Three top-performing sports journalism trainees won the chance to report from the press box at Wembley after outstanding performances in their exams.

Peter Thompson, Rob Lowson and Tom Mellor received the NFL UK sports journalism awards for their A-grade performance in the Diploma in Journalism sports journalism exam.

The awards were presented at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday  during a media day for the NFL U’s upcoming American football international series.

Will Blackmon, cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, presented the awards to both Peter and Rob although Tom was unable to be there.

Rob Lowson receives his award from cornerback Will Blackman

Rob now works as a trainee reporter for the Telegraph & Argus after completing a course at News Associates in Manchester.

Hee said: “I’m very proud for my work to be recognised, it shows that all the preparation I put in for the sports journalism exam paid off.”

Peter studied a sports journalism course at News Associates in London and now works as a junior online editor for extreme.com.

He said: “Sportsbeat/News Associates gave me loads of chances to report on live games, and interview athletes and there’s no better exam practice than doing it for real, so take every chance you get.”

The third winner, Tom, completed an MA in sports journalism at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, and now works as an account executive for sports agency ENS Ltd.

He was unable to attend the event but said: ‘It’s very exciting to win something like this and it’s testament to the quality of training I received.”

Will presents Peter with his award