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Herman F. Keller Mental Attitude Award Participating Schools

At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Herman F. Keller School.....................Participants .......Head Coach Jeffersonville ............................1 .....................Michael Pepa
Knox ........................................1 ....................Stephen Miller
Anderson .................................1 ............................Jeff Eddy
Mental Attitude Award to an outstanding senior participant in the Boys Swimming and Diving State Avon ........................................2 ............................. Jon Karr Lake Central ............................9 .........................Jeff Kilinski
Tournament. Bedford North Lawrence ..........1 .......................Adam Young Lawrence North .......................1 ..........................Matt Moen
Maconaquah ............................1 ...................Brad McManus
Bloomington North ..................12 ...........................Max Irwin
The recipient of this award, who is nomindated by his principal and coach, must excel in mental Bloomington South ..................1 ........................Annie Eakin Madison Consolidated .............6 ...................Ashley Schutte
attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in swimming and diving. Bluffton ....................................2 ....................Justin Uptgraft Martinsville ...............................1 ......................John Kirtland
The award, named in honor of the former IHSAA assistant commissioner in 1974, is annually presented Boonville .................................10 .............Michael Chapman Michigan City ...........................1 ........................Mel Kovenz
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) ..............12 ...................Brad Grieshop
to the outstanding senior participant who demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leader- Brownsburg ............................11 .........................Keith Gast Muncie Burris ...........................1 .......................Ethan Leach
Carmel ....................................16 ...................... Chris Plumb
ship and athletic ability in swimming and diving. Each recipient was nominated by his principal and coach. Carroll (Fort Wayne) ................9 .......................John Gibson Munster ...................................13 .......Tina Schmidt-McNulty
New Albany ..............................9 ..................... Howard Vigar
Castle ......................................4 ........................Aaron Opell
Herman F. Keller Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the Center Grove ...........................8 .............................Jim Todd New Prairie .............................12 ...............Ashley Wojtysiak
school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient. Chesterton ..............................13 .............Mathew Pavlovich Noblesville ..............................12 ....................Aleks Fansler
Columbus East ........................5 ................. Doug Trueblood North Central (Indianapolis) ....12 .......................Josh Saylor
Year Name School Columbus North ......................10 .................Logan Schaefer Northfield .................................1 ......................Rhonda Dale
Northridge ................................8 ....................Kyle Hembree
1969-70 Bill Armstrong Bloomington Concord ..................................11 .....................Tom Johnson Norwell .....................................8 .......................Tanner Lesh
1970-71 John Deppe Bloomington Connersville .............................1 .........................John Bitner Oak Hill ....................................1 ..................Kendrick Vester
Corydon Central ......................1 .....................Matt Hamblen
1971-72 David R. White Elkhart Penn .......................................12 .....................Jess Preston
1972-73 Scott Jessup South Bend Jackson Crawfordsville .........................10 ....................Kevin Hedrick Perry Meridian .........................1 ........................ Lauren Cox
Crown Point ............................10 ...............Bryon Angerman
1973-74 Mark Mamula South Bend Clay Culver Academies ...................10 ...................Joshua Brown Pike ..........................................2 ...................Thomas Moore
1974-75 Bruce Young Decatur Central Danville Community .................2 .........................Abby Toole Plainfield .................................13 ...................Scott Johnson
1975-76 Michael Slowey South Bend Adams Delta .......................................10 .....................Laura Caudill Richmond ................................1 ..............Stephanie Hoober
1976-77 Kenneth Lohmann West Lafayette East Central .............................9 ..............Brandon Loveless Seymour ..................................8 .......................David Boggs
1977-78 Jay Risley Ben Davis Eastern (Greentown) ...............1 ........................Erin Klepfer South Bend Riley .....................1 .............John Vandriessche
1978-79 Curt Reynolds Warren Central Elkhart .....................................3 ...................Michelle Guipe South Bend St Joseph .............9 .....................Todd Tobolski
1979-80 Craig McCarron Valparaiso Evansville Reitz Memorial .......8 ....................... Dave Enzler South Knox ..............................1 .....................Carrie Staggs
