Congratulations to all the winners of the 2018-2019 Pinnacle Awards. See the results below! 

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Organizational Pinnacle Winners 

Best College Media Outlet of the Year

Four-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year

• First Place: The OU Daily, University of Oklahoma
• Second Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Third Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington

Two-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year

• First Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
• Second Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Third Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College

Broadcast Pinnacles

Four-Year Radio Station of the Year

• First Place: WRHU FM / WRHU.org – Radio Hofstra University, Hofstra University
• Second Place: KCPR-FM/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Third Place: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, North Carolina State University
• Honorable Mention: KBVR-FM, Oregon State University
• Honorable Mention: VandyRadio, Vanderbilt University

Four-Year TV Station of the Year

• First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Second Place: SGTV, University of South Carolina
• Third Place: Q30 Television, Quinnipiac University

Two-Year Radio Station of the Year

• First Place: WPMD, Cerritos College
• Second Place: The MYX, Bismarck State College
• Third Place: KDUX WebRadio, Richland College

Two-Year TV Station of the Year

• First Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Second Place: The Drumbeat, Tyler Junior College
• Third Place: ChronicleTV, Richland College

Feature Magazine Pinnacles

Four-Year Feature Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
• Second Place: SHEI Magazine, University of Michigan
• Third Place: Common Ground–The Shorthorn Culture Edition, University of Texas at Arlington
• Honorable Mention: A Magazine, Kent State University
• Honorable Mention: KRNL, University of Kentucky

Two-Year Feature Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Collegian Times, Los Angeles City College
• Second Place: Pacific Rim Magazine 2019, Langara College
• Third Place: The Sentinel, North Idaho College
• Honorable Mention: Warrior Life, El Camino College
• Honorable Mention: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College

Literary Magazine Pinnacles

Four-Year Literary Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Jet Fuel Review, Lewis University
• Second Place: Metrosphere, Metropolitan State University of Denver
• Third Place: Apricity Magazine, University of Texas at Austin
• Honorable Mention: Washington College Review, Washington College

Two-Year Literary Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Miambiance Volume 29, Miami Dade College Kendall Campus
• Second Place: Urbana, Miami Dade College/ Eduardo J. Padron Campus
• Third Place: The Siren, Del Mar College
• Honorable Mention: AXIS Creative Arts Magazine, Miami Dade College

Newspaper Pinnacles

Four-Year Daily Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin
• Second Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Third Place: Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi

Four-Year Less-Than-Weekly Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Second Place: The Rambler, Texas Wesleyan University
• Third Place: The Reflector, University of Indianapolis
• Honorable Mention: The Exponent, Baldwin Wallace University
• Honorable Mention: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University

Four-Year Weekly Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
• Second Place: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Third Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University

Two-Year Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Second Place: The Sun, Southwestern College
• Third Place: The Voice, Langara College
• Honorable Mention: The Reporter, Miami Dade College
• Honorable Mention: el Don, Santa Ana College

Online Pinnacles

Mobile App/Plug-In of the Year

• First Place: Manoa Now, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa
• Second Place: The University Star, Texas State University
• Third Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Four-Year Website of the Year

• First Place: oudaily.com, University of Oklahoma
• Second Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Third Place: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa
• Honorable Mention: The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles

Two-Year Website of the Year

• First Place: Crusader News, Seward County Community College
• Second Place: The Union, El Camino College
• Third Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
• Honorable Mention: Roundup, Pierce College
• Honorable Mention: The Drumbeat, Tyler Junior College

Yearbook Pinnacles

Yearbook of the Year

• First Place: The Campanile, Rice University
• Second Place: The Royal Purple, Kansas State University/Collegian Media Group
• Third Place: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
• Honorable Mention: Ibis, University of Miami

Individual Pinnacle Award Winners

Advertising Pinnacles

Best Ad Campaign

• First Place: Reveille, Louisiana State University
• Second Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Third Place: Ibis, University of Miami
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina

