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2015-2016 IHSA Journalism State Final qualifiers

Below, you will find an unofficial list of the qualifiers for the IHSA Journalism State Final drawn from results reported from sectionals. On this page, you can also see where they placed in their respective regional and sectional tournaments. You can also click on a team name or competitor name to view more information on that competitor, or a rank to see the round they earned the rank in.

IMPORTANT: Please note that if a competitor drops out of the competition and they are replaced by another student, that change will NOT be reflected on this page - this shows the top 3 finishers at each Sectional tournament only, as only the top 3 students from each sectional advance to the state final.

Advertising
Copy Editing
Editorial Cartooning
Editorial Writing
Feature Writing
Headline Writing
Infographics
News Writing
Newspaper Design
Photo Story Telling
Radio News
Review Writing
Sports Writing
Yearbook Caption Writing
Yearbook Copy Writing
Yearbook Layout Double-Page Spread
Yearbook Theme Development

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Advertising (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belvidere (H.S.)Nico Hartman1
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Rachel Kapusciarz1
Downers Grove (North)Sophia Di Iorio2
Edwardsville (H.S.)Hannah Miracle1
Galena (H.S.)Julian Butts3
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Shannon Dunne2
Lemont (H.S.)Heather Miller3
MattoonAbby James2
Naperville (Central)Yue Ren1
Winnetka (New Trier)samantha blanc1
Oak Lawn (Community)Fiona Agapito3
Palatine (H.S.)Paige Powell1
Plainfield (East)Chris Kovac2
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)Riley Langefeld3
South ElginAnali Perez2
Lincolnshire (Stevenson)Shubhangi Joshi2
TaylorvilleThorin Roberts3
Urbana (University)Sarah Lee3
Urbana (H.S.)Ksenya Kouzminova1
WashingtonMeghan Rest2
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)Margaret Lu3

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Copy Editing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belvidere (North)Krista Botkin2
Buffalo GroveErik Hernandez3
CoultervilleConnor Reitz3
Downers Grove (South)Michelle Hroma3
Edwardsville (H.S.)Maddi George2
Galena (H.S.)Sofia Sanchez1
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)Amanda Herrmann3
Glenview (Glenbrook South)Lauren Frias1
Grayslake (Central)Marissa Payne2
Darien (Hinsdale South)Evelyn Lupancu2
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Alex Myrick3
Joliet (West)Emma Regal3
Chicago (Marist)Faith Laughran2
MattoonDerby Roan1
Naperville (Central)Drew Quiriconi1
Oak ForestAmanda Beall1
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)Caroline Binley1
Peoria (Richwoods)Elizabeth Lindqwister2
South ElginHaley Follman3
WashingtonRebecca Johnson1
Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)Natalie Anderson2

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Editorial Cartooning (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Summit (Argo)Brianna Plecki3
Belleville (West)Alexis Radden2
Belvidere (H.S.)Nico Hartman2
BolingbrookTyler Vappi2
ChesterElizabeth Heffernan3
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Rachel Kapusciarz3
Chicago (Taft)Julia Zeler2
Palatine (Fremd)Rayna Cheong3
Galena (H.S.)Julian Butts1
Darien (Hinsdale South)Slyvia Peng1
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Shannon Dunne1
Joliet (West)Mykiyah Jackson1
Maple Park (Kaneland)Erika Leeper3
MattoonTaryn Kracinski1
MinookaCaitlyn Stabile3
Naperville (Central)Yue Ren1
Palatine (H.S.)Paige Powell1
Plainfield (East)Chris Kovac3
Oak Lawn (Richards)Jennifer Schaal2
WashingtonCate Reem2
WheelingJosie Levin2

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Editorial Writing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Bridget Ryan1
Downers Grove (North)Abigail Murphy1
Edwardsville (H.S.)Hannah Wente1
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)Kaitlin Clark1
Glenview (Glenbrook South)Lauren Frias2
HarrisburgBailey Drone2
HuntleyMaddy Moffett1
Joliet (West)Sydney Czyzon3
Lemont (H.S.)Heather Miller2
Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)Isabella Valdez3
Chicago (Marist)Michelle Lenz3
MattoonGabriel Tomer3
Naperville (Central)Drew Quiriconi2
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)Garrett Strother1
Peoria (Richwoods)Winston Lindqwister2
Rockford (East)Josie Janicki2
South ElginJuan Castillo3
Lincolnshire (Stevenson)Sarah Verschoor2
Urbana (H.S.)Sylvia Maehr1
West Chicago (H.S.)Emily Wissemes3
WheelingKelly McKewin3

