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Outstanding Official Award

Plainfield Man Named Top Wrestling Official

Jon Hammond of Plainfield is the 2009 recipi- athletes in our state. Statewide, there are more
ent of the Interscholastic Athletic Official Associa- than 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11
tion Award for excellence in the sport of wrestling sports.
and will be honored in a special ceremony at this An 18-year member of the Indiana Officials
weekend’s state final Association, Hammond is currently serving as a
tournament. rules interpreter, a clinician, and has had impor-
Each year, the tant roles as Supervisor of Officials for the IHSAA
Indiana High School State Tournament Series and as an Indiana repre-
Athletic Association, in sentative to the National Federation of State High
cooperation with the School Associations (NFHS). He also developed
National Federation of the presentation “Roles of the Assistant Official”
Interscholastic Officials for the NFHS in 2007.
Association, recognizes He is a graduate of Indiana State University,
and honors an outstand- and has worked since 1978 as a city carrier for
ing official in each of 11 the U.S. Postal Service. He is an active member
sports during the school year. of the National Association of Letter Carriers,
During his career, Hammond has 20 section- serving as a national delegate since 2004.
als, 15 regionals, 10 semi-states, and five state He has two children, Jennifer and Carey.
finals to his credit.
Hammond was selected for this honor by a Indiana High School
committee representing the officials associations. Wrestling Coaches
In Indiana there are 26 associations made up
of men and women who give up much of their Association
personal time to assist in providing wholesome, Final Regular Season Poll
worthwhile, and healthy activities for the student
1. Mishawaka
2. Evansville Mater Dei
Summary of Scoring 3. Crown Point
How points are awarded 4. Indianapolis Cathedral
5. Perry Meridian
Individual Match 6. Merrillville
Takedown ......................................2 pts.
Escape .............................................1 pt. 7. Bellmont
Reversal ........................................2 pts. 8. Evansville Reitz
Near Fall .............................2, 3 or 4 pts. 9. Portage
10. Lawrence North
Dual Meet 11. Castle
Fall .................................................6 pts. 12. Yorktown
Forfeit ............................................6 pts. 13. New Palestine
Default ...........................................6 pts.
Disqualification ..............................6 pts. 14. S.B. Riley
Technical Fall .................................5 pts. 15. Carmel
Major Decision (8-14 pts.) .............4 pts. 16. Center Grove
Decision (by fewer than 8 pts.) ......3 pts. 17. Penn
18. Elkhart Memorial
Source: 2008-09 Wrestling Rule 19. Warren Central
Book, National Federation of State 20. Hamilton Heights
High School Associations
(NFHS–www.nfhs.org)
*Teams in BOLD competing in State Finals
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