Colin Beazley is the winner of the Associated Press Sports Editors’ 2024 student contest.
Beazley was the student contest runner-up in 2023 and this year finished atop a field of 46 student entries. Students submitted portfolios comprising three pieces. Entries came from undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at a college or university during summer 2023, fall 2023 or spring 2024 academic terms. Work came from the period of April 6, 2023, through April 6, 2024.
“I’m honored, and my overall feeling is one of surprise and pride,” Beazley said. “After finishing second last year, I’d hoped to win this year, but I can’t say I expected it to happen. I’m honored to win and thankful for the stories I got to tell.”
Beazley graduated from Villanova University in May and is freelancing in Los Angeles while searching for a full-time job.
APSE congratulates the students who entered the contest and recognizes the following journalists who placed in the top 10:
1. Colin Beazley, Villanova University
2. Nicky Wolcott, University of Maryland
3. Cassidy Hettesheimer, University of Georgia
4. Taylor Lyons, University of Maryland
5. Varun Shankar, University of Maryland
6. Gabriel Trevino, Oklahoma State University
7. Reid Murray, Ohio State University
8. Louis Raser, University of Oklahoma
9. Bennett Solomon, University of Florida
10. Bradley Locker, Northwestern University
