Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier, from West Virginia, are leading after Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Bass Pro Shops with 13 pounds, 10 ounces.
Photo by Brenden Kanies/B.A.S.S.

October 1, 2020

RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. — After a difficult practice on a stingy body of water, the team of Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier caught a five-bass limit of 13 pounds, 10 ounces to take the lead in the 175-boat field at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Cumberland presented by Bass Pro Shops.

This is the final regular-season stop on the 2020 College Series slate.

“The last day of practice we caught two fish total and fished as hard as we did today, just in a different region of the lake,” Minor said. “It is definitely not easy out there, and we were fortunate to connect with the fish we did today and get them in the boat.

“To do what we did, I’m extremely pleased. I said I would be happy with any five fish today, even if they were 12-inchers.”

Minor and Lanier focused their efforts on a 2-mile stretch of the main lake after keying in a school of fish early in the morning.

They used topwater baits to convince their fish to bite early in the morning. Minor added that he and Lanier are fishing a different way than he is used to but declined to go into specifics.

“We caught our biggest fish, a 2-something largemouth, right off the bat,” Minor said. “Today, we weren’t even sure about catching bass in general. We stayed in a 2-mile stretch and fished it until about noon. The largemouth we were catching was a pattern we found in practice and that all made sense, but Casey caught a random, big smallmouth which really helped us out.”

Minor and Lanier were one of many teams that weighed in a mixed bag of fish Thursday, as largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass were shown off on the weigh-in stage at Halcomb’s Landing.

Gunner Whitaker and Lafe Messer from Kentucky Christian University hold second place after Day 1, collecting a limit of smallmouth that weighed 12-11.

“The day started great. As soon as we sat down we went to catching them,” Messer said. “After we left our second spot it slowed way down. We had a limit in like an hour and only culled twice throughout the day, and towards the end of the day we couldn’t even get bit.”

Messer said they have 15 to 20 spots they feel comfortable with, while one spot is producing most of their bigger bites.

The team of Noah Campbell and Adam Salvador and the Clemson University duo of Sean Clayton and Owen Dimaio are tied for third with 12-8. Campbell said he and Salvador focused on catching smallmouth in a tight section of the main lake.

Meanwhile, Clayton said he and Dimaio are keying in on wood and finding specific spots where wood meets the rock banks.

“We fished the same way in practice,” Clayton said. “It took us 30 minutes to find that pattern, and we went and found something else in practice. We ran Plan A all day long, and it ended up working pretty well.

“We are staying in the same general area, but we have been able to move 5 or 6 miles and do the same thing.”

Tristan McCormick and Stevie Mills of Bethel University earned Carhartt Big Bass of the day honors with a 5-4 largemouth, which helped them to sixth place in the overall standings. If that fish remains the largest caught during the tournament, McCormick and Mills will earn a $500 Carhartt gift card.

The full field will take off from Halcomb’s Landing at 7 a.m. CT Friday, with the weigh-in scheduled for 3 p.m. back at the Landing. After Friday’s weigh-in, only the Top 12 teams will advance to Championship Saturday.

The Top 17 teams after Day 2 will punch their ticket to the 2020 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops scheduled for Oct. 29-31 on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida.
This week’s tournament is being hosted by the Russell County Chamber of Commerce and State Dock on Lake Cumberland.

