Congratulations to all the winners of the 2020-2021 Pinnacle Awards. See the results below!  

The Pinnacles Award presentation can be viewed here.

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Organizational Winners 

Best College Media Outlet

Four-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year 

• First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University 
• Second Place: The Brown and White, Lehigh University 
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA 

• Honorable Mention: Marquette Wire, Marquette University 
• Honorable Mention: Pepperdine Graphic Media, Pepperdine University 

New! Best Diversity Coverage of the Year 

• First Place: OU Daily, University of Oklahoma 
• Second Place: Our America, California State University, Fullerton 

• Third Place: Kentucky State Student Media Newsroom, Kentucky State University 
• Honorable Mention: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University 
• Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Austin 

Two-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year 

• First Place: City Time Media, San Diego City College 
• Second Place: The Union, El Camino College 

Broadcast 

Two-Year Radio Station of the Year   

• First Place: KDUX WebRadio, Richland College 
• Second Place: The DrumBeat, Tyler Junior College  

Four-Year Radio Station of the Year   

• First Place: Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM, Michigan State University  
• Second Place: The WOLF Internet Radio, University of West Georgia 
• Third Place: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, North Carolina State University 
• Honorable Mention: WICB, Ithaca College 
• Honorable Mention: Radio UTD, The University of Texas in Dallas  

Four-Year TV Station of the Year   

• First Place: Ithaca College Television, Ithaca College 
• Second Place: Elon Local News, Elon University 

• Third Place: UTD TV, University of Texas in Dallas 
• Honorable Mention: Breeze TV, James Madison University 
• Honorable Mention: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University  

Two-Year TV Station of the Year   

• First Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College  

• Second Place: The DrumBeat, Tyler Junior College  
• Third Place: CTTV Newscene, San Diego City College  
• Honorable Mention: ChronicleTV, Richland College  

Online 

Four-Year Website of the Year 

• First Place: Rethink Criminal Justice, Cabrini University 
• Second Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky 
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA 
• Honorable Mention: Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Temple University 
• Honorable Mention: Emerge Magazine Multimedia Flux Project, University of Guelph-Humber 

Two-Year Website of the Year 

• First Place: City Times Media, San Diego City College 
• Second Place:  Crusader News, Seward County Community College 
• Third Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College

Magazine 

Four-Year Feature Magazine of the Year   

• First Place: Tusk Magazine, California State University, Fullerton  
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami  
• Third Place: Pursuit, California Baptist University  
• Honorable Mention: SHEI Magazine, University of Michigan  

Two-Year Feature Magazine of the Year  

• First Place: The Current, Amarillo College  
• Second Place: El Sol, Southwestern College  
• Third Place: Warrior Life, El Camino College  
• Honorable Mention: The Bull, Los Angeles Pierce College  
• Honorable Mention: The Sentinel, North Idaho College  

Four-Year Literary Magazine of the Year  

• First Place: Apricity Magazine, The University of Texas at Austin  
• Second Place: Jet Fuel Review, Lewis University  
• Third Place: The Vanderbilt Review, Vanderbilt University  
• Honorable Mention: Underground, Georgia State University  

Two-Year Literary Magazine of the Year  

• First Place: Urbana Literary and Arts, Miami Dade College/ Eduardo J. Padron Campus  
• Second Place: MIAMBIANCE VOL.31, Miami Dade College Kendall Campus  
• Third Place: The Wright Side, Wilbur Wright College  
• Honorable Mention: Amaranth, Anne Arundel Community College  

Newspaper 

Four-Year Daily Newspaper of the Year 

• First Place: Spartan Daily, San Jose State University 
• Second Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina 

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

• First Place: The Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas 
• Second Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
• Third Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University 
• Honorable Mention: Castleton Spartan, Castleton University 
• Honorable Mention: The Temple News, Temple University 

Four-Year Weekly Newspaper of the Year 

• First Place: The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin 
• Second Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University 
• Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University 

• Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington 
• Honorable Mention: The Signal, Georgia State University 

Two-Year Newspaper of the Year 

• First Place: The Voice, Langara College 
• Second Place: Collegian, Los Angeles City College 

• Third Place: The Valley Star, Los Angeles Valley College 
• Honorable Mention: Richland Chronicle, Richland College 
• Honorable Mention: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College 

