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MARSHALL, Texas – Heading to another National Championship Tournament, the East Texas Baptist University Tiger Bass Fishing Team is competing at the 2024 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championships in South Carolina. The championship tournament is taking place on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C.
Three boats are vying for a championship representing ETBU. Cross Campbell and Dylan Armstong qualified with a 13th-place finish on Douglas Lake in Tennessee in March. They finished with 27 pounds and four ounces. Teammates
Corey Morris and
Brayden Mercer came in 26
th at the same tournament with 25 pounds and six ounces. The third team to qualify for nationals is Trey McMeen and Braydon Kelly. Their top finish also came at Douglas Lake in 60
th with 22 pounds and 14 ounces.
The three-day national tournament starts on Thursday, August 22. All teams will compete on the first two days as the top 10 teams move onto the final day on Saturday.
ETBU Teams at the Championship
Cross Campbell/
Dylan Armstrong – 13
th – Douglas Lake (TN) – 27 pounds, 4 ounces
Corey Morris/
Brayden Mercer – 26
th – Douglas Lake (TN) – 25 pounds, 6 ounces
Trey McMeen/
Braydon Kelley – 60
th – Douglas Lake (TN) – 22 pounds, 14 ounces
