2022 Toyota Series Championship roster is set

OCTOBER 26, 2022 • MLF • TOYOTA SERIES

With the conclusion of the regular season, all eyes now turn toward the Toyota Series Championship Presented by A.R.E. on Lake Guntersville. With a minimum purse of $200,000 on the pro side and a Phoenix 518 Pro on the line for Strike King co-anglers, it’s a massive event to end the fishing season. This year, the top 25 from each division qualified, as well as the regular-season winners, in addition to the top 12 from the Wild Card Division. On top of the Toyota Series regulars, there are international qualifiers, plus a select group of top finishers from almost every level MLF offers in the event.

Tournament Details

Central Division

Pros

• Ryan Armstrong – Robinson, Ill.
• Mickey Beck – Lebanon, Tenn.
• Andrew Behnke – Fond du Lac, Wis.
• Michael Black – Toledo, Ill.
• Drew Boggs – Lebanon, Tenn.
• Josh Bragg – Fayetteville, Ga.
• Miles Burghoff – Dayton, Tenn.
• Josh Butler – Hayden, Ala.
• Seth Davis – Harrison, Tenn.
• Jonathan Dietz – Corry, Pa.
• Kevin Drake – Cleveland, Tenn.
• Hunter Eubanks – Inman, S.C.
• Laker Howell – Guntersville, Ala.
• Derik Hudson – Concord, Va.
• Jade Keeton – Florence, Ala.
• Kota Kiriyama – Guntersville, Ala.
• Andrew Loberg – Rocklin, Calif.
• Casey Martin – Brownsboro, Ala.
• Andrew Nordbye – Guntersville, Ala.
• Derek Remitz – Grant, Ala.
• David Ridley III – Trussville, Ala.
• Ethan Shaw – Carmel, Ind.
• Matt Stanley – Alexandria, Tenn.
• Trent Suratt – Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
• Adam Wagner – Cookeville, Tenn.
• Kent Ware – Guntersville, Ala.
• Jack Daniel Williams – Kingsport, Tenn.
• Brian Wilson – Nancy, Ky.

Co-anglers

• Jeremy Bouldin – Kings Mountain, N.C.
• James S. Burns – Nancy, Ky.
• Pop Catalin – Cookeville, Tenn.
• Jay Clingenpeel – Bridgeport, W. Va.
• BJ Collins – Robbinsville, N.C.
• Michael Corbett – Oxford, Ala.
• Charlie Crouch – Waterloo, Ala.
• Cody Curry – Ashley, Ill.
• Mitch Friedman – Colleyville, Texas
• Dusty Fugate – Ten Mile, Tenn.
• Cliff Humphreys – Candler, N.C.
• Cooper Jett – Muskegon, Mich.
• Luke Kerstetter – Brookfield, Wis.
• Kendall Parnell – Monticello, Ky.
• Joe Rush – Brodhead, Ky.
• JP Sims – Port St Lucie, Fla.
• Greg Snelling – Carmel, Ind.
• Bruce Stanley – Jasper, Ala.
• Johnny Suratt – Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
• Mark Thomas – Hixson, Tenn.
• Jeff Thompson – McFarland, Wis.
• Andy Vance – Danville, Ind.
• Robert Wade – Jackson, Mo.
• Michael Wall – Maryville, Tenn.
• Keith Whipple – Iuka, Miss.
• Randy Wiggins – Birmingham, Ala.
• Mike Williams, Lancaster – Ky.

