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Welcome to this                                                                2022-23 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.
                         The atmosphere fans          Special Thanks                The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
                         bring to our State   Indiana University Purdue University-  interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
                         Championships                   Indianapolis               office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                         transforms them from
                         just another event into a    Michael A. Carroll            IHSAA Board of Directors                       IHSAA Executive Committee
                         true celebration. A      Track and Soccer Stadium          District, Seat   Board Member        Term Ends  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve (Chairman)
                         celebration of the                                         District I, Class A   Tom Finicle, Southwood   June 2023  Jim Brown, Fishers (Vice-Chairman)

                                                                                                                         June 2024
                                                                                    District I, Class AA
                         passion and pageantry          Indy Eleven                 District I, Class AAA   Nathan Dean, Jimtown   June 2023  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                         Hoosier high school         CEO Greg Stremlaw              District I, Class AAAA   Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton   June 2024  Tom Black, East Central
                         sports are known for.                                                                                     Chris Conley, Delta
                         Every fan of our high   State Finals Personnel             District II, Class A   Kye Denney, Wes-Del**   June 2024  Nathan Dean, Jimtown

                                                                                                                         June 2023
                                                                                    District II, Class AA
                         school sports       Tournament Administrator               District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Delta*   June 2024  Kye Denney, Wes-Del
                         community—every     Janie Ulmer, Assistant Commissioner    District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers   June 2023  Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg
                         student, coach, and bus                                    District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
                         driver, every parent,   Assistant Tournament Administrator  District III, Class AA   Tim Grove, South Knox School Corp.   June 2024  Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
                         sister, and         Ally McNutt, Administrative Assistant  District III, Class AAA   Mike Whitten, Boonville    June 2023  Tim Grove, South Knox School Corporation
     brother—contributes to this celebration whenever they   Tournament Director    District III, Class AAAA   Tom Black, East Central   June 2024  Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
     attend a State Finals event. That’s because by   Bryce Barton, Crawfordsville High School  North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2025  Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei
     attending the State Finals and cheering for their   Jim Self, Hamilton Southeastern High School  North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso    June 2025  Patti McCormack, Lowell
     school, fans are supporting and fostering so much                              North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2025  Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo
     more than great competition…            Site Director                                                                         Brian Strong, Logansport
                                             David Thibodeau - IUPUI                South District, Female   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo   June 2025
                                                                                    South District, Minority   Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg   June 2025  Mike Whitten, Boonville
     They’re supporting exactly what makes high school   Head Referees              South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown    June 2025
     sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has   Derek Etherington, Rodney Tucker, Daniel Gott,   Private School Rep.   Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei   June 2025
     focused on keeping education in front of athletics by   Eric Bozeman, Phrosini Samis-Smith, Todd Seiman  * President      ** Vice-President
     providing an arena for our state’s 160,000 student-  Boys Officials
     athletes to learn essential life lessons. Lessons in   1A:  Michael Crump, Chris Smith, Chuck Wieringa
     teamwork, perseverance, and humility. Lessons that   2A:  Eric Deeg, Greg Gott, Marc Christle
     will translate to their careers as they transition into   3A:  Jordan Bear, Heinz Pedolzky, Johann Pedolzky
     adulthood. Lessons that will benefit and define the   Girls Officials
     communities they lead once their playing days are   1A:  Ismail Attallah, Terry Gibson, Chuck Mayfield
     over.                                   2A:  Scott Love, Dottie Outcalt, James Gibson
                                             3A:  Chris Doerner, Jerry McClatchy, Matt Antisdel
     So, on behalf of the 407 IHSAA member-schools, our
     board of directors, and all our student-athletes   Athletic Training Staff
     participating in this weekend’s championship event,   Fortè Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
     thank you for being with us to celebrate today.   Program Credits               The IHSAA has launched a new e-Commerce store which will provide a convenient method to purchase
     Thank you for supporting education-based athletics in   Publisher: Paul Neidig, Commissioner  IHSAA publications, DVD videos, and selected merchandise online!  The new, easy-to-use online store
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     Indiana. As you enjoy today’s State Finals competition,   Editor: Brandon Baxter, Communications Assistant
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