NCAA Champion magazine was recognized with 11 awards from the Indiana Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Friday night, including five first place awards.
The magazine received first-place awards for coverage of minority issues for its story on Manchester University soccer player Julio Luevano, who arrived in America as an undocumented immigrant and spent several years navigating the challenges of the immigration process before realizing his long-held view of success as a student-athlete; coverage of children’s issues for its cover story on Team IMPACT’s partnership with NCAA schools, which allowed 7-year-old Brady Antaya — who suffers from CHARGE Syndrome — to join Merrimack College’s soccer program as a member of the team; design for its story on Team IMPACT; sports columns for a piece on the increasing acceptance of gay athletes in college athletics; and headline writing.
Here is a list of the honors the magazine received:
First place, Headline Writing (Magazines and non-daily newspapers), NCAA Champion magazine staff
First place, Design Other Than Cover (All magazines and periodicals), Arnel Reynon for “One of the boys”
First place, Sports Column Writing (Magazines and non-daily newspapers), Brian Hendrickson for "What took so long?"
First place, Coverage of Children’s Issues (Publication circulation below 40,000), Amy Wimmer Schwarb for “One of the boys”
First place, Coverage of Minority Issues (Publication circulation below 40,000), Brian Hendrickson for “Home of the brave”
Second place, Features Writing (Magazines and non-daily newspapers), Rachel Stark for “A game for Lauren”
Second place, Best Online Multimedia, Victor Cortez for “Unfinished”
Second place, Medical or Science Reporting (Publication circulation below 40,000), Brian Burnsed for “A model of strength”
Third place, Best Online Multimedia, Victor Cortez for “Earning the call”
Third place, Editorial cartoon (All publications and digital media), Arnel Reynon For “Point of view”
Third place, Personality Profile (Magazines and non-daily newspapers), Amy Wimmer Schwarb for “A game and a plan”