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Welcome to this                  Special Thanks To Our Host                      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. Twelve board seats are filled by
     achievements of the student-athletes competing today,                          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                                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                                         The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
                        bring to our State            Indiana University            interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
                        Championships                 IUHOOSIERS.com                office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                        transforms them from
                        just another event into a   Schedule of Events              IHSAA Board of Directors
                        true celebration. A   Times are approximate for both days   District, Seat   Board Member        Term Ends  IHSAA Executive Committee
                        celebration of the   3 p.m. Pole Vault, Long Jump, Discus   District I, Class A   Tom Finicle, Southwood   June 2023  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve (Chairman)
                        passion and pageantry   3:30  High Jump, Shot Put           District I, Class AA   Paul Voigt, Churubusco   June 2024  Jim Brown, Fishers (Vice-Chairman)
                        Hoosier high school   4:15  3200 M Relay Finals             District I, Class AAA   Nathan Dean, Jimtown   June 2023  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                                                                                    District I, Class AAAA
                                                                                                   Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
                                                                                                                         June 2024
                        sports are known for.   5:00  100 M Dash Trials                                                            Tom Black, East Central
                        Every fan of our high   5:15  100 / 110 M High Hurdle Trials  District II, Class A               June 2024  Chris Conley, Delta
                        school sports        5:40  200 M Dash Trials                District II, Class AA   Kye Denney, Wes-Del**   June 2023  Nathan Dean, Jimtown
                        community—every      6:10  Opening Ceremonies               District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Delta*   June 2024  Kye Denney, Wes-Del
                                             6:15  100 / 110 M High Hurdles Finals
                        student, coach, and bus   6:25  100 M Dash Finals           District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers   June 2023  Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg
                        driver, every parent,   6:35  1600 M Run                    District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
                        sister, and          6:45  400 M Relay                      District III, Class AA   Tim Grove, South Knox School Corp.   June 2024  Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
     brother—contributes to this celebration whenever they   7:05  400 M Dash       District III, Class AAA   Mike Whitten, Boonville    June 2023  Tim Grove, South Knox School Corporation
     attend a State Finals event. That’s because by   7:20  300 M Low / Intermediate Hurdles  District III, Class AAAA   Tom Black, East Central   June 2024  Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
     attending the State Finals and cheering for their   7:45  800 M Run            North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2025  Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei
     school, fans are supporting and fostering so much   8:05  200 M Dash Finals    North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso    June 2025  Patti McCormack, Lowell
     more than great competition…            8:15  3200 M Run                       North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2025  Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo
                                             8:30  1600 M Relay
                                                                                                                                   Brian Strong, Logansport
     They’re supporting exactly what makes high school   Live Scoring:              South District, Female   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North    June 2025  Paul Voigt, Churubusco
     sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has                            South District, Minority   Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg   June 2025  Mike Whitten, Boonville
                                                                                                   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
                                                                                    South District, Urban
                                                                                                                         June 2025
     focused on keeping education in front of athletics by
     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                           * President      ** Vice-President
     teamwork, perseverance, and humility. Lessons that
     will translate to their careers as they transition into                            Dorothy Parrish named 2023 Track Official of the Year
     adulthood. Lessons that will benefit and define the
     communities they lead once their playing days are                               Dorothy Parrish of Hobart, Indiana is the recipient   Dorothy works as a middle school teacher for
     over.                                                                           of the 2023 Interscholastic Athletic Official Award   Portage Township Schools and assists with all her
                                                                                     for excellence in the sport of Track and Field.  middle school’s cross country and track meets
     So, on behalf of the 407 IHSAA member-schools, our                                                                 throughout the year.
     board of directors, and all our student-athletes                                Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic
     participating in this weekend’s championship event,                             Association, in cooperation with the National   She was selected for this honor by a committee
     thank you for being with us to celebrate today.   Program Credits               Federation of Interscholastic Officials Associa-  representing the officials associations in our state. In
                                                                                                                        Indiana there are 24 associations made up of men
                                                                                     tion, recognizes and honors an outstanding
                                           Publisher                                 official in 11 sports during the school year.   and women who
     Thank you for supporting education-based athletics in   Paul Neidig, Commissioner  Officials selected for this distinction have gone   assist in
                                           Editor
     Indiana. As you enjoy today’s State Finals competition,   Brandon Baxter, Communications Assistant  above and beyond to serve their association,   providing
     remember that this is pure spirit. This is pure sport.   Printing               community, and the IHSAA. Each have shown   wholesome,
     This is your IHSAA.                   Sport Graphics, Indianapolis              exceptional qualities of leadership, dedication,   worthwhile, and
                                           Photography                               and loyalty to their sport, our student-athletes,   healthy activities
                                           Double Edge Media                         and their fellow officials.        for the student-
                                           Cover Design
     Sincerely,                            360 group, Indianapolis                                                      athletes in our
                                                                                     Dorothy has now been a licensed Track and   state.
                                                                                     Field official for 25 years, and has been assigned
                                                       IHSAA                         to 21 sectionals, seven regionals, and three state
                                                                                     finals including this weekend’s Girls State Finals.
     Paul Neidig                                  (317) 846-6601                     Dorothy is a member of the Hoosier Athletic
     IHSAA Commissioner                                                              Officials Associations in Indiana and takes time
                                                 www.IHSAA.org                       to mentor other officials in both Track and Field
                                                                                     and Cross Country.
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