The Bass Federation (TBF) recently announced the field for the 2007 National Guard Junior World Championship on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. 4-5. The event will be held in conjunction with the Forrest Wood Cup.
The tournament will feature youth anglers representing 35 states fishing for $30,000 in scholarships, plus youth-program grants for their states. Each participating state will be represented by two junior anglers: one in the 11-14 age bracket and another in the 15-18 bracket.
“These junior anglers are much more than great anglers,” said TBF president Robert Cartlidge. “They are positive examples for their peers, and they represent the future of our sport.
"Learning to fish, through their state TBF clubs provides these children with an outlet for clean family fun. It’s a great activity that they will enjoy for a lifetime.”
There will be three anglers to a boat: a junior angler from each age group, plus an FLW Tour pro who will assist the juniors, but will not fish. The two junior anglers will share control of the boat for the day, but will compete in their respective age groups.
The full field of junior anglers will compete Aug. 4, and then will be cut to the top angler in each age bracket from each of the TBF’s six geographic divisions. Weights will be zeroed Aug. 5 as six anglers in each age bracket continue competition, with the winners determined by the heaviest catch from that day.
The Aug. 5 weigh-in will be held at 3:30 p.m. on the main Forrest Wood Cup stage in Summit Arena. The Top 6 finishers in each age bracket will receive scholarship and sponsor-merchandise packages.
Following is a list of competitors:
11-14 Age Group
> Dillon Tucker, Brilliant, Alabama
> Coty Moline, Phoenix, Arizona
> Chris Snodgrass, Hot Springs, Arkansas
> Ryan Taylor, Canyon Lake, California
> Brandon Kane, Clinton, Connecticut
> Kyle Torbert, Greenwood, Delaware
> Michael Maskevich, Tallahassee, Florida
> Dylan Peppers, Good Hope, Georgia
> Logan Evans, Chubbuck, Idaho
> Daniel Ruedi, Champaign, Illinois
> Tyler Pendygraft,Greenwood, Indiana
> Kash Kruep, Paola, Kansas
> Jared Raymer, Brandenburg, Kentucky
> Chase Laflamme, East Waterhouse, Maine
> Keith Jackson, Arnold, Maryland
> Robert Ramasci, Wakefield, Massachusetts
> Douglas Phillips, Armada, Michigan
> Cody Sieben, Belle Plaine, Minnesota
> Justin Stanford, Grand Bay, Alabama
> Lawson Hibdon, Stover, Missouri
> Connor Mendenhall, Omaha, Nebraska
> Niklas Goebel, West Milford, New Jersey
> Steven Ferrell, Butner, North Carolina
> Winston Wade, Gallipolis, Ohio
> Jonathan Jones, Chickasha, Oklahoma
> Matthew Hoover, West Milton, Pennsylvania
> Lowell Turner, Hopkington, Rhode Island
> Brandon Lane, Clinton, Tennessee
> Hunter Enloe, Abilene, Texas
> Trevor Hansen, Lehi, Utah
> Gabriel Keefe, Hinesburg, Vermont
> Cody Griffey, Carrollton, Virginia
> David Slater, Spokane, Washington
> Zach Whitten, Oceana, West Virginia
> Danny Roth, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
15-18 Age Group
> Nathan Sherbert, Remlap, Alabama
> Sterling Pfundheller, Phoenix, Arizona
> Tyler Towers, Star City, Arkansas
> Wesley Zimmerman, El Cajon, California
> Jordon Dingle, South Meriden, Connecticut
> Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Delaware
> Zachary Howlett, Lakeland, Florida
> Tyler Lock, Conyers, Georgia
> Asa Schneiderman, Buhl, Idaho
> Ty Heape, Tamaroa, Illinois
> Ryan Rhodehamel, Madison, Indiana
> Chandler Young, Independence, Missouri
> Wilton Houchens, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
> Nick Sampson, Gorham, Maine
> Ben Dziwuluski, Woodbine, Maryland
> Joseph Burr, Springfield, Massachusetts
> Cody Harris, Grand Blanc, Michigan
> Austin Whitehurst, Shoreview, Minnesota
> Michael Gordon, Columbus, Mississippi
> Michael Horstmeyer, Ellisville, Missouri
> Logan Roecker, Louisville, Nebraska
> Joseph Morse, Woodbury Heights, New Jersey
> Shane Lehew, Charlotte, North Carolina
> Tyler Berger, Worthington, Ohio
> Colton McMahan, Tecumseh, Oklahoma
> Mathew Grube, Rimersburg, Pennsylvania
> Delainey Broggi, Coventry, Rhode Island
> David Kaldenberg, Georgetown, Tennessee
> Mike Le, Longview, Texas
> Zach Alexander, E. Salt Lake City, Utah
> Kyle Demeritt, Milton, Vermont
> Stuart Smith, Chester, Virginia
> Joseph Nania, Liberty Lake, Washington
> Wil Dieffenbauch, Hundred, West Virginia
> Melanie Holtman, Merrill, Wisconsin