Northern Division

Pros

• Brent Anderson – Kingston Springs, Tenn.
• Matt Becker – Finleyville, Pa.
• John Duarte – Middle River, Md.
• Scout Echols – Monticello, Ark.
• Darryl Esterly – Fleetwood, Pa.
• Nick Gainey – Charleston, S.C.
• Jacopo Gallelli – Horton, Ala.
• Kyle Gelles – Pingree, Idaho
• Jeremy Gordon – Rutledge, Tenn.
• Nick Hatfield – Greeneville, Tenn.
• Bryan Labelle – Hinesburg, Vt.
• Harry Linsinbigler IV – Dover, Fla.
• Erik Luzak – Fenelon Falls, Ontario
• Tristan McCormick – Burns, Tenn.
• Elijah Meyers – Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Hunter Mills – Mayfield, Ky.
• Kurt Mitchell – Milford, Del.
• Chad Mrazek – Montgomery, Texas
• Ron Nelson – Berrien Springs, Mich.
• Terry Olinger – Louisa, Va.
• Cody Petit – Arundel, Maine
• Marshall Robinson – Landrum, S.C.
• Bryan Schmitt – Deale, Md.
• Spencer Shuffield – Hot Springs, Ark.
• Wayne Vaughan – Chester, Va.
• Todd Walters – Kernersville, N.C.
• Scott Wiley – Bay Minette, Ala.
• Tyler Woolcott – Port Orange, Fla.

Co-anglers

• Lenny Baird – Stafford, Va.
• Derek Brown – Charlottesville, Va.
• Bryan Conley – Fulks Run, Va.
• Drew Crawford – Knightstown, Ind.
• Michael Duarte – Baltimore, Md.
• Brian Durham – Dinwiddie, Va.
• Ryan Fronina – Mohrsville, Pa.
• Nicholas Goodling – Dover, Pa.
• Robert Griswold – Lincolnton, N.C.
• Gary Haraguchi – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Jason Hinger – Timberlake, N.C.
• Josh Hoshour – Ephrata, Pa.
• Rick Jerman – Springfield, Va.
• Yua Kishimoto – Osksaka City, Japan
• Michael Leach – Shenandoah, Texas
• Tim McGlenn – Welcome, Md.
• Alex Moore – Chester, Ill.
• Harry Moore – Clarington, Ohio
• Tim Nichols – Pittsgrove, N.J.
• Akira Okuyama – Forest Hills, N.Y.
• Andrew Peters – Stafford, Va.
• Shannon Probst – Lock Haven, Pa.
• Chris Ravelo – Saint Petersburg, Fla.
• James Roten – West Jefferson, N.C.
• Tom Rufenacht – Bel Air, Md.
• Scott Thomas – Reading, Pa.
• Nicholas Veselka – Fishers, Ind.
• Carter Wijangco – Naperville, Ill.

Plains Division

Pros

• Chad G. Allison – Carl Junction, Mo.
• Cade Alsbury – Gentry, Ark.
• Dennis Berhorst – Holts Summit, Mo.
• Cole Breeden – Eldridge, Mo.
• Chris Bridges – Clinton, Mo.
• Austin Culbertson – Moberly, Mo.
• Andre Dickneite – Freeburg, Mo.
• Chris Digino – Dallas, Texas
• Roger Fitzpatrick – Eldon, Mo
• Derek Fulps – Broken Arrow, Okla.
• Drew Gill – Mount Carmel, Ill.
• Michael Harlin – Sunrise Beach, Mo.
• Travis Harriman – Huntsville, Ark.
• Jake Hurst – New Athens, Ill.
• Brad Jelinek – Lincoln, Mo.
• Jeremy Johnson – Kansas City, Kan.
• TJ Martin – Claremore, Okla.
• BJ Miller – Adams, Nebr.
• Andy Newcomb – Camdenton, Mo.
• Nicky Parsons – West Fork, Ark.
• Greg Proffitt – Kansas City, Mo.
• Brock Reinkemeyer – Warsaw, Mo.
• Casey Scanlon – Eldon, Mo.
• Kyle Schutta – Forest Lake, Minn.
• Josh Shirley – Cabot, Ark.
• Tom Silber – Labadie, Mo.

