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Arthur L. Trester and Ray Craft Mental Attitude Awards

Mental Attitude Awards Year Name School Year Name School

The IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Arthur L. Trester & Ray Craft Mental Attitude 1962-63 Greg Samuels Terre Haute Garfield 2004-05 4A Brandon McPherson Lawrence North

3A Luke Zeller
Huntington
1963-64
Mike Weaver
Washington
Awards to the outstanding senior participant in each classification of the boys basketball state 1964-65 Edward Bopp Indianapolis Washington A Jason Holsinger Lapel
finals. 1965-66 James Cadwell Michigan City Elston 2005-06 4A Greg Oden Lawrence North
The recipients of these awards, who were nominated by their principals and coaches, must 1966-67 Charles Nelson Fort Wayne South Side 3A Tyler Rigby Jay County
excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in basketball. 1967-68 James Nelson Gary Roosevelt 2A Tim James Forest Park
Jordan Perkins
A
The Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, the presenting sponsors of the state tournament, 1968-69 Joe Sutter Marion 2006-07 4A E’Twaun Moore Hauser
1969-70
Loogootee
East Chicago Central
James Trout
present a $1,000 scholarship to the school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient. 1970-71 Jerry B. Lamberson New Castle 3A Jason Renz Plymouth
The 4A, 3A and 2A awards are named in honor of the late Arthur L. Trester who served as first 1971-72 Mark Inman Jeffersonville 2A Thad Laudenbacher Winchester
Adam Pflugshaupt
A
Arthur L. Trester commissioner of the Association from 1929 to 1944. Trester helped Indiana high school sports 1972-73 Garry Abplanalp Franklin 2007-08 4A Gordon Hayward Oregon-Davis
Jon & Don McGlocklin Franklin
1973-74
Brownsburg
and the IHSAA emerge from the Great Depression in a position of preeminence unmatched by
IHSAA perhaps any other state in the nation. 1974-75 Steve Walker Lebanon 3A Pryce Underwood Harding
Commissioner 1975-76 Jack David Colescott Marion 2A Lucas Wickersham Winchester
1929-1944 Beginning in 2016, the Class A award was re-named in honor of Ray Craft, the long-time 1976-77 Mark Herrmann Carmel A Jacob Everett Triton
associate commissioner who served from 1983 to 2008. Craft was involved at nearly every 1977-78 Jack Moore Muncie Central 2008-09 4A Reggie Hearn Fort Wayne Snider
level of Indiana secondary education and interscholastic athletics during his career including 1978-79 Malcolm Cameron Terre Haute South 3A Brody Schoen Rochester
administering the boys basketball state tournament for many years. He was also a starting senior 1979-80 Jeff Todd Marion 2A Blaze Ayers Brownstown Central
Gerald Hardesty
A
guard on Milan High School’s 1954 state championship basketball team. 1980-81 Karl Donovan Vincennes Lincoln 2009-10 4A Justin Clemens Jac-Cen-Del
Phillip Wendel
Plymouth
Warsaw
1981-82
From 1917 to 1943 the award was known as “The Gimbel Medal for Mental Attitude” in honor 1982-83 John Harter Anderson 3A Ethan Hunsinger Washington
of Mr. Jake Gimbel of Vincennes, who awarded the medal each of those years until his passing 1983-84 Milan Petrovic Lake Central 2A Reggie Nesbit Park Tudor
prior to the 1943 tournament. In 1944, the award became known as the “IHSAA Medal for Mental 1984-85 Todd Graf Richmond A Christian Duncheon Barr-Reeve
Attitude”. In 1945, the IHSAA Board officially named the award “The Arthur L. Trester Medal for 1985-86 Todd Anderson Shelbyville 2010-11 4A Spencer Turner Bloomington South
Mental Attitude”. 1986-87 Marvin Rea Gary Roosevelt 3A Cody Zeller Washington
A
Jordan Everett
Ray Craft Recipients were given a medal each year from 1945 through 1964, hence “The Arthur L. 1987-88 Sam Long Muncie Central 2011-12 4A Sam Curts Triton
1988-89
Patrick Graham
Floyd Central
Carmel
IHSAA Trester Medal for Mental Attitude.” Since 1965, the award has been made in the form of a plaque 1989-90 Damon Bailey Bedford North Lawrence 3A Garrett Bucher Norwell
Executive Staff with a copy of the original medal incorporated on the face of the plaque. 1990-91 Steve Nicodemus Whitko 2A Austin Kyker Park Tudor
1983-2008 1991-92 Richie Hammel Lafayette Jefferson A Matt Wheeler Rockville
1992-93 Pete Miller South Bend St. Joseph’s 2012-13 4A Michael Volovic Carmel
1993-94 Bryce Drew Valparaiso 3A Thomas Starks FW Concordia Lutheran
1994-95 T.J. Lux Merrillville 2A Austin Karazsia Linton-Stockton
1995-96 Matt Taylor Warsaw A Michael Lynch Borden
1996-97 Billy Lynch Delta 2013-14 4A Trey Lyles Indianapolis Arsenal Tech
1997-98 4A Brad McPherson Marion 3A Macy Holdsworth Greensburg
3A Zach Fox Indianapolis Cathedral 2A Jamar Weaver Westview
2A Rusty Garner Alexandria A Micah Bullock Barr-Reeve
A Grant McBride Bloomfield 2014-15 4A Dana Batt Homestead
1998-99 4A Tim Church Elkhart Central 3A Matt Labus Guerin Catholic
3A Jeff Wiltrout Plainfield 2A Cam & Conner Bates Frankton
2A Luke Kimmel Paoli A Ethan Duncheon Barr-Reeve
A Jake Holder Tecumseh 2015-16 4A Charles Phinisee McCutcheon
2021 Class 4A 2021 Class 3A 2021 Class 2A 2021 Class A 1999-00 4A Jared Jeffries Bloomington North 3A Ethan Thomas Ev. Bosse
3A Shane Power
Andrean
2A Brian Warren

