West Columbia, SC -- Airport High School fishing duo Tanner Schultz and Jacob White are used to competing on a big stage, but next week they’ll be representing at a whole new level.
The two will compete in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship. The event, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, will be held at Kentucky Lake/ Lake Barkley in Paris, Tennessee.
Schultz and White will start the week with pre-fishing events Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20-21, followed by the tournament on Thursday and Friday. The top 12 finishers by the end of Friday’s events will fish on Saturday for the top spot and a chance to earn college scholarships.
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The duo qualified to fish in the National Championship by finishing third in last year’s SC BASS Nation State Championship Tournament on Lake Murray. They finished 9th out of a field of 108 teams for the 2019-20 season, Airport’s highest finish in the three years since the school’s fishing team was launched.
“To be good at anything I believe you have to have a passion for it,” said Travis Barnes, Airport’s fishing team coordinator. “Tanner and Jacob definitely have a passion for fishing. They have dedicated themselves to being the best they can be at it. It is a pleasure to see them getting some well deserved recognition.
“Their success did not just happen,” Barnes added. “It came from years of dedication, sacrifice and hard work in their sport. I feel sure Tanner and Jacob will represent Airport High School, Lexington 2 and South Carolina well in the high school national championship.”
CAPTION: Airport High fishing duo Jacob White, left, and Tanner Schultz will compete at the National Championship.
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