2014 ONPA Pictures of the Year

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Professional bodybuilders Cedric McMillian (left) and Brandon Curry (right) show off their back muscles for the judges while on stage at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus during the 26th annual IFBB Arnold Classic.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

A couple enjoy a quiet moment with each other amongst the crowd during the annual Rock on the Range music festival at the Columbus Crew Stadium. Over 103,000 people will have attended the event over the next three days.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

University of Louisville head coach Rick Patino takes time to think about their game against Memphis moments before tipoff in the KFC Yum! Center.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Red Devil swimmer Rachel Walker is congratulated by her 200 meter relay team after realizing they set a pool record by 0:00.53 of a second during the annual Jeffersonville vs Floyd Central swim meet held at the Jeffersonville aquatic center.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

The Ohio Bobcats take the field against Idaho for their home opener at Peden Stadium.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Ed Forman of Clintonville, rides the toy train with his 3-year-old daughter Hattie during the Columbus Clippers vs Indianapolis Indians game at Huntington Park.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Adyn proceeds to get on the 7:15 a.m. bus to go to school while her dad Brian and younger sister Seneca watch on. According to Brian Bucher, Adyn’s father, there are only two busses that are handicap accessible in Athens County. “It makes my mornings more manageable especially when I have to take care of Seneca.”

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Newark Catholic Green Wave second baseman Mike Lohr goes for a ball and ends up onto the mats during the OHSAA baseball state championship finals against the Defiance Tinora Rams at Huntington Park. In the end the Green Wave fell to the Rams 3-4.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Michael Schult looks through his rifle scope in search of deea while hunting with a friend on his private property located in Jeffersonville, NY. Michaels father taught him everything he knows about hunting nut unfortunately passed away two years prior.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Danny Jaek traveled from Washington D.C. to visit friends and experience the annual Columbus Pride Parade which took place along High Street. This years event is the largest in history with over 500,000 people lining the street through downtown Columbus.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Fans react when the US scores its second goal during the USA vs Portugal World Cup game at Easton Town Center. The game ended in a draw 2-2 in the final seconds of extra time.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Emily Adelman of Grove City dresses as Beetlejuice at the annual Midwest Haunter Convention in the Greater Columbus Convention Center. It took Adelman two and a half hours to put together her costume.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Jason Day hits from the bunker on the 18th hole during the annual Memorial tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Demonstrators protest to free Gaza and Palestine in front of the Ohio Statehouse.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Ohio University junior wrestler Spartacus Chino poses for a portrait in the studio.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Dr. Sarah Gerlach enters the labor and delivery floor while on call. Residents are rotated to being on call every three days and must perform at their best ability at any given time of the night.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Dr. Andria Berry looks over an electronic chart of one of her patients during a busy night of being on call. Dr. Berry says, "the activity on the labor and delivery floor is sporadic. One night it can be slow and the next it can be insane."

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Dr. Gerlach gives an ultrasound on Jessica Cooper prior to her delivery making sure that the baby is facing in the right direction.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Dr. Gerlach comforts 6 week old baby girl Kameron Colwell while on break. Kameron is the daughter of one of the attending nurses that evening.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Dr. Burnette takes a look at the attending physician, Dr. Broecker, with medical student Maria Rodionova listening in the background.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Attending physician, Dr. Broecker, lifts Samantha Smith's 9 lb. 1 oz. baby boy over the curtain and shown to her for the first time.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Doctors tend to Samantha Smith after delivering her 9 lb. 1 oz. baby boy via C-section. This was Mrs. Smith's second child.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Blood soaked cloths lay on the ground awaiting to be thrown away after the C-section. The blue tags are made with radioactive particles so they can be seen under an x-ray just in case one was accidentally left inside of a patient.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Dr. Andria Berry finally gets a moment to sleep at 2:00 am after a grueling 20 hour work day. Though she is sleeping, if anything problematic occurs, Dr. Berry may be called at any point in the night. On average, residents sleep no more than 5 hours a night while on call.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Class A riders sit at the start line moments before heading out for the 6th annual Pelotonia held in downtown Columbus. Over 7,000 cyclists ride varying distances to cure cancer.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Veteran Pelotonia 180 mile rider Dan Fulton of Bexley, Ohio, prepares for his 6th Pelotonia in downtown Columbus. Over 7,000 cyclists ride varying distances to cure cancer.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Both 100 and 180 milers began their journey on Rich street to kick off the 6th annual Pelotonia held in downtown Columbus. Over 7,000 cyclists ride varying distances to cure cancer.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Michelle Kohn and her son Gabriel, 4, of Cincinnati, Ohio, cheer on their father and husband Chase as he crosses the 180 mile finish line at Market Square in New Albany to end the 6th annual Pelotonia.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

