James Shames of the Montgomery Advertiser won D Breaking News in the APSE contest while Ryne Dennis of the Athens Banner-Herald was second and Jim Henry of the Tallahassee Democrat third.
Ben Strauss of The Washington Post won A Beat Writing while Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated was second and Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post third.
David Woods of the IndyStar won Division B Beat Writing while Sam McKewon of the Omaha World-Herald was second and David Cloninger of The Post and Courier third.
Jason Munz of The Commercial Appeal wins C Beat Writing while Taylor Eldridge of The Wichita Eagle was second and Michael Niziolek took third for The Roanoke TImes.
Bennett Durando of the Montgomery Advertiser won D Beat Writing, while Jane Allison Havey of the Daily Record was second and James Crabtree-Hannigan of Asheville Citizen Times took third.
Journalism students from the University of Maryland won first place in Projects for C/D Division while the Savannah Morning News and The State tied for second.