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Honors Easton Fothergill, a University of Montevallo angler, for winning the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket Championship at Milford Lake, Kansas, held September 29 to October 2, 2023.

Fothergill defeated Jack Alexander of Montevallo in Round 1, Hayden Marbut of Auburn in Round 2, and Tucker Smith of Auburn in the Championship Round with a final haul of 11 pounds, 13 ounces.

Fothergill underwent emergency brain surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital for an abscess approximately one month before the tournament victory and temporarily recuperated in Minnesota before returning to campus in late September.

Fothergill is a member of the University of Montevallo's Outdoor Scholars Program studying conservation, the environment, and game management.

The Legislature of Alabama accords highest commendation to Fothergill for his perseverance in winning the championship only one month following brain surgery.