THANK YOU TO ALL OF THIS YEAR’S APPLICANTS!
2025 Jim Nantz Award Winner
Jack Smith
USC, Sr
The nation’s most outstanding collegiate sports broadcaster for 2025.
2025 STAA All-Americans
Courtney Hollmon
South Carolina, Sr
Kyle Marchak
Virginia Tech, Sr
MJ Newsom
USC, Sr
Ian Nicholas
Syracuse, Sr
Blake Niemann
Arizona State, Sr
Second Team
Aiden Blanc (Arizona State, Jr)
Adam Gotkin (Syracuse, Jr)
Nico Horning (Syracuse, Jr)
McKenzie Kane (Washington and Lee, Sr)
AJ Myers (Syracuse, Jr)
Graham Nash (Indiana, Jr)
AJ Swiatek (Ball State, Sr)
Third Team
Luke Burgess (Syracuse, Jr)
Rheanna DeCrow (Ithaca, Sr)
Giovanni Heater (Virginia Tech, Sr)
Perri Kitei (Northwestern, Sr)
Jacob Schrantz (Nebraska, Sr)
Aylee Weiss (Syracuse, Sr)
Riley Woodall (Indiana, Sr)
Honorable Mention
Danny Berg (Nebraska, So), Luke Brennaman (Indiana, So), Ryan Bridges (Syracuse, Sr), Mickey Doolittle (Missouri, Sr), Peter Elliott (Syracuse Sr), Aidan Garvey (Rhode Island, Sr), Matt Kiraly (Kent State, Sr), Cavan Malayter (Arizona State, Sr), Sean Massa (Madonna University, Sr), Ryan Murphy (Western Kentucky Sr), Tyler Reidy (Notre Dame, Jr), Carson Trail (Stanford Sr), Max Zepeda (Arizona State Sr)
2025 Judges
Josh Appel (2016 Nantz Winner)
Tom Boman (Learfield)
Drew Carter (2019 Nantz Winner)
Adam Cavalier (2009 Nantz Winner)
Jon Chelesnik (STAA)
Howard Deneroff (Westwood One)
Alex Faust (2011 Nantz Winner)
Kevin Fitzgerald (2014 Nantz Winner)
Eric Gallanty (2015 Nantz Winner)
Nate Gatter (2017 Nantz Winner)
Ross Lippman (2013 Nantz Winner)
Bill Spaulding (2012 Nantz Winner)