The results are in. Our first batch of winners are:
FEATURE WRITING 1A
1st Place: Victor R. Martinez, El Paso Inc.
2nd Place: Kim Smith, Odessa American
3rd Place: Amaris Richardson, El Paso Inc.
FEATURE WRITING 2A
1st Place: Rhiannon Saegert, Waco Tribune-Herald
2nd Place: Zach Davis, Laredo Morning Times
3rd Place: Mike Copeland, Waco Tribune-Herald
FEATURE WRITING 3A
1st Place: Alexa Ura, Texas Tribune
2nd Place: James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Ryan Autullo, Austin American-Statesman
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY 1A
1st Place: Eli Hartman, Odessa American
2nd Place: Cosima Rangel, El Paso Inc.
3rd Place: Josh Edwards, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Honorable Mention: Eli Hartman, Odessa American
Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY 2A
1st Place: Jason Fochtman, Conroe Courier
2nd Place: Denise Cathey, Brownsville Herald
3rd Place: Delcia Lopez, The McAllen Monitor
Honorable Mention: Angela Piazza, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY 3A
1st Place: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Smiley N. Pool , Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Shelby Tauber, Texas Tribune
Honorable Mention: Sara Diggins, Austin American-Statesman
GENERAL COLUMN WRITING 1A
1st Place: Jess Huff, Lufkin Daily News
2nd Place: Gary Stallard, Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Josh Edwards, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Honorable Mention: David Money, Paris News
GENERAL COLUMN WRITING 2A
1st Place: Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, San Antonio Report
2nd Place: Keith Kohn, Victoria Advocate
3rd Place: Leonard Woolsey, Galveston County Daily News
Honorable Mention: Allison Ehrlich, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
GENERAL COLUMN WRITING 3A
1st Place: Cary Clack, San Antonio Express-News
2nd Place: Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman
Honorable Mention: Sharon Grigsby, Dallas Morning News
INFOGRAPHICS 1A
1st Place: Lance Kingrey, Lufkin Daily News
2nd Place: Brooke Gianopulos, The Daily Skiff, TCU
3rd Place: Micah Pearce, The Daily Skiff, TCU
Honorable Mention: Lance Kingrey, Lufkin Daily News
INFOGRAPHICS 2A
1st Place: Valerie Gonzalez, The McAllen Monitor
2nd Place: Emily D’Gyves, The McAllen Monitor
3rd Place: Alyssa Castillo, Killeen Daily Herald
INFOGRAPHICS 3A
1st Place: San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Yuriko Schumacher, Texas Tribune
3rd Place: San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Carla Astudillo, Caroline Covington, Eric Lau Texas Tribune
EDITORIAL WRITING 1A
1st Place: Josh Edwards, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Stacy Faison, Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Greg Jaklewicz, Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention: Staff, Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
EDITORIAL WRITING 2A
1st Place: Randy Ferguson, Longview News-Journal
2nd Place: Keith Kohn, The Victoria Advocate
3rd Place: Carlos Rodriguez, Brownsville Herald
EDITORIAL WRITING 3A
1st Place: Cary Clack, San Antonio, Express-News
2nd Place: Staff, Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Josh Brodesky, San Antonio, Express-News
VIDEO 1A
1st Place: Tristen Smith, The Daily Skiff, TCU
2nd Place: Mark Fleming, Baytown Sun
3rd Place: Micah Pearce, The Daily Skiff, TCU
VIDEO 2A
1st Place: Lauren Villagran, Omar Ornelas, El Paso Times
2nd Place: Lucas Boland, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3rd Place: Nick Wagner, San Antonio Report
VIDEO 3A
1st Place: Lola Gomez, Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Lola Gomez, Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Briana Sanchez, Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman
Uriel J. Garcia, Jinitzail Hernandez, Texas Tribune
COMMENT AND CRITICISM 1A
1st Place: Josh Edwards, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Brie Bradford, Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Steve Showalter, Baytown Sun
COMMENT AND CRITICISM 2A
1st Place: Samuel Gaytan, El Paso Times
2nd Place: Dustin Chase, Galveston County Daily News
3rd Place: Carl Hoover, Waco Tribune-Herald
COMMENT AND CRITICISM 3A
1st Place: Bao Ong, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman
Honorable Mention: Mark Lamster, Dallas Morning News
SPORTS COLUMN WRITING 1A
1st Place: Josh Havard, Lufkin Daily News
2nd Place: Hunter Hewell, Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
3rd Place: Dave Rogers, Baytown Sun
SPORTS COLUMN WRITING 2A
1st Place: Garrett Kroeger, Laredo Morning Times
2nd Place: Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
3rd Place: Brice Cherry, Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention: Jonathan Hull, Wichita Falls Times Record News
SPORTS COLUMN WRITING 3A
1st Place: Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News
2nd Place: Jerome Solomon, Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Brian T Smith, Houston Chronicle
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY 1A
1st Place: Tom Holden, Kerrville Daily Times
2nd Place: Chris Cody, Baytown Sun
3rd Place Eli Hartman, Odessa American
Honorable Mention: Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
Bobby Joe Smith, Odessa American
Nathan Wicker, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY 2A
1st Place: Angela Piazza, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
2nd Place: Stuart Villanueva, Galveston County Daily News
3rd Place: Annie Rice, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Honorable Mention: Les Hassell, Longview News-Journal
Jennifer Reynolds, Galveston County Daily News
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY 3A
1st Place: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Madeleine Cook, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Marie D. DeJesus, Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Sara Diggins, Austin American-Statesman
SPORTS FEATURE 1A
1st Place: Juan Betancourt, Denton Record-Chronicle
2nd Place: Nolan Alexander, Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
