The following students/colleges received awards at the 2017 NorCal conference.
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| Category Name | Award | Credits | Publication Name | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Story | First Place | Brian Howey | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Feature Story | Second Place | Ellyssa Rodriguez | Express | Sacramento City College |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Eric Pineda | The Express | Las Positas College |
| Feature Story | Fourth Place | Karan Abrol | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Bethaney Lee | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Tom Rivas | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Roxana Amparo | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Sarah Carpenter | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Sports Feature Photo | First Place | Cody Casares | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Sports Feature Photo | Second Place | Kelly Barr | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Sports Feature Photo | Third Place | Cathie Lawrence | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Sports Feature Photo | Fourth Place | Sarah Carpenter | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Cody Casares | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Tami Shepherd | The Express | Las Positas College |
| Editorial Cartoon | First Place | L.E. Ashley | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Editorial Cartoon | Second Place | Sarah Carpenter | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Editorial Cartoon | Third Place | Marci Suela | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Editorial Cartoon | Fourth Place | Leslie Carrier | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Frank Lopez | Rampage | Fresno City College |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Patrick Jenkins | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Joey Fajardo | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Frank Lopez | Rampage | Fresno City College |
| Informational Graphic | First Place | Marci Suela | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Informational Graphic | Second Place | KR Nava | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Informational Graphic | Third Place | Kevin Perez and Adreana Estigoy | Skyline View | Skyline College |
| Informational Graphic | Fourth Place | Austin Nordyke | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College |
| Informational Graphic | Honorable Mention | James Fanucchi and Nancy Chan | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco |
| Informational Graphic | Honorable Mention | Roxana Amparo and Marci Suela | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Informational Graphic | Honorable Mention | Brianna Guillory | The Express | Las Positas College |
| Informational Graphic | Honorable Mention | Benjamin Castro | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Sports Game Story | First Place | Tyler Mortimore | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Sports Game Story | Second Place | Frank Sumrall | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Sports Game Story | Third Place | Lorenzo Morotti | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Sports Game Story | Fourth Place | Robert Clinton | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Isaac Norman | Inquirer | Diablo Valley College |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Konnor McIntosh and Gabriel Crosetti | The Express | Las Positas College |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Andrew Gonzalez | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Terry Pon | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| News Photo | First Place | Kris Hooks | Express | Sacramento City College |
| News Photo | Second Place | James Fanucchi | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco |
| News Photo | Third Place | Denis Perez | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| News Photo | Fourth Place | Gabriela Reni | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco |
| Environmental Portrait | First Place | Denis Perez | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Tom Rivas | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Vanessa Nelson | Express | Sacramento City College |
| Environmental Portrait | Fourth Place | Cheyenne Drury | The Current | American River College |
| Illustration | First Place | Marci Suela | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Illustration | Second Place | Marci Suela | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Illustration | Third Place | Leslie Aguilar | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Illustration | Fourth Place | Auryana Rodriguez | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco |
| Illustration | Honorable Mention | Lidiya Grib | The Current | American River College |
| Illustration | Honorable Mention | Mintzhet Tan | Skyline View | Skyline College |
| Photo Illustration | First Place | David Hiltbrand and KR Nava | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Photo Illustration | Second Place | Saskia Hatvany | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Photo Illustration | Third Place | Denis Perez, Marci Suela and Efrain Valdez | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Photo Illustration | Fourth Place | Marci Suela | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Jennifer Snook and C.J. Peterson | The Express | Las Positas College |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | First Place | Cody Casares and Lorenzo Morotti | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | Second Place | Cathie Lawrence | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | Third Place | Luis Gael Jimenez | The Current | American River College |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | Fourth Place | Lorenzo Morotti and Denis Perez | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | Honorable Mention | Lidiya Grib | The Current | American River College |
| Photo Story-Essay | First Place | Cody Casares, Denis Perez, Efrain Valdez and Christian Urrutia | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Photo Story-Essay | Second Place | Matthew Fernandez | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Photo Story-Essay | Third Place | Cathie Lawrence | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Photo Story-Essay | Fourth Place | Cassie Ordonio | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco |
| Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | David Hiltbrand, KR Nava and Joel Weichert | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Jason Pierce | Express | Sacramento City College |
| Feature Photo | First Place | Melissa Maria Martinez | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | David Hiltbrand | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | David Hiltbrand | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Feature Photo | Fourth Place | Denis Perez | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Kayla Robinson | Inquirer | Diablo Valley College |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Terry Pon | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Sports Action Photo | First Place | Cathie Lawrence | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Sports Action Photo | Second Place | Denis Perez | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Sports Action Photo | Third Place | Larry Valenzuela | Rampage | Fresno City College |
| Sports Action Photo | Fourth Place | Cathie Lawrence | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | Stacia Greenburg | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College |