2020 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Cumberland
presented by Bass Pro Shops 10/1-10/3
Lake Cumberland, Russell County KY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier 250
Day 1: 5 13-10 Total: 5 13-10
2. Gunner Whitaker – Lafe Messer Kentucky Christian University 249
Day 1: 5 12-11 Total: 5 12-11
3. Noah Campbell – Adam Salvador 248
Day 1: 5 12-08 Total: 5 12-08
3. Sean Clayton – Owen Dimaio Clemson University 248
Day 1: 5 12-08 Total: 5 12-08
5. Dalton Smith – Bradley Dunagan Campbellsville University 246
Day 1: 5 12-03 Total: 5 12-03
6. Tristan McCormick – Stevie Mills Bethel University 245
Day 1: 5 11-08 Total: 5 11-08
7. Jacob Lambert – Austin Smith Carson-Newman University 244
Day 1: 5 10-07 Total: 5 10-07
8. Joseph McClosky – Ryan Winchester Bethel University 243
Day 1: 5 10-05 Total: 5 10-05
9. Bryce Fowler – Chris Bowen East Carolina University 242
Day 1: 5 10-04 Total: 5 10-04
9. Solomon Glenn – Hunter Ward University of Montervallo 242
Day 1: 5 10-04 Total: 5 10-04
11. Mason Moore – Logan Estes Eastern Kentucky University 240
Day 1: 5 10-01 Total: 5 10-01
12. Colin Slentz – Grant Lusk Lander University 239
Day 1: 5 09-15 Total: 5 09-15
13. Tyler Thompson – Charles Snawder Rougeux University of Louisville 238
Day 1: 4 09-11 Total: 4 09-11
14. Weston Hollar – Wesley Gore University of Montevallo 237
Day 1: 5 09-08 Total: 5 09-08
15. Cole Thompson – Benson Dowler 236
Day 1: 5 09-08 Total: 5 09-08
16. Alec Coffey – Kyle Roy Campbellsville University 235
Day 1: 5 09-07 Total: 5 09-07
17. Jacob Lovell – Dillon Bryant King University 234
Day 1: 3 09-07 Total: 3 09-07
18. Garrett Beem – Garrett Guinan 233
Day 1: 5 09-06 Total: 5 09-06
19. Carter Ball – Austin Tapley Adrian College 232
Day 1: 5 09-05 Total: 5 09-05
20. Sam Clark – Hunter Osborne Georgetown College 231
Day 1: 5 09-02 Total: 5 09-02
20. Jack Dice – Liberty University 231
Day 1: 5 09-02 Total: 5 09-02
22. Cole Hopson – James Pearson 229
Day 1: 5 09-00 Total: 5 09-00
23. Hayden Gaddis – Ben Cully Carson-Newman University 228
Day 1: 5 08-12 Total: 5 08-12
24. Matthew Cummings – Joseph Woods Bethel University 227
Day 1: 5 08-08 Total: 5 08-08
25. Connor Jacob – Sam Smith 226
Day 1: 5 08-06 Total: 5 08-06
25. Garrett McWilliams – John Berry Hinds community college 226
Day 1: 5 08-06 Total: 5 08-06
27. Robert Cruvellier – Chase Clarke 224
Day 1: 5 08-05 Total: 5 08-05
27. Jacob Frazier – Griffin Heffington Carson-Newman University 224
Day 1: 5 08-05 Total: 5 08-05
27. Adam Puckett – Will O’Rourke Murray State University 224
Day 1: 5 08-05 Total: 5 08-05
30. Cordell Beckman – Dru Johnson Greenville University 221
Day 1: 5 08-03 Total: 5 08-03
31. Tyler Price – Ethan Shaw Bryan College 220
Day 1: 5 08-02 Total: 5 08-02
32. Andrew Fisher – Bennett Kudder Bryan College 219
Day 1: 4 08-02 Total: 4 08-02
33. James Duncan – Blake Stringer Campbellsville University 218
Day 1: 5 08-01 Total: 5 08-01
33. Kirk Elijah – Austin Goins bryan college 218
Day 1: 5 08-01 Total: 5 08-01
35. Cade Holcomb – Kopeland Rosser University of Montevallo 216
Day 1: 5 07-15 Total: 5 07-15
35. Kele Maney – Reid Fletcher 216
Day 1: 5 07-15 Total: 5 07-15
37. Stephen Kinard – Jimmy Mitchum Lander University 214
Day 1: 3 07-14 Total: 3 07-14
38. Shawn Coots – Luke Henderson Campbellsville University 213
Day 1: 5 07-11 Total: 5 07-11
38. Marshall Wiggins – Dawson McGovern University of Central Florida 213
Day 1: 5 07-11 Total: 5 07-11
40. Hunter Schneider – Sean Mercier Adrian College 211
Day 1: 4 07-10 Total: 4 07-10
41. Jr Young – Samuel Harrison Jacksonville State University 210
Day 1: 5 07-08 Total: 5 07-08
42. Matt Baker – Kory England Arkansas Tech University-AR 209
