MARSHALL, Texas – Hosting the Major League Fishing Abu Garcia College Series presented by YETI on Lake O' the Pines, East Texas Baptist University had 11 compete on Friday. ETBU had three boats finish in the top 15 with two in the top 10.
 
Dylan Benson and Austin Rose came in sixth place while Cody Ross took ninth place as both teams qualified for the MLF Abu Garcia College Series National Championship tournament in February on Lake Toho in Kissimmee, Fla. It will be the fourth year in a row that ETBU has qualified for the MLF national championship tournament.
 
Benson and Rose were just a pound off of the top three and six ounces from fourth place bringing in a five fish total of 17 pounds. Ross then reeled in five fish for 16 pounds, four ounces and was less than a pound from the top five. Kaden Proffitt and Cason Ragsdale rounded out the top 15 in 13^th place with a total of 15 pounds and 15 ounces.
 
Cannon Bird went solo to capture 13 pounds and seven ounces for 26^th place. Brayden Merson and Ethan Thurston brought in 13 pounds and two ounces finishing in 31^st. Coming in 42^nd to finish up the top 50 boats, Corey Morris and Cade Nettles were 42^nd at 11 pounds and 12 ounces.
 
ETBU will next fish on the Collegiate Bass Trail of Texas (CBTT) series on November 19 at Caddo Lake.
 

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ETBU Results:
6^th:  Dylan Benson,  Austin Rose – 17 pounds (5)
9^th: Cody Ross – 16 pounds, 6 ounces (5)
13^th: Kaden Proffitt, Cason Ragsdale – 15 pounds, 15 ounces (5)
26^th: Cannon Bird – 13 pounds, 7 ounces (5)
31^st: Brayden Mercer, Ethan Thurston – 13 pounds, 2 ounces (5)
42^nd: Corey Morris, Cade Nettles – 11 pounds, 12 ounces (5)
80^th: Fisher Davis, Clayton Primrose – 7 pounds, 8 ounces (3)
82^nd: James Campbell, Robert McMeen, III – 7 pounds, 3 ounces (3)
87^th:  Andrew Wright – 6 pounds, 8 ounces (3)
102^nd:  Braydon Kelley, Hayden Marshall – 3 pounds, 9 ounces (2)
121^st:  Tanner French, Christopher Gentry