2021 POY/CPOY/MultiMedia Results
Judges:
Mike Davis, visual storytelling consultant
Cathaleen Curtiss, Director of Photography/Buffalo News
Elizabeth Conley, The Houston Chronicle
Mulitmedia and Community Awareness
Not judged due to lack of participation.
Best of Show
1st Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
POY
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
3rd Place – MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press
College POY
Winner – Izzy Myszak, Indiana University Bloomington
Honorable Mention – Jacy Bradley, Ball State University
Honorable Mention – Ethan Levy, Indiana University
Honorable Mention – Madelyn Guinn, Ball State University
Sports Portfolio
1st Place – Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
John Ahlhauser
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
Portrait-Personality
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Joseph Garza, Tribune-Star
Honorable Mention – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
CPOY Portrait-Personality
1st Place – Nathan Abbott, Ball State University
2nd Place – Rylan Capper, Ball State University
3rd Place – Nathan Abbott, Ball State University
Honorable Mention – Savannah Baird, Ball State University
Honorable Mention – Jamie Howell, Ball State
General News
1st Place – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
2nd Place – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
3rd Place – Robert Scheer, The Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Spot News
1st Place – Timothy Bath, Kokomo Tribune
2nd Place – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
3rd Place – Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Honorable Mention – Robert Franklin, South Bend Tribune
News Story
1st Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
2nd Place – Robert Scheer, The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Robert Franklin, South Bend Tribune
CPOY News
1st Place – Rylan Capper, Ball State University
2nd Place – Elijah Houser, Ball State University
3rd Place – Elijah Houser, Ball State University
Feature
1st Place – Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press
3rd Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Honorable Mention – MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press
Feature Story
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Kelly Lafferty, Kokomo Tribune
Honorable Mention – MaCabe Brown, Courier & Press
CPOY Feature
1st Place – Hali Tauxe, Indiana University Bloomington
2nd Place – Kathryn Catterall, Ball State University
3rd Place – Rylan Capper, Ball State University
Honorable Mention – Nathan Abbott, Ball State University
Sports Action
1st Place – Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Kelly Lafferty, Kokomo Tribune
Honorable Mention – Jonah Edwin Hinebaugh, Logansport Pharos-Tribune
Honorable Mention – Timothy Bath, Kokomo Tribune
CPOY Multiple
1st Place – Hali Tauxe, Indiana University Bloomington
2nd Place – Izzy Myszak, Indiana University Bloomington
3rd Place – Izzy Myszak, Indiana University Bloomington
Honorable Mention – Sammy Nance, Indiana University
Sports Feature
1st Place – AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Nikolas Frazier, Journal & Courier
Honorable Mention – michelle pemberton, The Indianapolis Star
Sports Story
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
CPOY Sports
1st Place – Ethan Levy, Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
2nd Place – Nathan Abbott, Ball State University
3rd Place – Nathan Abbott, Ball State University
Honorable Mention – Sammy Nance, Indiana University
Pictorial
1st Place – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
3rd Place – Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune