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CPOY 77 Sports Feature

A sports-related photograph with strong human interest or pictorial quality that celebrates the role athletics play in the lives of athletes and fans. Examples: The joy of victory or agony of defeat, fan reaction or interaction, and athlete portraits.

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Award of Excellence: Herndon Climb Portrait
May 23, 2022
Troy Boland, a first year student at the United States Naval Academy poses for a portrait during the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition of the Herndon Climb on May, 23, 2022 in Annapolis, M.d. Every year, students work together to climb the 21-foot-tall monument, which is covered in vegetable shortening, on the Academy’s campus to attempt to replace “dixie cup” hat at the top of the monument and replace it with an upperclassman’s hat. This year’s class completed the challenge in a time of 3:36:58, the third slowest on record.
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