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Mental Attitude Award Mental Attitude (cont.) / Outstanding Official

At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Mental Attitude Award Year Name School Year Name School
2011-12 4A Laura Daronatsy
2017-18 4A Jessica Kiefor Lake Central
Huntington North
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 3A Rachel Delay Edgewood 3A Ashley Prange New Palestine
in Softball. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the 2A Alyssa Keller Adams Central 2A Rylee Wade Speedway
school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient. 1A Kelsey Kruse Lakewood Park Christian 1A Alyssa Shaw Pioneer
2012-13 4A Haley Hodges Portage 2018-19 4A Ellenor Schelm Leo
3A Alyssa Clark Tri-West Hendricks 3A Emily O’Connor New Palestine
2A Bess Fiechter Adams Central 2A Kaelyn Shively Bremen
1A Katie Burkett Tecumseh 1A Alexis Robinson Pioneer
2013-14 4A Elizabeth Getz Bloomington South 2019-20 Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
3A Rachel Hanold Gibson Southern 2020-21 4A Grace Renschen Lake Central
2A Chandra Schroeder South Spencer 3A Randi Jo Pryor Boonville
1A Tailon Graber North Daviess 2A Hailey Gotshall Pioneer
2014-15 4A Victoria Boyer Center Grove 1A Addison Baker Northfield
3A Lindsey Bowers Leo 2021-22 4A Hannah Lovelace Harrison (West Lafayette)
2A Alaynee Street North Central (Farmersburg) 3A McKenna Hagemier Tri-West Hendricks
1A Carly Kingery Carroll (Flora) 2A Skyelar Kessler Eastside
2015-16 4A Alyssa Grimm Penn 1A Lauren Bowmar South Central (Union Mills)
2022 Class 4A 2022 Class 3A 2022 Class 2A 2022 Class 1A 3A Laura Patterson Lebanon
Hannah Lovelace McKenna Hagemier Skyelar Kessler Lauren Bowmar 2A Sarah Brown Boone Grove
Harrison (West Lafayette) Tri-West Hendricks Eastside South Central (Union Mills)
1A Savanna Harrison Frontier
2016-17 4A Alexis Holloway Crown Point
Year Name School Year Name School 3A Elisha Barker New Palestine
1984-85 Paula Skeels Concord 2003-04 4A Katie Jones Center Grove 2A Rachel Cox Indianapolis Scecina
1985-86 Brenda Novak Michigan City Rogers 3A Erin Braun Bellmont 1A Kaitlyn Flowers Tecumseh
1986-87 Karen Knox Harrison (W. Lafayette) 2A Heather Haskin Indpls. Scecina Memorial
1987-88 Annette Evans Northridge 1A Nikki Naffziger Indianapolis Lutheran
1988-89 Heather McMurray Twin Lakes 2004-05 4A Heather Han McCutcheon
1989-90 Stacey Ferguson Pike Central 3A Jennifer Ziliak Gibson Southern
1990-91 Kelly Matson Warsaw 2A Breanna Howell Eastern (Greentown) Tom Mecklenburg Honored as State’s Top Official in 2023
1991-92 Denise Kulig Lake Central 1A Lisa Goltry Pioneer
1992-93 Allison Krysa Merrillville 2005-06 4A Katie Stahura Chesterton Tom Mecklenburg of Lafayette, Indiana is the Tom has always been an active member of his
1993-94 Shannon Whitmore Carmel 3A Lynn Fletcher Boonville recipient of the 2023 Interscholastic Athletic Official community. He served on the Board of Directors for
1994-95 Laura Hayes Northview 2A Kayla Powell Frankton
1995-96 Sarah Van Gorp Lake Central 1A Elizabeth Curosh Whiting Association Award for excellence in the sport of Food Finders Food Bank for 8 years, two of which he
1996-97 Carolina Procter Merrillville 2006-07 4A Eliza Scanlon McCutcheon Softball. Tom will be honored during an on-field served as President of the Board. He also
1997-98 3A Kelly Rich Portage 3A Abby Schnur Boonville ceremony at this weekend’s IHSAA State Finals. ushered at St. Lawrence Church for nearly 35 years,
2A Kadie Simon Andrean 2A Emily Wethington Indpls. Scecina Memorial 20 of which he was the church’s Head Usher. Tom
1A Mandy Martin Riverton Parke 1A Heather Korb Indianapolis Lutheran The Indiana High School Athletic Association, in also spent many years umpiring for the youth
1998-99 3A Jesse Jones Decatur Central 2007-08 4A Kallen Hovland East Central cooperation with the National softball leagues in the Lafayette area,
2A Ariane Kurtz Roncalli 3A Alyssa Marcum New Palestine Federation of Interscholastic as well as overseeing various charity
1A Jill Harris South Spencer 2A Jenni Andrews Bremen Officials Association, recognizes softball and basketball games.
1999-00 3A Mary Blessing Decatur Central 1A Victoria Franco Whiting and honors an outstanding official in
2A Crystal McDonald Evansville Memorial 2008-09 4A Brittany Mills Floyd Central each of 11 sports during the school Tom recognizes the importance and
1A Kim McGinley Morgan Township 3A Sara Evans New Palestine year. impact sports can have in one’s life
2000-01 3A Sarah Ford Castle 2A Izzy Carpenter Linton-Stockton and takes pride in providing positive
2A Christy Utnage Roncalli 1A Audra Sanders Tecumseh Tom is a member of the Western experiences to the youth in his
1A Katie Miller Forest Park 2009-10 4A Jenna Abraham Hamilton Southeastern Indiana Officials Association and
2001-02 3A Amy Kendall Fort Wayne Northrop 3A Maureen Denihan Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger has been a licensed softball official community.
2A Christina Machuca Evansville Memorial 2A Stephanie Fougerousse Linton-Stockton Tom is a longtime employee of
1A Amy Gum Riverton Parke 1A Morgan Lewis Indianapolis Lutheran for 23 years, during which he has Evonik Corp and currently works as
2002-03 3A Brittany Hedrick Center Grove 2010-11 4A Alexandra Bourgerie Carmel officiated 18 sectionals, 14
2A Allison May Gibson Southern 3A Kelly Ryan Andrean regionals, seven (7) semi-states, Senior Production Coordinator. A
1A Lauren Curosh Whiting 2A Grace Keller Woodlan and four (4) state championship 1975 graduate of Lafayette Central
1A Kayley Pemberton Tecumseh games in 2010, 2014, 2017, and Catholic High School, Tom is also a
2022. He is also a licensed former member of the United States
basketball and volleyball official and has officiated Navy. He currently resides in Lafayette with his wife
two Volleyball State Finals. Debbie. Together, they have six children and nine
grandchildren.
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