LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV football and Las Vegas 51s play-by-play voice Russ Langer has been named the 2015 Nevada Sportscaster of the Year, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) announced Monday.

It marked the 10th time in the last 13 years that Langer received the award in the state of Nevada (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) and the 11th time overall as he won the same honor in 1999 in the state of New Mexico, as the play-by-play voice of the PCL's Albuquerque Dukes. The awards are determined by a poll of state sportswriters and sportscasters.

"My most sincere thanks to the members of the NSSA,” Langer said. “For this award, I dedicate to my parents. Without their limitless support and encouragement, this award wouldn’t have been possible.”

The 57th Annual NSSA Awards Weekend will be held on June 18-20 in Salisbury, N.C., where the organization's Hall of Fame is located. Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal was named the 2015 Nevada Sportswriter of the Year for the fifth time in his career.

This year's national winners include NBC’s Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (Sportscaster) and senior writer for Sports Illustrated and SI.com. Tom Verducci (Sportswriter). Emrick and Verducci join 104 State Sportscaster and Sportswriter of the Year Awards from throughout the United States.

Langer, who called his first season of UNLV football in 2012, will enter his 29th year in the business and 17th season with the 51s organization, which is the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets.