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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 track and field state finals. The recipient of this award, who was nominated
by his principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in track and field.
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA Corporate Partner, will present a $1,000 scholarship to the winner’s school in
the name of the recipient. Since 1989, over $840,000 in college scholarships has been presented to deserving high
school students in Indiana.
Year Name School
1973-74 Theresa Kern Eastside
1974-75 Debbie Quarles Indianapolis Washington
1975-76 Karen Wechsler Huntington North
1976-77 Pamela Sedwick Jeffersonville
1977-78 Lorene Spearman Wawasee
1978-79 Charlene Dale Highland
1979-80 Kathy Neff Richmond
1980-81 Karen Nitsch Perry Meridian
1981-82 Beth Happel Indianapolis Cathedral
1982-83 Sonia Perry Fort Wayne Northrop
1983-84 Deborah Smith Lake Station Edison
1984-85 Sherry Hoover Woodlan
1985-86 Lisa Ridenour West Vigo
1986-87 Maicel Malone North Central (Indianapolis)
Tonya Sedwick Jeffersonville
1987-88 Donna Gill Fort Wayne Snider
1988-89 Esther Brooks Jennings County
1989-90 Celeste Susnis Kankakee Valley 2015-16 Mental Attitude Award
1990-91 Julie Koebcke Rensselaer Central
1991-92 Kerry White Warsaw Megan Grabowski
1992-93 Becca Williams Tri Bloomington South
1993-94 Kierstin Doyle Benton Central
1994-95 Carri Long Northview
1995-96 Amy Yoder East Noble
1996-97 Arlaina Davis Lawrence Central
1997-98 Kim Parman Leo
1998-99 Stacy Martin Edgewood
1999-00 Sara Fields Bloomington North
2000-01 Emily Loomis Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
2001-02 Rebecca Berdel Jennings County
2002-03 Tiffany Redlarczyk Lake Central
2003-04 Marie Grabinski Carmel
2004-05 Geneva Trotter Brebeuf Jesuit
2005-06 Rachel Thiel Lowell
2006-07 Marta Scheiwe Lawrence North
2007-08 Chelsea Blanchard Carroll (Fort Wayne)
2008-09 Hannah Farley Park Tudor
2009-10 Kate DeSimone Fort Wayne Canterbury
2010-11 Tori Bliss Portage
2011-12 Skyler Carpenter Westview
2012-13 Bethany Neeley Eastern (Greentown)
2013-14 Holly Hankenson Bellmont
2014-15 Haley Harris Carmel
2015-16 Megan Grabowski Bloomington South

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