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Feature Writing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belleville (West)Kelly Kulig2
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Shannon Wright3
Downers Grove (North)Kathleen Callaghan2
Edwardsville (H.S.)Josie Arnett3
Evanston (Twp.)Adele Gruner3
Fithian (Oakwood)Katie Schell 3
Grayslake (Central)Marissa Payne3
Arlington Heights (Hersey)Colette Tangney1
Darien (Hinsdale South)Mary Ann Tharian1
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Mia Luckett1
HuntleyCamille Paddock1
Lemont (H.S.)Reanna Comiso2
MattoonSophie Collings1
Naperville (Central)Maya Fenter2
Naperville (North)Alexandra Keenan1
Peoria (Richwoods)Elizabeth Lindqwister1
Rockford (East)Emily Grobe3
St. Charles (North)Shayne Chammavanijakul2
WashingtonHaylie Williamson2
Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)Rebecca Johnson3
WheelingErika Pogorzelska2

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Headline Writing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Kyra Puetz3
Downers Grove (North)Dominic Galli2
Elk Grove Village (E.G.)Evan Hatfield2
Evanston (Twp.)Gabe Aichholzer1
West Frankfort (Frankfort)Marah Willmore2
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Tia Baldwin2
HuntleyNatalie Trzeciak3
Joliet (West)Emma Regal3
Maple Park (Kaneland)Shannon Gilkey2
Lemont (H.S.)Alejandra Rodriguez1
Naperville (Central)Maneesh Somisetty2
Naperville (North)Nick Bettuzzi1
Oak Lawn (Community)Jade Ryerson3
OkawvilleTiffany Thompson3
Peoria (Richwoods)Justin Chen2
Rockford (East)Taylor Such1
Rolling MeadowsBrendan O'Brien1
TaylorvilleNoah Nelson1
WashingtonKhialee Boyles1
Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)Natalie Anderson3
WheelingMegan Provost3

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Infographics (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belvidere (North)Kathryn Ollman3
Buffalo GroveKaitlin Gloria3
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Maeve Lorimer3
Chicago (Taft)Marcello Piccinini3
Downers Grove (North)Kari Brewton2
Edwardsville (H.S.)Logan Brammeier1
Galena (H.S.)Lisi Ludwig2
HarrisburgEmma Eldridge2
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Jaida Macklin1
Joliet (West)Mykiyah Jackson3
LaSalle (L.-Peru)Bethany Black2
Lemont (H.S.)Claudia Mayer2
MattoonSophie Collings3
McHenryAnn Zauss2
Naperville (Central)Freja Sonnichsen1
Naperville (North)Sarah Harper3
Oak Lawn (Community)Salam Mulhem1
Plainfield (Central)Luis Gonzalez2
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)Flynn Geraghty1
Rockford (East)Emily Grobe1
WashingtonPeter Rest1

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News Writing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belvidere (North)Silvia Diaz3
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Shannon Wright1
Chicago (Taft)Luis Gutierrez1
Downers Grove (South)Asma Zaman2
Edwardsville (H.S.)Devin Kane1
Evanston (Twp.)Camille Allen3
Grayslake (North)Ashley Rayan2
HarrisburgKeelan Coker3
HuntleyMawa Iqbal1
Joliet (West)Sydney Czyzon1
Macon (Meridian)Andrea Ricker3
MinookaCaitlyn Stabile2
Naperville (Central)Maya Fenter2
Naperville (North)Julia Donofrio3
Oak ForestDanielle Murawski3
OkawvilleEmily Bening2
Rolling MeadowsBrendan O'Brien1
Palos Heights (Shepard)Will Jarmon2
South ElginCaitlin Edgerton2
West Chicago (H.S.)Kyle Paup1
WheelingMax Piasecki3

