Ohio State running back Jalin Marshall (17) gets tackled by Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland (19) during the 3rd quarter of the Sugar Bowl. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
Kyle Robertson of The Columbus Dispatch held off the rest of the Dispatch staff and Andy Morrison of The Blade to win the 2015 ONPA Monthly Clip Contest Photographer of the Year title.
Robertson gave back 20 of his 60 point lead over co-worker Eamon Queeney in the final month. Queeney finished second.
Consistency is a must for a photographer to be successful in clip contests and Roberston has been that. He won the POY clip title in 2013 and finished second three times in the past five years. In doing so he has amassed 5220 points. That is a lot of clip winners.
Gallery of Robertson’s 2015 clip winners
Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Matt Calvert (11) waits to be introduced on ice before their opening game against the New York Rangers at Nationwide Arena. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
2015 Final Top 10 Standings
1st – Kyle Robertson, The Dispatch – 1004
2nd – Eamon Queeney, The Dispatch – 964
3rd – Andy Morrison, The Blade – 822
4th – Adam Cairns, The Dispatch – 804
5th – Eric Albrecht, The Dispatch – 794
6th – Jonathan Quilter, The Dispatch – 564
7th – Barbara Perenic, The Dispatch – 534
8th – Chris Russell, The Dispatch – 504
– Mitch Pe Masilun, The News Journal – 504
10th – Patti Schaeffer, The Morning Journal – 464
For the second year in a row there were seven Dispatch photographers in the final top 10. And for the second year in a row Andy Morrison from The Blade finished third.
The monthly clip contest unlike the Golden Globes is not always a good predictor of the year-end contest but as Bill Belichick says its on to Kent and we will see who brings home the hardware.