Yearbook 

Yearbook of the Year 

• First Place: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University 
• Second Place: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University 
• Third Place: The Campanile, Rice University 

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 Individual Winners 

Advertising 

Best Ad Campaign  

• First Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Second Place: Emerge Magazine and related media projects 2021, University of Guelph-Hunter  
• Third Place: Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State  

Best Ad Supplement/Special Section  

• First Place: Poly Picks, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Fullerton  
• Second Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indian University 
• Third Place: Ram Life, Colorado State University  

• Honorable Mention: Graduation Edition of the Daily News, Ball State University  
• Honorable Mention: Daily Titan, California State University   

Best Display Ad   

• First Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo  
• Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University  

Best House Ad  

• First Place: Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton  
• Second Place: The Collegian, Kansas State University  
• Third Place: Square 95, SCAD Savannah  

• Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University  
• Honorable Mention: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago  

Best Online Ad   

• First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University  
• Second Place: Manoa Now, University of Hawaii Manoa  

• Third Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas Arlington  
• Honorable Mention: Impact 89FM | WBDM-FM, Michigan State University  
• Honorable Mention: Northwest Missourian, Norwest Missouri State University  

Best Rate Card/Media Kit   

• First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University  

• Second Place: Collegian Media Group Spring 2021 Rate Card Kit, Kansas State University  
• Third Place: Boise State Student Media, Boise State University  
• Honorable Mention: Mustang News, Cal Poly Luis Obispo  
• Honorable Mention: Garnet Media Group, University of South Carolina  

Best Social Media Strategy  

• First Place: Urbana Literary and Arts, Miami Dade College/ Eduardo J. Padron Campus  
• Second Place: Emerge Marketing Makeover Challenge, University of Guelph-Humber  
• Third Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Honorable Mention: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University  
• Honorable Mention: The 61% Project, Syracuse University  

Broadcast 

Best Audio Newscast   

• First Place: SGTV, University of South Carolina   
• Second Place: 91.1 The Globe, Goshen College  
• Third Place: WUSC, University of South Carolina  

• Honorable Mention: KCPR/Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo  
• Honorable Mention: Arrow on the Air, Southeast Missouri State University  

Best Audio Promo/PSA  

• First Place: UTA Radio, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Second Place: University Police, PSA, Arkansas State University  
• Third Place: WMUL Million Bucks, Marshall University  

Best Audio Special Event Coverage   

• First Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University  
• Second Place: 91.1 The Globe, Goshen College  
• Third Place: Coronavirus Spread Continues in Oklahoma As Political Will For Mask Mandates Is Lacking, University of Oklahoma  

• Honorable Mention: Fountain Ceremony, Marshall University  
• Honorable Mention: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University  

Best Audio Sportscast   

• First Place: 91.1 The Globe, Goshen College  
• Second Place: Abi Hugh Freshman of the Year, Marshall University  
• Third Place: Impact 89FM| WDBM-FM, Michigan State University  

Best Audio Talk/Entertainment Program   

• First Place: Radio UTD, The University of Texas at Dallas  
• Second Place: WRAS/Album 88, Georgia State University  
• Third Place: WUSC, University of South Carolina  

• Honorable Mention: Viking Fusion, Berry College  
• Honorable Mention: KBVR-FM, “Aux Cord with DJ Nasty Nate”, Oregon State University  

Best Video Entertainment Program   

• First Place: Al Dia, California State University, Fullerton  
• Second Place: SGTV, University of South Carolina  

• Third Place: CBU TV, California Baptist University  
• Honorable Mention: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, North Carolina State University  
• Honorable Mention: Vanderbilt Video Production, Vanderbilt University  

Best Video Newscast   

• First Place: 100 Years of Broadcast, Middle Tennessee State University  

• Second Place: SGTV, University of South Carolina  
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University  
• Honorable Mention: The Andersonian, Anderson University  
• Honorable Mention: Arrow-From the Newsroom, Southeast Missouri State University  

Best Video Promo/PSA  

• First Place: Manoa Now, University of Hawaii Manoa  
• Second Place: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, North Carolina State University  
• Third Place: The Bell Ringer, Augusta University  
• Honorable Mention: MTN Sports “We’re a bit Competitive”, Middle Tennessee State University  
• Honorable Mention: Too Young to Wed, University of Oklahoma  

