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From: The Drake Group Education Fund <julie@thedrakegroupeducationfund.ccsend.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Subject: Investigative College Sport Journalism: Meet our 2026 Student Award Winners
To: <mcandrse@wvstateu.edu>

Webinar Series – Critical Issues in Collegiate Athletics

Thursday, March 19, 2026 – 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET

Webinar #55

STUDENT JOURNALISM PRIZE FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

Meet our 2026 Student Award Winners

Presented by The Drake Group Education Fund and the

Ohio State Sports and Society Initiative

Join us as student reporters who took top prizes in the 2026 Drake Group Education Fund Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics share their reporting and top journalists discuss the vital role of enterprise and investigative journalism on college campuses. The winners will talk about their stories with an esteemed panel of sports journalists and authors from The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Columbus Dispatch, and NBCSport.com who were the judges in this year's contest.

CLOSED CAPTION FEATURE AVAILABLE FOR ALL WEBINARS

Meet our First Place Winners from Indiana University and the Indiana Daily Student

Read their work here:

Could Big Ten schools use NIL deals to circumvent salary cap?

Mia Hilkowitz, is a senior at Indiana University majoring in journalism with a minor in human-centered computing. She is co-editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student and an intern and board member for the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism.

Nathan Shriberg, is a sophomore at Indiana University majoring in sports media with a minor in sports marketing and management. He is a sports editor and men's basketball reporter with the Indiana Daily Student.

Savannah Slone, is a sophomore studying journalism with a minor in psychology at Indiana University. She is a sports editor and Indiana volleyball and women's basketball reporter for the Indiana Daily Student.

Kasey Watkins, is a sophomore at Indiana University majoring in sports media with a minor in sport marketing and management. She is a sports editor and men's basketball and women's volleyball beat reporter for the Indiana Daily Student.

The four reporters worked with the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at IU Bloomington to obtain NIL disclosures. The Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent nonpartisan center at IU's Media School.

The Drake Group Education Fund is honored to partner with the Ohio State University Sports and Society Initiative (SSI) for the 2026 Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics. A special thank you to Nicole Kraft, professor of journalism practice at The Ohio State University and director of Ohio State's Sports & Society Institute for her leadership as Chair, to Julia Maceyko for her vital contributions, and to the entire Selection Committee of elite journalists for their work in highlighting the stories of student journalists and college athletes.

Our Selection Committee of elite, award-winning journalists includes Wayne Drehs, visiting associate professor of practice at the University of Iowa, formerly of ESPN and a three-time Emmy Award winner; Allan Kreda, journalist for The Associated Press, Bloomberg News, and The New York Times; Mitch Stacy, veteran journalist for The Associated Press (recently concluded a 40-year career); and Brian White, Sports Editor at The Columbus Dispatch and former lead editor at NBCSports.com and MSN.com.

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