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Welcome to this                                                                  2021-22 IHSAA Board of Directors and

      State Championship Event                                                                          Executive Committee


     The IHSAA State Finals are a time for celebration                              The IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors. Composed of 19 individuals elected by member
     and reflection. While we celebrate the triumphs and                            school principals from three legislative districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Ten board seats are filled by any
     achievements of the student-athletes competing today,                          qualified individual (open seats), and seven board seats are filled by two qualified female representatives, two qualified
     we’re also able to reflect on the importance of                                minority representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private school representative. The Board of
     welcoming our fans back and thanking them for their                            Directors meets annually with the responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
     support.
                                                Special Thanks To Our Host          The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
                         The atmosphere fans   Indiana University Purdue University-  interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
                         bring to our State              Indianapolis               office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                         Championships
                         transforms them from         Michael A. Carroll            IHSAA Board of Directors                      IHSAA Executive Committee
                         just another event into a   Track and Soccer Stadium       District, Seat   Board Member        Term Ends  Victor Bush, MSD Lawrence Township (Chairman)
                         true celebration. A                                        District I, Class A   Tom Finicle, Southwood   June 2023  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso (Vice-Chairman)
                         celebration of the   State Finals Personnel                District I, Class AA   John Steinhilber, Hebron   June 2024  Tom Black, East Central
                                                                                                   Nathan Dean, Jimtown
                                                                                                                         June 2023
                                                                                    District I, Class AAA
                         passion and pageantry   Tournament Administrator           District I, Class AAAA   Ed Gilliland, LaPorte   June 2024  Jim Brown, Fishers
                         Hoosier high school   Sandra Walter, Assistant Commissioner                                              Chris Conley, Delta
                         sports are known for.                                      District II, Class A   Kye Denney, Wes-Del   June 2024  Nathan Dean, Jimtown
                                                                                                                         June 2023
                                                                                                   Matt Martin, Knightstown
                                                                                    District II, Class AA
                         Every fan of our high   Assistant Tournament Administrator  District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Delta   June 2024  Kye Denney, Wes-Del
                         school sports       Ally McNutt, Administrative Assistant  District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers**   June 2023  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve
                         community—every                                                                                          Rae Ferriell-Woolpy, Richmond
                         student, coach, and   Tournament Director                  District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve*   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
                                                                                    District III, Class AA
                                                                                                   Tim Grove, South Knox School Corp.
                                                                                                                         June 2024
                        bus driver, every parent,   Bryce Barton, Athletic Director   District III, Class AAA   Mike Whitten, Boonville    June 2023  Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
     sister, and brother—contributes to this celebration   Crawfordsville High School  District III, Class AAAA   Tom Black, East Central   June 2024  Ed Gilliland, LaPorte
     whenever they attend a State Finals event. And as   Site Director              North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2022  Tim Grove, South Knox School Corporation
     we reflect on this year’s State Finals, we realize those   David Thibodeau - IUPUI  North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso    June 2022  Matt Martin, Knightstown
     are contributions to our celebrations that were sorely                         North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2022  Patti McCormack, Lowell
     missed last year. That’s because by attending the   Head Referees                                                            John Steinhilber, Hebron
     State Finals and contributing to that experience, fans   Riley Cheatham, Shaun Hesselbart, Les Kroemer  South District, Female   Rae Ferriell-Woolpy, Richmond    June 2022  Brian Strong, Logansport
                                                                                                                         June 2022
                                                                                    South District, Minority
                                                                                                   Victor Bush, MSD Lawrence Township
     are supporting and fostering so much more than great   Aaron Wiley, Mike Williams, Paul Williams  South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown    June 2022  Mike Whitten, Boonville
     competition…                            Boys Officials                         Private School Rep.   Dave Worland, Indianapolis Cathedral    June 2022  Dave Worland, Indianapolis Cathedral
     They’re supporting exactly what makes high school   A:   Austin Finley, Daniel Gott, Billie Wade  * President      ** Vice-President
                                             2A:  Anthony Capone, Brad Dixon, Bob Filipek
     sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has   3A:  Robert Bell, Fernando Pina, Benjamin Trevino
     focused on keeping education in front of athletics by
     providing an arena for our state’s 160,000   Girls Officials
     student-athletes to learn essential life lessons.   A:   Jordan Bear, Tom Roberts, Mark Spade
     Lessons in teamwork, perseverance, and humility.   2A:  Timothy Kuhar, Rahsaan Muhammad, Christopher Smith
     Lessons that will translate to their careers as they   3A:  Bruce King, Keith Mitchel, Phrosini Samis-Smith
     transition into adulthood. Lessons that will benefit and   Athletic Training Staff
     define the communities they lead once their playing
     days are over.                          Methodist Sports Medicine - The Orthopedic Specialists
                                             Program Credits
     So, on behalf of the 407 IHSAA member-schools, our   Publisher: Paul Neidig, Commissioner  The IHSAA has launched a new e-Commerce store which will provide a convenient method to purchase
     board of directors, and all of our student-athletes   Editor: Brandon Baxter, Communications Assistant   IHSAA publications, DVD videos, and selected merchandise online!  The new, easy-to-use online store
     participating in this weekend’s championship event,                             will help to increase customer satisfaction by streamlining the ordering process.
     thank you for being with us to celebrate today. Thank   Printing: Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
     you for supporting education-based athletics in   Photography: Double Edge Media
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     Paul Neidig                                                                                         icon to place your order today!
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