Local angler and Lenoir City high school senior Jacob Woods has been named to the 2018 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team, an honor given to only a dozen anglers nation wide.

Woods has earned five wins in high school tournaments, including the Tennessee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, in which he competed against 125 teams. He also has nine Top 5 finishes to his credit.

“Jacob is one of the first people to step up and help others, and he is always very encouraging toward his fellow students,” wrote Josey Harris Miller, agriculture teacher at Lenoir City High School. “He is a true leader on and off the lake.”

Woods also serves as the president of the Lenoir City High School Bass Club, where he organizes special speakers for meetings and plans fundraisers and community services projects, such as lake cleanups and conservations efforts like the Pitch It campaign and Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers. He plans on pursing a degree in Agribusiness and Agrimarketing at Tennessee Tech University, as well as fish on the college team.