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State Finals Participants

Participating Schools Team State Finalists

School.........................................................................Head Coach School................................................. Regional Score
Bloomington South .......................................Michelle Stroud Bloomington South 110.850
Carroll (FW) .............................................Rosemary Scheele Carroll (Fort Wayne) 108.625
Chesterton ......................................................Dawn Matthys Chesterton 112.400
Columbus East ............................................Nancy Kirshman Columbus East 108.925
Columbus North ........................................... Sandy Freshour Columbus North 111.050
DeKalb ..............................................................Kaitlyn Wolfe Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 111.275
Elkhart Central .................................................Kathy Krauter Homestead 108.050
Franklin Central ....................................................Kim Dykes Merrillville 109.225
FW Bishop Dwenger ............................................... Rose Nix Valparaiso 113.150
FW Con. Lutheran ....................................... Dawn Patterson
Homestead ......................................................Jodi Hardwick Indiana H.S. Gymnastics Coaches
McCutcheon ...................................................Judie Johnson Final Poll
Merrillville ........................................................Diane Roberts Rk. School
1. Chesterton
Muncie Burris ............................................Shannon Burhans 2. Columbus North
New Castle ...........................................................Tina Wood 3. Valparaiso
New Palestine ..................................................Debbie Bruns 4. Columbus East
Seymour .................................................. Angie Mellencamp 5. Bloomington South
Valparaiso .............................................................Lorie Cook T6. FW Bishop Dwenger
Wawasee ...........................................................Nika Prather Crown Point
Michigan City
T9. Elkhart Central
Homestead
11. Merrillville
12. Carroll (FW)
13. Portage
14. FW Concordia Lutheran
15. Wawasee

Outstanding Official

Rin Curtis Seibert ing Official of the Year award. While many deserving
of Valparaiso is the nominees are submitted, only ONE is selected by his
recipient of the 2017 or her officiating peers in each sport.
Interscholastic Athletic Rin competed as a gymnast at Valparaiso Uni-
Official Award for excel- versity and began judging at that time as well. In her
lence in the sport of 36 years of licensure, she has worked 19 sectionals,
gymnastics. Rin will be 17 Regionals, and 12 State Finals, including today’s
honored in a special cer- State Championship meet.
emony at today’s state Rin was selected for this honor by a committee
finals tournament. representing the officials’ associations. In Indiana
Each year, the there are 26 associations made up of men and
Indiana High School women who give up much of their personal time
Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile, and
Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, healthy activities for the student athletes in our
recognizes and honors an outstanding official in state. Statewide, there are more than 8,000 officials
each of 11 sports during the school year. Each year, licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.
multiple individuals are nominated for the Outstand-

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