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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, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Mildred M. Ball
Mental Attitude Award to the outstanding senior participant in the gymnastics state tournament. School.........................................................................Head Coach School................................................. Regional Score
The recipient of this award, who was nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental Angola .................................................................Misti Evans Angola 107.250
attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in gymnastics. Bloomington North ...........................................Andrea Smith Chesterton 112.825
The award was renamed in 1997 in honor of Mrs. Ball, who served the Indiana High School Athletic Carroll (Fort Wayne) ................................Rosemary Scheele
Association as an assistant commissioner from 1977 until her retirement in 1997. Among her responsibilities Chesterton .................................................... Christy Dzierba Columbus North 106.725
were the licensing and training of officials and administering tournaments in gymnastics, golf, tennis and Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 108.800
soccer. She also served on the Gymnastics Rules Committee and the Equity Committee of the National Columbus East ...............................................Katie Menefee Homestead 110.125
Federation of State High School Associations Columbus North .................................................Sara Warble Lake Central 111.775
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the Crown Point ............................................................Ami Pysh Martinsville 105.475
Mildred M. Ball school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient. DeKalb ..............................................................Kaitlyn Wolfe Richmond 107.750
East Noble ..................................................Tami Housholder Valparaiso 111.575
Year Name School Eastside ................................................................Erin Carter
1972-73 Susan McLellan Lowell Elkhart .............................................................Kathy Krauter Indiana H.S. Gymnastics Coaches
1973-74 Pam Robillard Columbus North Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger .................................. Rose Nix
1974-75 Julia Hudson Evansville Harrison Final Poll - February 2021
1975-76 Jennifer Cox Wawasee Franklin Central ....................................................Kim Dykes Rk. School
1976-77 Mary Ellabarger Warren Central Harrison (West Lafayette) .............................. Haley Sanders T1. Lake Central
1977-78 Karin Kemper North Central (Indpls.) Homestead ......................................................Jodi Hardwick T1. Chesterton
1978-79 Dawn Jenkins Columbus East Lafayette Jefferson ............................................Cindy Gregg 3. Valparaiso
1979-80 Kelly Enright Perry Meridian
1980-81 Mary Spencer Chesterton Lake Central ....................................................Karen Barcelli 4. Homestead
1981-82 Karen Herendeen Leo Lapel .............................................................Misty Carpenter 5. Crown Point
1982-83 Sherri Seger Providence Martinsville ..........................................................Larry Sachs 6. Harrison (West Lafayette)
1983-84 Darinda Gres East Noble New Castle .........................................................Tina Hittson 7. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
1984-85 Susan Hart Homestead
1985-86 Cris Wagner Warren Central Northwestern .....................................................Ashley Miller 8. Columbus Nnorth
1986-87 Rebecca Carter Fort Wayne Concordia Portage ....................................................Mackenzie Barcelli 9. Portage
1987-88 Cathy Couch Warren Central Richmond ..........................................Justine Coblentz-Bogg 10. Merrillville
1988-89 Robin Loheide Columbus North Roncalli .................................................................Laurie Hall 11. Richmond
1989-90 Tina Meyer Warren Central
1990-91 Emily Keller Columbus East Tri-County ........................................................... Julie Foster 12. Dekalb
1991-92 Gina Massuda Valparaiso Valparaiso .............................................................Lorie Cook T13. Angola
1992-93 Kristi Edmondson Plainfield Wheeler .........................................................Christine Nevill T13. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
1993-94 Jennifer Bryan Merrillville 2020 Ball Mental Attitude Award 15. Bloomington North
1994-95 Danielle Clow Columbus East
1995-96 Laura Szczepanski FW Bishop Dwenger Samantha Heathcote
1996-97 Rachel Nay Columbus East Columbus North
1997-98 Julie Houston Columbus East State Finals Scoreboard
1998-99 Erin Jennings Richmond
1999-00 Heather Blevins Blue River Valley
2000-01 Katie Dyer Merrillville
2001-02 Carrie Best Angola Participant School Vault Bars Beam Floor Totals
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
2019-20 Samantha Heathcote Columbus North

Totals
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