STAA All-America Program

2011 Jim Nantz Award Winner: Alex Faust

Alex Faust (Jr. Northeastern University) is the winner of the 2011 Jim Nantz Award as the nation’s most outstanding collegiate sportscaster. The award was presented by Sportscasters Talent Agency of America May 16th at the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association banquet in Salisbury, NC.

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Faust is the first non-senior to win the Nantz Award. As a sophomore he finished 7th in the 2010 vote.

2012 STAA Watch List

Scott Agness (Sr, Indiana University)
Dale Armbruster (So, John Carroll University)
Benjamin Barker (Sr, Emerson College)
Pat Boylan (Jr, Ball State)
Kyle Decklebaum (Sr, Wisconsin)
Ryan Foutty (Jr, DePauw University)
Brendan Gulick (Jr, John Carroll University)
Ryan Hruska (Sr, Nebraska)
Jonathan Kendrick (Sr, USC)
Gary Kowal (Jr, Monmouth University)
David Lombardi (Sr, Stanford University)
Tommy Lopez (Jr, Virginia Commonwealth)
Mark Minner (Sr. Butler University)
Adam Rose (Sr, Boston College)
Jared Shafran (Jr, Northeastern)
Greg Talbott (Jr. Gonzaga)
Dave Walkovic (Sr, Penn State)

2011 STAA All-Americans

2011 Jim Nantz Award Judges

STAA CEO Jon Chelesnik, University of Arkansas sportscaster Chuck Barrett, Learfield Sports Broadcast Manager Tom Boman, Indiana Pacers broadcaster Mark Boyle, veteran Atlanta Falcons and Georgia Tech University sportscaster Wes Durham, IMG VP-Broadcast Division Chris Ferris, Cincinnati Reds and Ohio State University play-by-play broadcaster Paul Keels, and Virginia Tech University play-by-play broadcaster Bill Roth.

About the STAA All-America Program

The STAA All-America program recognizes the most outstanding collegiate radio sportscasters in the country and encourages collegiate sportscasters nationwide to strive to achieve their best. Each spring, the nation’s most outstanding collegiate sportscaster is presented the Jim Nantz Award, named in honor of the award winning CBS sports broadcaster.

Awards include the Jim Nantz Trophy, portfolio packages, STAA memberships and All-America certificates. The Nantz Award winner will also receive hotel accommodations and admission to all the activities of the 2012 National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) awards weekend June 8th thru 11th in Salisbury, NC, culminating in the NSSA awards banquet.

Applications for the 2012 Jim Nantz Award will be accepted from March 13th to April 16th, 2012.