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Welcome to this                                                                 2022-23 IHSAA Board of Directors and

     State Championship Event              Special Thanks To Our Hosts                                  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. Twelve board seats are filled by
     achievements of the student-athletes competing today,   Carmel High School     any 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   Center Grove High School     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   State Finals Personnel                The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
                        bring to our State                                          interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
                        Championships      Tournament Director                      office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                        transforms them from   Joe Bronkella, Center Grove High School
                        just another event into a                                   IHSAA Board of Directors
                        true celebration. A   Tournament Assistants                 District, Seat   Board Member        Term Ends  IHSAA Executive Committee
                        celebration of the   Jim Inskeep, Carmel High School        District I, Class A   Tom Finicle, Southwood   June 2023  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve (Chairman)
                        passion and pageantry                                       District I, Class AA   Paul Voigt, Churubusco   June 2024  Jim Brown, Fishers (Vice-Chairman)
                        Hoosier high school   Tournament Administrator              District I, Class AAA   Nathan Dean, Jimtown   June 2023  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                                                                                                                         June 2024
                                                                                                   Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
                                                                                    District I, Class AAAA
                        sports are known for.   Chris Kaufman, Assistant Commissioner                                              Tom Black, East Central
                        Every fan of our high                                       District II, Class A                 June 2024  Chris Conley, Delta
                        school sports      Assistant Tournament Administrator       District II, Class AA   Kye Denney, Wes-Del**   June 2023  Nathan Dean, Jimtown
                        community—every                                             District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Delta*   June 2024  Kye Denney, Wes-Del
                        student, coach, and bus   Brandon Baxter, IHSAA Admin Assistant  District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers   June 2023  Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg
                        driver, every parent,                                       District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
                        sister, and        USTA Officials                           District III, Class AA   Tim Grove, South Knox School Corp.   June 2024  Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
     brother—contributes to this celebration whenever they   Lynda Hinshaw (Head Referee), David Hunter,   District III, Class AAA   Mike Whitten, Boonville    June 2023  Tim Grove, South Knox School Corporation
     attend a State Finals event. That’s because by   Carolyn Claude, Dennis Dixon, Debbie Hendricks,   District III, Class AAAA   Tom Black, East Central   June 2024  Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
     attending the State Finals and cheering for their   Alma Makurat, Bob Marquardt, Andrew McGuire,   North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2025  Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei
     school, fans are supporting and fostering so much   Austin Ruddell, Kevin Westwick, Gary Whittern  North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso    June 2025  Patti McCormack, Lowell
     more than great competition…                                                   North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2025  Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo
                                           Athletic Training Staff                                                                 Brian Strong, Logansport
     They’re supporting exactly what makes high school   Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics  South District, Female   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North    June 2025  Paul Voigt, Churubusco
                                                                                                   Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg
                                                                                    South District, Minority
                                                                                                                         June 2025
                                                                                                                                   Mike Whitten, Boonville
     sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has                            South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown    June 2025
     focused on keeping education in front of athletics by   Program Credits
     providing an arena for our state’s 160,000 student-                            Private School Rep.   Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei    June 2025
     athletes to learn essential life lessons. Lessons in   Publisher: Paul Neidig, Commissioner  * President      ** Vice-President
     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: 360 group, Indianapolis
     over.
     So, on behalf of the 407 IHSAA member-schools, our
     board of directors, and all our student-athletes   IHSAA
     participating in this weekend’s championship event,
     thank you for being with us to celebrate today.   9150 Meridian St.
                                             Indianapolis, IN 46260
     Thank you for supporting education-based athletics in
     Indiana. As you enjoy today’s State Finals competition,   (317) 846-6601
     remember that this is pure spirit. This is pure sport.
     This is your IHSAA.                         www.IHSAA.org
                                                      @IHSAA1
     Sincerely,



     Paul Neidig
     IHSAA Commissioner

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