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Welcome to this                        Special Thanks                           2020-21 IHSAA Board of Directors and
     State Championship Event                        To Our Hosts                                       Executive Committee

                                                     Carmel High School
     Every state championship season brings its own unique set   Center Grove High School   The IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors. Composed of 19 individuals elected by member
     of conditions and circumstances with it, but no year in the   North Central High School   school principals from three legislative districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Ten board seats are filled by any
     IHSAA’s 117-year history has been more challenging than                        qualified individual (open seats), and seven board seats are filled by two qualified female representatives, two qualified
     this one.                                                                      minority representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private school representative. The Board of
                                                                                    Directors meets annually with the responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
     The teams who are competing today have demonstrated a   State Finals Personnel  The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
     level of excellence and                   Tournament Director                  interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
     responsibility that goes far beyond the norm. Not only have   Andy Elkins, Athletic Director  office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                        they competed at a     North Central (Indpls.) High School
                        level worthy of making it to the                            IHSAA Board of Directors                        IHSAA Executive Committee
                        IHSAA state finals, they have   Tournament Assistants       District, Seat   Board Member        Term Ends  Chris Conley, Delta (Chairman)
                                                                                                   Tom Finicle, Southwood
                                                                                                                         June 2023
                                                                                    District I, Class A
                        exercised the good judgment   Jim Inskeep, Carmel High School  District I, Class AA   John Steinhilber, Hebron HS   June 2021  John Steinhilber, Hebron (Vice-Chairman)
                        and self-restraint necessary to   Scott Knapp, Center Grove High School  District I, Class AAA   Nathan Dean, Jimtown HS   June 2023  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                                                                                    District I, Class AAAA
                                                                                                                         June 2021
                                                                                                   Ed Gilliland, LaPorte HS
                                                                                                                                    Jim Brown, Fishers
                        remain healthy.                                                                                             Martin Brown, North Vermillion
                                               Tournament Administrator             District II, Class A   Martin Brown, North Vermillion HS   June 2021  Victor Bush, MSD Lawrence Township
                                                                                    District II, Class AA
                                                                                                   Matt Martin, Knightstown HS
                                                                                                                         June 2023
                        This is high school sports at   Chris Kaufman, Assistant Commissioner  District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Delta HS   June 2021  Nathan Dean, Jimtown
                        its best. There is no greater                               District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers HS   June 2023  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve
                        lesson to be learned from   Assistant Tournament Administrator  District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve HS   June 2023  Brent Duncan, Connersville
                        participating in the IHSAA’s 22   Ally McNutt, Administrative Assistant  District III, Class AA   Tim Grove, South Knox School Corp.   June 2021  Rae Ferriell-Woolpy, Richmond
                        sanctioned sports than the im-                              District III, Class AAA   Mike Whitten, Boonville HS   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
                                                                                                                         June 2021
                                                                                    District III, Class AAAA
                                                                                                   Brent Duncan, Connersville HS
                        portance of putting the goals   USTA Officials                                                              Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
                        and objectives of the team   Lynda Hinshaw (Referee), David Hunter, James   North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell HS   June 2022  Ed Gilliland, LaPorte
     ahead of your own. And the student athletes competing here   Patton, Gary Whittern, Alma Makurat, Carolyn   North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso HS**   June 2022  Tim Grove, South Knox School Corporation
                                                                                                   Brian Strong, Logansport HS
                                                                                                                         June 2022
                                                                                    North District, Urban
                                                                                                                                    Matt Martin, Knightstown
     today have done exactly that.             Claude, Austin Ruddel, Andrew McGuire, Mary                                          Patti McCormack, Lowell
                                               Kinas, Mark Ochsner, Debbie Hendricks  South District, Female   Rae Ferriell-Woolpy, Richmond HS   June 2022  Brian Strong, Logansport
                                                                                                   Victor Bush, MSD Lawrence Township
                                                                                    South District, Minority
                                                                                                                         June 2022
     Not only do we congratulate them, we also acknowledge—                         South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown HS*   June 2022  Mike Whitten, Boonville
     with great admiration and respect—the extra effort that ev-  Athletic Training Staff  Private School Rep.   Dave Worland, Indianapolis Cathedral HS  June 2022  Dave Worland, Indianapolis Cathedral
     ery school administrator and coach in Indiana made to field   Methodist Sports Medicine  * President      ** Vice-President
     a team this year. It has not been business as usual. The
     additional planning, special monitoring and extra precau-  Program Credits
     tions that have been required have been extraordinary. As
     a result of this commitment, thousands of student-athletes   Publisher: Paul Neidig, Commissioner
     throughout our state have been able to experience an   Editor: Trey Brown, Communications Assistant
     afterschool, education-based experience they will cherish   Printing: Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
     for the rest of their lives.              Photography: Double Edge Media
                                               Cover Design: Three-Sixty group, Indianapolis
     We also extend a special thank you to Governor Holcomb,
     the Indiana State Department of Health and the Department
     of Education for their continued guidance and support.   IHSAA                  The IHSAA has an e-Commerce store which will provide a convenient method to purchase IHSAA pub-
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