Construction grad student Schleich on Husker team that wins bass fishing tournament

Construction grad student Schleich on Husker team that wins bass fishing tournament


Trevor Schleich (right), a graduate student in construction engineering and management, and Brett Lubeck, a freshman agribusiness major, won the MLF Abu Garcia Collegiate Fishing Tournament on March 20, 2023, at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

March 20, 2023 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln duo of Trevor Schleich, a graduate student in construction engineering and management, and Brett Lubeck, a freshman agribusiness major, won the Major League Fishing Abu Garcia College Fishing tournament March 17 at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. The win earned Schleich and Lubeck the $2,000 top prize and qualifies the university's team for the 2024 MLF College Fishing National Championships.

Schleich and Lubeck hauled in the limit of five bass with a combined weight of 20 pounds, 2 ounces, a total that was a pound and a half more than the runner-up team from Auburn University. In total, 230 teams from around the country competed in the event.