The Association of Collegiate Anglers recently announced its collegiate All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha during it’s angler and sponsor appreciation banquet at the 21st Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. The 2025-26 campaign marks the second season in which this prestigious academic honor has been awarded.
The recipient of the 2026 Top Academic All-American presented by Yamaha is Chase Rogers who competes for the Top 25 ranked University of South Carolina – Union. For this award, on behalf of both Yamaha and the ACA, he receives a $2,000 scholarship.
Chase was originally named to the ACA’s collegiate All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha during the CrushCity Hartwell Slam presented by Sufix this past March. Attending USC-Union, Chase is a senior majoring in Business/Organizational Leadership. This spring, Chase received the Palmetto College Distinguished Scholar Award. This recognition is a credit to his academic success, along with consistently demonstrating professionalism and preparedness.
“During my time in college, I balanced tournament fishing, academics, work, and community involvement while earning my bachelor’s degree in business and graduating Magna Cum Laude,” said Rogers. “Maintaining a strong academic performance while competing in tournaments requires discipline, time management, and dedication, and those are qualities I have carried into every area of my life.”
Along with the Academic All-American presented by Yamaha, three more anglers were announced as nominees for the All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha. Here are those three recipients:
Kase Kramer – Tarleton State University
Daniel Gallagher – Northwestern State University
Drew Kuhnle – Lander University
Kase Kramer
Tarleton State University
Major: Ag Services & Development, Pre-Dental
Year: Senior
One of the three anglers named to the ACA’s Collegiate All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha at Pickwick Lake was Kase Kramer. Kase is a senior majoring in Ag Services & Development, and is Pre-Dental. During his time at Tarleton State, his academic excellence has been recognized through his invitations into multiple prestigious honor societies, including Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society, and Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society. These organizations recognize students who demonstrate superior academic achievement, leadership, and service- qualities that Kase consistently exhibits.
Daniel Gallagher
Northwestern State University
Major: Math & Biology
Year: Sophomore
The next angler to be highlighted in this article is Daniel Gallagher from Northwestern State University. He is a sophomore majoring in Math & Biology. Along with pursuing a double major, Daniel is also the President of the school’s bass fishing club.
Drew Kuhnle
Lander University
Major: Business Management & Marketing
Year: Sophomore
The final angler is Drew Kuhnle from Top 10 ranked Lander University. Drew is a sophomore majoring in Business Management & Marketing. Originally from Ohio Drew chose to attend Lander not only because of the school’s successful bass fishing team, but also because Lander’s College of Business offers an accredited business program by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Drew’s success in the classroom is said to be attributed to his hard work, dedication, and discipline.
Here are the 12 members of the ACA’s 2025-26 collegiate All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha:
Kase Kramer – Tarleton State University
Daniel Gallagher – Northwestern State University
Drew Kuhnle – Lander University
Chase Rogers – USC-Union
Carter Lanclos – LSU-Shreveport
Anna Kay – Emmanuel University
Collier DeClerk: University of Arkansas
Josy Cook: Evangel University
Jase White: Drury University
Evan Sutton – McKendree University
Jason Riley – SIU-Carbondale
River Eubanks – University of Montevallo
To nominate an angler for the 2026-27 ACA’s collegiate All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha, click here.
