Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: UT-Arlington Entry Title: North Texas’ newest state park shakes roots of small town Entry Credit: Drew Shaw Judge Comment: Descriptive, informative, good quotes and good background. Excellent job!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: TCU Entry Title: A donation to history: the fabled story of Mary Couts Burnett Entry Credit: Laura Lane Heathcott Judge Comment: Sensitive, adept job -- takes the reader beyond the cursory. Well done!
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: TCU Entry Title: Swinging for the fences: the story of TCU Baseball's Tommy Sacco Jr. Entry Credit: Ian Napetian Judge Comment: Adept, colorful but sensitive profile that takes the reader behind the stats to explore the ups and downs of a college athlete striving for the pros.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: UT-Arlington Entry Title: Born to ride Entry Credit: Jonathan Perriello Judge Comment: Descriptive and informative. I felt as if I were in attendance at the radio; I'm guessing other readers felt similarly.
Competition Comment: The winning stories were big on examples, background perspective, description, and quotes. They answered the who, what, when, where, why and how.