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Newspaper Design (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
BarringtonMaddie Mathie2
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Bridget Ryan3
Downers Grove (North)Abigail Murphy3
Edwardsville (H.S.)Jessie Thorpe2
Evanston (Twp.)Ivy Hettinger-Roberts2
Palatine (Fremd)Cara Ward3
Galena (H.S.)Julia Lieb1
Glenview (Glenbrook South)John Schurer1
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Tia Baldwin1
Joliet (West)Anna Eklund2
MattoonVictoria Leitch3
Naperville (Central)Jessica Bogdan2
Plainfield (Central)Jack Plewa3
Plainfield (East)Vicki Wisniewski1
South ElginBrian Nguyen2
St. Charles (North)Shayne Chammavanijakul3
Lincolnshire (Stevenson)Nikol Safronova1
TaylorvilleLuke Sloan1
Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)Shelby Caruso2
Urbana (University)Anna Ding3
WashingtonHaylie Williamson1

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Photo Story Telling (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belleville (West)Brendan Preston3
Belvidere (H.S.)Ivy Steege2
BolingbrookJocelyn Flores3
Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)Anubia Simpkins3
Downers Grove (North)Robert Moss3
Downers Grove (South)Claire Pikul1
Edwardsville (H.S.)Sophie Kraus1
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)Hadiya Afzal2
Herrin (H.S.)Quentin Shaw2
Arlington Heights (Hersey)Sneh Pandya1
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Grace Lipscomb1
HuntleySehba Faheem1
LaSalle (L.-Peru)Hailey Maurice2
McHenryKayla Janz3
Naperville (North)Kelly Tang1
Winnetka (New Trier)Michael Blickstein2
PontiacKamryn Moore3
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)Lauren Miller2
Oak Lawn (Richards)Tom Pavesic2
Rockford (East)Megan Davis3
Urbana (University)Elizabeth Geistlinger1

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Radio News (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belleville (West)Alan Estrada1
Belvidere (North)Nicholas Hradisky3
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Annabella Barry2
Downers Grove (North)Fletcher Peters3
Downers Grove (South)Wes Davenport2
Edwardsville (H.S.)Clayton Schneider3
Palatine (Fremd)Emma Davies1
Galena (H.S.)Ian Williams 1
Glenview (Glenbrook South)Emanuel Martinez1
Arlington Heights (Hersey)Jennifer Lechowski2
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Nina Williamson3
Naperville (Central)Sahi Padmanabhan1
Naperville (North)Will Trubshaw3
Oak ForestEthan Mensing1
Plainfield (East)Jillian Dzieciol2
Peoria (Richwoods)Riley Aldridge3
South ElginAnna Lee Ackermann2
TaylorvilleJessica Parsons2
Urbana (University)Jacob Rajilich1
Urbana (H.S.)Joey Wright2
WheelingSulayman Qazi3

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Review Writing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
BarringtonDillon Alexander1
Belleville (West)Sam Geiger1
Belvidere (North)Haley McCoy1
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Annabelle Hladik2
Downers Grove (North)Lucas Naber1
Edwardsville (H.S.)C.J. Carpenter3
Evanston (Twp.)Viveka Herzum3
Galena (H.S.)Luc Pham2
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Tom Planera1
MattoonBrennan Tomer2
Naperville (North)Kenny Jusino2
Winnetka (New Trier)jessie zook2
Oswego (East)Azul Weber1
Plainfield (Central)David Castellucci3
PontiacTatum Joernt3
Mt. Prospect (Prospect)Isabelle Rogers3
South ElginNatalie Graham3
Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)Justin Hollimon3
Urbana (University)Noah Larson2
WashingtonBrady Johnson1
WheelingAbigail Cozariuc2

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Sports Writing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Katie Carey2
Downers Grove (North)Kileen Dietrich2
Downers Grove (South)Joe Stellato1
Edwardsville (H.S.)Devin Kane1
Elk Grove Village (E.G.)Nicolas Baggetto3
Glenview (Glenbrook South)Hannah Mason3
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Langston McHenry1
HuntleyAdam Reckamp1
Maple Park (Kaneland)Dylan Mondi2
MattoonJJ Bullock2
Naperville (Central)Lexi Haskell1
Palatine (H.S.)Tess O'Brien2
Plainfield (East)John Jarosik3
Rockford (East)Juli McCallum3
Lincolnshire (Stevenson)Samantha Sparber1
TaylorvilleRiley Barker3
Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)Mark Johnson Jr.3
Urbana (University)Sarah Lee1
Urbana (H.S.)Alyssa Sullivan3
WashingtonMeghan Rest2
West Chicago (H.S.)Nayeli Lara2