Best Video Special Event Coverage   

• First Place: SGTV, University of South Carolina  
• Second Place: Central News Watch, Central Washington University  
• Third Place: TUTV-Temple University Television: OwlSports Update, Temple University  
• Honorable Mention: Western Herald, Western Michigan State University  

Best Video Sportscast   

• First Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University  
• Second Place: TUTV-Temple University Television: OwlSports Update, Temple University  
• Third Place: The Andersonian, Anderson University  
• Honorable Mention: CBU TV, California Baptiste University  
• Honorable Mention: The Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University  

Design 

Best Editorial Illustration   

• First Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College  
• Second Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University  

• Third Place: The ET Cetera, Eastfield College  
• Honorable Mention: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans  
• Honorable Mention: DAMchic “Puppets for Sale, Oregon State University  

Best Advertisement   

• First Place: Square95, SCAD Savannah 

• Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Third Place: Garnet & Black, University of South Carolina  

Best Comic Strip   

• First Place: Student Proved, Oregon State University  
• Second Place: F NewsMagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago  

• Third Place: The Pendulum, Elon University  
• Honorable Mention: The Banner, California Baptist University  
• Honorable Mention: Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton  

Best Editorial Cartoon   

• First Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University  

• Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Third Place: The Vermont Cynic, University of Vermont  
• Honorable Mention: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University  
• Honorable Mention: F NewsMagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago  

Best Infographic   

• First Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Second Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago  
• Third Place: Angelos, California Baptist University  
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA  

Best Magazine Contents Page/Spread   

• First Place: SALT, Syracuse University  
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA  
• Third Place: EST Magazine, The King’s College  
• Honorable Mention: Manhappenin’ Magazine, Kansas State University  
• Honorable Mention: Alice, University of Alabama  

Best Magazine Cover   

• First Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta  
• Second Place: Urbana Literary & Arts, Miami Dade College/ Eduardo J. Padron Campus  
• Third Place: Beaver’s Digest, “The American Dream”, Oregon State University  
• Honorable Mention: Ball Bearings Magazine, Ball State University 
• Honorable Mention: Nineteen Fifty-Six, University of Alabama  

Best Magazine Entertainment Page/Spread   

• First Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta  

• Second Place: NewsMagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago  
• Third Place: Pursuit, California Baptist University  
• Honorable Mention: Drake Magazine, Drake University  
• Honorable Mention: Minero Magazine, The University of Texas at EL Paso  

Best Magazine Feature Page/Spread   

• First Place: Manhappenin Magazine, Kansas State University  
• Second Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta  
• Third Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami  

Best Magazine News Page/Spread    

• First Place: SALT, Syracuse  
• Second Place: Collegian Times, Los Angeles City College  
• Third Place: Pursuit, California Baptist University 

• Honorable Mention: Alice, University of Alabama  
• Honorable Mention: Garnet & Black, University of South Carolina  

Best Magazine Sports Page/Spread   

• First Place: El Sol, Southwestern College  
• Second Place: Manhappenin’ Magazine, Kansas State University  
• Third Place: Ke’ Alaka’i, BYU-Hawaii  

Best Newspaper Entertainment Page/Spread   

• First Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University 
• Second Place: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University  
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA  
• Honorable Mention: The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  
• Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  

Best Newspaper Feature Page/Spread   

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA  
• Second Place: The Observer, Central Washington University  

• Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University  
• Honorable Mention: Pendulum, Elon University  
• Honorable Mention: Eagle Eye, Tennessee Tech University  

Best Newspaper Front Page   

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

• Third Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University 
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin  
• Honorable Mention: The Vermont Cynic, University of Vermont  

Best Newspaper Nameplate   

• First Place: The Graphic, Pepperdine University  
• Second Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University   
• Third Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College  
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA  
• Honorable Mention: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans  

Best Newspaper News Page/Spread  

• First Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo  
• Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Third Place: Collegian, Los Angeles City College  

Best Newspaper Opinion Page/Spread   

• First Place: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans  
• Second Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
• Third Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University  
• Honorable Mention: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University  

Best Newspaper Photo Page/Spread  

• First Place: Pendulum, Elon University  
• Second Place: Rocky Mountain Collegiate, Colorado State University  
• Third Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Honorable Mention: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University 
• Honorable Mention: The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  