Day 1: 5 07-05 Total: 5 07-05
42. Tanner Maness – Chandlar Ellis Lander University 209
Day 1: 5 07-05 Total: 5 07-05
44. Zachary Asher – Jacob Klicman 207
Day 1: 4 07-03 Total: 4 07-03
45. Hunter Jones – Jonathan Fraley Kentucky Christian University 206
Day 1: 5 07-02 Total: 5 07-02
46. Dawson Cassidy – Gus Mclarry Texas AM Commerce 205
Day 1: 4 07-02 Total: 4 07-02
46. Reid Strobl – Jacob Witkowski Dallas Baptist University- TX 205
Day 1: 4 07-02 Total: 4 07-02
48. Blake Milligan – Chase Mundhenke 203
Day 1: 5 07-01 Total: 5 07-01
48. Garrett Warren – Will Jones 203
Day 1: 5 07-01 Total: 5 07-01
50. Louis Monetti – 201
Day 1: 5 06-15 Total: 5 06-15
51. Shane Nelson – Brayden Federer Adrian College 200
Day 1: 4 06-14 Total: 4 06-14
52. Austin Polly – Ryan Phillips Morehead State University 199
Day 1: 4 06-14 Total: 4 06-14
53. Jack Rankin – Hunter Baird Drury University 198
Day 1: 5 06-12 Total: 5 06-12
54. Ty Black – Avry Thomason Georgia Southern University 197
Day 1: 4 06-10 Total: 4 06-10
55. Cal Culpepper – Mason Waddell University of Montevallo 196
Day 1: 5 06-09 Total: 5 06-09
55. Griffin Phillips – Ethan King University of Montevallo 196
Day 1: 5 06-09 Total: 5 06-09
55. Jacob Silver – Ethan Ange 196
Day 1: 5 06-09 Total: 5 06-09
58. Lane Bailey – Adam Seagle CVCC 193
Day 1: 4 06-05 Total: 4 06-05
59. Cole Jackson – Lane Collier 192
Day 1: 5 06-04 Total: 5 06-04
60. Zeke Gossett – Lucas Smith Jacksonville State 191
Day 1: 5 06-03 Total: 5 06-03
61. Joseph Bruener – Parker Domschke McKendree University 190
Day 1: 4 06-02 Total: 4 06-02
62. Jacob Welch – Lee Lambrecht Drury University 189
Day 1: 2 06-02 Total: 2 06-02
63. Chase Sansom – Tyler Drown Marshall University 188
Day 1: 5 06-00 Total: 5 06-00
64. Ty Cox – Fisher Overton Blue Mountain College 187
Day 1: 5 05-13 Total: 5 05-13
65. Whit Edmonds – Bobby Long Lander University 186
Day 1: 4 05-12 Total: 4 05-12
65. Conner Giles – Christian Wright Bryan College 186
Day 1: 4 05-12 Total: 4 05-12
67. Morgan Miracle – Dustin Bauer Campbellsville University 184
Day 1: 3 05-11 Total: 3 05-11
68. Robert Gee – Reed Noyes University of Tennessee 183
Day 1: 5 05-09 Total: 5 05-09
69. Logan Hawkins – Colby Hays Campbellsville University 182
Day 1: 4 05-09 Total: 4 05-09
70. Anthony Fazio – 181
Day 1: 3 05-09 Total: 3 05-09
71. Cole Sands – Conner Dimauro Bryan College 180
Day 1: 5 05-06 Total: 5 05-06
71. Tate Sloan – Thaddeus Simerly Tennessee Tech University 180
Day 1: 5 05-06 Total: 5 05-06
73. Nolan Yeager – Ethan LeGare Stephen F. Austin State Universi 178
Day 1: 5 05-06 Total: 5 05-06
74. GL Compton – Matthew Sprouse Clemson University 177
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
75. Josh Cannon – Joseph Dobbratz 176
Day 1: 5 05-04 Total: 5 05-04
75. Jacobie Miller – Devin Vega Stephen F. Austin State Universi 176
Day 1: 5 05-04 Total: 5 05-04
77. Chris Payne – Judd Morgan Tennessee 174
Day 1: 4 05-04 Total: 4 05-04
78. John Pearson – Troy Harris 173
Day 1: 3 05-03 Total: 3 05-03
79. Jake Lee – Mason Cizek Bryan College 172
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
80. Hayden Bailey – John Anderson Bellarmine University 171
Day 1: 4 05-01 Total: 4 05-01
81. Cole Lamb – Tristan Weaver Arkansas Tech University- AR 170
Day 1: 2 04-14 Total: 2 04-14
82. Justin Botts – Bryan college 169
Day 1: 4 04-13 Total: 4 04-13
83. Carson Maddux – Sam Hoesley 168
Day 1: 4 04-12 Total: 4 04-12
84. Chandler Jarrard – James Rogers Georgia Southern University 167
Day 1: 3 04-12 Total: 3 04-12
85. Connor Whisenant – Brian Arabie 166
Day 1: 4 04-11 Total: 4 04-11
86. Jared Page – Will Leonard 165
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
87. Rudolph Worley – John Nowlin Blue Mountain College 164
