California University of Pennsylvania Wins Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament on the Potomac River
MARBURY, Md. (June 8, 2021) – The California University of Pennsylvania’s David Blaker of Rices Landing, Pennsylvania, and Nick Fulks of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, took the win on Friday at the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at the Potomac River. The victory earned the Vulcans’ bass club $2,000 and qualified the duo to compete in the 2022 College Fishing National Championship.
TOP 10 RESULTS*
| RANK | COLLEGE NAME | ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN | BASS | WEIGHT | AWARD |
| 1st | California University of Pennsylvania | David Blaker, Rices Landing, Pa. Nick Fulks, Burgettstown, Pa. |
5 | 17-4 | $2,000 |
| 2nd | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Julian Burgoff, Amherst, Mass. Jared Muzyka, Hadley, Mass. |
5 | 16-10 | $1,000 |
| 3rd | Adrian College | Caleb Dachenhaus, Whitehouse, Ohio Elliot Wielgopolski, Waterville, Ohio |
5 | 16-0 | $500 |
| 4th | Adrian College | Brayden Federer, Deerfield, Mich. Shane Nelson, Wadsworth, Ohio |
5 | 15-2 | $500 |
| 5th | Roanoke College | Will Hamilton, Roanoke, Va. Branen McKeon, Henrico, Va. |
5 | 15-1 | $500 |
| 6th | SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Nicholas Sanderson, Williamsville, N.Y. Nathan Wojslaw, Avon, N.Y. |
5 | 14-15 | |
| 7th | Auburn University | Robert Cruvellier, Alburgh, Vt. Sam Harvey, Auburn, Ala. |
5 | 14-12 | |
| 8th | Adrian College | Jenson Kay, Milford, Mich. Sam Shoemaker, Martinsville, Ind. |
5 | 14-9 | |
| 9th | Shippensburg University | Nathan Housel, Carlisle, Pa. Evan Paules, Shippensburg, Pa. |
5 | 14-7 | |
| 10th | SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Patrick Durand, Cherry Hill, N.J. Thomas Harvey, Delmar, N.Y. |
5 | 14-5 |
*Top 10 teams advance to the 2022 College Fishing National Championship
Complete results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
2021 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | HOST |
| Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship | TBD | TBD | TBD |
The event was the second of three qualifying tournaments for Northern Conference anglers and was hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners.
Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI teams compete in regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open advance to the following year’s Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship.
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