Best Newspaper Sports Page/Spread   

• First Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan  
• Second Place: The Equinox, Keene State College  
• Third Place: Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University 
• Honorable Mention: The Pendulum, Elon University  

Best Online Infographic   

• First Place: The Reflector, University of Indianapolis  
• Second Place: The University Star, Texas State University  
• Third Place: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University  

Best Online Main Page  

• First Place: The 61% Project, Syracuse University  
• Second Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University  
• Third Place: Emerge FLUX Multimedia Project, University of Guelph-Humber  

Best Social Media Main Page   

• First Place: District, SCAD Savannah 
• Second Place: The Reflector, University of Indianapolis  
• Third Place: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University  
• Honorable Mention: Tower, Northwest Missouri State University 
• Honorable Mention: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago  

Best Special Section Cover   

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

Best Yearbook Cover   

• First Place: The Campanile, Rice University  
• Second Place: Royal Purple, Kansas State University  
• Third Place: Angelos, California Baptist University  
• Honorable Mention: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University  
• Honorable Mention: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University  

Best Yearbook Division Page/Spread   

• First Place: Angelos, California Baptist University  
• Second Place: Royal Purple, Kansas State University  

• Third Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami  
• Honorable Mention: The Griffon, Missouri Western State University  
• Honorable Mention: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University  

Best Yearbook Entertainment Page/Spread   

• First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami  
• Second Place: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University  

• Third Place: The Michiganensian, University of Michigan  
• Honorable Mention: Aggieland, Texas A&M University 
• Honorable Mention: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University  

Best Yearbook Feature Page/Spread   

• First Place: Royal Purple, Kansas State University  
• Second Place: Tower, Northwest Missouri State University 
• Third Place: The Campanile, Rice University  
• Honorable Mention: Angelos, California Baptist University  
• Honorable Mention: The Michiganensian, University of Michigan  

Best Yearbook News Page/Spread   

• First Place: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University  
• Second Place: Angelos, California Baptist University  
• Third Place: The Michiganensian, University of Michigan 

Best Yearbook Sports Page/Spread   

• First Place: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University  
• Second Place: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University  
• Third Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami  
• Honorable Mention: Royal Purple, Kansas State University  
• Honorable Mention: Tower, Northwest Missouri State University 

Online 

Best Audio Slideshow  

• First Place: Viking Fusion, Berry College  
• Second Place: The Voice, Langara College  
• Third Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University  

Best Breaking News Coverage   

• First Place: The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin  
• Second Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University  
• Third Place: The Beacon, University of Portland  
• Honorable Mention: NYCity News Service, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY  
• Honorable Mention: The University Star, Texas State University  

Best Multimedia Breaking News Story  

• First Place: The University Star, Texas State University  
• Second Place: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University  
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University  
• Honorable Mention: The Orion, California State University, Chico  
• Honorable Mention: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas 

Best Multimedia Feature Story   

• First Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University 
• Second Place: Elon News Network, Elon University  
• Third Place: The Eagle, American University  

Best Podcast   

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
• Second Place: Rowan Radio Draft Special, Rowan University   

• Third Place: In the Loop with SGTV News 4, University of South Carolina  
• Honorable Mention: Kokopelli, New Mexico State University  
• Honorable Mention: The Future Accords, University of Hawaii  

Best Social Media Presence   

• First Place: Urbana Literary & Arts, Miami Dade College/ Eduardo J. Padron Campus  
• Second Place: The Graphic, Pepperdine University  

• Third Place: The WOLF Sports Instagram, University of West Georgia  
• Honorable Mention: el Don, Santa Ana College  
• Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  

Best Viral Video   

• First Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College  
• Second Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University  

• Third Place: SGTV, University of South Carolina  
• Honorable Mention: The Union, El Camino College  
• Honorable Mention: The Equinox, Keene State College  

Best Campus Engagement   

• First Place: University Times, California State University, Los Angeles  

• Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Third Place: Garnet Media Group, University of South Carolina  

Photo 

 Best Breaking News Photo 

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA 
• Second Place: Corsair, Santa Monica College 

• Third Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania 
• Honorable Mention: SALT, Syracuse University 
• Honorable Mention: The Collegian, Tarrant County College 

 Best Feature Photo 

• First Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky 
• Second Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University 
• Third Place: Flow Magazine, University of North Alabama 

