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2019 Photo of the Year

2019 Photo of the Year

Announced at the Fall National College Media Convention, Nov. 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

2019 Pacemaker Awards
Newspaper | Online | Magazine | 2018 Yearbook

General news photo

First
Cassie Stricker
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Second
Nicole Neri
Cronkite News
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

Third
Erin Edger
The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Fourth
Michael Zingaro
MPJ Magazine
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Fifth
Joseph High
Golden Gate Xpress
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

Honorable Mention
Kat Bell
The Alabamian
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama

Honorable Mention
Nicole Haun
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California

Honorable Mention
Shafkat Anowar
Ka Leo O Hawai’i
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

Honorable Mention
Nick Rohlman
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable Mention
Madeleine Davison
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Breaking news photo

First
Celisse Jones
Cronkite News
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

Second
Nate Stephenson
The Channels
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, California

Third
Chris Robledo
Golden Gate Xpress
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

Fourth
Carter Adams
The Kent Stater
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

Fifth
Lindsey Boyd
Spartan Daily
San Jose State University
San Jose, California

Honorable Mention
Delia Johnson
Cronkite News
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

Honorable Mention
Nate Stephenson
The Channels
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, California

Honorable Mention
Ailyn Dumas
The Sun
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, California

Honorable Mention
Eucario Calderon
The State Hornet
Sacramento State University
Sacramento, California

Honorable Mention
Pablo Unzueta
Substance.Media
Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, California

Feature photo

First
Christina Matacotta
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Second
Kenneth Ferriera
The Daily Nebraskan
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

Third
Wyatt Dlouhy
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Fourth
Anya Magnuson
Cronkite News
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

Fifth
Thomas Yang
The Pitt News
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Honorable Mention
Lauren Berny
Substance
Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, California

Honorable Mention
Forrest Czarnecki
Rocky Mountain Collegian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado

Honorable Mention
Alex Todd
The Collegian
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Honorable Mention
Julia Hopkins
The Heights
Boston College
Boston, Massachusetts

Honorable Mention
McKenzie Bierman
The Collegian
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Sports photo

First
Chase Sutton
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Second
Isabel Miller
Daily Egyptian
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois

Third
Kenneth Ferriera
The Daily Nebraskan
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

Fourth
Jordan Prather
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Fifth
Michael Clubb
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Honorable Mention
John Mendoza
Cronkite News
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

Honorable Mention
Mari Inagaki
The Union
El Camino College
Torrance, California

Honorable Mention
Chad Hsieh
The Ke Alaka’i
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii

Honorable Mention
Logan Wassall
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Honorable Mention
Molly Schiermeyer
The Volante
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

Environmental portrait

First
Kylie Kowalski
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Second
Jessica Dean
The Glomerata
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Third
Amanda Su
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Fourth
Matt Schmucker
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Fifth
Rebecca Williams
SCAN Magazine
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Honorable Mention
Kendra Frankle
District
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia

Honorable Mention
Madi Nolte
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

Honorable Mention
Kenneth Ferriera
The Daily Nebraskan
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

Honorable Mention
Brianna Green
MPJ Magazine
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Honorable Mention
Brendan Hoekstra
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina