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Mildred M. Ball Mental Attitude Award State Finals Participants

Participating Schools Team State Finalists
At the conclusion of the state finals, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee will present the Mildred M.
Ball Mental Attitude Award to the outstanding senior participant in the Gymnastics State Finals. The recipient of School.........................................................................Head Coach School................................................. Regional Score
this award, who was nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership Angola .................................................................Misti Evans Carroll (Fort Wayne) 106.700
and athletic ability in gymnastics. Carroll (Fort Wayne) ................................Rosemary Scheele
The award is named in honor of Mrs. Ball, who served the Indiana High School Athletic Association as an Chesterton ......................................................Dawn Matthys Chesterton 114.950
assistant commissioner from 1977 until her retirement in 1997. Among her responsibilities were the licensing Columbus North 109.825
and training of officials and administering tournaments in gymnastics, golf, soccer, and tennis. She also served Columbus East ............................................Nancy Kirshman Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 108.525
on the Gymnastics Rules Committee and the Equity Committee of the National Federation of State High School Columbus North ........................................... Sandy Freshour Homestead 108.025
Associations. DeKalb ..............................................................Kaitlyn Wolfe
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA Corporate Partner, will present a $1,000 scholarship to the winner’s Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger .................................. Rose Nix Lake Central 113.225
Mildred M. Ball school in the name of the recipient. Since 1989, over $860,000 in college scholarships has been presented to Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran........................Sydni Kindig New Castle 104.900
deserving high school students in Indiana.
108.725
Richmond
Fort Wayne Wayne ............................................ Carrie Curry Valparaiso 112.050
Harrison (West Lafayette) .............................. Haley Sanders
Year Name School Homestead ......................................................Jodi Hardwick
1972-73 Susan McLellan Lowell Indiana H.S. Gymnastics Coaches
1973-74 Pam Robillard Columbus North Lafayette Jefferson ............................................Cindy Gregg Final Poll - February 2020
1974-75 Julia Hudson Evansville Harrison Lake Central ....................................................Karen Barcelli Rk. School
1975-76 Jennifer Cox Wawasee Logansport ............................................... Jamie Descoteaux 1. Chesterton
1976-77 Mary Ellabarger Warren Central Martinsville ..........................................................Larry Sachs 2. Lake Central
1977-78 Karin Kemper North Central (Indpls.) Merrillville ........................................................Diane Roberts
1978-79 Dawn Jenkins Columbus East 3. Valparaiso
1979-80 Kelly Enright Perry Meridian New Castle .........................................................Tine Hittson 4. Columbus North
1980-81 Mary Spencer Chesterton New Palestine .......................................................Deb Bruns 5. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
1981-82 Karen Herendeen Leo Northwestern .....................................................Ashley Miller 6. Crown Point
1982-83 Sherri Seger Providence Owen Valley .............................................. Cathleen McPhee 7. Homestead
1983-84 Darinda Gres East Noble Plymouth ......................................................Amanda Bender
1984-85 Susan Hart Homestead 8. Portage
1985-86 Cris Wagner Warren Central Portage ....................................................Mackenzie Barcelli 9. Harrison (West Lafayette)
1986-87 Rebecca Carter Fort Wayne Concordia Richmond ..........................................Justine Coblentz-Bogg T10. Richmond
1987-88 Cathy Couch Warren Central Roncalli ..................................................................Laurie Hill T10. DeKalb
1988-89 Robin Loheide Columbus North South Central (Union Mills) ............................Christine Nevill 12. Logansport
1989-90 Tina Meyer Warren Central Valparaiso .............................................................Lorie Cook 13. Merrillville
1990-91 Emily Keller Columbus East
1991-92 Gina Massuda Valparaiso 14. Owen Valley
1992-93 Kristi Edmondson Plainfield 2019 Ball Mental Attitude Award 15. Angola
1993-94 Jennifer Bryan Merrillville Jordan Bush 16. New Castle
1994-95 Danielle Clow Columbus East Chesterton
1995-96 Laura Szczepanski FW Bishop Dwenger
1996-97 Rachel Nay Columbus East State Finals Scoreboard
1997-98 Julie Houston Columbus East
1998-99 Erin Jennings Richmond
1999-00 Heather Blevins Blue River Valley Participant School Vault Bars Beam Floor Totals
2000-01 Katie Dyer Merrillville
2001-02 Carrie Best Angola
2002-03 Lauren West Chesterton
2003-04 Rebekah Porter Valparaiso
2004-05 Natalie Hesler Center Grove
2005-06 Jeanna Glick Fort Wayne Snider
2006-07 Martina Buchholz Crown Point
2007-08 Amy Albright Noblesville
2008-09 Alicia Roche FW Bishop Dwenger
2009-10 Cassie Funcheon Columbus North
2010-11 Samantha Wilburn Chesterton
2011-12 Cassie & Katie Schultheis Roncalli
2012-13 Chelsea Weiland Columbus North
2013-14 Alex Nickel Angola
2014-15 Madison Moore Homestead
2015-16 Katrina May Columbus North
2016-17 Ashley Holliday Columbus North
2017-18 Claire Thompson Columbus North
2018-19 Jordan Bush Chesterton
Totals
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