Sixty-four outstanding high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2018 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.
The students were selected for the honor based on their success in bass tournament competition, academic achievement and leadership in conservation and community service.
“We’re proud to be investing in the next generation of anglers with the Bassmaster High School All-American program,” said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. “This project highlights the best young anglers in the nation, and the résumés of the students nominated for All-State and All-American honors proves just how valuable this generation will be to sportfishing.”
To be considered for the All-State Fishing Team, a student must have been nominated by a parent, coach, teacher or other school official. Students currently enrolled in grades 10-12 with a current-year grade point average of 2.5 or higher were eligible.
B.A.S.S. received more than 465 nominations from across the nation, a more than 100 percent increase since the inception of the program. From these, judges selected 64 student anglers from 38 states to make the All-State Fishing Team. Fifty-six students were also chosen as Honorable Mentions — recognized for their tournament success as well as community service and academic achievement.
“Our All-State team is such a strong group of anglers who have tremendous fishing accomplishments, as well as extensive conservation and community service, and academic achievements,” said Hank Weldon, senior manager of the B.A.S.S. High School program. “We are extremely honored to see this program flourish, and we congratulate these student anglers on their success on and off the water.”
A second panel of judges will review nominations of the 64 All-State team members and select the 12 members of the 2018 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. As in All-State judging, criteria include success in high school fishing tournaments, involvement in conservation efforts and other community service activities.
The 12 finalists will compete in a one-day Bassmaster All-American High School Bass Tournament held during the 2018 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department event, a fan-favorite festival that will be held May 17-20 on Lake Travis out of Jonestown, Texas.
Elite Series anglers will serve as teammates and “coaches” of the student anglers in the tournament. The high school standouts will be honored on the main Texas Fest stage at the weigh-in.
Below is the list of the 64 All-State anglers and 56 Honorable Mentions, in order by state:
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Alabama |
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Ethan King, Wilsonville |
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Ross Napier, Hartselle |
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John Adams Gray, Eufaula — Honorable Mention |
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Hunter Porter, Tuscaloosa — Honorable Mention |
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Shaw Sandy, Tanner — Honorable Mention |
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Arizona |
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Nicklaus Romero, Prescott |
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Taj White, Phoenix |
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Arkansas |
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Karson Hamilton, Hot Springs |
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Brody Jacks, Tull |
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Colton Coffman, Newhope — Honorable Mention |
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Harrison Friddle, Cabot — Honorable Mention |
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Carson McBride, Springdale — Honorable Mention |
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California |
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Manuel Nevarez II, Yuba City |
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Austin Oranje, Clearlake |
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Connecticut |
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William Hinckley, North Branford |
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Delaware |
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Jackson Staib, Wilmington |
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Florida |
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Donald Christoff, Orlando |
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Jacob Eaton, Fort Myers |
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Dylan Westhelle, Sanford — Honorable Mention |
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Georgia |
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Spencer Childers, Jasper |
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Cal Culpepper, Hamilton |
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Brooks Anderson, Marietta — Honorable Mention |
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Cy Casey, Evans — Honorable Mention |
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Mason McCoy, Acworth — Honorable Mention |
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John Garrett Pearson, Perry — Honorable Mention |
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Idaho |
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Jakobe Akins, Coeur d'Alene |
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Nathanial Kimberling, Coeur d'Alene |
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Jared Hoffman, Coeur d'Alene — Honorable Mention |
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Illinois |
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Alec Berens, Channahon |
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Tyler Lubbat, Wheeling |
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Jordan Bowlin, Benton — Honorable Mention |
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Tyler Christy, Bolingbrook — Honorable Mention |
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Adam Hingson, Atwood — Honorable Mention |
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Indiana |
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Griffin Fernandes, McCordsville |
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Carter Ball, Noblesville — Honorable Mention |
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Elijah Hamrick, Berne — Honorable Mention |
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Colsyn Head, Spencer — Honorable Mention |
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Iowa |
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James Ford, Cedar Rapids |
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Kansas |
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Hunter Baird, Gypsum |
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Thomas Heinen, Topeka |
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Brock Bila, Louisburg — Honorable Mention |
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Kentucky |
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Steven Browning, Lancaster |
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Matthew Roberts, Slemp |
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Hunter Jones, London — Honorable Mention |
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Braxton Lamb, Nicholasville — Honorable Mention |
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Shawn Mills, Campbellsville — Honorable Mention |
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Hannah Wesley, Junction City — Honorable Mention |
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Louisiana |
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Annabelle Guins, Lake Charles |