100 mile rider Dean McCombs of Lima, Ohio, said, "my barber took three hours to cut this and he did it for free to support my ride." while at Market Square for the 180 mile finish line in New Albany to end the 6th annual Pelotonia.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Riders celebrate crossing the 180 mile finish line at Market Square in New Albany to end the 6th annual Pelotonia.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Twins Connor and Braden Hesson, 7, of Hilliard, Ohio, watch riders crossing the 180 mile finish line at Market Square in New Albany o end the 6th annual Pelotonia.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

A ride high fives kids along the final stretch of pavement towards the 100 mile finish line outside of the athletic center at Kenyon College during the 6th annual Pelotonia.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

Amy Fox (left) and Chrissy Montgomery (right) both of Finley, share a moment after completing their 100 mile ride to Kenyon College during the 6th annual Pelotonia.

First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Logan Riely / Ohio University

James Ford of Columbus, Ohio, relaxes after completing his 100 mile journey through central Ohio where he finished outside the athletic center at Kenyon College for the 6th annual Pelotonia.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Enyjah Reeb, 6, looks over at the crowd during the annual 2 Mile March and Rally 2 Stop Gun Violence in Toledo as she crouches among other Thunderbolt cheerleaders. The march went from the intersection of Central and Detroit Avenues to the Intersection of Detroit and Indiana Avenues.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Stephen "EJ" Nichols, center, and Brian Kinnison move semi-truck rims into a bin at Cullison Scrap Metal outside of Athens.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Left to right, Samuel Ellis, 7, covers his ears with his hands as his mother, Francine Ellis, holds him as Lydia Ellis, 9, and Joseph Ellis, 11, also cover their ears as a cannon fires during a recreation of July 4, 1813, at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Billy Power holds an old photograph of Corporal Harold Reed in his home in Toledo. Both Power and Reed served in the armed forces during the Korean War, but Reed perished in the Chosin Reservoir during the conflict. Power has spent decades tirelessly working to ensure that the body of Reed be brought home to the United States and laid to rest with the rest of Reed's family.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Austin Nemire, a sophomore at Sylvania Northview, climbs into his USAC HPD Midget sprint car at the Toledo Speedway.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

People view various video displays during the Art of Video Games exhibit reception and grand opening at the Toledo Art Museum.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Randal Burton (right) pushes away Keith Speed (left) to avoid Speed's upcoming punch during an amateur Mixed Martial Arts fight at the LC Pavilion in Columbus as part of the 2014 Arnold Sports Festival. Burton won the 155 pound weight-class fight.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Toledo Mud Hens first basemen Jordan Lennerton tags out Syracuse Chiefs center fielder Brian Goodwin to close out the first inning at Fifth Third Field in Toledo.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

The Southeastern Probation Treatment Alternative (SEPTA) correctional facility is a community-based residental center, located in Nelsonville, Ohio. It houses approximately 106 adult felony offenders and was created in response to the severe overcrowding of the state prison system. Deputy Sheriff Lacey Casto unlocks Thomas Browning's, left, handcuffs as Charles Guess, right, waits for his handcuffs to be removed just after being admitted to intake at SEPTA.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Resident monitor Roger Taylor calls in the number of residents unaccounted for in the west wing of the facility during a daily head count at SEPTA. The facility takes only non-violent offenders and offers residents a variety of classes and activities that run from a few days to six months.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Thomas Browning has a meal in a holding cell soon after being admitted to the facility. Depending on the program they're put in, residents are incarcerated for five months, six months, or ninety days.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Charles Guess makes his one phone call soon after being brought in to the correctional facility to his wife to tell her to bring clothes to the facility.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Michael Hall, left, folds laundry as Mark Bouillion, right, sleeps in their living quarters in the east wing of the facility. The wings of the facility split residents into two groups according to scores on a facility entrance exam.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

All residents are given a locker to secure their personal possessions Photographs of Bryan Hopkins' wife and child cover the inside of his locker. Inmates are allowed one thirty-minute visit from their family each week.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Once a month, the facility brings in a stylist to cut residents' hair. Inmate Kevin "Turtle" Busch gets his hair cut by Jennifer Moleski. Once a month, the facility brings in a stylist to cut residents' hair.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Bradley Bartlett writes something he could improve upon when interacting with his family as other residents wait their turn during a parenting-skills class. Residents were asked to write what skills they could improve upon on the left side of the board and things they had learned from the course on the right side.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

David Jenkins, bottom left, hands William Holtzapfel, top left, play money as Jeff Swick, top right, rolls the dice and Frankie Sinco, bottom right, observes the game of Monopoly in the indoor recreational area of the west wing. Residents can play board games, watch television and exercise outside during their down time.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Lucas Reed, center, shoots the basketball during a game of Horse as Phil Stemble, right, and Jared Shumway, left, await the rebound. Troy Jones, foreground, smokes a cigarette, which is a form of currency between the residents.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Larenzo Fisher does pull-ups on the recreational yard's only piece of workout equipment. A former Ohio University football player, Fisher pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficing and is serving his sentence at SEPTA.

