2023 PRINT/ONLINE CONTEST WINNERS
Overall Print/Online Excellence Award:  The scarlet & Black, grinnell college

Best News Reporting
1st Place - ​Drake Magazine, When the Cameras Leave, Lincoln Roch 
2nd Place- Grinnell College, Vivek Ramaswamy car crash media frenzy, Zack Spindler-Krage, Eleanor Corbin
3rd Place- Drake University,  Urban Plains, Dirty Dodge Gets a Facelift, Grace Altenhofen
Hon. Mention- Mount Mercy University, The Mount Mercy Times, Echoes of war at MMU, Morgan Ingwersen

Best Investigative Reporting
1st Place - Simpson College- Simpsonian - Title IX (two-part entry), Ryan Magalhaes
2nd Place- Grinnell College, Is Grinnell College living up to its land acknowledgement?, Cadence Chen
3rd Place- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, The Progress of Pride, Jesus Martinez-Aviles
Hon. Mention- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, Esports Is Money, Jason Fuhs

Best Profile
1st Place - Mount Mercy University- The Mount Mercy Times, Soul patch: Clark Bridges says planting helps heal her, Catherine Kratoska
2nd Place- University of Northern Iowa - The Northern Iowan, Panther Profile: Dylan Nicole Martin, Caroline Christensen
3rd Place- University of Northern Iowa - The Northern Iowan,  Becoming Visible: Photographer Miriam Alarcón Avila presents the hidden journeys of immigrants with photo installation, Mallory  Schmitz, Karina  Ortiz
Hon. Mention- Grinnell College, "The Davis smile:" Honoring the legacy of Davis Cooper`26, Allison Moore

Best Sports Reporting
1st Place - Grinnell College, Football focuses on increasing roster size, Eleanor Corbin
2nd Place- Grinnell College, Juniper Schwartzman `27 becomes first woman to play for Grinnell football, Zach Spindler-Krage
3rd Place- Grinnell College, Athletes beat the heat, Claire Giannosa
Hon. Mention- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, Wellness U for U, Ashlee Seaton

Best Written Feature Reporting
1st Place - Drake University,  Urban Plains, The Last Gay Bar in Lincoln, Sydney Hamilton
2nd Place- Drake Magazine, The State of Hate, Nate Eisenmann
3rd Place- Grinnell College, History Takeover: Grinnell as a refuge from WWII Japanese internment camps, Carter Ottele
Hon. Mention- Buena Vista University- Tack Online, Soaring Above Storm Lake: Bart's Flying Service Proves Crucial to the Storm Lake Community, Joshua Tigges

Best Sports Feature Reporting
1st Place - Drake University, Urban Plains, For the Dogs, CJ Younger
2nd Place- Buena Vista University, Tack Online, Athletes Without Borders, Kosuke Fukuda
3rd Place- Grinnell College, An Investigation into the Social Divide on Campus, Carter Ottele
Hon. Mention- Simpson College, Simpsonian, Moon breaks 37-year-old record, Clare Veren

Best Headline Writing
1st Place - Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, Why Are All the Art Majors Crying?, Carly McCoy
2nd Place- University of Northern Iowa, The Northern Iowan, Best Headlines, Mallory Schmitz, Bailey Klinkhammer, Caden Shea
3rd Place- Drake University- The Times-Delphic, I'm for you! (the fetus, I mean, not the mother), Caroline  Siebels-Lindquist
Hon. Mention- Buena Vista University- Tack Online, Something Stinks: The Litterbox Lie, Hunter Vasey

Best Opinion Writing
1st Place - University of Northern Iowa, The Northern Iowan, Feel free to disagree: Reflecting on Free Speech, Caroline  Christensen
2nd Place- Buena Vista University, Tack Online, Something Stinks: The Litterbox Lie, Hunter Vasey
3rd Place- Grinnell College, Shouldn't student happiness be the simplest reflection of whether a college is "good" or not?, Zach  Spindler-Krage
Hon. Mention- Drake University, The Times-Delphic, Gone but not forgotten: a eulogy to the living, Maria Heath

