IHSAA Boys Basketball

Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude

 

At the state finals, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee present the Trester Award to the outstanding senior participant in each classification of the boys’ basketball state finals. The recipients of this award, who were nominated by their principals and coaches, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in basketball. Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to each school in the name of the recipient.

From 1917 to 1943 the award was known as “The Gimbel Medal for Mental Attitude” in honor of Mr. Jake Gimbel of Vincennes, who awarded the medal each of those years until his passing prior to the 1943 tournament. In 1944, the award became known as the “IHSAA Medal for Mental Attitude”.  In 1945, the IHSAA board officially named the award “The Arthur L. Trester Medal for Mental Attitude” in honor of the man who served as first commissioner of the Association from 1929 to 1944.

Recipients were given a medal each year from 1945 through 1964, hence “The Arthur L. Trester Medal for Mental Attitude.” Since 1965, the award has been made in the form of a plaque with a copy of the original medal incorporated on the face of the plaque, hence “The Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude.”

    

Gimbel Medal for Mental Attitude

Year

Name

School

1916-17

Claude Curtis

Martinsville

1917-18

Ralph Esarey

Bloomington

1918-19

Walter Cross

Thorntown

1919-20

Harold Laughlin

Bedford

1920-21

Ralph Marlowe

Sandusky

1921-22

Reece Jones

Vincennes

1922-23

Maurice Robinson

Anderson

1923-24

Philip Kessler

Richmond

1924-25

Russell Walter

Kokomo

1925-26

Richard Williams

Evansville Central

1926-27

Franklin Prentice

Kendallville

1927-28

Robert McCarnes

Logansport

1928-29

Emmett Lowery

Indianapolis Arsenal Tech.

1929-30

Kenneth Young

LaPorte

1930-31

Norman Cottom

Terre Haute Wiley

1931-32

Jess McAnally

Greencastle

1932-33

James Seward

Indianapolis Shortridge

1933-34

Arthur Gosman

Jasper

1934-35

James Lyboult

Richmond

1935-36

Steve Sitko

Ft. Wayne Central

1936-37

Robert Menke

Huntingburg

1937-38

Robert Mygrants

Hammond

1938-39

Jim Myers

Evansville Bosse

1939-40

Duane Conkey

Mitchell

1940-41

Donald Server

Madison

1941-42

Kenneth Brown, Jr.

Muncie Burris

1942-43

Dave Laflin

Lebanon

 

IHSAA Medal for Mental Attitude                                                                                 

1943-44

Walter McFatridge

Kokomo

 

Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude

1944-45

Max Allen

Indianapolis Broad Ripple

1945-46

Robert Cripe

Flora

1946-47

Ronald Bland

Terre Haute Garfield

1947-48

Lee Hamilton

Evansville Central

1948-49

James Schooley

Auburn

1949-50

Pat Klein

Marion

1950-51

Robert Jewell

Indianapolis Attucks

1951-52

Joe Sexson

Indianapolis Ars. Technical

1952-53

Harley Andrews

Terre Haute Gerstmeyer

1953-54

Bobby Plump

Milan

1954-55

James Henry

New Albany

1955-56

Dennis Tepe

Elkhart

1956-57

Robert Perigo

Lafayette Jefferson

1957-58

Richard Haslam

Crawfordsville

1958-59

James Rayl

Kokomo

1959-60

Robert Cantrell

East Chicago Washington

1960-61

Tom & Dick VanArsdale

Indianapolis Manual

1961-62

John Wilson

Evansville Bosse

1962-63

Greg Samuels

Terre Haute Garfield

1963-64

Mike Weaver

Huntington

1964-65

Edward Bopp

Indianapolis Washington

1965-66

James Cadwell

Michigan City Elston

1966-67

Charles Nelson

Ft. Wayne South Side

1967-68

James Nelson

Gary Roosevelt

1968-69

Joe Sutter

Marion

1969-70

James Trout

Loogootee

1970-71

Jerry B. Lamberson

New Castle

1971-72

Mark Inman

Jeffersonville

1972-73

Garry Abplanalp

Franklin

1973-74

Jon & Don McGlocklin

Franklin

1974-75

Steve Walker

Lebanon

1975-76

Jack David Colescott

Marion

1976-77

Mark Herrmann

Carmel

1977-78

Jack Moore

Muncie Central

1978-79

Malcolm Cameron

Terre Haute South

1979-80

Jeff Todd

Marion

1980-81

Karl Donovan

Vincennes Lincoln

1981-82

Phillip Wendel

Plymouth

1982-83

John Harter

Anderson

1983-84

Milan Petrovic

Lake Central

1984-85

Todd Graf

Richmond

1985-86

Todd Anderson

Shelbyville

1986-87

Marvin Rea

Gary Roosevelt

1987-88

Sam Long

Muncie Central

1988-89

Patrick Graham

Floyd Central

1989-90

Damon Bailey

Bedford North Lawrence

1990-91

Steve Nicodemus

Whitko

1991-92

Richie Hammel

Lafayette Jefferson

1992-93

Pete Miller

South Bend St. Joseph’s

1993-94

Bryce Drew

Valparaiso

1994-95

T.J. Lux

Merrillville

1995-96

Matt Taylor

Warsaw

1996-97

Billy Lynch

Delta

                                                                                 

1997-98

4A

Brad McPherson

Marion

1997-98

3A

Zach Fox

Indianapolis Cathedral

1997-98

2A

Rusty Garner

Alexandria

1997-98

A

Grant McBride

Bloomfield

                                                                                 

1998-99

4A

Tim Church

Elkhart Central

1998-99 3A

Jeff Wiltrout

Plainfield

1998-99

2A

Luke Kimmel

Paoli

1998-99 A

Jake Holder

Tecumseh

                                                                                 

1999-00

4A

Jared Jeffries

Bloomington North

1999-00 3A

Shane Power

Andrean

1999-00

2A

Scott Study

Winchester Community

1999-00

A

Clark Golish

Union (Dugger)

                                                                                 

2000-01

4A

Chris Thomas

Pike

2000-01

3A

Brian Bell

Muncie Southside

2000-01

2A

Matthew Robbins

Batesville

2000-01

A

Andrew Brown

Blue River Valley

                                                                                 

2001-02

4A

Chris Hunter

Gary West Side

2001-02

3A

Brian Wright

Delta

2001-02

2A

Mark Gonzales

Speedway

2001-02

A

Troy Roberson

Rossville

                                                                                 

2002-03

4A

Alex Kock

DeKalb

2002-03

3A

Mike Dury

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard

2002-03

2A

Beau Bauer

Cass

2002-03

A

Derrick Smith

Southwestern (Shelbyville)

                     

2003-04

4A

Stefan Routt

Lawrence North

2003-04

3A

Jon Zeser

Bellmont

2003-04

2A

Kyle Johnson

Jimtown

2003-04

A

Bryan Hurst

Waldron

                     

2004-05

4A

Brandon McPherson

Lawrence North

2004-05

3A

Luke Zeller

Washington

2004-05

2A

None

 

2004-05

A

Jason Holsinger

Lapel