Second Place, Student Photographer of the year - Isaac Hale / Ohio University

Lucas Reed (right) looks off after reading forms allowing for his early release from the SEPTA Correctional Facility.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the Year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

A single protestor is outnumbered by an oncoming group of parade motorcyclists during the annual Stonewall Columbus LGBT pride parade, in downtown Columbus.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Brooke Egbert, 13, of Botkins, sheds tears as she rests her head on her reserve champion market steer, realizing that she is moments away from giving him away to the highest bidder at the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Participants in an adults-only Easter egg hunt at Fred Fuller Park in Kent use flashlights to scan the park's grass for eggs filled with raffle tickets. The tickets entered participants in a raffle containing pricey prizes, including two televisions, a bike, Xbox game system and more.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Westerville Central High School senior Lucas Irwin is unable to receive a pass from senior quarterback Nate Jackowski in the second quarter of play against visiting Solon High School, in Westerville.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Jayden Jones, 7, of Westerville, laughs as a monarch takes flight from his nose in a butterfly tent outside of the Blendon Woods Metro Park nature center, in Westerville.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

A nude bicyclist makes his way over the Broad Street bridge, coming into downtown for the fifth annual World Naked Bike Ride in Columbus. The event is meant to raise awareness of dangers bicyclists face amongst vehicles, as well as promote positive body-image and an independence from oil.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Auctioneer Todd Woodruff shouts and waves his arms wildly after Steve Rausch and Associates bid the high price of 80,000 dollars for the grand champion market steer at the Ohio State Fair's Sale of Champions at the Celeste Center in Columbus.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

The Granville Blue Aces face the crowd reacting wildly in celebration after edging Licking Heights with a final score of 26-21, at Granville High School's stadium.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Cory Anatangelo, second baseman for the Ohio Special Olympics softball team, embraces his mother Pam Anatangelo as she fights emotions while welcoming him home from competition in New Jersey, at the Lane Aviation terminal of Columbus International Airport in Columbus. The softball team earned a gold medal in the competition.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

A group of bicyclists take off from the Pelotonia start at the McFerson Commons, in Columbus. Pelotonia is the world's largest single-event biking fundraiser for the fight against cancer and has raised over 83 million dollars to date.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Rick Espe, of Columbus, signs the name of his wife who passed away from ovarian cancer, Morgen Espe, during the Pelotonia opening ceremonies in the Columbus Commons. Espe rode the 100-mile route with team MKSK. The wall in the James Cancer Clinic tent listed names of people whom bicyclists ride in dedication to.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Chris Horton, of Mount Vernon, stands roughly at the eighty-fourth mile of the 100-mile Pelotonia ride, holding a sign that thanks bicyclists for contributing to the ability for his wife to receive life-saving chemotherapy, during Pelotonia on Homer Road, in Homer. Horton has made a memorable impression on riders, often evoking emotion and giving them inspiration to finish out the 100-mile ride.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Cal Krebs, 18, of New Albany, biked the Pelotonia 100-mile ride with a picture of him and his grandmother Daurie Owens, who died from colon cancer in 2013, attached to his seat.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

A bicyclist pumps her first as she passes through the 50-mile mark in New Albany during Pelotonia.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Giorgio Bittoni (left) congratulates daughters Anna Maria Bittoni (center) and Christina Bittoni (right) after they all completed the 100-mile Pelotonia ride in Gambier, Ohio. The Bittonis are from Granville and rode for Team CTCL.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Brian Howe, of Granville lounges on a hill next to his bike after completing the 100-mile Pelotonia ride in Gambier.

Third Place, Student Photographer of the year - Jenna Watson / Kent State University

Matthew Sawchuk, 7, embraces his mother Jennifer, just after she finished the Pelotonia 100-mile ride. Jennifer rode for Matthew's brother, Nicholas Sawchuk, 13, who is a two-and-a-half year survivor of brain cancer. Nicholas and his twin brother Benjamin were present as well.