Best Ad Supplement/Special Section

• First Place: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Second Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Third Place: Spring Living Guide, Louisiana State University
• Honorable Mention: Cherry Creative, Western Kentucky University
• Honorable Mention: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Best Display Ad

• First Place: Freshman Guide, Louisiana State University
• Second Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Third Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
• Honorable Mention: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University

Best House Ad

• First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Second Place: Kent State Student Media, Kent State University
• Third Place: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Honorable Mention: Orange Media Network, Oregon State University
• Honorable Mention: Viking Fusion, Berry College

Best Multimedia Campaign

• First Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
• Second Place: Reveille, Louisiana State University
• Third Place: EMERGE 2019, University of Guelph-Humber

Best Online Ad

• First Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
• Second Place: Mānoa Now, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa
• Third Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
• Honorable Mention: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Honorable Mention: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University

Best Rate Card/Media Kit

• First Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Second Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
• Third Place: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Honorable Mention: Boise State Student Media, Boise State University
• Honorable Mention: LSU Student Media, Louisiana State University

Best Social Media Strategy

• First Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
• Second Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Third Place: SJGC Social Media Team, Florida A&M University
• Honorable Mention: Black Squirrel Radio, Kent State University
• Honorable Mention: The News Record, University of Cincinnati

Broadcast Pinnacles

Best Television Newscast

• First Place: Al Dia: A Border Emergency, Cal State Fullerton
• Second Place: Mornings On The Hill, Syracuse University
• Third Place: Q30 Newscast, Quinnipiac University
• Honorable Mention: Hoosier News Source, Indiana University
• Honorable Mention: TV2 KSU, Kent State University

Best Podcast

• First Place: KBVR-FM, Oregon State University
• Second Place: Radio DePaul, DePaul University
• Third Place: Lindenlink, Lindenwood University
• Honorable Mention: Griffon News, Missouri Western State University
• Honorable Mention: KCPR-FM/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Best Radio Newscast

• First Place: KCPR-FM/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Second Place: WRST-FM, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
• Third Place: WZIS-FM, Indiana State University
• Honorable Mention: Bob Towey’s Newscast, Seton Hall University

Best Radio Promo/PSA

• First Place: KTSW 89.9, Texas State University
• Second Place: Campus Connect / One Mic, Kentucky State University
• Third Place: Bangor Historical Society – Great Fire of 1911, Husson University
• Honorable Mention: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, North Carolina State University
• Honorable Mention: WVYC-FM, York College of Pennsylvania

Best Radio Special Event Coverage

• First Place: WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University
• Second Place: Radio DePaul, DePaul University
• Third Place: Club Info Day – Fall ’18, Cerritos College

Best Radio Sportscast

• First Place: WANM’s Primetime Sports (Nov. 28), Florida A&M University
• Second Place: WRHU FM / WRHU.org Radio, Hofstra University
• Third Place: WZIS-FM, Indiana State University
• Honorable Mention: WMUL 88.1 FM, Marshall University

Best Radio Talk/Entertainment Program

• First Place: WANM’s Music Spotlight, Florida A&M University
• Second Place: New Jams Radio Hour, Cerritos College
• Third Place: Monday Metal Madness, Arkansas State University
• Honorable Mention: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery & Imagination: A Predicament, Husson University
• Honorable Mention: WVCW, Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Television Sportscast

• First Place: Sports Paws, Quinnipiac University
• Second Place: Hoosier Sports Nite, Indiana University
• Third Place: UTD TV, The University of Texas at Dallas

Best TV Entertainment Program

• First Place: Viking Fusion, Berry College
• Second Place: KNWT Student Television, Northwest Missouri State University
• Third Place: MNTV/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Honorable Mention: AppTV, Appalachian State University
• Honorable Mention: ROAR Studios, Loyola Marymount University

Best TV Promo/PSA

• First Place: Coyote News Espanol, University of South Dakota
• Second Place: Neo Network, Georgia State University
• Third Place: KBVR-TV, Oregon State University
• Honorable Mention: TV2 KSU, Kent State University
• Honorable Mention: What is Mass Comm at OCU?, Oklahoma City University