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Colby Miller, Elmer |
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Hunter Courvelle, Lake Charles — Honorable Mention |
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Alex Erickson, Lake Charles — Honorable Mention |
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Braxton (Cole) Moore, Anacoco — Honorable Mention |
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Justin Watts, Denham Springs — Honorable Mention |
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Massachusetts |
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Teddy Peznola, Leominster |
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Michigan |
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Nicolas Biundo, Wyandotte |
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Joe Deichelbohrer, Wyandotte |
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Matthew Davis, Coloma — Honorable Mention |
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Minnesota |
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Ben Provost, Prior Lake |
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Mason Raveling, Prior Lake |
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Tyler Fitzner, Farmington — Honorable Mention |
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Solomon Glenn, Lakeville — Honorable Mention |
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Jared Haugen, Plainview — Honorable Mention |
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Jack Mulholland, Elgin — Honorable Mention |
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Mississippi |
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Garrett McWilliams, Florence |
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Dalton Smith, Brandon |
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Hayden Cowart, Richton — Honorable Mention |
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Jace Ladner, Perkinston — Honorable Mention |
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Missouri |
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Caleb Hanes, Springfield |
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Devon Rathbun, Springfield |
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Ryan Cameron, Republic — Honorable Mention |
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Austin Ware, Willard — Honorable Mention |
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Montana |
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Lee Lambrecht, Helena |
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Nick Morrison, Helena |
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Nebraska |
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Michael Mueting, Lincoln |
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Nick Spencer, Lincoln |
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New Hampshire |
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Jake Fantasia, Milford |
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Jamie Pare, Milford |
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Jack Armstrong, Windham — Honorable Mention |
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New Jersey |
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Vincent Pustizzi, Pittsgrove |
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New Mexico |
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Alexandria Rigg, Las Cruces |
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New York |
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Alex Gauld, Tonawanda |
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North Carolina |
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Caz Anderson, Hayesville |
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Logan Jennings, Hillsborough |
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Ethan Hoyle, Newton — Honorable Mention |
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Ohio |
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Kobe Thompson, Crooksville |
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Ethan Rider, Gallipolis — Honorable Mention |
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Oklahoma |
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Cameron Haling, Grove |
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Dakota Page, Catoosa |
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Garrett McCrackin, Mannford — Honorable Mention |
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Pennsylvania |
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Austin Gaab, Montoursville |
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Zachary Tamandl, Schnecksville |
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Dylan Fogarty, Mechanicsburg — Honorable Mention |
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Curt Jena, Monaca — Honorable Mention |
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Rhode Island |
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Jordon Leahy, Lincoln |
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South Carolina |
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James Gibbons, Timmonsville |
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Britt Myers, Lake Wylie |
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Jack Hunt, Townville — Honorable Mention |
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Kyler McKie, North Augusta — Honorable Mention |
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Daelyn Whaley, Abbeville — Honorable Mention |
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South Dakota |
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Brian Ballard, Hermosa |
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Tennessee |
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Samuel Vandagriff, McMinnville |
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Jacob Woods, Loudon |
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Stratos Lay, Cleveland — Honorable Mention |
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Josh Lee, Knoxville — Honorable Mention |
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Nathan Powell — Honorable Mention |
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Texas |
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Thomas Martin, Jewett |
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Cody Shry, Pinehurst |
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Derek Pietsch, Montgomery — Honorable Mention |
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Gabriel Talley, Willis — Honorable Mention |
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Virginia |
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Ike Andrews, Midlothian |
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Will Johnson, Locust Grove — Honorable Mention |
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Devin Page, Martinsville — Honorable Mention |
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West Virginia |
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Trevor Albanese, Berkeley Springs |
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Benjamin LeBlanc, Harpers Ferry |
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Grace Caldwell, Berkeley Springs — Honorable Mention |
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Landon Harrington, Berkeley Springs — Honorable Mention |
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Wisconsin |
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Bailey Bleser, Burlington |
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Tyler Cory, Amherst |
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Jacob Bigelow, Cecil — Honorable Mention |
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Mitchell Hammes, West Salem — Honorable Mention |