Co-anglers

• Todd Adamitis – Glen Carbon, Ill.
• Steven Bale – Grove, Okla.
• Joseph Blackburn – Poplar Bluff, Mo.
• Dan Bowman – Osage Beach, Mo.
• Shawn Clark – Afton, Okla.
• Chris Gable – Greenwood, Ind.
• Hank Goen – Columbia, Mo.
• Steve Gregg – Florissant, Mo.
• Elliott Groth – Arnold, Mo.
• Matthew Hargarten – Bolivar, Mo.
• Anthony Johnson – Excelsior Springs, Mo.
• Troy Karafa – Racine, Wis.
• Bob Keeth – Dixon, Mo.
• Matt Krekovich – Granite City, Ill.
• Will Lancett – Jacksonville, Ark.
• Dewey Larson – Fayetteville, Ark.
• Kit Lueg – Stilwell, Kans.
• David Matual – Chicago, Ill.
• Jeff Moss – Oronogo, Mo.
• Scott Parsons – Rogers, Ark.
• Tommy Pritchard – Bargersville, Ind.
• Brent Rumley – Hillsboro, Mo.
• Jason Sandidge – Centerton, Ark.
• Anthony Scoma – Spring Hill, Kans.
• Brennon Sharp – Folsom, Calif.
• Tom Shewey – Climax Springs, Mo.
• Jason Swanson – Waterloo, Iowa
• Joe Tucker – Osceola, Mo.
• Rick Ugaz – Blanchardville, Wis.

Southern Division

Pros

• Charles Abshire – Lake Charles, La.
• Sean Anderson – Leesville, S.C.
• Donny Bass – Naples, Fla.
• Robert Branagh – Malabar, Fla.
• Wendell Causey Jr. – Irmo, S.C.
• James Charlesworth – Palm Bay, Fla.
• Bryan Cook – Vance, S.C.
• Ken Ellis – Bowman, S.C.
• Nolan Gaskin – Broussard, La.
• Kyle Glasgow – Guin, Ala.
• Christian Greico – Tampa, Fla.
• Wade Grooms – Bonneau, S.C.
• Nicholas Hoinig – Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
• Jared McMillan – Clewiston, Fla.
• Brandon Medlock – Lake Placid, Fla.
• Val Osinski – Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Keith Pace – Monticello, Ark.
• Eric Panzironi – Longwood, Fla.
• Joel Richardson – Kernersville, N.C.
• John Riddling – Melrose, Fla.
• Jonathan Semento – Okahumpka, Fla.
• Danny L. Shanz – Summerton, S.C.
• Tyler Sheppard – Yulee, Fla.
• Mike Surman – Boca Raton, Fla.
• Matt Wieteha – Miami, Fla.

Co-anglers

• Edwin Bartlett – Casco, Maine
• Terrie Blackburn – Weeki Wachee, Fla.
• Nate Bloom – Winter Springs, Fla.
• Andy Bond – McIntyre, Ga.
• Blaine Bucy – Weirton, W. Va.
• Caleb Carroll – Middleburg, Fla.
• Mason Chapman – Lenexa, Kan.
• Rod Clos – Lakeland, Fla.
• Chuck Crow – Windermere, Fla.
• Stephen Draghi – Sparrowbush, N.Y.
• Jeremy Gatewood – Chesapeake, Va.
• Brennan Gunther – Mount Pleasant, S.C.
• Paul Hanley – Sanford, Fla.
• David Harper – North Port, Fla.
• Carl Hunter – Snellville, Ga.
• Brent Jones – Okeana, Ohio
• Nick Kincaid – Siler City, N.C.
• Erik Kraft – Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
• Frank Lauria – Wesley Chapel, Fla.
• Andy Niles – Ocean Springs, Miss.
• Eric Osborne – Jefferson, N.C.
• Colby Paul – Lakeland, Fla.
• Benton Peoples – Bardstown, Ky.
• Roger Phillips – Delta, Ala.
• Billy Schwach – Hemingway, S.C.
• John Stahl – Land O’ Lakes, Fla.
• Rodney Tapp – Inman, S.C.
• Jeff Turner – Plainfield, Ill.

