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Tucker’s Back!

Category: press release

 Feb 26th, 2011 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified Feb 26th, 2011 at 12:00 AM

LEWISVILLE, Texas – In a squeaker on Texas’ Lewisville Lake, Mark Tucker of St. Louis found 12 pounds and an ounce worth of bass to take home his first B.A.S.S. win, $10,000, a Skeeter/Yamaha boat-and-motor package and a berth in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic. His total after three days was 45-15.

“I’ve got to thank the Lord big time. This is all thanks to Him. This has been a long time coming, and to finally get it feels great. You strive to be the best, and when something like this happens, there’s nothing like it,” he said. “This is an awesome lake and it’s great to be here.”

However, Tucker almost didn’t make it out of the gate this morning. An expired insurance policy on his BassCat meant he had to be held at the dock until an updated policy was shown to B.A.S.S. staff. The ordeal cost him 15 minutes and a lot of stress.

Tucker feels that he was the only one employing the pattern that he did. He was slowly working a Smithwick Rogue jerkbait over 8 to 10 feet of water along rocky points. The keys, he says, were his line, patience and cold water. He searched for the coldest water that he could find.

“They wouldn’t hit it if it fell down, so I used Trilene XT monofilament so it would rise a bit,” he said. “I’d slowly twitch it, and then they’d load up on it.”

Tucker’s jerkbait pattern triggered a flurry of Kentucky (spotted) bass activity, but the big ones wouldn’t stay buttoned up. He lost what would have been the biggest fish of the tournament at his boat. Tucker estimated it to be in the 9-pound range. If he had fished flawlessly, Tucker said he would’ve had 25 pounds in his first hour on the lake. What’s more, the big fish that he lost took his Rogue that was working. So, he scrounged around his boat, found a similar color pattern and modified it to look like the one that was working.

“I know these guys in the top 12 are awesome fishermen, and with the fish on the bank I thought the weights would skyrocket,” he said.

Per his statement yesterday, Tucker plans on heading to Shreveport, La. – the sight of the 2012 Classic, his eighth – to practice right away.

Eleven ounces behind Tucker is Casey Scanlon of Lenexa, Kan., with 45-4. Scanlon weighed in 19-1 today, the heaviest stringer of the tournament, for a total of 45-4. His bag was anchored by a 6-14 big bass.

“The key for me was to fish slow,” he said. “I had about an hour that was awesome where I really caught ’em good.”

In third place is Chris Ford who added 15-7 to his total for a cumulative weight of 35-4. In fourth place is Billy Cline of Grapevine, Texas, who could only manage two keepers that went 3-15, giving him a total of 33-15. Rounding out the top 5 is Kevin Ledoux of Choctaw, Okla., whose three fish went 6-1, giving him a total of 23-1.

Also notable is aspiring Elite angler Janet Parker, who finished sixth. She wound up with a total of 22-10.

Despite the heaviest bag of the tournament crossing the stage today at Bass Pro Shops in Grapevine, Texas, weights were down significantly. Two of the final-day pros and four co-anglers failed to register any keeper bass. There wasn’t a single three-fish co-angler limit brought to the scales today. Warm, windy conditions had Lewisville’s prespawn bass in a tailspin.

On the co-angler side, Clayton Coppin of Wagoner, Okla., took home a brand new Skeeter/Yamaha rig valued at $35,000 for his winning weight of 18-8, more than 4 pounds ahead of second place.

“This is not easy to do; there’s some tough competition out there,” Coppin said. “The way that things were going this morning, I thought we were going to whack ’em. We didn’t, but I got enough to win and that’s all that matters.”

In second place is Michael Curbow whose two bass that weighed 3-0 brought his total up to 14-7. In third is Wade Garcia of Alma, Ark., who didn’t register a bass today, but wound up with 13-13. In fourth is Darryl Hanks who also blanked today but had 12-2, and in fifth place is John Englund, who added a 1-11 bass to his total for 12-0.

The next Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open is on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., April 28-30, where another 2012 Bassmaster Classic berth will be awarded. After the final event on the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Okla., set for Sept. 8-11, the third and final Classic berth will be handed out, and the top five anglers in the points race will be offered a spot in the 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series.

