1. Alyson McClaran
The Metropolitan, Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver, Denver, Colo.

2. Brandon Choe
The Daily Bruin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.

3. Aerika Williams
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.

4. Christopher Empson
The Star, CC of Denver, Denver, Colo.

5. Alex Ayala
Cardinal Points, State Univ. of New York at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, N.Y.

HM. Philip Poston
The Metropolitan, Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver, Denver, Colo.

HM. Savannah I. Whaley
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass.

HM. James Healy
Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

HM. Griffin Smith
The Daily Texan, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas

HM. Bogdan Sierra Miranda
The Collegian, Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas

1. Theo Schwarz
The Pitt News, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

2. Daulton Venglar
The Daily Texan, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas

3. R. Nicanor Santana
El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.

4. Kevin Freeman
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas

5. Qing Huang
The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.

HM. Brandon Barsugli
Corsair, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif.

1. Andres Martinez
The Prospector, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas

2. Tami Shepherd
Las Positas Express, Las Positas College, Livermore, Calif.

3. Will Saunders
Flux, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.

4. Lauren Roberts
The Wichitan, Midwestern State Univ., Wichita Falls, Texas

5. Courtney Jacquin
DePaulia, DePaul Univ., Chicago, Ill.

HM. Caitlin Clow
The Reflector, Mount Royal Univ., Calgary, Alberta

HM. Nick Faulkner
Agromeck, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C.

HM. Ashling Han
Richland Chronicle, Richland College, Dallas, Texas

HM. Duncan Stanley
La Ventana, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, Texas

HM. Constance Atton
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas

1. Taylor Wilder
Emerald Media, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.

2. Erin Hampton
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.

3. Guyrandy Jean-Gilles
The Daily Pennsylvanian, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

4. Chris Michie
The Oklahoma Daily, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.

5. Ben Mikesell
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.

HM. Brian Achenbach
Ethos, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa

HM. Chad Phillips
The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.

HM. Mike Clark
Talisman, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, Ky.

HM. Wyatt Giangrande
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.

HM. Ian Lobdell
The Current, Green River CC, Auburn, Wash.

1. Omar Garcia Jr.
Panorama, Univ. of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Texas

2. Gunnar Rathbun
The Traveler, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.

3. Ike Fredregill
Wingspan, Laramie County CC, Cheyenne, Wyo.

4. George Morin
The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.

5. Andy Abeyta
Flux, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.

HM. Khaled Sayed
Guardsman, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.

HM. Rachel Collins
Drake Magazine, Drake Univ. School of Journalism, Des Moines, Iowa

HM. Brian Tagalog
Envision, Andrews Univ., Berrien Springs, Mich.

HM. Mary Reyes
The Battalion, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas

HM. Tanner Garza
The Battalion, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas