• Michael Goulding / Orange County Register

  West Region – January 2016 – Sports Action

• Kent Porter / Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  West Region – January 2016 – General News

• Karen Quincy Loberg / Ventura County Star

  West Region – January 2016 – Photo Story/Essay

• Michael Chow / The Arizona Republic

  West Region – January 2016 – Feature/Single

• Ed Crisostomo / Orange County Register

  West Region – January 2016 – Portrait/Illustration

• Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle

  South Region – January 2016 – Spot News

• Hannah Baldwin / The News-Star

  South Region – January 2016 – Sports Feature

• Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle

  South Region – January 2016 – Sports Action

• G.J. McCarthy / The Dallas Morning News

  South Region – January 2016 – Photo Story/Essay