2026 Elite AOY

2026 Angler of the Year

Angler2026 Elite Series Stop #1 – Lake of the Ozarks2026 Elite Series Stop #2 – Mark Twain2026 Elite Series Stop #3 – Ellie Bowman Memorial – Table Rock2026 Elite Series Stop #4 – Stockton2026 Elite Series Stop #5 – Truman2026 Elite Series Stop #6 – Bull Shoals2026 Elite Series Stop #7 – Pomme de TerreAOY
1Micah Funderburgh364.50376.50411.00323.75391.75----1,867.50
2299.75346.25393.75393.00377.50----1,810.25
3Tyler Alexander379.00390.50344.50343.50303.75----1,761.25
4Richie McMichael359.50383.75337.75360.75284.75----1,726.50
5386.75341.50320.75297.75358.00----1,704.75
6Zach Woolverton338.25371.00276.50347.00367.00----1,699.75
7Jason Shifflett392.50296.25258.00340.25375.25----1,662.25
8Spencer O’Neal259.00359.25331.25387.50292.00----1,629.00
9Eric Easter333.00306.50295.25380.00274.75----1,589.50
10Adam Denningmann263.75304.00387.25291.00319.00----1,565.00
11Lance Burris234.00320.75368.25234.25334.75----1,492.00
12Chris Woehl330.25259.50234.25337.00296.50----1,457.50
13Roger Daegele (R)318.25248.00307.50258.50301.50----1,433.75
14Dane Lewis278.00268.00243.75334.00306.50----1,430.25
15Chris Robbs350.75--354.75372.25338.75----1,416.50
16Tyy Ward344.75--322.75375.00342.50----1,385.00
17Corey Sims347.75279.75229.00223.25256.25----1,336.00
18Christopher Gilbert373.75--381.50330.75229.50----1,315.50
19Trey Dawson247.25233.25181.75317.25326.25----1,305.75
20Trevor Motzkus324.25--324.75314.25308.50----1,271.75
21355.50336.25--279.25289.50----1,260.50
22PJ Coley241.50228.25241.50328.75211.50----1,251.50
23Noah Whitten261.00333.25376.25--265.75----1,236.25
24Troy Nydegger304.00--299.75300.50316.75----1,221.00
25Mark Dalton167.00208.00335.50197.50310.75----1,218.75
26Sam Young0277.50318.50293.00321.25----1,210.25
27Mike Keafer402.500314.00173.75282.50----1,172.75
28Emily Motzkus161.25--316.00321.50349.50----1,148.25
29Jeff Craven228.75--261.00275.00383.25----1,148.00
30Andrew Fallert (R)164.50364.00246.25209.00160.25----1,144.00
31Ethan Dague (R)273.75218.75--355.75272.75----1,121.00
32Dillon Houdashelt (R)196.00--329.25240.00353.75----1,119.00
33Christy Anderson (R)254.00216.25219.25188.00239.50----1,117.00
34Chris Longshore284.50273.50288.00263.75------1,109.75
35Chris Singleton189.00202.50290.25183.50233.00----1,098.25
36Michael Sandlin316.000231.25302.50242.00----1,091.75
37Joe Hayes320.25--341.50169.50251.25----1,082.50
38Derek Houdashelt (R)181.50--211.75311.25362.00----1,066.50
39Jim Richardson (R)0198.50348.00295.75206.50----1,048.75
40Levi Cline256.50231.000281.25278.00----1,046.75
41Dan Klaus (R)135.00--255.75309.25346.00----1,046.00
42Adrian Dube (R)249.75226.00239.25--330.50----1,045.50
43Johanna Sherman128.25--188.00351.50324.00----991.75
44Manley Morris244.75200.50190.75159.75187.75----983.50
45Ken Daegele (R)341.75309.25309.50--------960.50
46----351.75319.25280.25----951.25
47Jesse Payne212.50223.50201.75307.00------944.75
48Larson Jacobson111.25--283.50266.50263.75----925.00
49Jared Fosnow191.00--372.25--328.50----891.75
50Joe Walters369.50211.25297.25--------878.00
51Rick Valadez297.50351.00221.25--------869.75
52Jason Anderson (R)306.500215.25165.25180.75----867.75
53John Ruzzi--323.75326.75203.50------854.00
54Tristan Vang (R)--252.25--326.00268.25----846.50
55Kyle Savner286.50--253.00304.75------844.25
56Tim Bickers153.00243.00197.50226.75------820.25
57Jeffrey Torbet (R)206.00290.00129.75162.00------787.75
58Rylan Sommer268.75--227.00--261.50----757.25
59Andrew Fritz (R)292.00304.25158.75--------755.00
60Lance Irwin313.25--149.00286.00------748.25
61Randy Hoehn322.250177.00--245.00----744.25
62Fredrick Peel (R)125.25355.25----249.00----729.50
63John Wulff100.250132.00288.50198.75----719.50
64Perry (PJ) Burton99.25--236.50211.50169.00----716.25
65Frankie Haus148.750127.50252.25185.75----714.25
66Christian Blaine238.50214.25----259.50----712.25
67Joshua Brody (R)203.75283.00224.25--------711.00
68Patrick Bowman156.50--274.50277.25------708.25
69Zach Salter (R)216.00205.50268.50--------690.00
70Marcus Sherman------283.25397.00----680.25
71Jerry Miller-Davis308.75----365.250----674.00
