Fireworks shoot into the air as the very first runners cross the starting ling of the 35th Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon. Almost 20,000 runners converged on Columbus to run the annual full and half marathons. (Eamon Queeney/The Columbus Dispatch)
Eamon Queeney of The Columbus Dispatch is the 2014 ONPA Monthly Clip Contest Photographer of the Year. Queeney had three wins in the final month judged (October) to seal the win besting co-worker Kyle Robertson by 80 points.
The POY title is the first for Queeney. This is the third second place finish for Robertson who won the title last year. Andy Morrison from The (Toledo) Blade placed third.
All three had winning clips in the final month however the October results had no effect on the final top ten standings which were dominated by photographers from The Dispatch who had six of the top ten point totals for the year.
Final 2014 Top Ten Standings
1st – Eamon Queeney, The Columbus Dispatch – 1224
2nd – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch – 1144
3rd – Andy Morrison, The (Toledo) Blade – 1062
4th – Adam Cairns, The Columbus Dispatch – 954
5th – Chris Russell, The Columbus Dispatch – 834
6th – Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch – 664
7th – Barbara Perenic, The Columbus Dispatch – 564
8th – Erik Shelkun, Elsestar Images – 554
9th – Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun – 514
10th – Joshua Bickel, ThisWeek Community News – 394