LEBANON, Ill. - McKendree University bass fishing and head coach Jon Rinderer announced the signing of Evan McCormick from Edwardsville, Illinois.

McCormick is a senior at Edwardsville High School and his fishing experiences include fishing for his high school team in the IHSA tournaments. He has also been very active in the ICASSTT Series with four top-five finishes including first place at both Clinton and Rend Lakes and third and fourth at Springfield and Shelbyville. McCormick also fished in the BFL series, where he had a sixth-place finish on the co-angler side at Shelbyville and 28th at Dale Hollow. Lastly, McCormick has also qualified for the Bass High School National Championship.

"We look forward to welcoming Evan and his family to campus this fall!" said Rinderer.