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ON TOUR YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING detaIls May 31-June 2, 2017 presented by lowrance c-Map genesis hosted by florence/lauderdale tourism K-STATE WINS SECOND COLLEGE TITLE ALSOP, BLENN BRING IT HOME WITH MULTIPLE PATTERNS ON WHEELER By Rob Newell S Teamwork and a three-part strategy carried K-State to its second national title with FLW. CONDITIONS Weather | hot, muggy and calm, with partly cloudy skies Air Temperature | highs in the upper 80s with lows in the upper 60s and low 70s Water Temperature | 80 to 82 degrees Water Clarity | 18 to 24 inches Wind | still Moon Phase | first quarter Predominant Lake Features | docks, river ledges, lily pads, emergent bank grass and wood Fishery Type | Tennessee River reservoir 98 ince the inception of YETI FLW College Fishing in 2009, three uni- versities have earned the distinc- tion of having won two national cham- pionships: the University of Florida (2010, 2011), the University of South Carolina (2015, 2016) and Kansas State University, which took home its first title in 2012 and just added another in 2017. The team of Kyle Alsop and Travis Blenn tackled the waters of Wheeler Lake at the beginning of June brimming with confidence. Alsop, who gradua