kase Kramer                  Tarleton State University           110
  Day 1: 5   05-12   Total:   5  05-12
143. Cameron Smith - Thomas Phillips              Ohio State University               108
  Day 1: 5   05-11   Total:   5  05-11
144. Matthew Echols - Christian Stewart           Virginia Tech                       107
  Day 1: 4   05-11   Total:   4  05-11
145. Easton Lindus - Seth Jenkins                 Emmanuel College                    106
  Day 1: 4   05-07   Total:   4  05-07
146. Stetson Southard - Walker Wilburn            Tarleton State University           105
  Day 1: 5   05-06   Total:   5  05-06
146. Benjamin Travis - Brendin Simich             Auburn University                   105
  Day 1: 5   05-06   Total:   5  05-06
148. Grayson Ball - Sellers Odom                  Calhoun Community College           103
  Day 1: 5   05-05   Total:   5  05-05
149. Colby Carrier - Justin Frey                  Bethel University                   102
  Day 1: 4   05-05   Total:   4  05-05
150. Jonah Barrow - Logan Russell                 University of Nebraska - Lincoln    101
  Day 1: 4   05-05   Total:   4  05-05
151. Billy Erdakos - Davis Klimczak               Southwestern Michigan College       100
  Day 1: 5   05-03   Total:   5  05-03
152. Kaleb Butts - Chase Rogers                   University of South Carolina - U     99
  Day 1: 4   04-15   Total:   4  04-15
153. Trey McMeen - Braydon Kelley                 East Texas Baptist University        98
  Day 1: 4   04-10   Total:   4  04-10
154. Caden Cardoza - Judd Morgan                  University of Tennessee              97
  Day 1: 3   04-09   Total:   3  04-09
155. Louis VerBrugge -                            Mohave Community College             96
  Day 1: 2   04-02   Total:   2  04-02
156. Colton  Combs - Corbin Joyner                Northeast State University           95
  Day 1: 3   04-00   Total:   3  04-00
157. Scott Sledge -                               University of Montevallo             94
  Day 1: 3   03-15   Total:   3  03-15
158. Alex Gore - Colby Reece                      Carson-Newman University             93
  Day 1: 4   03-14   Total:   4  03-14
158. Carty Shoen - Jake Peck                      Auburn University                    93
  Day 1: 4   03-14   Total:   4  03-14
160. Delaney Platt - Ryan Olsen                   Southwestern Michigan College        91
  Day 1: 4   03-07   Total:   4  03-07
161. Michael Canonica - Seth Proctor              University of Tennessee              90
  Day 1: 3   03-07   Total:   3  03-07
162. Elijah Jackson -                             University Of Alabama                89
  Day 1: 3   03-01   Total:   3  03-01
163. Tucker Cory - Michael Witherup               University of Montevallo             88
  Day 1: 2   03-00   Total:   2  03-00
164. Hank Sturm - Matt Mosby                      Adrian College                       87
  Day 1: 2   02-09   Total:   2  02-09
165. Blair Cox - Zach Adamec                      Missouri State University            86
  Day 1: 2   02-07   Total:   2  02-07
166. Scott Balas - Samuel Gremban                 University of Wisconsin- Madison     85
  Day 1: 2   01-07   Total:   2  01-07
167. Evan Ludlow - Drake Heath                    Southwestern Michigan College        84
  Day 1: 1   00-15   Total:   1  00-15
168. Sean Ferguson -                              Kansas State University               0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       139       789      1479-10
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         139       789      1479-10