Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: St. Edward's University Entry Title: 'The game of life,' alumnus Rodney Terry’s journey from St. Edward’s courts to Longhorn sidelines Entry Credit: Anna Pratts Judge Comment: A solid feature/column look at an alum with whom readers will be familiar.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: St. Edward's University Entry Title: Club rugby focuses on the future under new president, captain Entry Credit: Anna Pratts Judge Comment: I like writers who take a chance and write on a lesser known sport like rugby.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College Entry Title: The importance of having AEDs... Entry Credit: Adam Roseberry Judge Comment: Overall, a good piece, but as I read it one question nagged at me. Are AED's available on the writer's campus and is anyone trained to use them? Had that question been answered, this would have been a first or second place story.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Incarnate Word Entry Title: ESPN+ airings involve UIW production crew Entry Credit: Lyric Bonilla Judge Comment: I hope the writer of this is able to spend a game with the ESPN+ crew as they produce a live event. That would be a fun story.