2011 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Title Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2011 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Official Sponsors: Toyota Trucks, Berkley, Evan Williams Bourbon, Mercury, Skeeter, Triton, Yamaha

2011 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Supporting Sponsors: Humminbird, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats

 

About B.A.S.S.

For more than 40 years, B.A.S.S. has served as the authority on bass fishing. The organization advances the sport through advocacy, outreach and an expansive tournament structure while connecting directly with the passionate community of bass anglers through its Bassmaster media vehicles.

 

The Bassmaster brand and its multimedia platforms are guided by a mission to serve all fishing fans. Through its industry-leading publications – Bassmaster Magazine and B.A.S.S. Times – comprehensive website Bassmaster.com, and ESPN2 television programming, Bassmaster provides rich, leading-edge content true to the lifestyle.

 

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, B.A.S.S. Federation Nation events presented by Yamaha and Skeeter Boats and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the Bassmaster Classic.

 

B.A.S.S. offers an array of services to its more than 500,000 members and remains focused on issues related to conservation and water access. The organization is headquartered in Celebration, Fla.

 

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BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN- PRO- FINAL

 

2011 Central Open 1 – Lake Lewisville BO 02/24-02/26 Lake Lewisville, Lewisville  Texas

(BOATER) Standings Day 3

 

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

 

1.  Mark Tucker            Saint Louis, Mo.       15  45-15  315   $55,600.00

  Day 1: 5   16-10    Day 2: 5   17-04    Day 3: 5   12-01 

2.  Casey Scanlon          Lenexa, Kan.           15  45-04  295   $15,900.00

  Day 1: 5   12-09    Day 2: 5   13-10    Day 3: 5   19-01 

3.  Chris Ford             Kennedale, Texas       14  35-04  290   $13,250.00

  Day 1: 4    6-10    Day 2: 5   13-03    Day 3: 5   15-07 

4.  Billy Cline            Keller, Texas          12  33-15  285   $10,600.00

  Day 1: 5   16-05    Day 2: 5   13-11    Day 3: 2    3-15 

5.  Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, Okla.         10  23-01  280    $9,540.00

  Day 1: 3    7-01    Day 2: 4    9-15    Day 3: 3    6-01 

6.  Janet Parker           Little Elm, Texas       8  22-10  276    $8,480.00

  Day 1: 5   13-11    Day 2: 1    4-12    Day 3: 2    4-03 

7.  Chris Zaldain          San Jose, Calif.        8  22-02  272    $7,420.00

  Day 1: 5   12-08    Day 2: 3    9-10    Day 3: 0    0-00 

8.  Jared Miller           Norman, Okla.           8  20-09  268    $6,360.00

  Day 1: 5   14-04    Day 2: 1    2-02    Day 3: 2    4-03 

9.  Sammy Burks            Joplin, Mo.             8  19-11  264    $5,300.00

  Day 1: 5   12-04    Day 2: 1    3-00    Day 3: 2    4-07 

10. Tommy Durham           Whitney, Texas          9  18-09  260    $4,770.00

  Day 1: 5   10-09    Day 2: 3    6-05    Day 3: 1    1-11 

11. Jerry Dolezal          Bullard, Texas          7  17-12  257    $4,240.00

  Day 1: 3    7-08    Day 2: 4   10-04    Day 3: 0    0-00 

12. Jimmy Johnson          Ganado, Texas           8  17-09  254    $3,710.00

  Day 1: 5    9-10    Day 2: 2    5-10    Day 3: 1    2-05 

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1       12       244       588-04

 2        4       170       415-14

 3        3        28        73-06

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         19       442      1077-08

 

 

BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN- CO-ANGLER- FINAL

 

 

2011 Central Open 1 – Lake Lewisville NB 02/24-02/26 Lake Lewisville, Lewisville  Texas

(NON-BOATER) Standings Day 3

 

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

 

