St. Louis, Mo. - The National Wrestling Media Association, the national professional organization for wrestling journalists, has named the recipients of its Annual Wrestling Journalist Awards.    The NWMA has honored the top wrestling journalists in the following categories: Broadcaster of the Year, Print Journalist of the Year, Photographer of the Year, Publicist/SID of the Year, Publication of the Year and Web Page of the Year. Candidates were nominated by the NWMA members.    Wrestling Web Page of the Year - TheGuillotine.com  This webpage covers wrestling in the state of Minnesota, and is managed by the staff of The Guillotine, the state wrestling newspaper. The Beshey family runs the Guillotine, and has covered wrestling in the state for many years. Jeff Beshey is involved with the management of the webpage, which has been in existance for seven years. The page covers all levels of wrestling, including youth, high school, college and international levels. The high school results section is extensive. There is also an active forum on the web page, where wrestling people in the state share ideas and information. A majority of the wrestling web pages around the country cover state or local wrestling activity, and the Guillotine is a great example of how this kind of internet coverage can help build wrestling at those levels.    Wrestling Publication of the Year - Nebraska Wrestling Illustrated  This publication is in its fifth year, edited by Mike Carnes, who also serves as an editor of the Gretna Guide and News in Nebraska. Carnes started the Nebraska Wrestling Illustrated as a PDF file that was sent to readers via e-mail, then could be printed off by the subscriber. For four years, Carnes would develop a publication that was 25-30 pages long, and would cover all aspects of wrestling in the state, from youth to high school to college and international. Photography has been an important part of the coverage of wrestling in the publication. This year, he switched format for the publication to an on-line paid subscriber service, and he has hundreds of subscribers all across the state and region. By going to a web-page format, Carnes has been able to get more results and features posted, as well as provide information on a more timely basis. His innovative approach to using current technology for a wrestling publication has revolutionized the coverage of wrestling in Nebraska.    Wrestling Print Journalist of the Year - Andy Hamilton, Iowa City Press Citizen  Hamilton is in his fifth year with the Iowa City Press Citizen, where he covers the Univ. of Iowa wrestling team, the Olympic-level wrestlers in the region, as well as high school wrestling. He has covered the last six Iowa state high school wrestling championships. Covering the Univ. of Iowa football team is one of his other regular beats. He also has experience covering wrestling with the Daily Iowan (the student newspaper at the Univ. of Iowa) as well as during a stint on the staff at the Ames Tribune. Hamilton's articles show an understanding of wrestling and an insight into the athletes and coaches involved in the sport.    Wrestling Photographer of the Year - Andre Reddington, Amateur Wrestling News  Reddington started photography in high school and has been shooting for 17 years. He worked hard to perfect his skills in the darkroom, and has now joined the conversion to high-quality digital photography. He has been a staff photographer for Amateur Wrestling News, one of the major national wrestling publications, for many years. Reddington is respected for the quality of the photos he takes of amateur wrestling. "What I love best is capturing that perfect moment in time and printing it larger than life. Great photographs have an impact on people and that's what I strive to do with every frame I shoot," said Reddington. He also shoots other subjects besides wrestling as a hobby.    Wrestling SID/Publicist of the Year - Don Stoner, Augsburg and Mark Adkins, Wartburg  The NWMA chose to honor the Sports Information professionals from the two most successful wrestling programs on the Div. III level, Augsburg College in Minnesota and Wartburg College in Iowa.    Don Stoner has served as sports information coordinator at Augsburg College since 1997, serving as the chief public relations contact for Augsburg's 18 varsity sports. A 1991 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Stoner worked as a reporter at weekly and daily newspapers in Minnesota and Wisconsin  for nearly a decade before moving into his current position in the office of  Public Relations and Communication at Augsburg. As Augsburg is a national power in wrestling, Stoner has worked closely with the national wrestling media in providing information on the wrestling team    Mark Adkins is in his fourth year as the sports information director at Wartburg. During his tenure, the wrestling team has won two national championship teams and four consecutive Iowa Conference titles. During Adkins first year there, Wartburg hosted the Div. III national championships, and he worked directly on that major event. He was exposed to North Dakota State's wrestling program during one year as sports information graduate assistant in 1999-2000. Raised in Audobon, Iowa, Adkins has been around wrestling throughout his life. He covered numerousn high school wrestling squads during several newspaper stints after he graduated from Wartburg in summer of 1990. He is district coordinator for men's basketball and men's basketball academic All-American squads sponsored by CoSida and a poll voter for D3Hoops.com weekly men's basketball top 25, and is also women's basketball West Region coordinator.    Wrestling Broadcaster of the Year - Jim Gibbons, Iowa Public Television  Gibbons serves as a host for Iowa Public Television's long-running College Wrestling series. Gibbons is a color analyst and matside reporter during College Wrestling coverage on IPTV, and has been with the network for five years. This season he also provided play-by-play commentary for one meet. He has also done wrestling announcing for other events, including a USA Wrestling National Championships, as well as the college dual meet series for USA Broadcasting. Wrestling is Gibbons' expertise. Gibbons, was a 1981 NCAA Champion at Iowa State at 134 pounds and coached the 1987 Iowa State Cyclones to a national championship. He is a three-time All-American who also won Big Eight Conference titles in 1980 and 1982. He became an ISU Wrestling assistant under Dr. Harold Nichols and when Nichols retired in 1985, Gibbons took over and became the youngest Division I head wrestling coach. Gibbons was the 1986 NCAA Rookie Coach of the year, the 1987 NCAA National Coach of the Year, and a two-time Big 8 Coach of the Year.    The National Wrestling Media Association is the professional organization for wrestling journalists nationwide, and has served the wrestling community since 1988. The organization represents hundreds of reporters, editors, photographers, broadcasters, webmasters and Sports Information Directors with a shared involvement in wrestling.     Membership in the NWMA costs just $20 a year. To join, send your address, with information about your media organization, to: NATIONAL WRESTLING MEDIA ASSOCIATION, 295 E. Monroe, Winthrop IA 50682.