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | Cody Casares | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Editorial | First Place | La Voz Staff | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Editorial | Second Place | Editorial Staff | The Connection | Cosumnes River College |
| Editorial | Third Place | Lorenzo Morotti | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Editorial | Fourth Place | Tyler Mortimore | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Editorial | Honorable Mention | Staff | Rampage | Fresno City College |
| Editorial | Honorable Mention | Jordan Elliott, Melissa Maria Martinez and City College Times Staff | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Front Page Layout | First Place | KR Nava | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Front Page Layout | Second Place | Marci Suela and Christian Urrutia | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Front Page Layout | Third Place | Beatriz Hernandez | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Front Page Layout | Fourth Place | La Voz Staff | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Front Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Michele Lee | Express | Sacramento City College |
| Student Designed Ad | First Place | Sarah Carpenter and KR Nava | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Student Designed Ad | Second Place | Jaerica Vitug | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Student Designed Ad | Third Place | Will Nacouzi | Skyline View | Skyline College |
| Student Designed Ad | Fourth Place | Lissette Urbina | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Inside Page Layout | First Place | KR Nava | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Inside Page Layout | Second Place | Marci Suela | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Inside Page Layout | Third Place | La Voz Staff | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Inside Page Layout | Fourth Place | Marci Suela | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Inside Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Frank Guitron | Inquirer | Diablo Valley College |
| Inside Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Adrienne Miller and KR Nava | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | First Place | Ram Reyes, Samantha Domingo and Frank Lopez | Rampage | Fresno City College |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | Second Place | Brianna Guillory, Kristina Matos-?Osorio and Jennifer Burnett | The Express | Las Positas College |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | Third Place | Hugo Legend | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | Fourth Place | Hugo Legend | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | Honorable Mention | Jordan Sweidan and Gregory Ragaza | Skyline View | Skyline College |
| News Story | First Place | Lorenzo Morotti | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| News Story | Second Place | Samantha Domingo | Rampage | Fresno City College |
| News Story | Third Place | Hoku Gearheard-?Gendre and Wesley Hrubes | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| News Story | Fourth Place | Cassie Dickman | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Karan Abrol | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Lauren Quilty | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Cheyenne Drury | The Current | American River College |
| Column Writing | First Place | Adria Watson | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Column Writing | Second Place | Gregory Ragaza | Skyline View | Skyline College |
| Column Writing | Third Place | Frank Sumrall | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Column Writing | Fourth Place | Reginald Webb and Jordan Elliott | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Critical Review | First Place | Cheyenne Drury | The Current | American River College |
| Critical Review | Second Place | KR Nava | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Critical Review | Third Place | Tyler Mortimore | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Critical Review | Fourth Place | Robert Clinton | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Opinion Story | First Place | Tyler Mortimore | Experience | Los Medanos College |
| Opinion Story | Second Place | Marie Hom | Skyline View | Skyline College |
| Opinion Story | Third Place | Benjamin Bassham | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Opinion Story | Fourth Place | Jon Dupin | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Kristi Doan | The Connection | Cosumnes River College |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Roland Armstrong | Express | Sacramento City College |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Anne Caillat | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Trevor Cheitlin | Inquirer | Diablo Valley College |
| Profile Feature Story | First Place | Roger Fandel | Express | Sacramento City College |
| Profile Feature Story | Second Place | Frank Lopez | Rampage | Fresno City College |
| Profile Feature Story | Third Place | Katrina Benedicto | Skyline View | Skyline College |
| Profile Feature Story | Fourth Place | Ashleigh Panoo | Rampage | Fresno City College |
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Luis Gael Jimenez | The Current | American River College |
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Shannon Cole | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco |
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Hoku Gearheard-?Gendre | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Video Journalism | First Place | Simon Isaksson and Chris Ludlow | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Video Journalism | Second Place | Carleen Surrena and Greg Buckley | The Express | Las Positas College |
| Video Journalism | Third Place | Francisco Alvarez and Jack Malmud | La Voz News | De Anza College |
| Video Journalism | Fourth Place | Lexee Simmons | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | First Place | Alice Feller | Laney College Tower | Laney College |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Second Place | Lorenzo Morotti | Advocate | Contra Costa College |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Third Place | Beatriz Verneaux | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Fourth Place | Lauren Quilty | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Honorable Mention | Quip Johnson | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Honorable Mention | C.J. Peterson and Elisa Villanueva | The Express | Las Positas College |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Honorable Mention | Anne Caillat | City College Times | San Jose City College |
| General Excellence - Print Edition | The Guardsman Staff | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | |
| General Excellence - Print Edition | Advocate Staff | Advocate | Contra Costa College | |
| General Excellence - Print Edition | Experience Staff | Experience | Los Medanos College | |
| General Excellence - Print Edition | Rampage Staff | Rampage | Fresno City College | |
| General Excellence - Online Edition | Advocate Staff | Advocate | Contra Costa College | |
| General Excellence - Online Edition | La Voz News Staff | La Voz News | De Anza College | |
| General Excellence - Online Edition | Express Staff | Express | Sacramento City College | |
| General Excellence - Online Edition | The Collegian Staff | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College |