NOTE: 32 universities registered for the 2017 SEJC conference.
21 universities and 177 students were represented among the onsite competition winners (some universities/students don’t participate in the onsites; they attend for the workshops, panels and Best of the South Awards ceremony).

Championship Teams
Ranked #1: Georgia State University
Ranked #2: (tie): Belmont University and Southeastern Louisiana University
Ranked #4: Samford University
Ranked #5: (tie): Louisiana Tech University, Middle Tennessee State University, Mississippi State University, University of West Alabama

News Writing

1^st: Kaitlyn Englund, University of West Florida

2^nd: Kailey Broussard, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

3^rd: Brooke Robichaux, Southeastern Louisiana University

 

Feature Writing

1^st: Lauren Booker, Georgia State University

2^nd: Natalie Ragusa, Southeastern Louisiana University

3^rd: Zach Gilchriest, Belmont University

 

 

Sports Writing

1^st: Rashad Milligan, Georgia State University

2^nd: Ashton Nix, Samford University

3^rd: Rusty Ellis, Middle Tennessee State University

 

 

Arts & Entertainment Writing

1^st: Connor Raborn, Southeastern Louisiana University

2^nd: Sara Scannell, Belmont University

3^rd: Charissa Ricker, Lipscomb University

 

 

Op-Ed Writing

1^st: Kaitlin O’Dougherty, Mississippi State University

2^nd: Andrew Fulmer, University of North Alabama

3^rd: Will Ballard, Mississippi College

 

Copy Editing

1^st: Melissa Kriz, Belmont University

2^nd: Leah Cavalier, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

3^rd: Ethan Steinquest, Austin Peay State University

 

 

Design/Page Layout

1^st: Khoa Tran, Georgia State University

2^nd: Weldon Fultz, University of West Alabama

3^rd: Nicholas Davison, Xavier University

 

 

Photography/News-Features

1^st: Brian Blakely, Louisiana Tech University

2nd: Kate Sullivan, Samford University

3^rd: Claudia Young, Arkansas Tech University

 

 

Photography/Sports

1^st: Keion Hayes, Grambling State University

2^nd: Sarah Dutton, Mississippi State University

3^rd: John Morgan, Belmont University

 

 

Radio Reporting

1^st: Jeremy Rhodes, Southeastern Louisiana University

2^nd: Ayesha Abid, Georgia State University

3^rd: Crystal Wilson, University of West Alabama

 

 

TV Reporting

1^st: Hannah Dokkestul, Middle Tennessee State University

2^nd: Julius Kizzee, University of Southern Mississippi

3^rd place: Courtney Bruno and Amanda Kitch, Southeastern Louisiana University

 

 

 

 

TV Anchoring

1^st : Samantha Kocan, Troy University

2^nd: Breana Albizu, Georgia State University

3^rd: Katie Inman, Middle Tennessee State University

 

 

Public Relations

1^st: Kaylee Collier, Kara Craighead and Jaime Gelpi, Southeastern Louisiana University

2^nd: Allie Tittle, Brianna Farley and Kaitlynn Beaird, University of West Alabama

3^rd: Hanna McKerley, Jodi Sanders and Rennie Lindo, University of West Florida

 

 

Current Events

1^st: Sam Chandler, Samford University

2^nd: Riley Wallace, Belmont University

3^rd: Troi Charity, Georgia State University

 

 

Media History/Law/Ethics

1^st: Rebecca Arnold, Belmont University

2^nd: Amber Harrington, Louisiana Tech University

3^rd: Destiny Lattimore, Arkansas State University