72Zachary Armstrong107.000311.50220.00------638.50
73Darian Beedle195.750251.00191.50------638.25
74Jeffrey White (R)289.750120.00218.00------627.75
75Tyler Cokley--256.25359.00--------615.25
76Drew Wintjen (R)0--305.00272.25------577.25
77Kyle Michel123.25221.00----216.75----561.00
78Shannon Jernigan--0193.75153.50208.75----556.00
79Stacy Jordan----285.75270.25------556.00
80Oshey Armstrong209.750142.25--166.75----518.75
81Steve Van Tassell187.00--302.75--0----489.75
82Todd Tobnick (R)219.750263.75--------483.50
83Preston Griner (R)116.750134.00232.00------482.75
84Steve Billington282.250----175.50----457.75
85Kevin Southern (R)----161.75261.250----423.00
86Kevin Vaughn177.000208.750------385.75
87Michael Buvid173.50--179.50--------353.00
88Aaron Gardner335.250----------335.25
89Bob Schroeder----333.50--------333.50
90Alexander Jackson326.50------------326.50
91Larry Lee----281.50--------281.50
92Raul Segovia (R)280.00------0----280.00
93James Bagby275.75------------275.75
94Chad Fleer----272.00--------272.00
95Mason Brock271.25------------271.25
96Jimmy Burgess----266.50--------266.50
97Scot Criswell (R)------248.25------248.25
98Kyle Bingham (R)114.50--124.750------239.25
99Vernon Spoon (R)236.50------------236.50
100Bobby Rubek231.75------------231.75
101Josh Keatts226.25------------226.25
102Pat Lassek224.00------------224.00
103Ryan Reed222.00------------222.00
104Doug Wright200.50------------200.50
105Stony Floyd--------190.00----190.00
106Shawn Priest170.00------------170.00
107Peyton Campbell (R)158.750----------158.75
108Cameron Gonzales146.000--0------146.00
109Timothy Jittu (R)138.25------------138.25
110Daniel AuBuchon131.75------------131.75
111Jared Tourville119.500----------119.50
112Steve Evans (R)97.25------------97.25
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114Jim Harding0--0--------0.00
115Diana Dobbs--------------0.00
116Marty Hughes--------------0.00
117Jeremy Truitt0------------0.00
118Mike Dent--------------0.00
119Zachary Bray--------------0.00
120Mike Tichenor--------------0.00
121John Stickley--------------0.00
122Jake Pruett--------------0.00
123Levi Schneider--------------0.00
124Robert Ragan--------------0.00
125Ben Steele--------------0.00
126Jacob Heppner--------------0.00
127Alberto “Esai” Estrada (R)--------------0.00
128Chris Himmel--------------0.00
129Jeremy Johnson--------------0.00
130Shane Hunt--------------0.00
131John Beckett--------------0.00
132Cole Lawrence--------------0.00
133Lowell Moore--------------0.00
134Jim Sjolander--------------0.00
135Cody DuPree--------------0.00
136Dereck Curtis--------------0.00
137Craig Mueller--------------0.00
138Chris Wilson--------------0.00
139Richard Latham--------------0.00
140James McGhee--------------0.00
141Timothy Bickerd--------------0.00
142Austin Nay--------------0.00
143Christopher Backer--------------0.00
144Bryan Lawless--------------0.00
145Eli Rocha--------------0.00
146Kory Huggins (R)--------------0.00
147Nathan Phenix--------------0.00
148James Carr (R)--------------0.00
149Jerry McMullen (R)--------------0.00
150Joseph Burchette (R)--------------0.00
151Shawn Lindsay (R)--------------0.00
152Thomas Walker (R)----0--------0.00
153Joe Smith (R)--------------0.00
154James Smith (R)--------------0.00
155Tiffany McPeak (R)--------------0.00
156Nick Coble (R)--------------0.00
157Daniel Stieferman (R)--------------0.00
158Guy Wilson-Fox (R)0------------0.00
159Daric O’Neal (R)--------------0.00
160Jason Ginger (R after 5/5/2026)--------------0.00
161Luke Williams (R)--0----------0.00
162Don Roll (R)--------------0.00
163Israel Rocha (R)--------------0.00
164Thunder Hovey (R)--------------0.00
165Cody Woodward (R)--------------0.00
166Hunter Ryberg (R)--------------0.00
167Brian Morgan (R)--------------0.00
168Jeremy Atchison (R)--------------0.00
169Keith Bingham (R)--------------0.00
170Jacob Whittington (R)--------------0.00
171Ethan Whittington (R)--------------0.00
172Andrew Trobaugh (R)--------------0.00
173Nicholas Roettgers (R)--------------0.00
174Gavin Pemberton (R)--------------0.00