Western Michigan University Wins Abu Garcia College Tournament on Table Rock Lake

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Western Michigan University Wins Abu Garcia College Tournament on Table Rock Lake

The Western Michigan University duo of Joshua Lopez of Kalamazoo, Mich. and John Neubauer of Decatur, Mich. won the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at Table Rock Lake.

The duo had a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 5 ounces. The victory earned the Broncos' bass club $2,000 and qualified them to compete in the 2021 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

The Western Michigan team won by a three-ounce margin over the second-place team of Tad Deatherage and Caleb Romazon, University of Central Mo. They had five bass weighing 18 pounds, 3 ounces.

The top 10 teams from each division's three regular-season tournaments advance to the 2021 Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI College Championship. Per FLW rules, additional teams qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats. A field of 130 teams competed at Table Rock Lake, so 13 teams now advance to the Championship.

The top 13 teams that advanced are:

1st: Western Michigan University - Joshua Lopez, Kalamazoo, Mich., and John Neubauer, Decatur, Mich., five bass, 18-5, $2,000
2nd: University of Central Missouri - Tad Deatherage, Concordia, Mo., and Caleb Romazon, Excelsior Springs, Mo., five bass, 18-2, $1,000
3rd: University of Wisconsin - Michael East, Chilton, Wis., and Dustin Li, Madison, Wis., five bass, 17-11, $500
4th: University of Louisiana-Monroe - Jacob Andrews, Monroe, La., and Taylor Kolb, West Monroe, La., five bass, 16-9, $500
5th: University of Missouri - Jonathan Hardy, Columbia, Mo., and David Goddard, Bowling Green, Mo., five bass, 15-15, $500
6th: University of Central Missouri - Tyler Bartlett, Lees Summit, Mo., and Kyler Waisner, Greenwood, Mo., five bass, 15-15
7th: University of Missouri - Justin Luetkemeyer and Joshua Luetkemeyer, both of Chesterfield, Mo., five bass, 15-12
8th: Arkansas Tech University - Tristan Weaver, Sage, Ark., and Cole Lamb, Melbourne, Ark., five bass, 15-10
9th: Eastern Kentucky University - Leighton Hensley, Salyersville, Ky., and Josh Boone, Richmond, Ky., five bass, 15-5
10th: Missouri Western State University - Kody Mazur and Gaige Blanton, both of Saint Joseph, Mo., five bass, 15-5
11th: Kansas State University - Brett Halstead, Riley, Kan., and Kyle Simmons, Leonardville, Kan., five bass, 15-4
12th: Kansas State University - Hunter French, Manhattan, Kan., and Brianna Wagoner, Kansas City, Mo., five bass, 15-4
13th: McKendree University - Tyler Christy, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Trey Schroeder, Crestwood, Mo., five bass, 15-0