Day 1: 2 04-09 Total: 2 04-09
88. Andrew Kuebler – Jacob Gruneisen Bellarmine University 163
Day 1: 2 04-07 Total: 2 04-07
89. Jacob Schmidt – Sam Popovitz Bellarmine University 162
Day 1: 3 04-05 Total: 3 04-05
90. Luke Lamb – Seth Roberts Bethel University 161
Day 1: 2 04-05 Total: 2 04-05
91. Brad Ableman – Wilson Smith Bethel University 160
Day 1: 2 04-04 Total: 2 04-04
91. Landon Howe – John Jacobs GSU 160
Day 1: 2 04-04 Total: 2 04-04
93. Dax Ewart – Kyle Palmer Bethel University 158
Day 1: 3 04-03 Total: 3 04-03
94. Jack Long – Brock Bila Drury University 157
Day 1: 3 04-02 Total: 3 04-02
95. Jackson Staib – Baylor Howell Bethel University 156
Day 1: 2 04-02 Total: 2 04-02
96. Harper Burkeen – Devon Rathbun McKendree University 155
Day 1: 4 04-01 Total: 4 04-01
97. Bo Thomas – Kurt Antonowitsch Western Michigan University 154
Day 1: 3 04-01 Total: 3 04-01
98. Zachary Bowen – Thomas Millraney Bethel University 153
Day 1: 4 03-14 Total: 4 03-14
98. Britt Myers – Tyler Anderson Lander University 153
Day 1: 4 03-14 Total: 4 03-14
98. Kyle Simmons – Brett Halstead Kansas State University 153
Day 1: 4 03-14 Total: 4 03-14
101. Tristan Barrett – Trey Budach McKendree University 150
Day 1: 2 03-14 Total: 2 03-14
102. Logan Parks – Peyton Nance 149
Day 1: 4 03-12 Total: 4 03-12
103. Noah Boyett – Ty Garlington 148
Day 1: 2 03-12 Total: 2 03-12
104. Austin Carr – Justin Carr 147
Day 1: 4 03-10 Total: 4 03-10
105. Tanner Barnes – Jordan Smallwood Campbellsville University 146
Day 1: 2 03-10 Total: 2 03-10
106. Joshua DeKoning – Zach Salters Adrian College 145
Day 1: 3 03-05 Total: 3 03-05
107. Blake Quinn – Jacob Locke Georgetown College 144
Day 1: 4 03-04 Total: 4 03-04
108. Jeremy Dellinger – Nathan Smith Catawba Valley Community College 143
Day 1: 3 03-04 Total: 3 03-04
108. Grant Harris – Lauren Plunkett Drury University 143
Day 1: 3 03-04 Total: 3 03-04
110. Jordan Nicely – Jake Thomas Georgetown College 141
Day 1: 2 03-04 Total: 2 03-04
110. Emil Wagner – Ole Miss 141
Day 1: 2 03-04 Total: 2 03-04
112. Jarrod Layton – Zach Graham Adrian College 139
Day 1: 3 03-00 Total: 3 03-00
112. Garrett Thompson – Matthew Cavanaugh Mckendree University 139
Day 1: 3 03-00 Total: 3 03-00
114. Cody Gregory – Levi Mullins Bethel University 137
Day 1: 2 03-00 Total: 2 03-00
115. Landon Lawson – Donavan Carson King University 136
Day 1: 2 02-13 Total: 2 02-13
116. Brycen Hendriks – Gavin Ange 135
Day 1: 2 02-12 Total: 2 02-12
117. Sam Shoemaker – Aaron Jagdfeld Adrian College 134
Day 1: 3 02-10 Total: 3 02-10
118. Seth Hornsby – Nicholas Holtgrave McKendree University 133
Day 1: 1 02-09 Total: 1 02-09
119. Joe Bardill – Canyon Kenny Murray State University 132
Day 1: 2 02-08 Total: 2 02-08
119. Tyler Lubbat – Calvin Landsberg 132
Day 1: 2 02-08 Total: 2 02-08
121. Zach Bell – Jake Thornbury Campbellsville University 130
Day 1: 1 02-07 Total: 1 02-07
122. Bryce Eaton – Liam Putz 129
Day 1: 2 02-06 Total: 2 02-06
122. Alex Palomba – Brennan Kenison 129
Day 1: 2 02-06 Total: 2 02-06
124. Alec Berens – Christian Hernandez Mckendree University 127
Day 1: 1 02-06 Total: 1 02-06
124. Cameron Gautreau – Cade Fortenberry Nicholls State University 127
Day 1: 1 02-06 Total: 1 02-06
126. Dustan Jones – Will Sams U. of Kentucky 125
Day 1: 2 02-03 Total: 2 02-03
126. Taylor Owens – Bryant Marsh Blue Mountain College 125
Day 1: 2 02-03 Total: 2 02-03
128. Bryce Miller – Nick Crawford 123
Day 1: 1 02-03 Total: 1 02-03
128. Miller Spivey – Trey Dickert University of Montevallo 123
Day 1: 1 02-03 Total: 1 02-03
130. David Brashear – Mitchel Goodin Georgia Southern University 121
Day 1: 2 02-02 Total: 2 02-02
130. Corey Yaden – Caleb Barrow Brewton-Parker 121
