2003 Fred Stabley Writing Contest Results
National Judging Story of the Year
Robby Edwards (Arkansas), Dist. 6, “Long Before War, Qatar a Positive Experience for Arkansas’ Darren Sorenson”
Second Place
Mike Ross (Wichita State), Dist. 7, “1962-63 Team Remembered 40 Years Later”
Third Place
Mike Albright (Army), Dist. 1, “Grace of God Delivers Comeaux to Army”
Athlete Profile
First Place: Mike Albright (Army), Dist. 1, “Grace of God Delivers Comeaux to Army”
Second Place: David Crabtree (Texas), Dist. 6, “Senior Spotlight: Chad Stevens”
Third Place: Josh Pate (Tennessee), Dist. 4, “The Slay Nation”
Coach/Administrator Profile
First Place: Robby Edwards (Arkansas), Dist. 6, “Long Before War, Qatar a Positive Experience for Arkansas’ Darren Sorenson”
Second Place: E.J. Borghetti (Pittsburgh), Dist. 2, “Steve Pederson, Athletic Director”
Third Place: Matt Turk (Simpson), Dist. 7, “The Busiest Coach in Central Iowa”
Event Coverage
First Place: Barry McNamara (Monmouth College), Dist. 5, “Monmouth Cashes In at MWC Track Championships”
Second Place: Robby Edwards (Arkansas), Dist. 6, “Arkansas Can’t Find Range, Auburn ‘Bobbles” by Hogs”
Third Place: John Veneziano (Harvard), Dist. 1, “It’s Showdown Saturday: Harvard vs. Penn”
General Feature
First Place: Mike Hardisky (Mount St. Mary’s College), Dist. 2, “Luis Grillo, C’70”
Second Place: Frank MacDonald (Seattle Pacific), Dist. 8, “Alone at the Top? Far From It”
Third Place: Michael “Mex Carey (St. John’s), Dist. 1, “Near Extinction”
Historical Feature
First Place: Mike Ross (Wichita State), Dist. 7, “1962-63 Team Remembered 40 Years Later”
Second Place: Jeff Mitchell (Millsaps), Dist. 6, “The Man with the Golden Arm”
Third Place: John Veneziano (Harvard), Dist. 1, “Friends and Foes”
Opinion/Editorial
First Place: Jeff Mitchell (Millsaps), Dist. 6, “Opening Day: A Reflection on 2002, A Hope for 2003”
Second Place: Mike Korcek (Northern Illinois), Dist. 5, “From Press Row”
2003 Fred Stabley Jr. Writing Contest District Judging Results
Athlete Profile
District 1
First Place- Mike Albright (Army), “Grace of God Delivers Comeaux to Army”; Second Place-John Veneziano (Harvard), “The Catch of a Lifetime”; Third Place-Molly Kate McDowell (Cornell), “Travis Bell”
District 2
First Place- Brady Smith (West Virginia), “Sugar Rush”; Second Place- Phil Caskey (West Virginia), “Down and Dirty”; Third Place -Bryan Messerly (West Virginia), “A Shining Example”
District 3
First Place -John Arenburg (Emory), “Brain Tumor Fails to Deter Pitcher from Opening Day Start”; Second Place- Matt Spiers (Virginia Tech), “Noel Still Helping Tech Live Life in the Fast Lane”
District 4
First Place- Josh Pate (Tennessee), “The Slay Nation”
District 5
First Place -Tom Schott (Purdue), “Stuart Schweigert: Junior Free Safety is Top Tackler, Too”; Second Place- Jason Knavel (Grace), “Profile: Matt Abernathy”
District 6
First Place -David Crabtree (Texas), “Senior Spotlight: Chad Stevens”
District 7
First Place- Sunny Eighmy (William Penn), “From Rivals to Teammates”
District 8
First Place -Paul Helms (Cal Poly Pomona), “Remembering a Fallen Friend”
Coach/Administrator Profile
District 1
First Place- Will Tomasian (Connecticut College), “Athletics Gets New Director”
District 2
First Place -E.J. Borghetti (Pitttsburgh), “Steve Pederson”
District 3
First Place- Joe Wasiluk (Virginia Wesleyan), “Renn Leaves Basketball Program”
