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Outstanding Official

Tracy Black Honored as State’s Top Official

Tracy Black of Fishers is the recipient of the 2013 Interscho- Tracy has officiated boys basketball for 16 years. During his
lastic Athletic Official Award for excellence in the sport of boys career, he has overseen 12 sectionals, nine regionals, six semi-
basketball. Tracy will be honored in a special ceremony during states, and two state finals. Tracy has volunteered as an official
today’s state finals. for Special Olympics basketball and football, and has assisted
Each year, the Indiana High several church league organizations by donating his officiating
School Athletic Association, in services to youth leagues.
cooperation with the National Fed- Tracy was selected for this honor by a committee represent-
eration of Interscholastic Officials ing the official’s associations. In Indiana there are 26 associations
Association, recognizes and honors made up of men and women who give up much of their personal
an outstanding official in each of 11 time to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy
sports during the school year. activities for the student athletes in our state. Statewide, there are
Tracy is an active member of more than 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.
both the Crossroads and Indiana Tracy is a 1979 graduate of John Marshall High School and
Officials Associations, where he a 1983 graduate of Indiana State University where he obtained a
has held the positions of president, bachelor’s degee in business administration. Tracy has worked
vice-president, secretary, and for Comcast in Fishers for 17 years where he has held the posi-
board member throughout his career. He has served as an tion of Regional Manager of Learning and Development for 10
IHSAA rules interpreter and local association rules interpreter years. Tracy has two children: Tracy Jr. (22) and Victoria (14).
and clinician.

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