1.  Clayton Coppin         Wagoner, Okla.          6  18-08  310   $35,000.00

  Day 1: 3    8-05    Day 2: 2    6-07    Day 3: 1    3-12 

2.  Michael Curbow         Frisco, Texas           6  14-07  300    $4,240.00

  Day 1: 3    9-11    Day 2: 1    1-12    Day 3: 2    3-00 

3.  Wade Garcia            Alma, Ark.              3  13-13  290    $3,180.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   13-13    Day 3: 0    0-00 

4.  Darryl Hanks           Pineville, Mo.          4  12-02  285    $2,385.00

  Day 1: 2    6-10    Day 2: 2    5-08    Day 3: 0    0-00 

5.  Jon Englund            Farwell, Minn.          4  12-00  280    $1,882.00

  Day 1: 0    0-00    Day 2: 3   10-05    Day 3: 1    1-11 

6.  Farrell Coppin         Muskogee, Okla.         4  11-05  276    $1,590.00

  Day 1: 2    5-11    Day 2: 2    5-10    Day 3: 0    0-00 

7.  Eric Allen             Highland Village, Texa  4  11-04  272    $1,325.00

  Day 1: 2    5-02    Day 2: 1    4-12    Day 3: 1    1-06 

8.  Justin Ketteringham    Terry, Miss.            6  10-07  268    $1,272.00

  Day 1: 2    3-06    Day 2: 3    4-12    Day 3: 1    2-05 

9.  Chris Mclain           Denton, Texas           5  10-00  264    $1,166.00

  Day 1: 3    5-08    Day 2: 1    3-01    Day 3: 1    1-07 

10. Robert Reddell         Justin, Texas           4   8-07  260    $1,060.00

  Day 1: 1    1-13    Day 2: 2    5-00    Day 3: 1    1-10 

11. Matt Jackson           Bixby, Okla.            4   8-06  257      $954.00

  Day 1: 3    6-15    Day 2: 0    0-00    Day 3: 1    1-07 

12. Shawn Temple           Lewisville, Texas       3   7-11  254      $848.00

  Day 1: 3    7-11    Day 2: 0    0-00    Day 3: 0    0-00 

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Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1        0       106       226-11

 2        0        74       178-09

 3        0         9        16-10

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          0       189       421-14

 

 

BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN POINTS- PRO

 

2011 BASS PRO SHOPS CENTRAL  OPEN – LAKE LEWISVILLE – Central Open 1 – Lake Lewisville Boater Points After Lake Lewisville, Lewisville, Texas  Ending 02-26-2011, Day 3

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Place  Name               St            Pts

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  1 Tony Chachere         La.           385