1980-81 Doug Elenz Michigan City Elston Fishers ....................................14 ..........................Joe Keller South Putnam ..........................1 ......................Anna Kendall
1981-82 Doug Heinz Munster Floyd Central ...........................4 ........................Joe Perkins Southmont ...............................1 ..................... Jane Coudret
1982-83 Clayton Miller Muncie Northside Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran ....8 ......................Sean Gibson Tecumseh ................................1 ..................Cindy Fuhriman
1983-84 Thomas McCann Michigan City Elston Franklin Central ......................14 .............Dalton Herendeen Tipton .......................................1 ..............Steven Thompson
1984-85 Bob Morrison Jay County Franklin Community ................14 .................Zachary DeWitt Twin Lakes ...............................1 ........................ Kerry Vogel
1985-86 Andy McVey Beech Grove Goshen ....................................1 ............................Mia Miller Valparaiso ................................6 .................Adam Nellessen
1986-87 Brad Toothaker South Bend Riley Greenfield Central ..................11 .......................Mark Logan Wabash ...................................1 .................Joshua Blossom
1987-88 Josh Mikesell Crawfordsville Greenwood Community ...........1 ........................ Ray Onisko Warren Central ........................1 ......................John Sincroft
1988-89 Jason Gedmin Munster Hamilton Heights .....................1 .......................... Sue Beale Warsaw Community.................8 ................Anthony DeBrota
1989-90 Timothy Bower Fort Wayne Snider Hamilton Southeastern ...........12 ................. Andy Pedersen Wawasee .................................1 ........................Jason Scott
1990-91 Steve Alexander Anderson 2019-20 Herman F. Keller Harrison (West Lafayette) ........8 ........................ Beth Brown West Lafayette .........................8 ........................ Chad Dillon
1991-92 Matthew Hinshaw Ben Davis Mental Attitude Award Hobart ......................................1 ..................... Ken Cawthon Westfield ..................................8 ..................Darrick Thomas
1992-93 Robert Rausch Homestead Homestead .............................12 .........................Justin Max Whiteland Community .............1 ........................Alec DeWitt
1993-94 Andy Kryder Wawasee Jacob Mitchell Indian Creek ............................8 .........................Brad Smith Yorktown ..................................8 ......................Tony Santino
1994-95 Dan Schultz Bedford North Lawrence Carmel Jasper .....................................11 ..................Kristin Gutgsell Zionsville .................................12 .......................Scott Kubly
1995-96 Jason Fox Goshen
1996-97 Dan Barnes West Lafayette Point Scoring System
1997-98 Justin Hoggatt Homestead
1998-99 Jeff Lee Munster Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
1999-00 Alec Sheehy Columbus North Individual Events 20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
2000-01 Matt McDonald Hamilton Southeastern Relay Events 40 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
2001-02 Brian Hartley North Central (Indpls.)
2002-03 Ted Brown Western Walter Bennett Honored As Top Swimming Official
2003-04 Adam Effinger Plainfield
2004-05 Joe Retrum Hamilton Southeastern Walter Bennett is the recipient of the 2021 Interscho- Walter has been a licensed IHSAA swimming
2005-06 Andrew Bretscher Greencastle
2006-07 Spencer Osborne Hamilton Southeastern lastic Athletic Official Award for excellence in the sport of official for 53 years, and during his time with the IHSAA
2007-08 Kyle House East Central swimming. he has worked 33 boys and girls sectionals, four (4)
2008-09 Taylor Sanders Bedford North Lawrence Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic regionals and two (2) state finals events. He is a mem-
2009-10 Kyle Whitaker Chesterton Association, in cooperation ber of the North Central Officials Association. Walter
2010-11 Harrison Wagner Brebeuf Jesuit with the National Federation is a retired school teacher and swimming coach. He
2011-12 Peter Lyon Zionsville
2012-13 Max Irwin Bloomington North of Interscholastic Officials attended Greencastle High School and Indiana State
2013-14 Blake Pieroni Chesterton Association, recognizes and University. He now resides in Walton, Indiana with his
2014-15 Joe Young Hamilton Southeastern honors an outstanding official wife Ruth Ann. Walter has also been a licensed football
2015-16 Chandler Bray Avon in each sport during the school official for 53 years and a track official for 45 years.
2016-17 Tyler Harmon Zionsville year. Officials selected for this Walter was selected for this honor by a committee
2017-18 Isaac Khamis Richmond
2018-19 Jacob Destrampe Franklin Community distinction have gone above representing the officials associations. In Indiana there
2019-20 Jacob Mitchell Carmel and beyond to serve their are 25 associations made up of men and women who
association, community, and the assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy
IHSAA. Each have shown ex- activities for the student athletes in our state. Statewide,
ceptional qualities of leadership, dedication, and loyalty to there are more than 8,000 officials licensed by the
their sport, our student-athletes, and their fellow officials. IHSAA in 11 sports.
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