3rd Place: Nathan Hague, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Honorable Mention: Micah Pearce, The Daily Skiff, TCU
SPORTS FEATURE 2A
1st Place: Ken Rodriguez, San Antonio Report
2nd Place: Zach Davis, Jason Mack, Garrett Kroeger, Laredo Morning Times
3rd Place: James LaCombe, Galveston County Daily News
Honorable Mention: Nathan Giese, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
SPORTS FEATURE 3A
1st Place: Brooks Kubena, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Brian Gosset, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Danielle Lerner, Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: David Hinojosa San Antonio Express-News
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY 1A
1st Place: Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
2nd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
3rd Place: Eli Hartman, Odessa American
Honorable Mention: Josh Edwards, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY 2A
1st Place: Omar Ornelas, El Paso Times
2nd Place: Corrie Boudreaux, El Paso Matters
3rd Place: Corrie Boudreaux, El Paso Matters
Honorable Mention: Lucas Boland, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY 3A
1st Place: Sam Owens, San Antonio Express-News
2nd Place: Sara Diggins, Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Madeleine Cook, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Honorable Mention: Eli Hartman, Texas Tribune
DEADLINE WRITING 1A
1st Place: Laura Dennis, Odessa American
2nd Place: Christian McPhate, Denton Record-Chronicle
3rd Place: Jess Huff, Lufkin Daily News
DEADLINE WRITING 2A
1st Place: Molly Smith, El Paso Matters
2nd Place (tie): Jo Lee Ferguson, Longview News-Journal
Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times
3rd Place: Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report
Honorable Mention: Catherine Dominguez, Conroe Courier
Martha Pskowski, El Paso Times
HEADLINE WRITING 1A
1st Place: Stacy Faison, Lufkin Daily News
2nd Place: Mark Fleming, Baytown Sun
3rd Place: Jeff Pownall, Lufkin Daily News
Honorable Mention: Josh Edwards, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
David Money, Paris News
Greg Jaklewicz, Abilene Reporter-News
HEADLINE WRITING 2A
1st Place: Randy Ferguson, Longview News-Journal
2nd Place: Michael Morris, Clute, The Facts
3rd Place: Randy Ray, Temple Daily Telegram
Honorable Mention: Brice Cherry, Waco Tribune-Herald
HEADLINE WRITING 3A
1st Place: Jeff Criesi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
2nd Place: Greg Anglin, San Antonio, Express-News
3rd Place: Sandra Guerra-Cline, Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Autumn Pattison, Dallas Morning News
PHOTOJOURNALISM 1A
1st Place: Jacob Ford, Odessa American
2nd Place: Cosima Rangel, El Paso Inc.
3rd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention: Felicia Frazar, Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
PHOTOJOURNALISM 2A
1st Place: Joel Martinez, The McAllen Monitor
2nd Place: Kit MacAvoy, Victoria Advocate
3rd Place: Omar Ornelas, El Paso Times
Honorable Mention: Omar Ornelas, El Paso Times
Denise Cathey, Brownsville Herald
PHOTOJOURNALISM 3A
1st Place: Mikala Compton, Sara Diggins, Jay Janner, Aaron E. Martinez, Briana Sanchez, Austin American-Statesman
2nd Place: Godofredo Vasquez , Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Marie D. DeJesus, Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Jerry Lara, San Antonio, Express-News
Smiley N. Pool, Lola Gomez, Dallas Morning News
BUSINESS REPORTING 1A
1st Place: Amber Gaudet, Denton Record-Chronicle
2nd Place: Jess Huff, Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Amber Gaudet, Denton Record-Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Sara Sanchez, El Paso Inc.
BUSINESS REPORTING 2A
1st Place: Vic Kolenc, El Paso Times
2nd Place: Chase Rogers, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3rd Place: Kathryn Cargo, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
BUSINESS REPORTING 3A
1st Place: Madison Iszler, San Antonio, Express-News
2nd Place: Jess Hardin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
SPECIALTY REPORTING 1A
1st Place: Amber Gaudet, Denton Record-Chronicle
2nd Place: Felicia Frazar, Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
3rd Place: Kayley Fraze, Lufkin Daily News
Honorable Mention: Kim Smith, Odessa American
SPECIALTY REPORTING 2A
1st Place: Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times
2nd Place: Chase Rogers, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3rd Place: Mónica Ortiz Uribe, El Paso Times
SPECIALTY REPORTING 3A
1st Place: Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Lauren McGaughy, Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Claire Ballor, Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Erin Douglas, Texas Tribune
HEADLINE WRITING SPANISH
1st Place: Silvana Pagliuca, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
2nd Place: German Fernandez-Moores, La Voz
3rd Place: Silvana Pagliuca, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
FEATURES SPANISH
1st Place: Imelda García, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
2nd Place: José Adriano, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
3rd Place: José Adriano, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
NEWS SPANISH
1st Place: Imelda García, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
2nd Place: Imelda García, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
3rd Place: Imelda García, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
SPORTS WRITING SPANISH
1st Place: Abraham Nudelstejer, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
2nd Place: Abraham Nudelstejer, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
3rd Place: Abraham Nudelstejer, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
OPINION WRITING SPANISH
1st Place: Lorena Flores, Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE NEWSPAPERS
1st Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
2nd Place: The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University
3rd Place: The Skiff, Texas Christian University