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Yearbook Caption Writing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belvidere (H.S.)Abbey Shale2
ChesterAllaynah Price3
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Gabrielle Marback-Pehler3
Downers Grove (North)Madeline Wahlgren3
Elk Grove Village (E.G.)Szymphoni Harris1
Galena (H.S.)Ellie Spillane3
HarrisburgAmanda Smock2
Arlington Heights (Hersey)Paige Pannozza2
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Frankie Blanco1
Lemont (H.S.)Maggie O'Brien2
MinookaAnne Calonico1
Winnetka (New Trier)Grace Nielson1
Chicago (Phoenix Military Academy)Genesis Vasquez2
Plainfield (Central)Edward Guardado3
Plainfield (East)Syedah Jafary2
PontiacColin Lakadat3
Stillman ValleyTaylor Hernandez1
TaylorvilleRiley Barker1
Urbana (University)Lucia Lombardi2
Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)Joy Penney1
WheelingKayla Baranowski3

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Yearbook Copy Writing (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Belleville (West)Allison Boggan1
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Kristyna Kresic1
Downers Grove (North)Julia Lockerby2
Evergreen ParkDonna Yozze3
Palatine (Fremd)Emma Milojkovic2
Glenview (Glenbrook South)Luana Dumitrache3
Darien (Hinsdale South)Giedre Motuzyte1
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Kennedi Sidberry2
HuntleyKatrina Troy2
Joliet (West)Courtney Rubino1
MattoonMattie Eaton2
Naperville (Central)Katie Beste3
Naperville (North)Kelly Patton1
OkawvilleMallory Unverfehrt3
Oswego (East)Macie McCallum2
Rolling MeadowsSamuel Svoboda3
South ElginKayla Brown1
Stillman ValleyTaylor Hernandez3
Urbana (University)Nicholas Liu3
WashingtonGrace Allaman2
WheelingAnnalisa Baranowski1

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Yearbook Layout Double-Page Spread (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
Summit (Argo)Diana Martinez3
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Natalie Delich1
Downers Grove (South)Hannah Maes2
Edwardsville (H.S.)Katy DeConcini2
Elk Grove Village (E.G.)Szymphoni Harris2
Palatine (Fremd)Ariana Marean3
Galena (H.S.)Megan Frank1
Grayslake (Central)Amod Mahadik1
HarrisburgDevan Jones3
HuntleyBri Governale2
MinookaLizzy Cook2
Naperville (Central)Freja Sonnichsen1
Naperville (North)Sara Babu3
Winnetka (New Trier)Emily Jung1
PontiacColin Lakadat1
South ElginBrian Nguyen3
TaylorvilleHope Johnson1
Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)Shelby Caruso3
Tinley Park (H.S.)Dora Aleksonis2
Urbana (University)Alyson Gerdes3
Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)Alexis Cortez2

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Yearbook Theme Development (21 contestants)

TeamContestant(s)Sec.
BarringtonStephanie Miller and Sydney Reijmer2
Belleville (West)Emma Keys and Alicia Willis1
Belvidere (H.S.)Alysha Keating and Molly Velbeck2
Buffalo GroveLindsey Hammel and Sarah Cottone1
Chicago (Mother McAuley)Kristyna Kresic and Natalie Delich3
Chicago (Taft)Imen Mizi and Stephanie Madl3
Downers Grove (North)Esther Mitre and Danielle Crane2
Edwardsville (H.S.)Lily Grieve and Erin Morrisey2
HarrisburgEdith Bolanos and Hannah Fort3
Hinsdale (Central)Bella Rico and Mary Kress1
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)Sarah Coghlan and Mackenzie Lyseng1
HuntleyJessica Espinoza and Bri Governale3
LaSalle (L.-Peru)Felicia Gruenwald and Shelby Testa1
McHenryJocelyn Hernandez and Haley Meszaros3
MinookaKallie Haritopoulos3
Naperville (North)Aneesa Pasha and Gretchen Gore1
Plainfield (Central)Lily Calderon and Brittney Ebner3
Alyssa Polmetta and Brandon Smith2
South ElginAlex August and Amaya Jungers1
Tinley Park (H.S.)Sara Sereda and Gabrielle Toreja2
WilliamsvilleLane Caspar and Mackenzie McGann2

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