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2024 Sports Feature

Images from a sporting event that highlights subjects outside of primary game action/competition. Should increase understanding and appreciation for individual and team sports or celebrate the role athletics play in the lives of amateur and/or professional athletes and fans. 

First Place: Jess Kszos

Pictured from left to right, Norman Simmons III, Kesean Leonard, Micah Johnson, and Jhayden Holmes of East High School mourn the loss of the Class A sectional final against Wayne High School at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. on March 2, 2024. The score was 48-42.

Second Place: Caroline Sherman

RIT’s Carter Wilkie (21) raises the Atlantic Hockey regular season trophy celebrating with the CornerCrew fan section on Feb. 23, 2024 at Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester , N.Y. RIT Men’s Hockey defeated Canisius 9-2 in the 3rd period and became the number one seed in the Atlantic Hockey conference playoffs.

Third Place: Mikaela Engstrom

RIT’s Philippe Jacques (11) celebrates after winning the Atlantic Hockey Semifinal game against Niagara University on March 16, 2024 at RIT Gene Polisseni Center in Henrietta, N.Y.

Honorable Mention: Rebecca Villagracia

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Sydney Neff celebrates after a point is scored on Sept. 15, 2023 at St. John Fisher Varsity Gym in Pittsford, N.Y. The RIT women’s volleyball team lost to St. John Fisher 0-3.

Honorable Mention: Caroline Sherman

RIT’s Emma Waite (1), second from left, celebrates with her team in the locker room after breaking RIT’s record for most points in a single-game with 40 points on Feb. 17, 2024 at Clark Gym in Rochester , N.Y. RIT Women’s Basketball defeated Bard College 77-34 on Senior Day. The previous single-game scoring record was 37 points, held by Jessica Glaz at against Bard during senior day, exactly six years ago.