Penn State Takes Early Lead In Bassmaster College Eastern Regional

Sean Cummins (left) and Maurice Hudson from Penn State University lead Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops on the James River with 17 pounds, 2 ounces.

May 19, 2016

Penn State Takes Early Lead In Bassmaster College Eastern Regional

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RICHMOND, Va. — Maurice Hudson and Sean Cummins of Penn State University took an early lead Thursday during the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops on the James River after catching 17 pounds, 2 ounces.

The duo utilized most of their day by staying close to the takeoff site and fishing every stage of the tide. With three bass by noon, including their biggest fish, Hudson and Cummins were pleased with their start, but knew they needed to fill their five-fish limit if they wanted to take an early lead.

“We had a good first day of practice, a lot of bites, but no big ones,” Hudson said. “We got a little nervous after Wednesday’s practice, but today was better than practice. Not as many bites, but the quality was there.”

Their 17-2 weight was anchored by a 6-pound, 5-ounce James River largemouth, which was their second fish of the day. Repeating their first-day performance is a possibility with the signs they saw on the water.

“I think there are more fish where we caught them today, so we should be able to duplicate it,” Cummins said.

The Nittany Lion anglers fished numerous spots throughout the day, and although they didn’t run far to start, they did run the tide at crucial points in order to find feeding bass. And, this team is used to running tides, as they said the James River is comparable to their home water, the Chesapeake Bay.

They take a 5-ounce lead over the Ramapo College team of Andrew Annuzzi and Zachary Orsino who caught a weight of 16-13.

Annuzzi and Orsino took an opposite approach Thursday as they ran to a less pressured area and bounced around key stretches. At their first stop, they were greeted with two boats close to their main spot. After boating one quick bass, they made a move to their second spot, which yielded a couple quick keepers.

“The tide isn’t really affecting the area we are targeting, so we are confident that we can catch them no matter what the tide is doing throughout the day,” Annuzzi said.

They closed the day out by catching their biggest fish, and that put them on the fast track to second place.

Sitting just 1 pound, 7 ounces behind them with a weight of 15-6 is the third-place team of Josh Cannon and Alex Frazier of Western Carolina Universiry. Frazier is half of the defending eastern regional team from last year, who took the title on Lake Norman.

The weights are tight on the James River as a pound and a half separates third place and 10th.

The 78-team full field fishes Friday, and the Top 20 teams will advance to the third day of competition.

Daily takeoffs are at Osborne Park at 6 a.m., and Friday’s weigh-in will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday’s weigh-in will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University at 3:30 p.m.

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1James River – Osborne Park & Boat Landing – Richmond, VA5/19/2016 – 5/21/2016Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Regional Presented by Bass Pro Shops

