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Mental Attitude Award Outstanding Officials

At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Mental Attitude Award Gary Weideman Honored as State’s Top Official in 2022
to the outstanding senior participant in the Softball State Tournament. The recipient of this award, who was
nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability Gary Weideman of Bloomington is the recipient of Gary was a USA Softball official from 1992 until
in Softball. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the
school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient. the 2022 Interscholastic Athletic Official 2009, overseeing numerous state, regional, and
Association Award for excellence in the sport national finals in slow pitch and fast pitch softball.
of Softball. Gary will be honored
during an on-field ceremony at this Gary is a member the Southwestern
weekend’s IHSAA State Finals. Indiana Officials Association and the
Mid-State Officials Association and
The Indiana High School Athletic has served as an IHSAA clinician for
Association, in cooperation with the basketball, softball, and volleyball for
National Federation of several years.
Interscholastic Officials
2021 Class 4A 2021 Class 3A 2021 Class 2A 2021 Class A Association, recognizes and honors Gary is a 1970 graduate from
Grace Renschen Randi Jo Pryor Hailey Gotshall Addison Baker an outstanding official in each of 11 Maconaquah High School and a
Lake Central Boonville Pioneer Northfield sports during the school year. 1986 graduate of Indiana University.
Year Name School Year Name School He worked as a Computer Systems
1984-85 Paula Skeels Concord 2008-09 4A Brittany Mills Floyd Central
1985-86 Brenda Novak Michigan City Rogers 3A Sara Evans New Palestine Gary has been a licensed softball official for 26 Analyst for the City of Bloomington for 43 years.
1986-87 Karen Knox Harrison (W. Lafayette) 2A Izzy Carpenter Linton-Stockton
1987-88 Annette Evans Northridge A Audra Sanders Tecumseh years, during which he has officiated 24 He is currently retired and resides in Bloomington
1988-89 Heather McMurray Twin Lakes 2009-10 4A Jenna Abraham Hamilton Southeastern
1989-90 Stacey Ferguson Pike Central 3A Maureen Denihan Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger sectionals, 13 regionals, five (5) semi-states, and with his wife Linda
1990-91 Kelly Matson Warsaw 2A Stephanie Fougerousse Linton-Stockton
1991-92 Denise Kulig Lake Central A Morgan Lewis Indianapolis Lutheran five (5) state championships in 2005, 2010, 2014,
1992-93 Allison Krysa Merrillville 2010-11 4A Alexandra Bourgerie Carmel
1993-94 Shannon Whitmore Carmel 3A Kelly Ryan Andrean 2017, and 2022 (Friday’s 3A state championship).
1994-95 Laura Hayes Northview 2A Grace Keller Woodlan
1995-96 Sarah Van Gorp Lake Central A Kayley Pemberton Tecumseh He is also a licensed basketball and volleyball
1996-97 Carolina Procter Merrillville 2011-12 4A Laura Daronatsy Huntington North
1997-98 3A Kelly Rich Portage 3A Rachel Delay Edgewood official and has worked two Volleyball State Finals.
2A Kadie Simon Andrean 2A Alyssa Keller Adams Central
A Mandy Martin Riverton Parke A Kelsey Kruse Lakewood Park Christian
1998-99 3A Jesse Jones Decatur Central 2012-13 4A Haley Hodges Portage
2A Ariane Kurtz Roncalli 3A Alyssa Clark Tri-West Hendricks
A Jill Harris South Spencer 2A Bess Fiechter Adams Central
1999-00 3A Mary Blessing Decatur Central A Katie Burkett Tecumseh
2A Crystal McDonald Evansville Memorial 2013-14 4A Elizabeth Getz Bloomington South
A Kim McGinley Morgan Township 3A Rachel Hanold Gibson Southern
2000-01 3A Sarah Ford Castle 2A Chandra Schroeder South Spencer
2A Christy Utnage Roncalli A Tailon Graber North Daviess
A Katie Miller Forest Park 2014-15 4A Victoria Boyer Center Grove
2001-02 3A Amy Kendall Fort Wayne Northrop 3A Lindsey Bowers Leo
2A Christina Machuca Evansville Memorial 2A Alaynee Street North Central (Farmersburg)
A Amy Gum Riverton Parke A Carly Kingery Carroll (Flora)
2002-03 3A Brittany Hedrick Center Grove 2015-16 4A Alyssa Grimm Penn
2A Allison May Gibson Southern 3A Laura Patterson Lebanon
A Lauren Curosh Whiting 2A Sarah Brown Boone Grove
2003-04 4A Katie Jones Center Grove A Savanna Harrison Frontier
3A Erin Braun Bellmont 2016-17 4A Alexis Holloway Crown Point
2A Heather Haskin Indpls. Scecina Memorial 3A Elisha Barker New Palestine
A Nikki Naffziger Indianapolis Lutheran 2A Rachel Cox Indianapolis Scecina
2004-05 4A Heather Han McCutcheon A Kaitlyn Flowers Tecumseh
3A Jennifer Ziliak Gibson Southern 2017-18 4A Jessica Kiefor Lake Central
2A Breanna Howell Eastern (Greentown) 3A Ashley Prange New Palestine
A Lisa Goltry Pioneer 2A Rylee Wade Speedway
2005-06 4A Katie Stahura Chesterton A Alyssa Shaw Pioneer
3A Lynn Fletcher Boonville 2018-19 4A Ellenor Schelm Leo
2A Kayla Powell Frankton 3A Emily O’Connor New Palestine
A Elizabeth Curosh Whiting 2A Kaelyn Shively Bremen
2006-07 4A Eliza Scanlon McCutcheon A Alexis Robinson Pioneer
3A Abby Schnur Boonville 2019-20 Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
2A Emily Wethington Indpls. Scecina Memorial 2020-21 4A Grace Renschen Lake Central
A Heather Korb Indianapolis Lutheran 3A Randi Jo Pryor Boonville
2007-08 4A Kallen Hovland East Central 2A Hailey Gotshall Pioneer
3A Alyssa Marcum New Palestine A Addison Baker Northfield
2A Jenni Andrews Bremen
A Victoria Franco Whiting
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