U-News won first place for best overall website and 12 total awards at the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) awards Tuesday night. 

The newspaper, which competes in Divison 1 against the largest schools in the state, doubled its award total from last year.

The 12 awards won and their recipients are: 

• First Place, Website, Sam Capkovic, Ethan Evans, Lucas Cuni-Mertz and Jodi Fortino.
• First Place, Op-Ed page, Lydia Fultz, Carlos Mercado and Alex Fulton. 
• Second Place, Op-Ed page, Lydia Fultz, Robert Zimmerman and Mason R. Dredge. 
• Third Place, Op-Ed page, Jodi Fortino, Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez and Mason R. Dredge.
• Third Place, Investigative Reporting, Stephanie Klein.
• Third Place, News Writing, Lukas Kenney.
• Third Place, Feature Writing, Emily Reid.
• Honorable Mention, Feature Writing, Lukas Kenney.
• Honorable Mention, Editorial Writing, Caleb Wilson.
• Honorable Mention, Entertainment Review, Mason R. Dredge. 
• Honorable Mention, Entertainment Review, Mason R. Dredge.
• Honorable Mention, Video, Darius Stewart, Abbey Higginbotham, Sam Capkovic and Henry Gamber.