 Best General News Photo 

• First Place: Ka Leo o Hawaii, University of Hawaii Manoa 

• Second Place: Pursuit, California Baptist University 
• Third Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College 
• Honorable Mention: Ke Alaka’i, BYU-Hawaii 
• Honorable Mention: Kent Stater/KentWired, Kent State University 

 Best Photo Illustration 

• First Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University 
• Second Place: Pursuit, California Baptist University 
• Third Place: The Sun, Southwestern College 
• Honorable Mention: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago 
• Honorable Mention: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans 

 Best Photo Package 

• First Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 
• Second Place: The Beacon, University of Portland 
• Third Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University 
• Honorable Mention: Crusader News, Seward County Community College 
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania 

 Best Portrait 

• First Place: el Don, Santa Ana College 
• Second Place: Angelos, California Baptist University 
• Third Place: Ke Alaka’i, BYU-Hawaii 
• Honorable Mention: Edda, Augustana University 

 Best Sports Feature Photo 

• First Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania 
• Second Place: SALT, Syracuse University 

• Third Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky 
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA 
• Honorable Mention: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University 

 Best Sports News Photo 

• First Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania 
• Second Place: The Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi 
• Third Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 
• Honorable Mention: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University 
• Honorable Mention: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University 

Sports 

Best Sports Columnist 

• First Place: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University 
• Second Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University 
• Third Place: Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University 
• Honorable Mention: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University 
• Honorable Mention: The DePaulia, DePaul University 

 Best Sports Feature 

• First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University 
• Second Place: The Butler Collegian, Butler University 

 Best Sports Game Story 

• First Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University 
• Second Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University 

• Third Place: The Miami Hurricane, The Miami Hurricane 
• Honorable Mention: the Graphic, Pepperdine University 
• Honorable Mention: Quinnipiac Women’s Basketball Sweeps Fairfield, Move Into Second Place, Quinnipiac University 

 Best Sports Investigative Story 

• First Place: Marquette Tribune, Marquette University 
• Second Place: The Arbiter, Boise State University 
• Third Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan 
• Honorable Mention: The Reveille, Louisiana State University 
• Honorable Mention: the Graphic, Pepperdine University 

 Best Sports Multimedia Story 

• First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University 
• Second Place: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University 
• Third Place: Lightning Strikes 25 Times, Middle Tennessee State University 
• Honorable Mention: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University 

 Best Sports Section 

• First Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University 
• Second Place: The Pendulum, Elon University 
• Third Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University 
• Honorable Mention: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University 
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA 

Best Online Sports Section  

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA 
• Second Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University 
• Third Place: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University 

Writing 

 Best Arts and Entertainment Story    

• First Place: Jerk, Syracuse University  
• Second Place: The Beacon, University of Portland  
• Third Place: Urban Plains, Drake University  
• Honorable Mention: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago 
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA  

 Best Breaking News Story   

• First Place: The Crimson White, University of Alabama  
• Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington  
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA  
• Honorable Mention: The Pioneer, CSU East Bay  
• Honorable Mention: The Battalion, Texas A&M University 

 Best Column   

• First Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina  
• Second Place: The Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University  
• Third Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University  

 Best Editorial    

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA  
• Second Place: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University  
• Third Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University  

• Honorable Mention: The Roar, Piedmont University  
• Honorable Mention: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University  

 Best General News Story   

• First Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University 
• Second Place: The Miami Hurricane, The Miami Hurricane  
• Third Place: The Sun, Southwestern College   

• Honorable Mention: NYCity News Service, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY  
• Honorable Mention: The University Star, Texas State University 

 Best Feature Story   

• First Place: The Beacon, University of Portland  
• Second Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University  
• Third Place: The Eagle, American University  
• Honorable Mention: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University  

 Best Investigative Story   

• First Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan  
• Second Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University  
• Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University  

 Best News Package   

• First Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University  
• Second Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University  
• Third Place: The Reveille, Louisiana State University  

Best Profile   

• First Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University  
• Second Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University  

• Third Place: The Sun, Southwestern College  
• Honorable Mention: NYCity News Service, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY  

Best Special Section: Four Pages or Less   

• First Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College  
• Second Place: The Echo, California Lutheran University  
• Third Place: The Sun, Southwestern College  

Best Special Section: More than Four Pages   

• First Place: the Graphic, Pepperdine University  
• Second Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago  
• Third Place: Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University