The Association of Collegiate Anglers Names Three More Anglers to the 2024-25 All-Academic Team
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 16, 2024) – With the completion of the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open last weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers has now contested two events during its historic 20th season. Stop two of the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series took place October 12-13 at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR. At the registration meeting on Friday night, prior to the start of the event, the ACA named three more anglers to its 2024-25 All-Academic Team.
Here are the three anglers who were selected:
Briar Dodson – University of Montevallo
Mason Bohland – Purdue University
Jake Krauth – University of North Alabama
Balancing school work and time on the water is a demanding challenge for all college anglers. Excelling in the classroom is an even greater accomplishment. It is because of this hard work and required dedication that the ACA has created the All-Academic Team to call attention to, and reward, student anglers for their success in the classroom.
Briar Dodson – University of Montevallo
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Business
The first angler to be highlighted in this feature is Briar Dodson. Briar is a sophomore at the University of Montevallo majoring in Business. He received multiple nominations to be named to the All-Academic Team. Briar is described as a deserving angler who goes above and beyond his call of work to find success in the classroom and on the water, while also working.
Mason Bohland – Purdue University
Classification: Senior
Major: Design Construction and Integration
The second angler to be featured in this article also received multiple nominations for the All-Academic Team. Mason Bohland is a senior at Purdue University. He is majoring in Design Construction and Integration. In his time at Purdue, Mason has displayed diligent work ethic to earn the respect of his professors and classmates. He has also served as an officer for the Purdue bass fishing team, through which he has worked to coordinate multiple “take a kid fishing days” and holiday toy drives.
Jake Krauth – University of North Alabama
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Marketing
Jake Krauth is a Sophomore at the University of North Alabama. He has managed to demonstrate a high level of academic success while pursuing a degree in Marketing. Like each of the recipients of this award, Jake goes above and beyond to balance his course work and time spent on the water. Along with diligent work in the classroom, Jake also looks out for his peers to encourage them and make them better as well.
At each ACA tournament during the 2024-25 season, 3 nominees will be selected to the All-Academic Team for that event. Throughout the season, a total of 12 student anglers will be selected to the All-Academic Team. Each of the 12 selected nominees will be presented at that specific tournament, of which they’ll receive a valuable prize package, exposure on ACA social media platforms and television series, as well as have the opportunity to be named the Academic All-American at the end of the season.
All-Academic Team members and the overall award recipient will be selected based on their all-around performance in the classroom, to include overall GPA, as reviewed by ACA staff through a diligent process.
To find out more information about the program and nominate an angler, click here.
