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Welcome to this                        Special Thanks                           2022-23 IHSAA Board of Directors and

      State Championship Event                      To Our Hosts                                        Executive Committee

                                                   Carmel High School
     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   Center Grove High School   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   State Finals Personnel       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.                                Tournament Director
                         The atmosphere fans   Jim Inskeep, Athletic Director       The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
                         bring to our State   Carmel High School                    interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
                         Championships                                              office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                         transforms them from   Tournament Assistants
                         just another event into a   Joe Bronkella, Athletic Director  IHSAA Board of Directors                    IHSAA Executive Committee
                         true celebration. A   Center Grove High School             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)
                         passion and pageantry   Tournament Administrator           District I, Class AA     Nathan Dean, Jimtown   June 2024  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                                                                                    District I, Class AAA
                                                                                                                         June 2023
                         Hoosier high school   Chris Kaufman, Assistant Commissioner  District I, Class AAAA             June 2024  Tom Black, East Central
                         sports are known for.                                                                                     Chris Conley, Delta
                         Every fan of our high   Assistant Tournament Administrator  District II, Class A   Kye Denney, Wes-Del**   June 2024  Nathan Dean, Jimtown
                                                                                    District II, Class AA
                                                                                                                         June 2023

                         school sports                                              District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Delta*   June 2024  Kye Denney, Wes-Del
                         community—every     Ally McNutt, Administrative Assistant  District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
                         student, coach, and bus                                                                                   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
                         driver, every parent,   USTA Officials                     District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve   June 2023  Tim Grove, South Knox School Corporation
                                                                                                   Tim Grove, South Knox School Corp.
                                                                                    District III, Class AA
                                                                                                                         June 2024
                        sister, and          Lynda Hinshaw (Head Referee), Carolyn Claude,   District III, Class AAA   Mike Whitten, Boonville    June 2023  Patti McCormack, Lowell
     brother—contributes to this celebration whenever they   Debbie Hendricks, David Hunter, Mary Kinas,   District III, Class AAAA   Tom Black, East Central   June 2024  Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo
     attend a State Finals event. That’s because by   Alma Makurat, Bob Marquardt, Andrew McGuire,   North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2025  Brian Strong, Logansport
     attending the State Finals and cheering for their   Austin Ruddell, Kevin Westwick, Gary Whittern  North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso    June 2025  Mike Whitten, Boonville
     school, fans are supporting and fostering so much                              North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2025
     more than great competition…            Athletic Training Staff                South District, Female   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo   June 2025
                                             Fortè Sports Medicine and Orthopedics  South District, Minority             June 2025
     They’re supporting exactly what makes high school                              South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown    June 2025
     sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has                            Private School Rep.                  June 2025
     focused on keeping education in front of athletics by   Program Credits        * President      ** Vice-President
     providing an arena for our state’s 160,000 student-
     athletes to learn essential life lessons. Lessons in   Publisher: Paul Neidig, Commissioner
     teamwork, perseverance, and humility. Lessons that   Editor: Brandon Baxter, Communications Assistant
     will translate to their careers as they transition into   Printing: Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
     adulthood. Lessons that will benefit and define the   Photography: Double Edge Media
     communities they lead once their playing days are   Cover Design: Three-Sixty group, Indianapolis
     over.
     So, on behalf of the 407 IHSAA member-schools, our   IHSAA
     board of directors, and all our student-athletes   9150 N Meridian St.
     participating in this weekend’s championship event,   Indianapolis, IN 46260
     thank you for being with us to celebrate today.                                 The IHSAA has an e-Commerce store which will provide a convenient method to purchase IHSAA pub-
                                                                                     lications, DVD videos, and selected merchandise online!  The new, easy-to-use online store will help to
     Thank you for supporting education-based athletics in                           increase customer satisfaction by streamlining the ordering process.
     Indiana. As you enjoy today’s State Finals competition,   For state tournament results and latest Indi-
     remember that this is pure spirit. This is pure sport.   ana high school sports information, visit the   Placing an order through www.ihsaa.org has many advantages over traditional ordering.  Orders can be
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     Sincerely,                                                                      instant order confirmations!
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     Paul Neidig                                                                               Visit www.ihsaa.org and click on the IHSAA e-Store
     IHSAA Commissioner
                                                                                                         icon to place your order today!
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