Best Review
1st Place - Mount Mercy University, The Mount Mercy Times, I'm a Barbie Girl in a semi Barbie world, Emily Monlux
2nd Place- Drake University, The Times-Delphic, "RRR": A Really Rave Review, Lily Wasserman, Divyanshi Srivastava
3rd Place- Buena Vista University, Tack Online, I would read this for the first time again if I could, Carter Soyer
Hon. Mention- Mount Mercy University- The Mount Mercy Times, Hocus Pocus 2: Evil sisters less spooky and less fun, too, Morgen  Ingwersen

Best Staff Editorial(s)
1st Place - Mount Mercy University- The Mount Mercy Times, Question of Justice; Stolen sisters; Freedom of expression, Annie Barkalow, Delcie Sanache, Jenna Welty, Joselyn Hildebrand
2nd Place- Drake University, The Times-Delphic, We amplify others' voices, but ours go unheard, Editorial Staff
3rd Place- Kirkwood Community College, Communique, Communique Staff
Hon. Mention- Simpson College, Simpsonian, Hear us out,  Staff

Best News Photograph
1st Place - Kirkwood Community College, Communique, CITA Fire School, Jeff Sigmund
2nd Place- University of Northern Iowa, The Northern Iowan, Return of the Mayhem, Steph Stark
3rd Place- Kirkwood Community College, Communique, Campus active shooter drill, Shaely Odean
Hon. Mention- Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, Paws & Pints, Jason Fuhs

Best Sports Photograph
1st Place - Mount Mercy University, The Mount Mercy Times, Men win, women struggle, main image, Delcie Sanache
2nd Place- Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, Wrestle Like a Girl!, Mayeli Jimenez
3rd Place- Grinnell College, Synchronized swimming, Owen Barbato
Hon. Mention- Grinnell College, Blocked water polo goal attempt, Paul Hansen

Best Feature Photo
1st Place - Grinnell College, Sancho Stardust at Grinnell Drag Show, Evan Hein
2nd Place- Grinnell College, Bob's Underground Games, Paul Hansen
3rd Place- Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, Ray the Cut Master, Donminic Goosby
Hon. Mention- Simpson College,  Simpsonian,  Simpson Productions Presents "Good Kids", Abby  Hintz

Best Print Design
1st Place - Kirkwood Community College, Communique, CITA Fire School, Gibson Lowenberg, Jeff Sigmund
2nd Place- Drake Magazine, Taco Time, Annie Peterson
3rd Place- Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, Here We GLO Again!, Blake Walker
Hon. Mention- Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, Tortilleria Luna, Kristine Le

Best Front Page
1st Place - Grinnell College, Davis Cooper tribute cover, Nick El Hajj
2nd Place- University of Northern Iowa, The Northern Iowan, Oct. 4, 2023, Mallory Schmitz
3rd Place- Grinnell College, Grinnell drag history cover, Elliana Cierpiot, Nina Baker
Hon. Mention- Grinnell College, Ramaswamy car crash frenzy cover, Jandry Perez Garcia, Scarlett Saldaña

Best Magazine/Special Section Cover
1st Place - Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, The Progress of Pride, Ashlyn Miller
2nd Place- Simpson College, Simpsonian, Fall ID Magazine, Katie  Burns
3rd Place- University of Northern Iowa, The Northern Iowan, 2023 New Student Guide, Sophie Hoffmeier
Hon. Mention- Drake Magazine, Drake Mag Spring 23, Annie  Peterson

Best Online Design
1st Place - University of Northern Iowa, The Northern Iowan, Reaching new heights 600 feet under, Mallory Schmitz
2nd Place- Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, GV Cribs, Erin Nossaman
3rd Place- Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, A Porkchop of All Trades, Jason Fuhs
Hon. Mention- ​Grand View University, Viewfinder Media, Gleaming and Gold: A Look Into the State of Iowa's Capitol Building Rebecca Gilseth

Best Graphic or Illustration
1st Place - Grinnell College,College Rankings illustration, Henry Loomis
2nd Place- Drake Magazine, The State of Hate, Princess Hart
3rd Place- Simpson College, Simpsonian, Five things you need for your dorm room, Caleb Geer
Hon. Mention- Grinnell College, Learning Environment Policy lllustration, Khanh Do
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