B.A.S.S. Names Top Student Athletes To 2021 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team

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March 16, 2021

B.A.S.S. Names Top Student Athletes To 2021 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Forty-seven of the most outstanding high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2021 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.

The students were selected for the honor based on their success in bass tournament competition, academic achievement and leadership in conservation and community service.

“We are thrilled to welcome this new class of High School All-State anglers,” said B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin. “These 47 young people represent the future of our sport and are truly the best of the best, excelling not only on the water, but also in academics, conservation initiatives and community service.”

To be considered for the All-State Fishing Team, a student must have been nominated by a parent, coach, teacher or other school official. Students enrolled in grades 10-12 with a current-year grade point average of 2.5 or higher were eligible.

B.A.S.S. received more than 300 nominations from across the nation. From these, judges selected 47 student anglers from 33 states to make the All-State Fishing Team. In addition, 36 students received Honorable Mentions recognizing them for their tournament success as well as community service and academic achievement.

“Congratulations to all 47 anglers on being selected to be a part of the 2021 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team or Honorable Mention,” said Hank Weldon, senior manager of the B.A.S.S. High School program. “It’s always impressive to see the accolades of each applicant, especially during a year full of so many challenges and restrictions due to COVID-19. Each of these anglers made the best of what was going on in the world around them and found ways to excel not only on the water, but in their community as well. Every parent and angler should be very proud of joining the team.”

A second panel of judges will review nominations of the 47 All-State team members and select the 12 members of the 2021 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. As in All-State judging, criteria include success in high school fishing tournaments, involvement in conservation efforts and other community service activities.

The 12 finalists will compete in a one-day Bassmaster High School All-American Bass Tournament presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, which will be held during the 2021 Bassmaster Elite at Neely Henry Lake, scheduled to take place May 6-9 in Gadsden, Ala.

Elite Series anglers will serve as teammates and “coaches” of the student anglers in the tournament. The high school standouts will be honored on the main stage at the weigh-in.

Below is the list of the 47 All-State anglers and 36 Honorable Mentions, in order by state:

AlabamaAlexis Grandstaff, HeadlandHayden Marbut, VestaviaJack Alexander, Mountain Brook (Honorable Mention)Hudson Choquette, Headland (Honorable Mention)Miller Dowling, Tuscaloosa (Honorable Mention)

ArkansasZachary Ward, CabotTucker Dottley, Little Rock (Honorable Mention)

ConnecticutEvan Kamoen, Killingworth

FloridaCole Rountree, ClermontTyson Verkaik, EustisZach Dicks, Lake City (Honorable Mention)

GeorgiaFlint Davis, LeesburgTanner Hadden, EvansGabriel Storm Clark, Ellerslie (Honorable Mention)Henry Garrett, Evans (Honorable Mention)Jacob Hodge, Evans (Honorable Mention)Coby Thompson, Blairsville (Honorable Mention)

IllinoisLaindree Richardson, Benton

IndianaCole Berry, Terre HauteDylan May, BrownsburgEvan Francis, Fishers (Honorable Mention)

IowaDylan Kreps, JohnstonTyler Loudon, CrestonJackson Toale, Independence (Honorable Mention)

KansasColton Hutchinson, Bonner Springs

KentuckyWill Carnes, StanfordEvan Fields, ShelbyvilleKeaton Smith, Burnside (Honorable Mention)

LouisianaPeyton Matherne, WalkerWade Roberts, Lake CharlesHunter Hayes White, Sulphur (Honorable Mention)

MassachusettsNicholas Frumkin, Lincoln (Honorable Mention)

MichiganGus Dietrich, OxfordMitchell Straffon, FentonMatthew Mosby, Dryden (Honorable Mention)Brayden Ruckman, Freeland (Honorable Mention)

MinnesotaMatt Boerboom, Inver Grove Heights

MississippiBlake Bullock, HattiesburgSpencer Maxwell, SummitWes Bailey, Brandon (Honorable Mention)John Connor Harrell, Brandon (Honorable Mention)

MissouriClay Henderson, Purdy

NebraskaJaron Cooper, SutherlandKeegan Oettinger, Hershey

NevadaCarter Doren, Las Vegas

New HampshireCole Moulton, Enfield

New JerseyNicholas Dellaporta, Pequannock (Honorable Mention)

New YorkChristian Misciagna, SyracuseMatthew Pitcher, Rochester (Honorable Mention)

North CarolinaHunter Keller, MorgantonCarson Palmer, Richfield

OhioNicholas Boggs, WheelersburgBraden McNamara, MarysvilleMark Emmerling, Negley (Honorable Mention)

OklahomaHunter Alsip, ChouteauJaxon Windsor, Noble

PennsylvaniaJerry Brumbaugh Jr., MartinsburgCarson Forrester, ChambersburgTy Stroup, Mifflinburg (Honorable Mention)

Rhode IslandJoseph Truppi, Coventry

South CarolinaLuke Mabry, GaffneyPeyton Sorrow, AbbevilleButler Cochran, Prosperity (Honorable Mention)Hunter Dill, Travelers Rest (Honorable Mention)Trenten Swygert, Leesville (Honorable Mention)

TennesseeTyler Finley, Mount PleasantNathan Reynolds, NashvilleBrady Duncan, Lebanon (Honorable Mention)Riley Faulkner, Jacksboro (Honorable Mention)Dylan Johnson, Dunlap (Honorable Mention)Gage Starks, Paris (Honorable Mention)

TexasCasey Beard, LumbertonConnor Dunn, LucasBrady Dill, Spring (Honorable Mention)Kaden Mueck, Livingston (Honorable Mention)Dakota Posey, Orange (Honorable Mention)Maverick Winford, Humble (Honorable Mention)

VermontBrendan Vinton, RandolphMax Roberts, Newport (Honorable Mention)

VirginiaTurner Hart, AshlandSpencer Humphrey, Madison (Honorable Mention)Braxton Nicely, Midlothian (Honorable Mention)

WisconsinTucker Cory, Amherst

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