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Welcome to this                                                                 2020-21 IHSAA Board of Directors and
       State Championship Event                                                                         Executive Committee

    Every state championship season brings its own
    unique set of conditions and circumstances with it,                             The IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors. Composed of 19 individuals elected by member
    but no year in the IHSAA’s 117-year history has been   Special Thanks To Our Host  school principals from three legislative districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Twelve board seats are filled by
    more challenging than this one.                                                 any qualified individual (open seats), and seven board seats are filled by two qualified female representatives, two qualified
                                                     Prairie View Golf Club         minority representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private school representative. The Board of
    The teams who are competing today have           www.prairieviewgc.com          Directors meets annually with the responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
    demonstrated a level of excellence and responsibility   Robert Trent Jones, Course Designer
    that goes far beyond the norm. Not only have they                               The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
    competed at a level worthy of making it to the IHSAA   State Finals Personnel   interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
    state finals, they have exercised the good judgment   Tournament Director       office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
    and self-restraint necessary to remain healthy.  Chris Kaufman, IHSAA Assistant Commissioner
    This is high school sports at its best. There is no   Tournament Assistant      IHSAA Board of Directors
                                             Darren Stillson, IHSAA Administrative Assistant
    greater lesson to be learned from participating in the                          District, Seat   Board Member        Term Ends  IHSAA Executive Committee
                                                                                                                                   Chris Conley, Delta (Chairman)
    IHSAA’s 22 sanctioned sports than the importance of   Chairman/CEO of Cohoat and O’Neal Management  District I, Class A   Tom Finicle, Southwood   June 2023  John Steinhilber, Hebron (Vice-Chairman)
    putting the goals and objectives of the team ahead of   Matt Cohoat             District I, Class AA   John Steinhilber, Hebron HS   June 2021  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                                                                                                   Nathan Dean, Jimtown HS
                                                                                                                         June 2023
                      your own. And the student   Chief Operating Officer           District I, Class AAA   Ed Gilliland, LaPorte HS   June 2021  Jim Brown, Fishers
                                                                                    District I, Class AAAA
                       athletes competing here   Doc O’Neal                                                                        Martin Brown, North Vermillion
                       today have done exactly   Vice President of Operations and General Manager  District II, Class A   Martin Brown, North Vermillion HS   June 2021  Victor Bush, MSD Lawrence Township
                       that.                 Colin O’Neal                           District II, Class AA   Matt Martin, Knightstown HS   June 2023  Nathan Dean, Jimtown
                                                                                    District II, Class AAA
                                                                                                   Chris Conley, Delta HS
                                                                                                                         June 2021
                                             Head PGA Professional                  District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers HS   June 2023  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve
                       Not only do we        Jake Peacock                                                                          Brent Duncan, Connersville
                       congratulate them, we                                        District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve HS   June 2023  Rae Ferriell-Woolpy, Richmond
                                                                                    District III, Class AA
                                                                                                                         June 2021
                                                                                                   Tim Grove, South Knox School Corp.
                       also acknowledge—with   President/CFO of Cohoat and O’Neal Management  District III, Class AAA   Mike Whitten, Boonville HS   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
                                             Rich Huber, assisted by Amber Welch, Jarod
                       great admiration and   Downing, Jane Huber, Sheri Ford, and Alli Cohoat  District III, Class AAAA   Brent Duncan, Connersville HS   June 2021  Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
                       respect—the extra                                            North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell HS   June 2022  Ed Gilliland, LaPorte
                       effort that every school   Assistant Golf Professionals      North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso HS**   June 2022  Tim Grove, South Knox School Corporation
                       administrator and coach   Calvin George, Brooke Beegle       North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport HS   June 2022  Matt Martin, Knightstown
                       in Indiana made to field a   Director of Development and Special Events  South District, Female   Rae Ferriell-Woolpy, Richmond HS   June 2022  Patti McCormack, Lowell
                       team this year. It has not   Lisa Luigs Morrissett           South District, Minority   Victor Bush, MSD Lawrence Township   June 2022  Brian Strong, Logansport
    been business as usual. The additional planning,    Golf Academy (Golf School of Indiana)   South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown HS*   June 2022  Mike Whitten, Boonville
    special monitoring and extra precautions that have   Brad Fellers               Private School Rep.   Dave Worland, Indianapolis Cathedral HS  June 2022  Dave Worland, Indianapolis Cathedral
    been required have been extraordinary. As a result   Vice President of Sales    * President      ** Vice-President
    of this commitment, thousands of student-athletes   Jeff Cohoat
    throughout our state have been able to experience
    an afterschool, education-based experience they will   Golf Course Superintendent
    cherish for the rest of their lives.     Nick Tower
                                             Food and Beverage Operations
    We also extend a special thank you to Governor    Sahm’s Catering, Big Lug on the Prairie
    Holcomb, the Indiana State Department of Health and   Vice President of Agronomy
    the Department of Education for their continued    Randy Adcock
    guidance and support.                    Athletic Trainers
                                             Methodist Sports Medicine - The Orthopedic
    As you can see, lots of dedicated Hoosiers have   Specialists
    worked together to make this day possible. Enjoy it!   Program Credits
    And as you do, remember, this is your IHSAA, too.
    Without your ongoing support, high school sports in   Publisher: Paul Neidig, Commissioner
    Indiana would not be possible.           Editor: Brandon Baxter, Communications Assistant
                                             Printing: Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
    Sincerely,                               Photography: Double Edge Media
                                             Cover Design: 360 group, Indianapolis
                                                  www.ihsaa.org
    Paul Neidig
    IHSAA Commissioner                               @IHSAA1
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