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C. Eugene Cato Mental Attitude Award





                                At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee will present the
                             C. Eugene Cato Mental Attitude Award to an outstanding senior participant in the boys
                             soccer state tournament.
                                The recipient of this award, nominated by his principal and coach, must excel in mental
                             attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in soccer.
                                The award is named in honor of Mr. Cato, who served as the Association’s fifth com-
                             missioner from 1983 to 1995, helping soccer become the IHSAA’s 10th sponsored sport
                             for boys and girls.
                                Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, will present a $1,000 schol-
                             arship to the school in the name of the recipient.  Since 1989, over $640,000 in college
                             scholarships has been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to deserving high
               C. Eugene Cato  school students in Indiana.




           Year   Name            School
           1994-95  Tory Harris   North Central (Indpls.)
           1995-96  Greg Gotwald   Washington
           1996-97  Zachary Schaub   Washington
           1997-98  Andy Crouch   Washington
           1998-99  Cyle Graber   Washington
           1999-00  Matthew Abbott   Penn
           2000-01  Pat McBride   Castle
           2001-02  Matt Lovell   Brownsburg
           2002-03  Kent Melchiors   Evansville Memorial
           2003-04  Dan Fox       Carroll (Fort Wayne)
           2004-05  Ryan Tunis    Fort Wayne Canterbury
           2005-06  Robert Bercovitz   North Central (Indpls.)
           2006-07  Zachary Carr   Carmel
           2007-08  Mitchell Day   Evansville Memorial   2008 Mental Attitude Award
           2008-09  Trev Wilgus   Evansville Memorial          Trev Wilgus
                                                            Evansville Memorial























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