Marion, Ill. – The McKendree University bass fishing team had their second qualifier of the season at Lake of Egypt. The tournament was held on Saturday, August 26th at Lake of Egypt in Marion, Illinois. 

"The team had another great qualifier on Lake Egypt," said Jon Rinderer. The bass fishing team had a stellar performance and boated a total of 74 keepers. Harmon Marien had a wonderful day and got first with 12 bass weighing in at 36.52 pounds. Tomas Matual got second with four bass weighing 16.05 pounds. Matual also had the big bass of the day weighing 5.13 pounds and the second big bass of the day weighing 5.11 pounds. Colton Hill finished top three and caught five bass weighing in at 13.01 pounds. Ethan Fields caught five bass weighing 12.80 pounds finishing in fourth. Rounding out the top five was Grant Olsen catching five bass weighing 12.32 pounds.