Sperry Top-Sider announced its renewed partnership as the official footwear brand for the BoatU.S. National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. This partnership shows Sperry Top-Sider's continued support for the fishing market as a whole, with sponsorships of two other fishing tournaments in 2008 already secured including the Saltwater Sportsman Seminar Series, the Mid Atlantic $500K and Bisbee's Black and Blue Fishing Tournament.
“Partnering with the BoatU.S. championship signifies Sperry Top-Sider's desire to support anglers throughout the fishing community,” said Karen Pitts, vice president, marketing, Sperry Top-Sider. “We're proud to continue our relationship as we embrace both professional and recreational fishing as an essential part of the brand.”
For the second year in a row, Sperry Top-Sider is the official footwear brand of the BoatU.S. National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. The annual event takes place on Lake Lewis in Lewisville, Texas September 16-18, with over 100 teams and over 60 schools expected to participate in 2008. The event will air on both FOX College Sports and FOX Sports National channel.
“It's exciting to see new partnerships such as this with Sperry Top-Sider that are supportive of college fishing,” said Wade Middleton, Tournament Director. “College bass fishing is the future generation of young men and women who are not only focused on the growth of fishing, but supporting their colleges as well. At every college fishing event we attend, I'm more and more amazed at how well these college anglers represent the future.”
Luke Clausen, winner of the Bassmaster Classic and the FLW Championship, will represent Sperry Top-Sider as co-host of the BoatU.S. National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. Clausen, a member of Sperry Top-Sider's team of professional sportsmen, partnered with the footwear brand in March 2008.
