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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 scholarship
award of $1,000 to the school in the name of the recipient. Since 1989, over $840,000 in
C. Eugene Cato college scholarships has been presented to deserving high 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
2008-09 Trev Wilgus Evansville Memorial
2015 Class A 2009-10 Harrison Petts Zionsville
Keith Owen 2010-11 Scott Smyth Warsaw
Indpls. Cardinal Ritter 2011-12 (A) Andy Hamilton Evansville Mater Dei
(2A) Nathan Kaplan
Columbus North

2012-13 (A) Chase Moyle Fort Wayne Canterbury
(2A) Reid Wilson Columbus North
2013-14 (A) Doug Kaskie Guerin Catholic
(2A) Jonathan Kopp Avon
2014-15 (A) Trevor Waite Tri-West Hendricks
(2A) Isaac Huerta Goshen
2015-16 (A) Keith Owen Indpls. Cardinal Ritter
(2A) Matthew Roop Harrison

2015 Class 2A
Matthew Roop
Harrison (West Lafayette)
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