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Mental Attitude Award Participating Schools

School.................................. Participants ...................Head Coach LaPorte ....................................1 .................Abraham Hakim
At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Mental Attitude Award to the outstanding Avon .......................................12 ............................ Jon Karr Lawrence Central ....................1 ....................Kris Houchens
senior participant in the Girls Swimming & Diving State Tournament. Bedford North Lawrence ..........2 .......................Adam Young Lawrence North .......................8 ..........................Matt Moen
Bloomington North ..................11 ............... Taylor McGregor
The recipient of this award, who was nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, Bloomington South .................13 .......................Annie Eakin Manchester ..............................2 ......................Heidi Slavkin
Mt. Vernon ...............................8 ........................Steve Loehr
leadership and athletic ability in swimming and diving. Bluffton ....................................1 ...........Hunter Cunningham Munster ....................................8 ........Tina Schmidt-McNulty
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the school’s general scholar- Bremen ....................................1 ..................Andrew Wassel New Castle ..............................1 ....................Jeremy Fewell
ship fund in the name of the recipient. Brownsburg ............................12 .........................Keith Gast Noblesville ..............................12 ....................Aleks Fansler
Carmel ....................................17 ...................... Chris Plumb
North Central (Indpls.) ............13 .......................Josh Saylor
Carroll (Fort Wayne) ...............13 ......................John Gibson North Montgomery ...................9 ........................ Erin Yeagor
Castle .....................................10 .......................Aaron Opell Northridge ...............................13 ...................Kyle Hembree
Center Grove ..........................11 ............................Jim Todd Northwestern ...........................1 ................... Donita Walters
Year Name School Centerville ................................2 ................ Darren Ridenour Norwell .....................................8 .......................Tanner Lesh
Chesterton ...............................9 ..............Mathew Pavlovich
Pendelton Heights ...................8 ....................Mindy Hertzler
1974-75 Pat Lapham North Central (Indpls.) Columbus East ........................1 ...........................Jill Arnholt Penn .......................................10 .....................Jess Preston
1975-76 Carol Bartholomew Valparaiso Concord ..................................14 .....................Tom Johnson Perry Meridian .........................1 ........................ Lauren Cox
1976-77 Debra McFadyen Kokomo Haworth Crawfordsville ..........................2 .....................Kevin Hedrick Pike .........................................10 ..................Thomas Moore
1977-78 Mara Hagan Terre Haute South Culver Academies ....................9 .....................Sarah Youvan Pike Central .............................1 ...................Travis Cochren
Delta ........................................1 ......................Laura Caudill
1978-79 Elizabeth Ashburn Ben Davis East Central .............................1 ..............Brandon Loveless Plainfield .................................14 ...................Scott Johnson
Seton Catholic .........................1 ........................Beth Meeks
1979-80 Julie Trudgen North Central (Indpls.) Elkhart .....................................1 ...................Michelle Guipe Seymour ..................................1 .......................David Boggs
1980-81 Jane Coontz Castle Evansville FJ Reitz ..................3 .................Dave Baumeyer Shelbyville ...............................8 ....................... Coen Weiler
1981-82 Sherry Cartwright Harrison (WL) Evansville Reitz Memorial .......1 ...................Frances Enzler South Bend Adams ..................3 ........................Josh Skube
Fishers ....................................15 ..........................Joe Keller
1982-83 Laura Ashburn Ben Davis Floyd Central ..........................10 .......................Joe Perkins South Bend Saint Joseph ........8 .................Bonnie Schrems
Southmont ...............................1 ..................... Jane Coudret
1983-84 Pamela Hayden Columbus East Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger ...2 ............... Andrea Weadock Southport .................................8 ....................... Matt Jeffries