Best TV Special Event Coverage

• First Place: TV2 KSU, Kent State University
• Second Place: CentralNewsWatch, Central Washington University
• Third Place: Griffon Update, Missouri Western State University
• Honorable Mention: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Honorable Mention: The Bottom Line, University of California, Santa Barbara

Best Viral Video

• First Place: Vanderbilt Television, Vanderbilt University
• Second Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Third Place: MNTV/Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Honorable Mention: Viking Fusion, Berry College

Design Pinnacles (includes Best of Collegiate Design Pinnacles)

Best Editorial Illustration

• First Place: AMP, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Second Place: The Signal, Georgia State University
• Third Place: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Honorable Mention: Ibis, University of Miami
• Honorable Mention: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky

Best Advertisement

• First Place: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Second Place: Freshman Guide, Louisiana State University
• Third Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Honorable Mention: The Signal, Georgia State University
• Honorable Mention: The Standard, Missouri State University

Best Comic Strip

• First Place: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta
• Second Place: The Banner, California Baptist University
• Third Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Best Editorial Cartoon

• First Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
• Second Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
• Third Place: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta
• Honorable Mention: Setonian Student Magazine, Seton Hill University
• Honorable Mention: The Crimson White, University of Alabama

Best Infographic

• First Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Second Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
• Third Place: Ibis, University of Miami
• Honorable Mention: Mustang News/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Honorable Mention: The Signal, University of Houston-Clear Lake

Best Magazine Contents Page/Spread

• First Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Second Place: The Blackprint, American University
• Third Place: Baked, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Honorable Mention: Medley, Syracuse University

Best Magazine Cover

• First Place: Pursuit, California Baptist University
• Second Place: The Ke Alaka’i, BYU-Hawaii
• Third Place: Zipped, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: Medley, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: Miambiance Volume 29, Miami Dade College Kendall Campus

Best Magazine Entertainment Page/Spread

• First Place: EMERGE Print Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
• Second Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Third Place: KRNL, University of Kentucky

Best Magazine Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Second Place: El Espejo magazine, Texas A&M University-San Antonio
• Third Place: Medley, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: Baked, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: Focus Magazine, Baylor University

Best Magazine News Page/Spread

• First Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
• Third Place: Xpress Magazine, San Francisco State University
• Honorable Mention: Alice Magazine, University of Alabama
• Honorable Mention: Focus Magazine, Baylor University

Best Magazine Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: Manhappenin’ magazine, Kansas State University/Collegian Media Group
• Second Place: PULSE magazine, Central Washington University
• Third Place: Swinging Bridge Magazine, Messiah College

Best Newspaper Entertainment Page/Spread

• First Place: The Voice, Langara College
• Second Place: The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University

Best Newspaper Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: The Signal, Georgia State University
• Second Place: Griffon News, Missouri Western State University
• Third Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
• Honorable Mention: el Don, Santa Ana College
• Honorable Mention: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago

Best Newspaper Front Page

• First Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Second Place: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Third Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin
• Honorable Mention: The Reveille, Louisiana State University

Best Newspaper Nameplate

• First Place: The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Second Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
• Third Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
• Honorable Mention: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Honorable Mention: The Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University

Best Newspaper News Page/Spread

• First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Second Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Third Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
• Honorable Mention: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Honorable Mention: The Banner, California Baptist University

Best Newspaper Opinion Page/Spread

• First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Second Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Third Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University

Best Newspaper Photo Page/Spread

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: The Banner, California Baptist University
• Third Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
• Honorable Mention: Mustang News/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Best Newspaper Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
• Second Place: Mustang News/Mustang Media Group,      Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Third Place: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University
• Honorable Mention: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Online Infographic

• First Place: Talisman, Western Kentucky University
• Second Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Third Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Honorable Mention: TCU360.com, Texas Christian University
• Honorable Mention: The Signal, University of Houston-Clear Lake