Day 1: 2 02-02 Total: 2 02-02
132. Kayden Tanner – Samuel Climer Tarleton State University 119
Day 1: 2 02-01 Total: 2 02-01
133. Hunter MCClaskey – Nicholas Gilbert King University 118
Day 1: 1 02-01 Total: 1 02-01
134. Hayden Fuhr – Austin Gregory Lander University 117
Day 1: 2 02-00 Total: 2 02-00
135. Atom Ward – Gavin Lagle Indiana University Southeast 116
Day 1: 2 01-14 Total: 2 01-14
136. Troy Gibson – University of Louisville 115
Day 1: 1 01-14 Total: 1 01-14
137. Jared Turnbloom – 114
Day 1: 2 01-13 Total: 2 01-13
138. Jonathan Mcelroy – Austin Sisson 113
Day 1: 1 01-13 Total: 1 01-13
139. Jj Kocevar – Tanner Shriver 112
Day 1: 2 01-12 Total: 2 01-12
140. Walker Leslie – Eion Patterson 111
Day 1: 1 01-12 Total: 1 01-12
141. Gavin Clevenger – Tj Simmons Carson-Newman University 110
Day 1: 1 01-11 Total: 1 01-11
142. Nathan Doty – Bailey Bleser McKendree University 109
Day 1: 1 01-09 Total: 1 01-09
143. Cody Batterson – Matthew Davis Adrian College 108
Day 1: 1 01-07 Total: 1 01-07
144. Tyler Cain – University of Montevallo 107
Day 1: 1 01-06 Total: 1 01-06
145. Parker Reed – Brandon Bates Bryan College 106
Day 1: 2 01-05 Total: 2 01-05
146. Spencer Black – Caleb Lonca CVCC 105
Day 1: 1 01-05 Total: 1 01-05
147. River Lee – Hank Harrison Stephen F. Austin State Universi 104
Day 1: 1 01-02 Total: 1 01-02
147. Trey Schroeder – Tyler Christy McKendree University 104
Day 1: 1 01-02 Total: 1 01-02
149. Samuel Vandagriff – Jacob Woods Tennessee Tech University 102
Day 1: 1 01-01 Total: 1 01-01
150. Jacob Blackburn – Ohio State University 101
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
150. Landen Lowry – Bailey Rene Indiana University Southeast 101
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
152. Nathan Ragsdale – Justin Sisavath 99
Day 1: 1 00-14 Total: 1 00-14
153. Conner Johnson – Tyler Greenlee Georgetown college 98
Day 1: 1 00-13 Total: 1 00-13
154. Jacob Bickett – Kaden Woo Bellarmine University 97
Day 1: 2 00-12 Total: 2 00-12
155. Phillip Green – Cole Landreth 96
Day 1: 1 00-11 Total: 1 00-11
156. Blake Brashears – Tyler Stacy University of Kentucky 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Allen Bryan – Kevin Dunahoo 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Chase Cardoza – Connor Hicks University of Tennessee 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Mark Harris – Reece Martin Dallas Baptist University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. David Hendel – Ohio State University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Patrick Henry – Jacob Middleton Ohio State University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Alex Hinton – Zack Ruhland Bellarmine University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Jarred Jones – Logan Tate Jacksonville State University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Alden Keel Jr – Fisher Young Blue Mountain College 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Colby Kerr – Noah Hurford Kentucky Christian University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Matthew Roberts – Nick Sergent Alice Lloyd College 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Rob Schmidt – Rocket Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Evan Seggerman – Nate Overocker 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Kyle Svachula – Rick Hamann University of Wisconsin Stevens 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Drew Traffanstedt – Da’kendrick Patterson University of Montevallo 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
156. Ethan Troutman – Adam Hope Univerisity of Louisville 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00