Today’s Activity# Fish Lbs – OzAccumulativeName # Live # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz1 Maurice Hudson – Sean Cummins Penn State University 5 5 17- 2 5 5 17- 22 Andrew Annuzzi – Zachary Orsino Ramapo College 5 5 16-13 5 5 16-133 Josh Cannon – Alex Frazier Western Carolina University 5 5 15- 6 5 5 15- 64 Wesley Fox – Cody Pack UNC Charlotte 5 5 15- 0 5 5 15- 05 Nathan Adams – Mason Grabowski Murray State University 5 5 14-14 5 5 14-145 John Teare – Christopher Campo Virginia Commonwealth University 5 5 14-14 5 5 14-147 Jacob Miller – Kyle Waller Ohio State University 5 5 14-11 5 5 14-118 Jay Emmert – Logan Brewster U. of Tennessee 5 5 14-10 5 5 14-109 Carson Orellana – Strayer University 5 5 14- 3 5 5 14- 310 Matt Allen – Daniel Bray Tennessee Tech University 5 5 14- 0 5 5 14- 011 Blaine Atkins – Hunter Altice Patrick Henry Comm College 5 5 13-14 5 5 13-1412 Weston Chandler – Chase Nye East Carolina University 5 5 13- 6 5 5 13- 613 Jacob Crowe – Zachary Tallent Western Carolina University 5 5 13- 5 5 5 13- 514 Jordan Wise – Chris Phinney East Carolina University 5 5 12-15 5 5 12-1515 Chase Johnson – Eric Leifheit East Carolina University 5 5 12-13 5 5 12-1316 Nick Schultz – Zachary McGeehan UNC Charlotte 5 5 12-11 5 5 12-1117 Justin St Onge – Ryan McLaughlin Haywood Community College 5 5 12- 3 5 5 12- 318 Pete Kenny – Taylor Godsey Christopher Newport University 5 5 11-13 5 5 11-1319 Sam Carris – Elliot Lee Tennessee Tech University 5 5 11-11 5 5 11-1120 Seth Winslow – Galen Creekmore Christopher Newport University 5 5 11- 9 5 5 11- 921 Hunter Whitman – Alec Lower NC State University 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 822 Sam Glenn – Cameron Baker UNC Charlotte 5 5 11- 5 5 5 11- 523 Joshua Fletcher – Bryson Peed East Carolina University 5 5 11- 4 5 5 11- 424 Garrett Paquette – Zak Fadden Schoolcraft College 5 5 11- 2 5 5 11- 225 Nick White – Sean Coast The Apprentice School 5 5 10-12 5 5 10-1226 Zachary Bodford – Alex Hinkle NC State University 5 5 10-11 5 5 10-1127 Mark Adams – Kile Quick Virginia Tech 5 5 10- 9 5 5 10- 928 Tyler Dixon – Hunter Hatcher Virginia Tech 5 5 10- 7 5 5 10- 729 Kelly Johnson – Matt Reid Appalachian State University 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 429 Zander Monk – Kolton Hawks UNC Charlotte 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 431 Andrew Helms – Taylor Thomas UNC Charlotte 5 5 9-11 5 5 9-1132 Josh Cook – Rob Hendrick Western Carolina University 4 4 9- 9 4 4 9- 933 Dylan Jackson – Erik Struder Virginia Commonwealth University 5 5 9- 7 5 5 9- 734 Hunter Fulcher – Andrew Day U. of Kentucky 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 635 Jason Ashe – Justin McClure Western Carolina University 5 5 9- 4 5 5 9- 436 Matt Pastino – Michael Manning East Carolina University 5 5 9- 3 5 5 9- 337 Michael Corbishley – Austin Warmus East Carolina University 4 4 9- 2 4 4 9- 238 Jacob Osborne – Hunter Massie West Virginia University 5 5 8-13 5 5 8-1339 Benjamin Hager – Christohper Cordova UNC Charlotte 5 5 8-11 5 5 8-1140 Brian Travers – Caleb Unger Liberty University 5 5 8- 8 5 5 8- 841 Bentley Manning – John Berry Tennessee Tech University 5 5 8- 7 5 5 8- 742 Tyler Woolcott – Cody Wilson Emby-Riddle Aeronoautical University 5 5 8- 5 5 5 8- 543 Kyle McHenry – Tyler Barnes West Virginia University 5 5 7-13 5 5 7-1344 Skye Riggleman – Alex Williamson Liberty University 5 5 7-10 5 5 7-1045 Bryce Owen – Greg Burchfield NC State University 5 5 7- 8 5 5 7- 846 Darrell Pease – Justin Anderson Virginia Commonwealth University 3 3 7- 7 3 3 7- 747 Tripp Norris – Spence Hutcheson NC State University 3 3 6-13 3 3 6-1348 Jackob Leonard – Daniel Smathers Liberty University 3 3 6-12 3 3 6-1249 Trevor Lewis – Lucas Harrison Georgetown College 3 3 6- 9 3 3 6- 950 Tate Clements – Gavin Draper Eastern Kentucky University 3 3 6- 2 3 3 6- 251 Jerris Bush – Jake Powell East Carolina University 3 3 6- 1 3 3 6- 151 Zachary Castano – Aaron Sollenberger UNC Charlotte 3 3 6- 1 3 3 6- 153 Jake Thompson – Tyler Maschal Virginia Tech 3 3 6- 0 3 3 6- 054 Parker Dixon – Nicholas Newberry UNC Charlotte 2 2 5-15 2 2 5-1555 Gerald Ramsey – Kolby Kindley Haywood Community College 4 4 5- 9 4 4 5- 956 Mark Moran – Zach Browning Glenville State College 3 3 5- 9 3 3 5- 957 James Shank – Clayton Frey Penn State University 2 2 5- 7 2 2 5- 758 Corey Smith – Cantley Krafft Virginia Tech 3 3 5- 5 3 3 5- 559 Mack Hicks – Aaron Creech Alice Lloyd College 3 3 5- 2 3 3 5- 260 Dylan Whitmore – Gary Nix The Apprentice School 2 2 5- 1 2 2 5- 161 Charlie Sipe – Ethan Howell Appalachian State University 3 3 5- 0 3 3 5- 062 JR Little – Sam McLamb NC State University 2 2 4- 7 2 2 4- 763 Christian Chavez – Western Carolina University 2 2 3- 9 2 2 3- 964 Joe Mullins – David Maples Virginia Tech 2 2 3- 6 2 2 3- 665 Qiurun Chen – Johns Hopkins University 2 2 3- 4 2 2 3- 466 William Ray IV – Michael Resor Western Carolina University 2 2 3- 2 2 2 3- 267 Andre Vicari – Ryan Worth Ramapo College 2 2 2-15 2 2 2-1568 Andrew Green – Anne Arundel Comm College 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 769 Kain Fadeley – Sid Hoover Ohio State University 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-1170 Ryan Rainey – Austin Frazier UNC Greensboro 1 1 0-15 1 1 0-1571 Lee Blackmon – Trey Sweeting UNC Greensboro 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 071 Matthew Combs – West Virginia University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 071 Shawn Combs – Hans Mikellsoo Georgetown College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 071 Kevin Deley – Tommy Arena West Chester University of PA 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 071 Ian Hardesty – Milton Sheesley Virginia Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 071 Branden Newcome – Michael Shughart West Virginia University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 071 Elliott Roberson – William Adams Virginia Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 071 RC Sutton – Andrew Davis Virginia Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0Name City,State Lbs-OzBIG BASSDay1 Jay Emmert – Logan BrewsterKnoxville, TN 7- 8Day # Live Lbs-Oz # LimitsTOTALS# Fish1 284 284 637-13 432 0 0 0- 0 0

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