HAWK LEADS DAY ONE AT EVERSTART SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (March 10, 2011) – Roy Hawk of Salt Lake City, Utah, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 6 ounces Thursday to lead day one of the EverStart Series Central Division event on Lake of the Ozarks. Hawk holds a 1-pound, 13-ounce lead going into the second day of competition. The weigh-in Friday will be at Grand Glaize Recreation Area located at 711 Public Beach Rd. in Osage Beach, Mo., and start at 3 p.m. The final weigh-in on Saturday will be at Walmart located at 4252 Hwy. 54 in Osage Beach and start at 4 p.m.

Rounding out the top 25 pros are:

2nd: James Stamper, Montreal, Mo., five bass, 20-9
3rd: Dan Brueggemann, Antioch, Ill., five bass, 19-3
4th: Peter Wenners, Galena, Mo., five bass, 18-14
5th: Mike Eutsler, Springfield, Mo., five bass, 18-8
6th: Randall Hutson, Washburn, Mo., five bass, 18-7
7th: Joe Bennett, Independence, Mo., five bass, 18-1
8th: David Ryan, Levasy, Mo., five bass, 17-14
9th: Greg West, Lake Ozark, Mo., five bass, 17-8
10th: Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., five bass, 16-15
11th: Matthew Jones, Spokane, Mo., five bass, 16-10
12th: Chuck Austin, Saint Peters, Mo., five bass, 16-9
13th: National Guard pro Mark Rose, Marion, Ark., five bass, 16-9
14th: Randy Krull, Ballwin, Mo., five bass, 16-6
15th: Earl Garrison, Bull Shoals, Ark., five bass, 16-4
16th: Harold Buchmeier, Anna, Ill., five bass, 16-1
17th: Ryan Chandler, Hobart, Ind., five bass, 15-15
18th: Ryan Pudik, Dunlap, Ill., five bass, 15-14
19th: Tom Murphy, Richland, Mo., five bass, 15-10
20th: Ronnie Kane, Gardner, Kan., five bass, 15-4
21st: Chevy pro Dion Hibdon, Stover, Mo., five bass, 15-1
22nd: Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts pro Greg Bohannan, Rogers, Ark., five bass, 14-12
23rd: Tom Silber, Labadie, Mo., five bass, 14-12
24th: Bobby McMullin, Pevely, Mo., five bass, 14-7
25th: Bob Richardson, Granite City, Ill., five bass, 14-4

Jones caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 6-13 on the pro side to win $272.

Marty Bohlke Jr. of Nixa, Mo., leads the Co-angler Division with five bass weighing 15-10.

Rounding out the top 25 co-anglers are:

2nd: Rick Carden, Cuba, Mo., five bass, 14-8
3rd: Michael Rowland, Bonner Springs, Kan., five bass, 14-5
4th: Jacques Fleischmann, Lampe, Mo., five bass, 14-3
5th: Kenny McGar, Crofton, Ky., five bass, 13-13
6th: Sheldon Gentry, Lohman, Mo., five bass, 13-5
7th: Brian Pierce, Peyton, Colo., four bass, 12-12
8th: Ricky Watkins, Springdale, Ark., four bass, 12-11
9th: Chris Gable, Eddyville, Ky., five bass, 12-1
10th: Troy Anderson, Galesville, Wis., five bass, 11-12
11th: John Kite, Festus, Mo., four bass, 11-11
12th: Jim Banks, Lamar, Mo., four bass, 11-4
13th: Brian Somrek, Calvert City, Ky., five bass, 11-3
14th: Dave Epema, Jefferson City, Mo., five bass, 10-13
15th: Kevin McCullough, Greencastle, Ind., three bass, 9-15
16th: Sunny Hawk, Salt Lake City, Utah, three bass, 9-7
17th: John Buchanan, Jefferson City, Mo., three bass, 8-14
18th: Joel Hartman, Overland Park, Kan., four bass, 8-1
19th: Matt Krekovich, Granite City, Ill., three bass, 8-0
20th: Chuck Rounds, Benton, Ky., two bass, 7-12
21st: Benjamin Dowdy, Clarkson, Ky., three bass, 7-8
22nd: Joe Terry, Holts Summit, Mo., four bass, 7-4
23rd: Paul Slater, Quincy, Ill., three bass, 7-2
24th: Jason Steger, Stanley, Wis., two bass, 6-13
25th: Paul Strege, Deerfield, Wis., two bass, 6-11

Kite caught the EverStart Series Big Bass weighing 6-1 on the co-angler side to win $181.

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