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Mental Attitude Award Outstanding Officials

At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Mental Attitude Award Roger Griffith Honored as State’s Top Official in 2020
to the outstanding senior participant in the Softball State Tournament. The recipient of this award, who was
nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability Roger Griffith of Goshen was the recipient of sociation Rules Interpreter and Local
in Softball. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the
school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient. the 2020 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Clinician. Griffith is also licensed to
Association Award for excellence in the sport of officiate football and
Softball. Roger was to be honored at the 2020 wrestling, and has of-
Softball State Finals, but the Softball Season ficiated five state finals
in 2020 was cancelled due to the Coronavirus in wrestling. In addition
Pandemic to his involvement with
The Indiana High School Athletic Association, high school athletics,
in cooperation with the National Federation of Roger works along-
Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes side a food pantry to
and honors an outstanding official in each of 11 address food insecurity
sports during the school year. in Elkhart County and
2019 Class 4A 2019 Class 3A 2019 Class 2A 2019 Class 1A Roger has been a licensed softball official has officiated in USA
Ellenor Schelm Emily O’Connor Kaelyn Shively Alexis Robinson for 24 years, during which he has officiated 16 Softball State, Regional
Leo New Palestine Bremen Pioneer
sectionals, 10 regionals, seven (7) semi-states, and National
Year Name School Year Name School and three (3) state championships in 2009, 2013 Tournaments.
1984-85 Paula Skeels Concord 2008-09 4A Brittany Mills Floyd Central
1985-86 Brenda Novak Michigan City Rogers 3A Sara Evans New Palestine and 2017. He is a member of six different Officials Griffith is a graduate from Lincoln Community
1986-87 Karen Knox Harrison (W. Lafayette) 2A Izzy Carpenter Linton-Stockton
1987-88 Annette Evans Northridge A Audra Sanders Tecumseh Associations in Indiana (Calumet, Lake County, High School in Standwood, Iowa, and is currently
1988-89 Heather McMurray Twin Lakes 2009-10 4A Jenna Abraham Hamilton Southeastern
1989-90 Stacey Ferguson Pike Central 3A Maureen Denihan Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Northern Indiana, Northeastern Indiana, Saint Joe a Sales Representative at Hollett Enterprise
1990-91 Kelly Matson Warsaw 2A Stephanie Fougerousse Linton-Stockton
1991-92 Denise Kulig Lake Central A Morgan Lewis Indianapolis Lutheran Valley, and Tri-State) and has served in and has been for 14 years. He currently resides
1992-93 Allison Krysa Merrillville 2010-11 4A Alexandra Bourgerie Carmel
1993-94 Shannon Whitmore Carmel 3A Kelly Ryan Andrean numerous leadership positions in each. Roger in Goshen with his wife, Anne. Roger has two
1994-95 Laura Hayes Northview 2A Grace Keller Woodlan
1995-96 Sarah Van Gorp Lake Central A Kayley Pemberton Tecumseh currently serves as an IHSAA Clinician, Local As- children, Jeremy and Rebecca.
1996-97 Carolina Procter Merrillville 2011-12 4A Laura Daronatsy Huntington North
1997-98 3A Kelly Rich Portage 3A Rachel Delay Edgewood
2A Kadie Simon Andrean 2A Alyssa Keller Adams Central
A Mandy Martin Riverton Parke A Kelsey Kruse Lakewood Park Christian Anne Griffith Honored as State’s Top Official in 2021
1998-99 3A Jesse Jones Decatur Central 2012-13 4A Haley Hodges Portage
2A Ariane Kurtz Roncalli 3A Alyssa Clark Tri-West Hendricks
A Jill Harris South Spencer 2A Bess Fiechter Adams Central Anne Griffith of Goshen is the recipient of the (5) state championships in 2004, 2008, 2012,
1999-00 3A Mary Blessing Decatur Central A Katie Burkett Tecumseh
2A Crystal McDonald Evansville Memorial 2013-14 4A Elizabeth Getz Bloomington South 2021 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association 2016, and 2019. Anne had the chance to umpire
A Kim McGinley Morgan Township 3A Rachel Hanold Gibson Southern
2000-01 3A Sarah Ford Castle 2A Chandra Schroeder South Spencer Award for excellence in the sport of Softball. She for the Women’s Olympic Team in 2004 and 2008.
2A Christy Utnage Roncalli A Tailon Graber North Daviess
A Katie Miller Forest Park 2014-15 4A Victoria Boyer Center Grove will be honored in a She has also umpired for numerous tournaments
2001-02 3A Amy Kendall Fort Wayne Northrop 3A Lindsey Bowers Leo
2A Christina Machuca Evansville Memorial 2A Alaynee Street North Central (Farmersburg) special ceremony during and Men’s and Women’s Fastpitch leagues over
A Amy Gum Riverton Parke A Carly Kingery Carroll (Flora)
2002-03 3A Brittany Hedrick Center Grove 2015-16 4A Alyssa Grimm Penn this weekend’s State the years. She is a member of the Saint Joe
2A Allison May Gibson Southern 3A Laura Patterson Lebanon
A Lauren Curosh Whiting 2A Sarah Brown Boone Grove Finals. Valley, Northern Indiana, and Northeastern
2003-04 4A Katie Jones Center Grove A Savanna Harrison Frontier
3A Erin Braun Bellmont 2016-17 4A Alexis Holloway Crown Point The Indiana High Indiana Officials Associations, and currently
2A Heather Haskin Indpls. Scecina Memorial 3A Elisha Barker New Palestine
A Nikki Naffziger Indianapolis Lutheran 2A Rachel Cox Indianapolis Scecina School Athletic serves as an IHSAA Clinician, and as a Board
2004-05 4A Heather Han McCutcheon A Kaitlyn Flowers Tecumseh Member and Secretary for the Saint Joe Valley
3A Jennifer Ziliak Gibson Southern 2017-18 4A Jessica Kiefor Lake Central Association, in
2A Breanna Howell Eastern (Greentown) 3A Ashley Prange New Palestine cooperation with the Association. Griffith is also licensed to officiate
A Lisa Goltry Pioneer 2A Rylee Wade Speedway
2005-06 4A Katie Stahura Chesterton A Alyssa Shaw Pioneer National Federation of football and unified flag football.
3A Lynn Fletcher Boonville 2018-19 4A Ellenor Schelm Leo
2A Kayla Powell Frankton 3A Emily O’Connor New Palestine Interscholastic Officials Griffith is a graduate from Concord High
A Elizabeth Curosh Whiting 2A Kaelyn Shively Bremen
2006-07 4A Eliza Scanlon McCutcheon A Alexis Robinson Pioneer Association, recognizes School and Indiana University. She is currently
3A Abby Schnur Boonville 2019-20 Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
2A Emily Wethington Indpls. Scecina Memorial and honors an outstanding official in each of 11 a middle school teacher and assitant athletic
A Heather Korb Indianapolis Lutheran
2007-08 4A Kallen Hovland East Central sports during the school year. director for Middlebury Community Schools and
3A Alyssa Marcum New Palestine
2A Jenni Andrews Bremen Anne has been a licensed softball official for resides in Goshen with her husband, Roger.
A Victoria Franco Whiting
29 years, during which she has officiated 14
sectionals, 12 regionals, 11 semi-states, and five
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