LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (Sept. 28, 2021) – The Simpson University duo of Quinn Hawkinson of Chico, California, and Jayden Nezy of Page, Arizona, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 10 pounds, 1 ounce to earn the win last weekend at the College Fishing tournament at Lake Havasu. The victory earned the Red Hawk’s bass club $2,000 and qualified the duo to compete in the 2022 College Fishing National Championship.
TOP FIVE RESULTS*
|
RANK |
COLLEGE NAME |
ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN |
BASS |
WEIGHT |
AWARD |
|
1st |
Simpson University |
Quinn Hawkinson, Chico, Calif. |
5 |
10-1 |
$2,000 |
|
2nd |
Dallas Baptist University |
Mark Harris, Lindale, Texas |
4 |
9-0 |
$1,000 |
|
3rd |
Simpson University |
Nathan Phillips, Kelseyville, Calif. |
4 |
8-10 |
$500 |
|
4th |
Dallas Baptist University |
Reece Martin, Lindale, Texas |
4 |
7-3 |
$500 |
|
5th |
Simpson University |
Ryan Beaty, Martinez, Calif. |
2 |
5-9 |
$500 |
2021 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
|
EVENT |
DATE |
LOCATION |
HOST |
|
Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship |
March 29-31, 2022 |
Fort Gibson Lake, Wagoner, Okla. |
TBD |
The event was the third and final qualifying tournaments for Western Conference anglers and was hosted by Go Lake Havasu.
College Fishing teams compete in regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual College Fishing Open advance to the following year’s College Fishing National Championship.