Fresno State Athletics
Athletics Media Relations Office Honored By CoSIDA
 |  Fresno State's 2003 football media guide was awarded second place in its district, which which includes all Division 1 institutions from Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and British Columbia. |
June 15, 2004
FRESNO, Calif.- The Fresno State Athletics Media Relations was recently recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in the organization's annual publication award contest.The Athletics Media Relations office produced five award-winning publications in 2003-04, the most since claiming an all-time high of seven awards in 1996-97. The five selections this year bring the office total of CoSIDA publication awards to 20 since 1999-00.
Media guides, game programs and posters are submitted to CoSIDA publication contest coordinators. Media guides are ranked within each district nationwide. Four of Freso State's five publication awards in 2003-04 were recognized at the district level, while the other earned national recognition. Fresno State is a member of District 8, which includes all Division 1 institutions from Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and British Columbia.
"We have always taken great pride in producing quality publications," said Steve Weakland, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications. "We have won many awards through the years, thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff members. We had a very good year this year. Publications Coordinator DeAnna Turner deserves a lot of credit. She's a very creative and talented individual. Our photographers deserve credit for getting such high quality images and I'd like to thank Dumont Printing for their printing expertise. Our primary goal is to produce publications that will best represent all of our Bulldog student-athletes, coaches and teams. It's a bonus that they are also nationally recognized for superior quality."
Fresno State's award-winning publications in 2003-04 include the following:
- Football Media Guide: 2nd in district (Steve Weakland, Jake Bragonier, DeAnna Turner)
- Cross Country Media Guide: 4th in nation (Rachel Azevedo, DeAnna Turner)
- Women's Basketball Media Guide: 2nd in district (Brian Risso, DeAnna Turner)
- Softball Media Guide: 2nd in district (Jan Winslow, DeAnna Turner)
- Track and Field Media Guide: 2nd in district (Brian Risso, DeAnna Turner)
CoSIDA was founded in 1957 and includes over 1,800 members in the United States and Canada. The association is specifically designed to help sports information directors at all levels.