2017 Best of the Midwest Best of Show winners announced

Minneapolis — The following were awarded ACP Best of Show at the Associated Collegiate Press Best of the Midwest College Journalism Convention on Sunday morning.


Two-year College Newspaper

1. The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

1. City College News, Minneapolis Community and Tech College, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2. The Campus Eye, Anoka-Ramsey Community College- Coon Rapids, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Four-year Less Than Weekly Newspaper

1. The Flyer, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois

2. The Northerner, North Central University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

3. The Tystenac, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio

4. The Chimes, State University of New York at Morrisville, Morrisville, New York

Four-year Weekly Newspaper

1. The Oracle, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota

2. Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin

3. The Record, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

4. Criterion, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, Colorado

5. The Dakota Student, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

6. The North Wind, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan

7. Chips, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

8. The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

9. Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

10. Chimes, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Newspaper Special Edition

1. Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

2. Arches, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

3. The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

4. The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

5. The Flyer, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois

6. Chips, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

7. The Record, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

8. Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin

9. Pointer, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

10. The Promethean, University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Wisconsin

Publication Website

1. Arches, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2. Pointer, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

3. Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

4. The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

5. Criterion, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, Colorado

6. The Northerner, North Central University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

7. The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

8. The Dakota Student, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

9. The Promethean, University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Wisconsin

10. The Record, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota


Multimedia Package

1. Kaitlyn Wanta, Shay Spatz, Pointer, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

2. Emily Chapman, Arches, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

3. Ethan Maurice, Jessica Pokrandt, The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

4. Ellyn Felton, Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

5. Josh Zytkiewicz, Alexandra Christensen, Sedgwick Smith, Jr., The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

6. Matt Eidson, The Dakota Student, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

7. Suzie Skalmoski, Arches, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

8. Casey McCarty, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

9. Benjamin Norman, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

Editorial/Commentary

1. Sedgwick Smith, Jr., The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

2. Erick Jonasson II, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

3. Nathaniel Nelson, Winonan, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota

4. Editorial Board, The Promethean, University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Wisconsin

5. Sedgwick Smith, Jr., The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

6. Jessica Hollan, The Tystenac, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio

7. Trevor Drew, The North Wind, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan

8. Kaitlyn Williams, Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

9. Matt Marciniec, Steven Carver, Kristen Wileman, The Northerner, North Central University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

10. Bree Scott, The Flyer, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois

Feature Story

1. Paige Johnson, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

2. Carolyn Muyskens, Chimes, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

3. Rio Bergh, Erik Jonasson II, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

4. Anna Hueg, The Record, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

5. Kayla Miller, The North Wind, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan

6. Elizabeth Pulanco, Winonan, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota

7. Jessica Hollan, The Tystenac, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio

8. Natalie Guyette, Arches, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

9. Brad Allen, Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin

10. Nick Buchanan, The Tystenac, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio

News Photo

1. Tim Schnell, The Oracle, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota

2. Nicole Pederson, The Record, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

3. Rochelle Beardsley, Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

4. Nick Nelson, The Dakota Student, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

5. Kimberly Wetnal, Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin

6. Casey McCarty, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

7. Kimberly Wethal, Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin

8. Daniel Yun, The Dakota Student, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

9. Kristen Wileman, The Northerner, North Central University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

10. Emma Tembreull, The North Wind, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan

News Story

1. Rikka Bakken, The Oracle, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota

2. Winter Keefer, The North Wind, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan

3. Olivia Volkman-Johnson, Winonan, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota

4. Juliana Ludema, Chimes, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

5. Kayla Miller, The North Wind, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan

6. Sierra Lammi, The Record, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

7. Kimberly Wethal, Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin

8. Brad Allen, Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin

9. Sara Tiradossi, Winonan, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota

10. Casey McCarty, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

Single Page Design

1. Emily Beaman, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

2. Staff, The Record, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

3. Becca Larson, The Campus Eye, Anoka-Ramsey Community College- Coon Rapids, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

4. Victoria Faccin, The Dakota Student, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

5. Denisse Hernandez, Arches, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

6. Vitoria Faccin, The Dakota Student, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

7. Emily Beaman, The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota

8. Claire Niemeier, Chimes, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

9. Denisse Hernandez, Arches, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

10. Staff, The Tystenac, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio

Sports Story

1. Nathaniel Nelson, Winonan, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota

2. Emma Cavanaugh, Winonan, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota

3. Allyson Bento, The Dakota Student, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

4. Ethan Maurice, The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

5. Bailey Ayres, The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

6. Tyler French, Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

7. Annie Dittberner, The Record, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota