2016 POY, CPOY and Multimedia Winners

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The 2016 INPA Photographer of the Year, College Photographer of the Year and Multimedia Photographer of the Year contests were judged on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Feb. 24-25, 2017.

The judges were: Corey Perrine, Philadelphia-based freelancer; Jessica Phelps, Newark Advocate; Dustin Alton Strupp, The Louisville Courier-Journal

Photographer of the Year

POY Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
Runner-up Alex Slitz / Evansville Courier & Press
2nd Runner-up Alisha Jucevic / The Herald

Cream of the Crop

Robert Franklin / South Bend Tribune

The John Ahlhauser

Award was not be judged this year due to a lack of participation.

Multimedia

1st Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
2nd Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star

College Photographer of the Year

Breanna Daugherty / Ball State University

Sports Portfolio

1st Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Alex Slitz / Evansville Courier & Press
3rd Jenna Watson / The Indianapolis Star

Community Awareness

1st Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Denny Simmons / Evansville Courier & Press
3rd Alisha Jucevic / The Herald

News Story

1st Jeremy Hogan / Bloomington Herald-Times
2nd Kelly Lafferty Gerber / Kokomo Tribune
3rd Denny Simmons / Evansville Courier & Press

Sports Story

1st Denny Simmons / Evansville Courier & Press
2nd Denny Simmons / Evansville Courier & Press
3rd Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star

Feature Story

1st Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Alex Slitz / Evansville Courier & Press

Election

1st Robert Franklin / South Bend Tribune
2nd Jeremy Hogan / Bloomington Herald-Times
3rd Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star

Spot News

1st Robert Franklin / South Bend Tribune
2nd Robert Franklin / South Bend Tribune
3rd Jenna Watson / The Indianapolis Star
HM Tim Bath / Kokomo Tribune

General News

1st Jeremy Hogan / Bloomington Herald-Times
2nd Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Michael Caterina / South Bend Tribune
HM Tim Bath / Kokomo Tribune

Sports Feature

1st Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
3rd Robert Scheer / The Indianapolis Star
HM Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald

Pictorial

1st Guy Rhodes / Freelance
2nd Alisha Jucevic / The Herald
3rd Don Knight / The Herald Bulletin
HM Kelly Lafferty Gerber / Kokomo Tribune
HM Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star

Portrait/Personality

1st AJ Mast / Independent Photojournalist
2nd Alisha Jucevic / The Herald
3rd Denny Simmons / Evansville Courier & Press
HM Alex Slitz / Evansville Courier & Press
HM Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star

Sports Action

1st Alex Slitz / Evansville Courier & Press
2nd Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Guy Rhodes / Freelance

Feature

1st Alisha Jucevic / The Herald
2nd Denny Simmons / Evansville Courier & Press
3rd Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
HM Alex Slitz / Evansville Courier & Press
HM Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald

CPOY News

1st Noble Guyon / Indiana University
2nd Yulin Yu / Indiana University
3rd Yulin Yu / Indiana University
HM Breanna Daugherty / Ball State University
HM Breanna Daugherty / Ball State University

CPOY Portrait/Personality

1st Breanna Daugherty / Ball State University
2nd Noble Guyon / Indiana University

CPOY Feature

1st Breanna Daugherty / Ball State University
2nd Breanna Daugherty / Ball State University
3rd Breanna Daugherty / Ball State University
HM Noble Guyon / Indiana University

CPOY Sports

1st Noble Guyon / Indiana University
2nd Noble Guyon / Indiana University
3rd Noble Guyon / Indiana University
HM Breanna Daugherty / Ball State University