MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- The McKendree Bass Fishing team traveled to Kinkaid Lake on Sunday, September 14^th for their final qualifier of the season. After eight hours on the water Saturday and another eight hours of 96° day on Sunday, they are ready for a short break before heading to Kentucky Lake this week for the upcoming Big Bass Bash.
 
Graduate Student Jack Stephens had a phenomenal day today and took the win. His best five went 21.26 pounds and his overall MLF style weight was 29.63 with eight. He also had big bass with a 6.08 pounds.  Graduate Student Evan Sutton came in second with 15.65 pounds. Graduate Student Maxwell Trotter bagged 13.00 pounds for third. Graduate Student Jaxson Freeman had 11.71 pounds for fourth, and senior Connor Hall rounded out the top five with 10.17. 
 
More Bearcat Anglers weighing in:
6th Zach Pocos 9.26
7th Evan McCormick 9.13
8th Liam Bonnett 7.39
9th Ryan Foster 7.15
10th Angelo Malek 5.30
11th Chase Logue 5.19
12th Mason Darling 4.36
13th Kyle Hopping 3.52
14th Tucker Siminak 2.77
15th Zach Widelski 2.46
16th Henry Fledderman 1.78
 
Up next for the Bearcats, several teams will compete at the Wabash Valley College Invitational on Kentucky Lake on Thursday, September 18^th. The whole team will be competiting at the ACA Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash on Kentucky Lake on September 20-September 21^st.