Southwestern Division

Pros

• Evan Barnes – Dardanelle, Ark.
• Jeff Bridges – Pilot Point, Texas
• Cal Cameron – Coppell, Texas
• Todd Castledine – Nacogdoches, Texas
• Randy Deaver – Blanchard, La.
• Chris Diberardino – Zavalla, Texas
• Ty Faber – Pagosa Springs, Colo.
• Wyatt Frankens – Corrigan, Texas
• Jake Goodrum – Cleveland, Texas
• Dillon Harrell – New Caney, Texas
• Rick Harris – Kingsland, Texas
• Hayden Heck – Lufkin, Texas
• Marshall Hughes – Hemphill, Texas
• Aaron Johnson – Shreveport, La.
• Jacob Keenom – Wellston, Okla.
• Nick Kincaid – Coweta, Okla.
• Lendell Martin Jr. – Nacogdoches, Texas
• Derick Maschmeier – Azle, Texas
• Jim Moynagh – Shakopee, Minn.
• Larry Puckett – Decatur, Texas
• Jeff Reynolds – Calera, Okla.
• Jeffery Rice – Bossier City, La.
• Spike Stoker – Cisco, Texas
• Scotty Villines – Ponca, Ark.
• Glen Webb – Bethel, Okla.
• Jack York – Nacogdoches, Texas

Co-anglers

• Alan Bernicky – Joliet, Ill.
• David Bozarth – Montgomery, Texas
• Kevin Carter – Spring, Texas
• Robert Chavers – Knoxville, Ark.
• Phillip Conley – Humble, Texas
• Ricky Friedrich – Pearland, Texas
• Jason Geesey – Plainview, Texas
• Brody Hardaway – Broken Bow, Okla.
• Gilbert Herald – Pittsburg, Texas
• Jake Inderman – Allen, Texas
• Cedric Jackson – Sicily Island, La.
• Joe Lee – Midlothian, Texas
• Samuel Martin – Chauvin, La.
• Daniel May – La Porte, Texas
• James Moore Jr. – Lampasas, Texas
• Scott Pickett – Chandler, Texas
• Domonick Poullard – Conroe, Texas
• Mike Power – Conroe, Texas
• Julien Raymond – Wendover, Ontario
• Scott Reaves – Henrietta, Texas
• Paul Reutlinger – Mineola, Texas
• Jacob Smith – Frisco, Texas
• Levi Thibodaux – Thibodaux, La.
• Sakae Ushio – Tonawanda, N.Y.

Western Division

Pros

• Tai Au – Glendale, Ariz.
• Benjamin Byrd – Moab, Utah
• Michael Caruso – Peoria, Ariz.
• Jordan Collom – Canyon Lake, Calif.
• Bryan Grier – Hollister, Calif.
• Justin Hicks – Gunnison, Colo.
• Justin Kerr – Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
• Todd Kline – San Clemente, Calif.
• Mark Lassagne – Dixon, Calif.
• Brett Leber – Dixon, Calif.
• Gregg Leonard – Wilton, Calif.
• Scott Mackenzie – Hercules, Calif.
• Cristian Melton – Menifee, Calif.
• Lane Olson – Forest Grove, Or.
• Christian Ostrander – Turlock, Calif.
• Nick Salvucci – Atascadero, Calif.
• Cody Spetz – Menifee, Calif.
• Patrick Touey – Santa Maria, Calif.
• David Valdivia – Riverside, Calif.
• Todd Woods – Long Beach, Calif.

Co-anglers

• Scott Bern – San Rafael , Calif.
• Paul Buccola – Reno, Nv.
• Tyson Christman – Glendale, Ariz.
• Cody Crist – Ramona, Calif.
• Ty Crofts – Cedar City, Utah
• Casey Dunn – North Highlands, Calif.
• Zack Eggleston – Goleta, Calif.
• Jonathan Green – San Pablo, Calif.
• Jay Guterding – Redding, Calif.
• Skyler Koury – Show Low, Ariz.
• Bryan Lutz – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Kirk Marshall – Discovery Bay, Calif.
• Tracy Patton – Oakdale, Calif.
• Jordan Reidhead – Mesa, Ariz.
• Matt Thomas – Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Rachel Uribe – Long Beach, Calif.
• Michael Walsh – El Cajon, Calif.
• Steve Wey – Salida, Calif.

