Fighting Illini Capture Third Big 10 Title in Four Years!

BROOKVILLE, IN (April 26th, 2009) - Student Anglers from the University of Illinois Fighting Illini Bass Club fought record high temperatures, high winds, and stiff peer competition from 60 anglers representing eight other Big 10 clubs on their way to capturing their third Collegiate Bass Anglers Association Big 10 Championship Title in four Year (2009, 2007, 2006)!  Fighting Illini anglers brought in 16.46 pounds of Brookville Lake bass, anchored by the events only limit (9.22 lbs) caught by Kate Schroeder and T.J. Lane.  Big fish of the event was caught by Minnesota Golden Gopher angler Joe Petefish, a 3.57 lbs largemouth bass.

Champion: Illinois 16.46 lbs; 2nd: Iowa 5.74 lbs; 3rd: Minnesota 5.68 lbs; 4th: Purdue 4.11 lbs; 5th: Penn State 3.27 lbs; 6th: Ohio State 2.80 lbs; 7th: Indiana 2.61 lbs; 8th: Michigan State 2.11 lbs; 9th: Michigan 0.00 lbs; DNC: Wisconsin, Northwestern

2009 Big 10 Champion Fighting Illini Bass Club anglers pictured above are; Matthew VanLandeghem, Carlos Sandoval, Omar Sinno, Matthew Widtmann, Marshall Lachecki, Daniel Homann, Kate Schroeder, T.J. Lane, Kerry Ryan and Leo Kimm.

Additional in depth CBAA Big 10 Championship coverage to follow. For more information on the Big10 Championship or the Collegaite Bass Anglers Association contract the CBAA via email at info@collegaitebass.org or by phone at 574.780.4390.

The Collegiate Bass Anglers Association Inc. (CBAA) is the sanctioning body of collegiate bass fishing, functioning uniquely as a national not-for-profit  amateur athletic organization, and is dedicated to the recruitment and retention our next generation of anglers, vigilantly pursuing the promotion and enhancement of intercollegiate angling as a unified recognized collegiate sport.  CBAA 2009 < ’ ) ) ) ><