Fred Stabley Writing Contest Results
College Sports Information Directors of America
2003 Fred Stabley Jr. 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