1984-85 Debbie Daniel Anderson Fort Wayne Wayne ...................1 ...................Whitney Sharin Southridge ...............................2 .......................Amy Kaetzel
1985-86 Jenny Turnock Elkhart Central Franklin Central .......................2 ..............Dalton Herendean Tell City ....................................8 ......................Stacy Marion
1986-87 Tricia Berger Jasper Franklin Community ................13 ......................Zach DeWitt Terre Haute South Vigo ...........6 ........................Emily Marrs
Goshen ....................................1 ............................Mia Miller
1987-88 Heidi Hendricks Logansport Greenfield-Central ...................9 .......................Emily Logan Twin Lakes ...............................1 ........................ Kerry Vogel
Valparaiso ................................9 ........................Pete Sattler
1988-89 Angela Todt Elkhart Central Greenwood Community ...........8 ..............Brooke Thompson Warren Central ........................2 ......................John Sincroft
1989-90 Ginger Faerber Carmel Hamilton Southeastern ...........15 ................. Andy Pedersen Warsaw Community................11 ...............Anthony DeBrota
1990-91 Allison Bock Lafayette Jefferson Hobart ......................................1 .................... Ken Cawthom Wawasee .................................8 ........................Jason Scott
Homestead .............................14 .........................Justin Max
1991-92 Carrie Keckley South Bend St. Joseph’s 2019-20 Mental Attitude Award Indian Creek ............................1 .........................Brad Smith Western Boone ........................7 ................. Katherine Smith
Westfield ..................................8 ..................Darrick Thomas
1992-93 Kirsten Johnson Valparaiso Indpls. Bishop Chatard ............1 .......................Kristin Ennis Whiteland Community .............9 ........................Alec DeWitt
1993-94 Danielle Biggs New Albany Elizabeth Broshears Jasper .....................................10 ..................Kristin Gutgsell Winchester ...............................1 .......................Kari Baldwin
1994-95 Lindsay Benko Elkhart Central Evansville Memorial Jay County ..............................10 ........................ Matt Slavik Zionsville ..................................8 .........................Scott Kubly
1995-96 Emily Ayers Carmel Jeffersonville ...........................11 ....................Michael Pepa
Lake Central ............................9 ...................Todd Smolinski
1996-97 Melissa Sugar Evansville Day
1997-98 Maureen Hillenmeyer Westfield Point Scoring System
1998-99 Michala Kwasny Fort Wayne Snider
1999-00 Brooke Taflinger Kokomo Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
2000-01 Jenni Anderson Chesterton Individual Events 20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
2001-02 Kristy Siminski Portage Relay Events 40 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
2002-03 Katherine Robinson South Dearborn
2003-04 Erin Sparks Carmel Walter Bennett Honored As Top Swimming Official
2004-05 Christine Shehorn North Central (Indpls.)
2005-06 Brittney Feldman Indianapolis Broad Ripple Walter Bennett is the recipient of the 2021 Interscho-
2006-07 Kayla Sergesketter Jasper lastic Athletic Official Award for excellence in the sport of Walter has been a licensed IHSAA swimming
2007-08 Emily Schroeder Hamilton Southeastern swimming. official for 53 years, and during his time with the IHSAA
2008-09 Jessica Hammes Carmel Each year, the Indiana High he has worked 33 boys and girls sectionals, four (4)
2009-10 Kait Flederbach Westfield regionals and two (2) state finals events. He is a mem-
2010-11 Carly Marshall Carmel School Athletic Association, in ber of the North Central Officials Association. Walter
2011-12 Abby Smith Franklin Community cooperation with the National is a retired school teacher and swimming coach. He
2012-13 Lacey Locke Carmel Federation of Interscholastic attended Greencastle High School and Indiana State
2013-14 Alex Cleveland Zionsville Officials Association, recogniz- University. He now resides in Walton, Indiana with his
2014-15 Lillia King Evansville Reitz es and honors an outstanding wife Ruth Ann. Walter has also been a licensed football
2015-16 Claire Adams Carmel official in each sport during the official for 53 years and a track official for 45 years.
2016-17 Lauryn Parrish Fishers school year. Officials selected Walter was selected for this honor by a committee
2017-18 Alexandra Bader Jay County for this distinction have gone representing the officials associations. In Indiana there
2018-19 Rachel Schiffli Franklin Central above and beyond to serve their are 25 associations made up of men and women who
2019-20 Elizabeth Broshears Evansville Memorial 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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