- 2015 Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, Best Sport Pages (second place, largest circulation) — News Tribune sports staff (Tom Rackers, Tony Hawley, Brandon Foster, Josh Hall)
- 2015 Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, Best Sports News Story or Package (third place) — Columbia Missourian’s Michael Sam package: Gay MLS player, formerly closeted NFL player speak out on Sam, Michael Sam could be important face in gay community.
- 2014 Mastering the Method Contest, Breaking News Reporting — For Columbia Missourian: UM Curators to hire outside investigator in Menu Courey case
- 2014 Society of Professional Journalists, Regional Winner, Non-Fiction Magazine Article — Lead article from Vox’s “Field Notes from Missouri” feature