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Girls Mental Attitude Award

At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee will present the Mental Attitude Award to an outstanding senior participant
in the girls cross country state tournament. The recipient, nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship,
leadership, and athletic ability in cross country. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate sponsor, will present a $1,000 scholarship
to the school in the name of the recipient. Since 1989, over $575,000 in college scholarships have been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau
Insurance to deserving high school students in Indiana.

Year Name School
1981-82 Bipasa Bose South Bend Clay
1982-83 Carol McIntyre Carmel
1983-84 Paula Swedeen Michigan City Elston
1984-85 Sherry Hoover Woodlan
1985-86 Carol Gray * New Prairie
1986-87 Gretchen Powers North Central (Indpls.)
1987-88 Jamie Gorrell Woodlan
1988-89 Jennifer Culbertson South Bend Clay
1989-90 Kathy Bullard Southport
1990-91 Brooke Dilling Floyd Central
1991-92 Jennifer Warthan * Bloomington North
1992-93 Jill Nace Penn
1993-94 Amanda Warthan Bloomington North
1994-95 Becky Jordan Carmel
1995-96 Courtney Adams * Brebeuf Jesuit
1996-97 Nicole Nigh Lake Central
1997-98 Maria Harriman West Noble
1998-99 Nicole Williams Westview
1999-00 Lisa Nicholson Anderson Highland
2000-01 Robyn Detty Lawrence North 2008 Mental Attitude Award
2001-02 Jessica Gall * West Lafayette Erica Ridderman
2002-03 Cassie Hunt North Putnam Warsaw
2003-04 Alissa McKaig * Fort Wayne Concordia
2004-05 Laura Carr Penn
2005-06 Jenny Kulow Brown County
2006-07 Erica Watson Noblesville
2007-08 Alexandra Banfich * Culver Academies
2008-09 Erica Ridderman Warsaw Community
* Won individual state championship same year

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