Chris Bergin (Ball State University)
Gold | Sports Feature
College World Series
The University of Texas baseball team celebrates their College World Series championship victory over the University of Florida June 26 at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb..
Pete Kiehart (Ohio University)
Silver | Sports Feature
Grab
Matt Thomas, the head coach for the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes, tries to calm Cody (last name withheld) down after he struck out in the last inning of a game against Booth Real Estate and Insurance on May 31, 2005 in Athens, Ohio. Cody was reprimanded by Thomas for unsportsman-like conduct.
Casey Templeton (James Madison University)
Bronze | Sports Feature
Brutus
Pete Perantonakis, known by his teammates as 'Brutus,' comes off the field during a muddy rugby match. His team won the match 24-12.
Benjamin Sklar (University of Texas)
Honorable Mention | Sports Feature
AO's Gift
Marcell 'DC' Hamilton, 19 from Jacksonville, dunks during the Open Run part of the And 1 Streetball Tour stop in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday, July 17, 2005. The worn out pair of Air Jordan’s dangling from the backboard were hung by And 1's Aaron 'AO' Owens after he traded his new And 1 shoes with a contestant during the 2004 Chicago tour stop. Owens told the production crew to never take them down and a year later they still hang.
Mikayla Mackaness (Brooks Institute of Photography)
Honorable Mention | Sports Feature
Football on Top
In Montserrat, West Indies, a national island football team practices for an up-and-coming game at a new stadium on top of the mountains (courtesy of FIFA) in the 'Safe Zone'.
Laura Morton (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Honorable Mention | Sports Feature
In Your Face
Richie Sexton of the Seattle Mariners argues with the umpire after being called for a strike in the first inning during a game against the New York Mets. His manager Mike Hargrove stepped in to help. Both Sexton and Hargrove were thrown out by the umpire.
Beth Rooney (Ohio University)
Honorable Mention | Sports Feature
Game Prep
Kayla Graham, 13, curls her hair during half-time at the 7th grade girls basketball game at Wellston Middle School. “I think I look okay,” says Graham. “I mean, I don’t think I’m that pretty.”