  2 Dave Mansue           Texas         340

  3 Roy Sanford           Texas         338

  4 Keith Caka            Texas         332

  5 Frank Jordan JR       Ga.           329

  6 Mark Tucker           Mo.           315

  7 Teb Jones             Miss.         306

  8 Brian Clark           Texas         296

  9 Casey Scanlon         Kan.          295

 10 Chris Ford            Texas         290

 11 Billy Cline           Texas         285

 12 Kevin Ledoux          Okla.         280

 13 Janet Parker          Texas         276

 14 Chris Zaldain         Calif.        272

 15 Jared Miller          Okla.         268

 16 Sammy Burks           Mo.           264

 17 Tommy Durham          Texas         260

 18 Jerry Dolezal         Texas         257

 19 Jimmy Johnson         Texas         254

 20 Ken Iyobe             Japan         251

 21 Logan Sherrer         Texas         245

 22 James Biggs           Texas         243

 23 Rick Clunn            Mo.           241

 24 Jim Culp              Okla.         239

 25 Mark Tyler            Okla.         237

 26 James Niggemeyer      Texas         235

 27 Tommy Martin          Texas         233

 28 Tim Webb              Kan.          231

 29 Jeff Cloud            Texas         229

 30 Trevor Romans         Texas         227

 31 Ricky D Scott         Ark.          225

 32 Homer Humphreys       La.           223

 33 Lendell Martin        Texas         221

 34 Ryan Lovelace         Texas         219

 35 Sean Hoernke          Texas         218

 36 Jami Fralick          S.D.          217

 37 Cecil Kingsley        Kan.          215

 38 Lisa Sternard         Tenn.         213

 39 Jeff Kriet            Okla.         211

 40 Todd Faircloth        Texas         209

 41 Todd Castledine       Texas         207

 42 Keith Surber          Texas         205

 43 Scott Dean            Texas         203

 44 Clark Reehm           Texas         201

 45 Matt Michel           La.           199

 46 Denny Malone          Mo.           197

 47 Colt Farris           Texas         195

 48 Chris Wilkerson       Texas         193

 49 Christopher Lee       La.           191

 50 Dale Jackson          Texas         189

 51 Dale Hightower        Okla.         187

 52 Mark Smith            La.           185

 53 Travis Gray           La.           183

 54 Jimmy Mize            Ark.          181

 55 Randy Cisler          Texas         179

 56 Luis Sevilla          N.M.          177

 57 Dustin Lester         Calif.        175

 57 Jason Lieblong        Ark.          175

 59 Peter Daniels         La.           171

 60 Chad Griffin          Texas         169

 61 Gary Riffle           Texas         167

 62 Dewayne French        Ark.          165

 63 Randy Allen           La.           164

 64 Brandon Mosley        Okla.         163

 65 OT Fears              Okla.         161

 66 Luke Roberts          Texas         159

 67 Cade Alsbury          Ark.          157

 68 Rick Hanna            Texas         155

 69 Brady Winans          Texas         153

 70 Rob Burns             Texas         149

 71 Clint Alford          Okla.         147

 72 Ronald Rogers         Texas         145

 73 Jacky Hawthorne       Texas         143

 74 Thomas McMillan       La.           141

 75 John Johnson          Mo.           139

 76 Keith Williams        Ark.          137

 77 Scott Ashmore         Okla.         135

 78 Charles Bebber        Texas         133

 79 Porter Trimble        La.           131

 80 Marvin Ettredge       La.           129

 81 Mike Pharr            La.           125

 82 Paul Ferguson         Texas         123

 83 Chris Jones           Okla.         121

 84 Mark Goines           Okla.         119

