A photo of Ohio State dance professor Susan Van Pelt Petry taken by Kyle Robertson was a first place winner in the portrait category in August. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
Kyle Robertson has won the ONPA Monthly Clip Contest title for the fourth time in five years. Robertson is the first three-peat winner since Jim Witmer of the Troy Daily News did so in 1991 capping a string of five titles in six years.
Jeremy Wadsworth from The Blade finished second in the contest and Barbara Perenic from The Columbus Dispatch finished in third place, duplicating her efforts in the previous year.
Robertson had wins in every category through the year and maximized his point as only two of his 33 wins during the course of the year were honorable mentions.
As they have in recent years Dispatch photographers scored well over the course of the year claiming six spots in the final top ten standings.
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) plants the Sooner flag in the Ohio State logo at midfield after beating Ohio State 31-16 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
Gallery of Kyle Robertson’s 2017 clip winners
2017 Final Top 10 Standings
1st – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch – 1304
2nd – Jeremy Wadsworth, The Blade – 984
3rd – Barbara Perenic, The Columbus Dispatch – 934
4th – Joshua A. Bickel, The Columbus Dispatch – 894
5th – Andy Morrison, The Blade – 804
6th – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch – 694
7th – Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch – 604
8th – Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun – 594
9th – Eric Schelkun, Elsestar Images – 564
10th – Adam Cairns, The Columbus Dispatch -554
– Leah Klafczynski, Akron Beacon Journal – 554