University of Montevallo Wins Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament on Lake Guntersville
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (April 26, 2021) – The University of Montevallo duo of Aaron Cherry of Kinsey, Alabama, and Chandler Holt of Sterrett, Alabama, took the win on Friday at the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at Lake Guntersville. The victory earned the University of Montevallo team $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 | University of Montevallo | Aaron Cherry of Kinsey, Ala. Chandler Holt of Sterrett, Ala. |
5 | 18-14 | $2,000 |
| 2nd | Bryan College | Conner Dimauro of Dayton, Tenn. Cole Sands of Calhoun, Tenn. |
5 | 17-15 | $1,000 |
| 3rd | Wabash Valley College | Zebulon Frasure of Stendhal, Ind. Drew Gill of Mount Carmel, Ill. |
5 | 17-14 | $500 |
| 4th | Emmanuel College | Brooks Anderson of Marietta, Ga. Parker Guy of Ocilla, Ga. |
5 | 17-8 | $500 |
| 5th | Auburn University | Noah Coleman of Pinson, Ala. Dalton Johnson of Smiths Station, Ala. |
5 | 17-1 | $500 |
| 6th | Bryan College | Justin Botts of Bluff City, Tenn. Eli Stevenson of Dechard, Tenn. |
5 | 17-0 | |
| 7th | Bryan College | Tim Herrmann of Groveland, Ill. Hunter Palmer of Wartrace, Tenn. |
5 | 16-15 | |
| 8th | University of Southern Indiana | Wayne Ellison of Evansville, Ind. Jacob Ramsey of Williams, Ind. |
5 | 16-13 | |
| 9th | Bryan College | Conner Giles of Riceville, Tenn. Christian Wright of Clinton, Tenn. |
5 | 16-12 | |
| 10th | Bethel University | Brad Ableman of Watervliet, N.Y. Kyle Palmer of Estill Springs, Tenn. |
5 | 15-8 |
*Top 10 teams advance to the 2022 College Fishing National Championship
Complete results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
2021/2022 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | HOST |
| Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI | April 30 | Smith Mountain Lake, Huddleston, Va. | Visit Bedford |
| Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship Presented by Lowrance | TBA – 2022 | TBA | TBA |
The event was the second of three qualifying tournaments for Southeastern Conference anglers and was hosted by the Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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.