 85 Brad Smith            Ark.          115

 86 J.C. Worley           Okla.         111

 87 Roger Hughes          Okla.         109

 88 Vince Fulks           Okla.         105

 89 Aaron Johnson         La.           103

 89 Douglas Jones         Okla.         103

 91 Stephen Mitchell      La.            99

 92 Andy Gaia             Texas          97

 93 David Sherrer         La.            95

 94 Joseph Sestak         S.D.           91

 94 Scott Mcgehee         Miss.          91

 96 Kevin Walker          Texas          89

 97 Kelly Lee             Idaho          87

 98 Gene Rasco            Texas          85

 99 Spencer Grace         Ark.           83

100 Bart Gardner          Texas          81

100 Chris Franks          Calif.         81

102 Mitch Kistner         Ariz.          77

103 Randy Qualls          Ark.           76

104 Adam Kaltenbach       Mo.            75

104 Jeff Jordan           Okla.          75

106 Gary Vining           La.            73

107 Steve Schiele         Texas          72

108 Terry Bollom          Texas          71

109 Clint Farris          Texas          70

110 Jan Heavener          Ark.           69

111 Johnny Grice          Texas          68

112 Doug Vahrenberg       Mo.            67

112 Kenny Rooke           Texas          67

114 Billy McCaghren       Ark.           65

114 Monty Kirby           Texas          65

114 Quincy Houchin        Ark.           65

117 Cody Malone           Texas          62

117 Brannon Long          Texas          62

119 Alan Kelly            Mo.            59

120 Zach Bandy            Okla.          57

120 Ed Whaley             Texas          57

120 Chris Dombkowski      Texas          57

120 Dave Parsons          Texas          57

124 Ken Phillips          Calif.         53

124 Preston Henson        Calif.         53

124 Jeffery Lemoine       La.            53

127 Nick Aber             Okla.          50

128 Joey Nania            Wash.          49

129 Shane Williams        La.            48

130 Mike Haggerty         Tenn.           3

131 Stephen Browning      Ark.            0

131 James Baldwin         N.M.            0

131 Shaun Williamson      Texas           0

131 Robert Hill           Texas           0

131 Steve Hayden          Texas           0

131 Craig Hatchel         Texas           0

131 Michael Randolph      Texas           0

131 Perry Powell          Texas           0

131 Jay Fuller            Okla.           0

131 Yoshikazu Sato        Japan           0

131 Sabrina Thompson      Texas           0

131 Bill Dowding          Okla.           0

131 Gene Eisenmann        Texas           0

131 Mike Shadowens        Okla.           0

131 Jr Howard             Texas           0

131 Gene Spears           La.             0

131 Kent Cella            La.             0

131 Wayne Fowler          Miss.           0

131 Michael Yoder         Ark.            0

131 Ricky Campbell        Texas           0

131 Nathan Kawlewski      Wisc.           0

131 Michael Moore         Okla.           0

131 Debra Hengst          Texas           0

131 Robert Byrd           Texas           0

131 Jason Baggett         Ark.            0

131 Chip Porche           Okla.           0

131 Billy Hines           Calif.          0

131 Darrell Newman        Texas           0

131 Mike Kernan           Texas           0

 

 

BASS PRO SHOPS BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN POINTS- CO-ANGLER

 

2011 BASS PRO SHOPS CENTRAL  OPEN – LAKE LEWISVILLE – Central Open 1 – Lake Lewisville Non-Boater Points After Lake Lewisville, Lewisville, Texas  Ending 02-26-2011, Day 3

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Place  Name               St            Pts

