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Mildred M. Ball Mental Attitude Award State Finals Participants

Participating Schools Team State Finalists
At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Mildred M. Ball
Mental Attitude Award to the outstanding senior participant in the gymnastics state tournament. School.........................................................................Head Coach School................................................. Regional Score
The recipient of this award, who was nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental Angola ......................................................Misti Evans Angola 106.875
attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in gymnastics. Bloomington North .................................Andrea Smith Bloomington North 107.225
The award was renamed in 1997 in honor of Mrs. Ball, who served the Indiana High School Athletic
Association as an assistant commissioner from 1977 until her retirement in 1997. Among her responsibilities Carroll (Fort Wayne) .....................Rosemary Scheele Carroll (Fort Wayne) 106.725
were the licensing and training of officials and administering tournaments in gymnastics, golf, tennis and Chesterton ..........................................Christy Dzierba Columbus North 110.200
soccer. She also served on the Gymnastics Rules Committee and the Equity Committee of the National Columbus North ..................................Kaitlyn Rediker Crown Point 112.700
Federation of State High School Associations Connersville .........................................Joann Borders Homestead 112.800
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the Lake Central 109.850
Mildred M. Ball school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient. Crown Point .................................................Ami Pysh
DeKalb ................................................... Kaitlyn Wolfe Richmond 106.700
Valparaiso
113.300
Year Name School East Noble ....................................... Tami Housholder
1972-73 Susan McLellan Lowell Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger ........................Rose Nix Indiana H.S. Gymnastics Coaches
1973-74 Pam Robillard Columbus North Franklin Central .........................................Kim Dykes
1974-75 Julia Hudson Evansville Harrison Harrison (West Lafayette) ......................Judie Malone Final Poll - February 2022
1975-76 Jennifer Cox Wawasee Rk. School
1976-77 Mary Ellabarger Warren Central Homestead ...........................................Jodi Hardwick 1. Crown Point
1977-78 Karin Kemper North Central (Indpls.) Lake Central .........................................Karen Barcelli 2. Valparaiso
1978-79 Dawn Jenkins Columbus East Martinsville ...............................................Larry Sachs 3. Homestead
1979-80 Kelly Enright Perry Meridian Portage ......................................... Mackenzie Barcelli
1980-81 Mary Spencer Chesterton 4. Lake Central
1981-82 Karen Herendeen Leo Richmond ...............................Justine Coblentz-Bogg 5. Bloomington North
1982-83 Sherri Seger Providence Roncalli ......................................................Laurie Hall 6. Portage
1983-84 Darinda Gres East Noble Valparaiso ..................................... Rebecca Juergens 7. Richmond
1984-85 Susan Hart Homestead
1985-86 Cris Wagner Warren Central Wheeler .............................................. Christine Nevill 8. Angola
1986-87 Rebecca Carter Fort Wayne Concordia 9. Chesterton
1987-88 Cathy Couch Warren Central 10. Columbus North
1988-89 Robin Loheide Columbus North 11. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
1989-90 Tina Meyer Warren Central
1990-91 Emily Keller Columbus East 12. Hobart
1991-92 Gina Massuda Valparaiso T13. Harrison (West Lafayette)
1992-93 Kristi Edmondson Plainfield T13. Lafayette Jefferson
1993-94 Jennifer Bryan Merrillville 2021 Mildred Ball Mental Attitude Award T15. Wheeler
1994-95 Danielle Clow Columbus East Sabrina Falk T15. Merrillville
1995-96 Laura Szczepanski FW Bishop Dwenger
1996-97 Rachel Nay Columbus East Valparaiso
1997-98 Julie Houston Columbus East
1998-99 Erin Jennings Richmond
1999-00 Heather Blevins Blue River Valley Are you interested in becoming a
2000-01 Katie Dyer Merrillville
2001-02 Carrie Best Angola licensed Gymnastics judge?
2002-03 Lauren West Chesterton Scan the QR code below to find out more!
2003-04 Rebekah Porter Valparaiso
2004-05 Natalie Hesler Center Grove
2005-06 Jeanna Glick Fort Wayne Snider
2006-07 Martina Buchholz Crown Point
2007-08 Amy Albright Noblesville
2008-09 Alicia Roche FW Bishop Dwenger
2009-10 Cassie Funcheon Columbus North
2010-11 Samantha Wilburn Chesterton
2011-12 Cassie & Katie Schultheis Roncalli
2012-13 Chelsea Weiland Columbus North
2013-14 Alex Nickel Angola
2014-15 Madison Moore Homestead
2015-16 Katrina May Columbus North
2016-17 Ashley Holliday Columbus North
2017-18 Claire Thompson Columbus North
2018-19 Jordan Bush Chesterton
2019-20 Samantha Heathcote Columbus North
2020-21 Sabrina Falk Valparaiso

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