APSE is proud to announce the journalists who placed in the top 10 of our annual student contest.

This year, 31 students entered the contest. They submitted portfolios comprising three pieces. Entries came from undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at a college or university during summer 2022, fall 2023 or spring 2023 academic terms. Work came from the period of April 11, 2022, through April 8, 2023. 

The winner will be announced during the APSE awards banquet Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

1. Evan Gerike, Indiana | 1  2  3

(91 points, four first-place votes)

2. Colin Beazley, Villanova | 1  2  3

(88 points, three first-place votes)

3. Isabel Rodrigues, Princeton | 1  2  3 

(65 points, one first-place vote)

4. Mason Young, Oklahoma | 1  2  3 

(61 points, one first-place vote)

5. Varun Shankar, Maryland | 1  2  3

(57 points, one first-place vote)

6. Jason Batacao, Oklahoma | 1  2  3

(44 points)

7. Nick Coppola, Oklahoma | 1  2  3

(41 points)

8. Lulu Kesin, UMass | 1  2  3

(40 points)

9. Marissa Kraus, Nebraska | 1  2  3

(31 points)

10. Anthony Gharib, USC | 1  2  3

(16 points)