View results from first day of Florida Elite Anglers championship

Published 6:19 pm Saturday, June 6, 2026

Fifty-seven teams set out for Lake Seminole today for the Florida Elite Anglers Junior/High School Series Championship. 

Seven teams will qualify to go to the Student Angler Federation High School Nationals, while three junior teams will earn qualifying spots.

Here is the top 10 from the high school angling side after day one, plus the big bass of the day. The top 10 all caught the maximum of five fish. 

High School Anglers – Day 1

Bryce Kelly / Hayden Starnes: 23.3 pounds 
Brody Beam / Connor Crawford: 22.9 pounds 
Aidan Younker / Dev Mehta: 19.14 pounds
Ryals Blanton / Alex Jordan: 18.89 pounds
Brock Lovering / Case Emry: 17.28 pounds
Hunter Harris / Jackson Edenfield: 17.23 pounds 
Luke Ayotte / Johan Cloete: 16.67 pounds 
Camp Gunter / Jobe Sperling: 16.62 pounds 
Parker Creech / Lawton Rollison: 16.20 pounds 
Bryden Tyler / Bobby Lane: 16.09 pounds 

Junior Anglers – Day 1

Coy Ebrahim / Easton Ovens: 19.75 pounds 
Kashton Sanger / Griffin Walls: 16.21 pounds 
Ace Whitcomb / Kellen Keen: 14.69 pounds 
Fisher Holloway / Ty Crosby: 14.49 pounds 
Breckin Boyd / John Alderman: 13.38 pounds 
Parker Douglas / Bentley Brown: 11.80 pounds
Jasper Sands / Lake McIntyre: 8.71 pounds 
Truman Taylor / Corbin Hardee: 6.69 pounds 
Timmy Pippin / Jesse Pierce: 5.68 pounds 
Lane Norris / Maverick Ballance: 5.39 pounds 

High School Big Bass – Day 1 

Bryan Castro / Preston Nance: 7.72 pounds 
Jackson Crawford / Bo Pearson: 7.25 pounds 
Ryals Blanton / Alex Jordan: 7.04 pounds 

Junior Big Bass – Day 1 

Fisher Holloway / Ty Crosby: 6.52 pounds 
Ace Whitcomb / Kellen Keen: 5.42 pounds 
Braxten Crews / Truett Greene: 4.31 pounds