District 4
No Entries
District 5
First Place- Kelly Loft (Southwest State), “Head Coach Paul Blanchard”
District 6
First Place- Robby Edwards (Arkansas), “Long Before War, Qatar a Positive Experience for Arkansas’ Darren Sorenson”
District 7
First Place-Matt Turk (Simpson), “The Busiest Coach in Central Iowa”
District 8
No Entries
Event Coverage
District 1
First Place- John Veneziano (Harvard), “Showdown Saturday: Harvard vs. Penn”
District 2
First Place- E.J. Borghetti (Pittsburgh), “2002 Insight Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Oregon”; Second Place (tie) -Phil Caskey (West Virginia), “Outlook: All About Chemistry”; Second Place (tie)- Shelley Poe (West Virginia), “2002 Football Season Review”
District 3
First Place-Joe Wasiluk (Virginia Wesleyan), “Hill’s Double Play Helps VW Baseball”
District 4
First Place- Dave Parsons (Mt. Vernon Nazarene), “Argento Becomes Ohio’s All-Time Trey Leader”
District 5
First Place- Barry McNamara (Monmouth College), “Monmouth Cashes in at MWC Championships”
District 6
First Place- Robby Edwards (Arkansas), “Arkansas Can’t Find Range”
District 7
No Entries
District 8
No Entries
General Feature
District 1
First Place- Michael “Mex” Carey (St. John’s), “Near Extinction”; Second Place- Michael “Mex” Carey (St. John’s), “Rapid Cyclone”
District 2
First Place-Mike Hardisky (Mount St. Mary’s College), “Luis Grillo, C’70”; Second Place -Michael J. Scala (Montclair State), “A Bright Light on a Dark Day”; Third Place -Marcy Dubroff (Franklin & Marshall), “He’s ‘TED’-nacious”
District 3
First Place -Joe Wasiluk (Virginia Wesleyan), “Self-Reported Error Leads to Forfeiture for VW Men’s Soccer Team”
District 4
First Place- Don Helsinki (Central Michigan), “Men’s Basketball Visits Ground Zero”
District 5
First Place- Tom Schott (Purdue), “Joe Tiller: Grid Boss Picks His Five Most Memorable Games at Purdue”; Second Place Jason Kaufman (Western Illinois), “Blindness is Not an Excuse for Kuro”; Third Place- Mike Korcek (Northern Illinois), “Scouting Report: NIU vs. Toledo”
District 6
First Place- (tie) Steve Miller (Texas A&M), “Move in Day”; First Place (tie)- Steve Miller (Texas A&M), “Game Day in Aggieland”
District 7
First Place- Christopher L. Mitchell (Washington University), “Remembering 9/11”
District 8
First Place- Frank McDonald (Seattle Pacific), “Alone at the Top: Far From It”
Historical Feature
District 1
First Place- John Veneziano (Harvard), “Friends and Foes”
District 2
First Place -E.J. Borghetti (Pittsburgh), “Running Back Marshall Goldberg”
District 3
First Place -Jimmy Robertson (Virginia Tech), “Suggs Quietly Becoming One of Tech’s Greatest Backs”
District 4
First Place- Rob Hardin (Tennessee), “Neyland Claims His First Championship”
District 5
First Place- Mike Freeman (Western Illinois), “Celebrating History … and Tradition”
District 6
First Place- Jeff Mitchell (Millsaps), “The Man with the Golden Arm”
District 7
First Place -Mike Ross (Wichita State), “1962-63 Team Remembered 40 Years Later”
District 8
First Place- Nate Sagan (Alaska Anchorage), “Looking Back: Shootout’s 25 Greatest Games”
Opinion/Editorial
District 1
No Entries
District 2
No Entries
District 3
No Entries
District 4
No Entries
District 5
First Place -Mike Korcek (Northern Illinois), “From Press Row”
District 6
First Place -Jeff Mitchell (Millsaps), “Opening Day”
District 7
No Entries
District 8
No Entries