Best Online Main Page

• First Place: NEHA, Syracuse University
• Second Place: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
• Third Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
• Honorable Mention: Mustang News/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Honorable Mention: Nubian Message, North Carolina State University

Best Social Media Main Page

• First Place: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
• Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
• Third Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: Emerge TO, University of Guelph-Humber
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina

Best Special Section Cover

• First Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
• Second Place: Mustang News/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Third Place: The Daily Beacon, The University of Tennessee Knoxville
• Honorable Mention: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Honorable Mention: Spring Living Guide, Louisiana State University

Best Yearbook Cover

• First Place: The Campanile, Rice University
• Second Place: The Royal Purple, Kansas State University/Collegian Media Group
• Third Place: Michiganensian, University of Michigan
• Honorable Mention: Aggieland, Texas A&M University
• Honorable Mention: Tower, Loyola Marymount University

Best Yearbook Division Page/Spread

• First Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
• Second Place: Kentucky Kernel Year in Photos, University of Kentucky
• Third Place: Angelos, California Baptist University
• Honorable Mention: The Campanile, Rice University
• Honorable Mention: The Griffon, Missouri Western State University

Best Yearbook Entertainment Page/Spread

• First Place: The Royal Purple, Kansas State University/Collegian Media Group
• Second Place: Angelos, California Baptist University
• Third Place: Arbutus, Indiana University
• Honorable Mention: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University

Best Yearbook Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
• Second Place: The Campanile, Rice University
• Third Place: Arbutus, Indiana University

Best Yearbook News Page/Spread

• First Place: Ibis, University of Miami
• Second Place: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
• Third Place: Phi Psi Cli, Elon University
• Honorable Mention: Angelos, California Baptist University
• Honorable Mention: The Campanile, Rice University

Best Yearbook Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University
• Second Place: The Royal Purple, Kansas State University/Collegian Media Group
• Third Place: Angelos, California Baptist University

Online Pinnacles

Best Multimedia Breaking News Story

• First Place: The Daily Beacon, The University of Tennessee Knoxville
• Second Place: “Hofstra Votes Live”, Hofstra University
• Third Place: 14 East, DePaul University

Best Audio Slideshow

• First Place: Campus Carrier, Berry College
• Second Place: Viking Fusion, Berry College
• Third Place: District, Savannah College of Art and Design

Best Breaking News Coverage

• First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Second Place: KentWired.com, Kent State University
• Third Place: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Honorable Mention: The Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University
• Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington

Best Multimedia Feature Story

• First Place: The Eagle, American University
• Second Place: Mustang News/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Honorable Mention: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Honorable Mention: The Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University

Best Podcast

• First Place: Urban Plains, Drake University
• Second Place: District, Savannah College of Art and Design
• Third Place: The Eagle, American University
• Honorable Mention: 14 East, DePaul University
• Honorable Mention: AWOL Magazine, American University

Best Social Media Presence

• First Place: Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
• Second Place: The Oak Leaf News, Santa Rosa Junior College
• Third Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina

Best Viral Video

• First Place: The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Second Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Third Place: The Blackprint, American University
• Honorable Mention: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Honorable Mention: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University

Photo Pinnacles 

Best Breaking News Photo

• First Place: Sentry Media, Robert Morris University
• Second Place: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa
• Third Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
• Honorable Mention: Daily 49er, California State University, Long Beach
• Honorable Mention: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College

Best Feature Photo

• First Place: The Yard, College of Charleston
• Second Place: The Chimes, Biola University
• Third Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Honorable Mention: EMERGE, University of Guelph-Humber
• Honorable Mention: Stephens Life, Stephens College

Best General News Photo

• First Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Second Place: The Crimson White, University of Alabama
• Third Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Honorable Mention: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Honorable Mention: The DePaulia, DePaul University

Best Photo Illustration

• First Place: Pursuit, California Baptist University
• Second Place: The Northerner, Northern Kentucky University
• Third Place: Arbutus, Indiana University
• Honorable Mention: The All State, Austin Peay State University
• Honorable Mention: Wingspan, Laramie County Community College

