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.

2011 STAA All-Americans

John Kurtz (Sr, Kansas State)

Mike Lefko (Sr, Syracuse

Tony Simeone ( Sr, Pepperdine)

Brian Boesch ( Sr, Ohio)

Alex Perlman ( Sr, Syracuse)

2011 STAA Top 20

1. Alex Faust (Jr, Northeastern)

2. John Kurtz (Sr, Kansas State)

3. Mike Lefko, (Sr, Syracuse

4. Tony Simeone ( Sr, Pepperdine)

5. Brian Boesch ( Sr, Ohio)

6. Alex Perlman ( Sr, Syracuse)

7. Mark Minner (Jr, Butler University)

8. Dan Moscaritolo (Sr, Syracuse))

9. John Miller (Sr, Drury)

10. Greg Talbott (So, Gonzaga)

11. Matthew Stucko (Quinnipiac University)

12. Tommy Lopez, (So. Virginia Commonwealth)

13. Jonathan Kendrick (Jr, USC)

14. Caleb Troop (Sr, Ohio)

15. Benjamin Barker (Jr, Emerson College)

16. Justin Allegri (Sr, San Jose State)

17. Kyle West (Sr, Kansas)

18. Gary Kowal (So, Monmouth University)

19. Ryan Foutty (So, DePauw)

20. Mason Lowry (Sr. University of Toledo)

Honorable Mention (alphabetical): Pat Boylan (So, Ball State), Riley Corcoran (Sr, Washington State), Kyle Decklebaum (Jr, Wisconsin), Tom DiBenedetto (Sr, Columbia), Daniel Duquette (Sr, Boston College), Tom Ferguson (Sr, Penn State), Kevin Foedingerr (Sr, Penn State), Christian Heimall (Sr, Hofstra), Wade Hilligoss (Sr, Nebraska), Ryan Hruska (Jr, Nebraska), Robert Lippolis (Sr, SUNY Oswego), Ryan Piers (Sr, North Central College), Jared Shafran (Jr, Northeastern), Andrew Stossmeister (Sr, Fort Hays State), Dave Walkovic (Jr, Penn State)

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 & All-America certificates.

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