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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.  A scholarship award of $1,000 will be presented to the school in the name of the recipient.  Since
     1989, over $800,000 in college scholarships have been presented 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  2013 Mental Attitude Award
      2000-01  Robyn Detty   Lawrence North             Kelcy Welch
      2001-02  Jessica Gall *   West Lafayette            Carmel
      2002-03  Cassie Hunt   North Putnam
      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
      2009-10  Dana Payonk   Lake Central
      2010-11  Kaisa Goodman   West Lafayette
      2011-12  Renee Wellman   Carmel
      2012-13  Ashley Erba   Warsaw Community
      2013-14  Kelcy Welch *   Carmel
             * Won individual state championship same year
                               2013 Girls Medalists


















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