Best Photo Package

• First Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Second Place: PULSE magazine, Central Washington University
• Third Place: The Voice, Langara College
• Honorable Mention: The Bottom Line, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Honorable Mention: The Royal Purple, Kansas State University/Collegian Media Group

Best Portrait

• First Place: The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: KRNL, University of Kentucky
• Honorable Mention: Pursuit, California Baptist University
• Honorable Mention: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta

Best Sports Feature Photo

• First Place: Talisman, Western Kentucky University
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: The Volante, University of South Dakota
• Honorable Mention: The Battalion, Texas A&M University

Best Sports News Photo

• First Place: Technician, North Carolina State University
• Second Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Third Place: Northern Review, Ohio Northern University
• Honorable Mention: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University

Sports Pinnacles 

Best Online Sports Section

• First Place: Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
• Second Place: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Third Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Honorable Mention: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University
• Honorable Mention: The Reflector, University of Indianapolis

Best Sports Columnist

• First Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
• Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Honorable Mention: The DePaulia, DePaul University
• Honorable Mention: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University

Best Sports Feature

• First Place: The Hawk, Saint Joseph’s University
• Second Place: Urban Plains, Drake University
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Honorable Mention: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Aztec, San Diego State University

Best Sports Game Story

• First Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Second Place: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University
• Third Place: KentWired.com, Kent State University
• Honorable Mention: Correira, Scafariello turn up as Quinnipiac sweeps Rider, Quinnipiac University

Best Sports Investigative Story

• First Place: Urban Plains, Drake University
• Second Place: Spartan Daily, San Jose State University
• Third Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Honorable Mention: The Arapahoe Pinnacle, Arapahoe Community College

Best Sports Multimedia Story

• First Place: Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
• Second Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Third Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
• Honorable Mention: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan

Best Sports Section

• First Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Second Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Third Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: Mustang News/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Honorable Mention: The Signal, Georgia State University

Writing Pinnacles

Best Arts and Entertainment Story

• First Place: Niner Times, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Second Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
• Third Place: The Sun, Southwestern College
• Honorable Mention: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: The Sunflower, Wichita State University

Best Breaking News Story

• First Place: The Spectrum, University at Buffalo
• Second Place: Foghorn News, Del Mar College
• Third Place: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans

Best Column

• First Place: The Threefold Advocate, John Brown University
• Second Place: The Empire State Tribune, The Kings College
• Third Place: The Beacon, University of Portland
• Honorable Mention: The Miami Hurricane, The Miami Hurricane
• Honorable Mention: Xpress Magazine, San Francisco State University

Best Editorial

• First Place: The Washtenaw Voice, Washtenaw Community College
• Second Place: The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Third Place: The Daily Barometer, Oregon State University
• Honorable Mention: Jerk, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington

Best Feature Story

• First Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
• Second Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Third Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
• Honorable Mention: Mustang News/Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Honorable Mention: The DePaulia, DePaul University

Best General News Story

• First Place: The Temple News, Temple University
• Second Place: Garnet & Black, University of South Carolina
• Third Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University
• Honorable Mention: The Sunflower, Wichita State University

Best Investigative Story

• First Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
• Second Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Third Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Honorable Mention: The College Hill Independent, Brown University

Best News Package

• First Place: Reports from the Border, Cal State Fullerton
• Second Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Third Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Honorable Mention: EMERGE 2019 Print and Web Magazines, University of Guelph-Humber
• Honorable Mention: The Hawk, Saint Joseph’s University

Best Profile

• First Place: The Sun, Southwestern College
• Second Place: The Beacon, University of Portland
• Third Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College

Best Special Section – Four Pages or Less

• First Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Second Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Third Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
• Honorable Mention: Richland Chronicle, Richland College

Best Special Section – More than Four Pages

• First Place: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Second Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Third Place: Manitou Messenger, St. Olaf College
• Honorable Mention: Relationships, St. Edward’s University
• Honorable Mention: The Et Cetera – Eastfield Experience, Eastfield College