Wild Card Division

Pros

• Bob Blackerby – Chelsea, Ala.
• Zach Crider – Tunnel Hill, Ga.
• Dakota Ebare – Brookeland, Texas
• Jason Grape – Attalla, Ala.
• Blake Hall – Rogersville, Ala.
• Kyle Hall – Granbury, Texas
• Trey McKinney – Carbondale, Ill.
• Colby Miller – Elmer, La.
• Harold Moore – Caldwell, Texas
• Clay Reece – Lexington, Ky.
• Marc Schilling – Carrollton, Texas

Co-anglers

• Richard Arnold – Owens Cross Roads, Ala.
• Joey Diaz – Deltona, Fla.
• Troy Gorham – Indianapolis, Ind.
• Al Hopkins – Pendleton, Ind.
• Alan Hults – Gautier, Miss.
• Blake E. Lewis – Pace, Fla.
• Clint Long – Peculiar, Mo.
• Todd Mowery – Madison, Ala,
• Brian Senter – Winthrop Harbor, Ill.
• Buyrl Shirley – Sparta, Tenn.
• Justin Thompson – Stafford, Va.
• David Williams – Fredericksburg, Va.

International Division

Pros

• Jurgen Geiger – Namibia
• Stephen John Cobban Lea – Zimbabwe
• Shaun John – South Africa
• Pieter Khourie – South Africa
• Carlos Martín Contreras – Spain
• José Acero – Spain
• Carlos Eduardo Gomez – Mexico
• Ricardo Rogelio González Villegas  – Mexico
• Hwon Kyung Lee – Korea
• Su Min Jung  – Korea
• Mario Palermo  – Canada
• Barry Graves – Canada
• Luca Vittorio Della Ciana – Italy
• Davide Rinaldi – Italy
• Leonardo Benassi – Italy
• Luis Mendes – Portugal
• Fernando Henriques – Portugal

Co-anglers

• Neil Engelbrecht – Namibia
• Ian Oswald Rae – Zimbabwe
• André Pretorius – South Africa
• Nigel Potgieter – South Africa
• Juan Pulido Hidalgo – Spain
• Ismael Reyes – Spain
• Alejandro Javier Morales Garza – Mexico
• Rodolfo Alejandro Martinez Tamez – Mexico
• Ho Kyeong Kim – Korea
• Colby Baker – Canada
• Keegan Mulroy – Canada
• Paolo Cameo – Italy
• Lorenzo Cameo – Italy
• Enrico Zancanaro – Italy
• Isaque Castanho – Portugal

Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American

Pros

• Brian Bean – Hot Springs, Ark.
• Connor Cunningham – Springfield, Mo.
• David Lowery – Milledgeville, Ga.
• Matthew Marinelli – Salem, Ct.
• Ryan Powroznik – Hopewell, Va.
• Wade Ramsey – Chocktaw, Okla.
• Andy Wicker – Cayce, S.C.
• Sean Wieda – Alexandria, Ky.

Co-anglers

• Randy Allen – Russellville, Ark.
• Evan Eldred – Gaines, Mich.
• Cory Guinn – Mountain Rest, S.C.
• Clint Horton – Falkner, Miss
• Jeffery Johnson – Austin, Ind.
• Steven Obester – Palatka, Fla.
• Kim Sapetti – Chatham, Ill.
• Zachary Verbrugge – Lake Havasu, Ariz.

The Bass Federation National Championship

Pro

• Jordan Hirt – Glenwood, Iowa

Co-angler

• Marc Proctor – Gilbert, S.C.

Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship

Pros

• Donavan Carson – Bluff City, Tenn.
• Landon Lawson – Jonesborough, Tenn.
• Kaden  Proffitt – Pittsburg, Texas
• Cason  Ragsdale – Winnsboro, Texas

Co-anglers

• Bailey Bleser – Burlington, Wis.
• Nathan Doty – Decatur, Ill.