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2023 Category: Sports Action

First Place: Josh Boland

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Carter Wilkie, left, celebrates with teammates Tanner Andrew (7) and Grady Hobbs (22) during RIT Men’s Hockey vs Army at the Gene Polisseni Center in Henrietta, N.Y., on Oct. 8, 2022. RIT won 4-1. This was the second home game of the 2022 season for the RIT Tigers and Army’s third game of the year, second on the road.

Second Place: Kayla Bartkowski

Troy Okoniewski, from Buffalo, N.Y., crashes after attempting a back flip at the Halloween Jump Jam at Pinnacle Hill in Rochester, N.Y., on Oct. 30, 2022. The Halloween Jump Jam happens once a year and bikers around Rochester dress up to participate in biking competitions.

Third Place: Evie Linantud

RIT hockey’s Caleb Moretz (20) is hit in the face by Niagara’s Albin Nilsson (8) on Feb. 9, 2023, at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Niagara defeated RIT 4-3.