Indpls. Howe
Connor Gioia Kooper Jacobi Caleb Furst Jamison Miller 2A Scott Study Winchester A Eli Combs Bloomfield
Carmel Silver Creek FW Blackhawk Christian Barr-Reeve A Clark Golish Union (Dugger) 2016-17 4A RJ Turner Ben Davis
Year Name School Year Name School 2000-01 4A Chris Thomas Pike 3A Justin Crabb Twin Lakes
1916-17 Claude Curtis Martinsville 1939-40 Duane Conkey Mitchell 3A Brian Bell Muncie Southside 2A Keegan Freestone Frankton
1917-18 Ralph Esarey Bloomington 1940-41 Donald Server Madison 2A Matt Robbins Batesville A Jacob Page Lafayette Central Catholic
1918-19 Walter Cross Thorntown 1941-42 Kenneth Brown, Jr. Muncie Burris A Andy Brown Blue River Valley 2017-18 4A Jalen Whack Carmel
1919-20 Harold Laughlin Bedford 1942-43 Dave Laflin Lebanon 2001-02 4A Chris Hunter Gary West Side 3A Jaylin Chinn Evansville Bosse
1920-21 Ralph Marlowe Sandusky 1943-44 Walter McFatridge Kokomo 3A Brian Wright Delta 2A Collin Hochgesang Forest Park
1921-22 Reece Jones Vincennes 1944-45 Max Allen Indianapolis Broad Ripple 2A Mark Gonzales Speedway A Carson Blair Southwood
1922-23 Maurice Robinson Anderson 1945-46 Robert Cripe Flora A Troy Roberson Rossville 2018-19 4A John Michael Mulloy Carmel
1923-24 Philip Kessler Richmond 1946-47 Ronald Bland Terre Haute Garfield 2002-03 4A Alex Kock DeKalb 3A John Cohen Culver Academies
1924-25 Russell Walter Kokomo 1947-48 Lee Hamilton Evansville Central 3A Michael Dury Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 2A Evan Slover Linton-Stockton
1925-26 Richard Williams Evansville Central 1948-49 James Schooley Auburn 2A Beau Bauer Cass A Quentin Yoder Barr-Reeve
1926-27 Franklin Prentice Kendallville 1949-50 Pat Klein Marion A Derrick Smith Southwestern (Shelbyville) 2019-20 State Tournament Cancelled dur to Coronavius Pandemic
1927-28 Robert McCarnes Logansport 1950-51 Robert Jewell Indianapolis Attucks 2003-04 4A Stefan Routt Lawrence North 2020-21 4A Connor Gioia Carmel
1928-29 Emmett Lowery Indpls. Arsenal Technical 1951-52 Joe Sexson Indpls. Arsenal Technical 3A Jon Zeser Bellmont 3A Kooper Jacobi Silver Creek
1929-30 Kenneth Young LaPorte 1952-53 Harley Andrews Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 2A Kyle Johnson Jimtown 2A Caleb Furst FW Blackhawk Christian
1930-31 Norman Cottom Terre Haute Wiley 1953-54 Bobby Plump Milan A Bryan Hurst Waldron A Jamison Miller Barr-Reeve
1931-32 Jess McAnally Greencastle 1954-55 James Henry New Albany
1932-33 James Seward Indianapolis Shortridge 1955-56 Dennis Tepe Elkhart
1933-34 Arthur Gosman Jasper 1956-57 Robert Perigo Lafayette Jefferson
1934-35 James Lyboult Richmond 1957-58 Richard Haslam Crawfordsville
1935-36 Steve Sitko Ft. Wayne Central 1958-59 James Rayl Kokomo
1936-37 Robert Menke Huntingburg 1959-60 Robert Cantrell East Chicago Washington
1937-38 Robert Mygrants Hammond 1960-61 Tom & Dick VanArsdale Indianapolis Manual
1938-39 Jim Myers Evansville Bosse 1961-62 John Wilson Evansville Bosse
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