——————————————-

  1 John Avalos           Fla.          403

  2 Clayton Coppin        Okla.         310

  3 Michael Curbow        Texas         300

  4 Wade Garcia           Ark.          290

  5 Darryl Hanks          Mo.           285

  6 Jon Englund           Minn.         280

  7 Farrell Coppin        Okla.         276

  8 Eric Allen            Texas         272

  9 Justin Ketteringham   Miss.         268

 10 Chris Mclain          Texas         264

 11 Robert Reddell        Texas         260

 12 Matt Jackson          Okla.         257

 13 Shawn Temple          Texas         254

 14 Robert Parkison       Texas         251

 15 Charles Heavener      Ark.          248

 16 Tom Bever             Colo.         245

 17 Jared Allen           Ark.          243

 18 Jason Bloxom          La.           241

 19 Jerry Shipe           Texas         239

 20 Robert Richardson     Texas         237

 21 Craig Paine           Okla.         235

 22 Vincent Borrego       Ariz.         233

 22 Joshua Mc Daniel      Iowa          233

 24 Ryan Kelley           La.           229

 25 Bryan Welborn         Texas         227

 26 Rick Parker           Texas         225

 27 Brian Tolley          Texas         223

 28 Jason Harper          Texas         221

 29 Wendell Prothow       Texas         219

 30 John Hayen            Texas         217

 31 Brandon McDade        Kan.          215

 32 Dan Boche             Minn.         213

 33 Britney Lequieu       Texas         211

 34 David Cortinas        Texas         209

 35 Clint Estein          La.           207

 36 Jeff Nolte            Kan.          205

 37 Mark Walker           Ariz.         203

 38 Darrin Hannah         Iowa          201

 39 John Soukup           Okla.         199

 40 Terry Petchinsky      Texas         197

 41 George Salov          Mo.           195

 42 Chris Nunnelee        Texas         193

 42 David Easley          Texas         193

 44 Jacob Greenwell       Texas         189

 45 Rick Rickman          Texas         187

 45 Richard Vallis        Ark.          187

 47 Matt Crawford         Texas         183

 48 Chris Berry           Texas         181

 49 Travis Tunnell        Kan.          179

 50 Jeff Snyder           Texas         177

 51 Christopher Mccoy     Ill.          173

 52 Randy Rhoades         Texas         171

 53 Keith Bryan           Texas         169

 54 Chad McClendon        Texas         167

 55 Brandon Dillard       Texas         165

 56 Randall Ellis         Texas         163

 56 Brian Hope            La.           163

 58 Dan Wilson            Texas         159

 59 Ronald Miller         Texas         157

 59 James Slocum          Texas         157

 61 Dan Stevens           La.           153

 62 Wess Larabee          Wyo.          151

 63 Bob Howard            Colo.         149

 63 Miguel Valdez         Texas         149

 65 Keith Bettis          Texas         145

 66 Keith Johnson         Okla.         143

 67 Jerry Mooney          Texas         141

 68 Jim Nelson            Ill.          139

 68 Dustin Abel           Texas         139

 70 Eugene Morris         La.           135

 71 Nathan Lintner        Texas         133

 72 John Silberbauer      Texas         131

 72 Darin Comstock        Texas         131

 74 Bruce Jones           Texas         127

 75 David Counts          Mo.           125

 76 Lee Boutwell          Ga.           123

 76 Bo Rhodes             Texas         123

 76 Carlos Pacheco        Texas         123

 76 Jay Moore             Texas         123

 76 Dennis Bush           Texas         123

 76 David Fanning         Texas         123

 82 Brandon Curtis        Mo.           111

 82 Dylan Forney          Texas         111

 84 Jack Giles            La.           107

 84 JD Myers              N.M.          107

 86 Michael Huss          Texas         103

 86 Nicholas Tislau       Wisc.         103

 86 Matt Mcmillan         Texas         103

 89 Brad Friloux          La.            97

 90 Jeff Stevens          Texas          95

 91 Masanari Ota          Japan          93

 92 Dan Jolly             Texas          65

 93 Lynn Roller           Texas           0

 93 Brian Pierce          Colo.           0

 93 Daniel Price          Calif.          0

 93 David Reifsteck       Okla.           0

 93 Michael Hesson        Ark.            0

 93 Michael Savage        Mo.             0

 93 Stanley Grice         La.             0

 93 David Fuller          Texas           0

 93 Kc Raper              Kan.            0

 93 Kevin Lindesmith      Okla.           0

 93 Tom Wilkins           Minn.           0

 93 Matt Richardson       Texas           0

 93 Keith Faber           Iowa            0

 93 Paul Bosco            Texas           0

 93 Noe Aguilar           Texas           0

 93 John Roberts          Mo.             0

 93 Robb Line             Okla.           0

 93 Scott Simpson         Texas           0

 93 Aaron Towner          Texas           0

 93 Chris Digino          Texas           0

 93 James Biggerstaff     Texas           0

 93 Clint Greenwell       Okla.           0

 93 Chris Black           Texas           0

 93 Jubal Cannon          Texas           0

 93 Steve Fuller          Okla.           0

 93 Jerry Biggs           Texas           0

 93 Randall Payne         Ark.            0

 93 Adrian Smiley         La.             0

 93 Mark Hanson           Minn.           0

 93 Don Brown             Texas           0

 93 Donald Bartlett       Texas           0

 93 Seth Leblanc          La.             0

 93 Brian Dickirson       Okla.           0

 93 Rodney Bunge          Iowa            0

 93 Jack Byers            Okla.           0

 93 Michael Johnston      Texas           0

 93 Walter Ward           Texas           0

 93 Joey Deans            Texas           0

 93 John Taylor           Ark.            0

 93 Charles Pratt         Texas           0

 93 Art Acuff             Wash.           0

 93 Henry Baker           Okla.           0

 93 Kelly Kennedy         Okla.           0

 93 Jesse Lee             Minn.           0

 93 John Aikens           Texas           0

 93 Aaron Kerchner        Colo.           0

 93 Joel Porter           Kan.            0

 93 Patti Campbell        Texas           0

 93 Leonard Baudino       Texas           0

 93 Daniel Richman        Texas           0

 93 Mark Vos              Texas           0

 93 Carl Gould            Mo.             0

 93 Danny Montgomery      Texas           0

 93 Keith Glasby          Texas           0

 93 Randy Reehm           Ark.            0

 93 Dan Hamdorf           Iowa            0

 93 Kirk Smith            Okla.           0

 93 Gary Tongate          Texas           0

 93 John Hobson           Texas           0

 93 Steve Shultz      

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