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Mental Attitude Award                                                            Outstanding Official


     At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee will present the Mental Attitude Award to an outstanding
     senior participant in the volleyball state tournament. The recipient, nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental
     attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability.  Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate sponsor, will present   James Uhrig as the State’s Top Official
     a $1,000 scholarship to the school in the name of the recipient.
                                                                                     Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association   James is a USA Volleyball Junior National Official. He
                                                                                     honors an outstanding official in each sport during the   has worked as a Regional Official for 25 years and has
                                                                                     State Finals Tournament.             been a part of Junior Nationals for the past 20 years.
                                                                                                                          He volunteers his time to train new Volleyball officials
                                                                                     The recipient of the 2022-23 IHSAA Outstanding   and has served, in a volunteer role, as the lead
                                                                                     Volleyball Official in the state of   instructor for new and novice officials at the Academy.
                                                                                     Indiana is James Uhrig from
                                                                                     Indianapolis, Indiana. James was              James is thankful for the many years of
                                                                                     selected for this honor by a committee        officiating and cites the most rewarding
                                                                                     representing the 24 officials                 aspect is being able to work and shape
                                                                                     associations in Indiana. There are            the young people in his community. He
                                                                                     more than 6,000 officials licensed by         is also thankful for the relationships he’s
                                                                                     the IHSAA in all sports. These officials      created with the many scorers, coaches,
        2021 Class 4A      2021 Class 3A      2021 Class 2A     2021 Class 1A        work tirelessly to provide safe,              athletic directors, and other officials he’s
      Mental Attitude Award  Mental Attitude Award  Mental Attitude Award  Mental Attitude Award  competitive environments for over   shared the court with.
        Shelbey Carrico    Paige Busick       Marli Ransom      Caitlin Dineen       160,000 student athletes.
         McCutcheon          Bellmont        Western Boone   Lafayette Central Catholic  James has been a licensed volleyball      James is also a licensed IHSAA basket-
                                                                                                                                   ball and softball official.
     Year   Name         School           Year      Name      School                          official for 41 years and has officiated
     1972-73      Marianne Lies   South Bend St. Joseph’s  2006-07   4A  Kim Kuzma   Muncie Central  38 sectionals, six (6) regionals, two (2)
     1973-74      Brenda Andis   Greencastle     3A  Paige Weber   Roncalli          semi states, and has one State Finals
     1974-75      Sue McCann   South Bend Riley     2A  Kelsey Herschberger   Fairfield
     1975-76      Anne Huber   Indianapolis Crispus Attucks     1A  Taylor Wittmer   Loogootee  appearance. He is a member of the
     1976-77      Jean Laupus   Seymour   2007-08   4A  Courtney Anglemyer   Elkhart Memorial  Fall Creek Officials Association and
     1977-78      Kim Duhon   Munster          3A  Kaisi Nixon   Jasper              has served as Secretary for the past
     1978-79      Gina Fragomeni   South Bend Adams     2A  Bonnie Kaminsky   Muncie Burris
     1979-80      Elizabeth Douglass   Muncie Burris     1A  Rebecca Gloyeske   Lafayette Central Catholic  17 years. He has also served as an
     1980-81      Becky Winsett   Boonville  2008-09   4A  Christiana Gray   Indianapolis Cathedral  IHSAA Volleyball Clinician, assisting
     1981-82      Suzanne Scheele   Roncalli     3A  Darcy Dorton   Delta            with clinics and trainings annually in
     1982-83      Jill Ackerman   Jasper       2A  Courtney Herschberger   Fairfield  service to other officials in his
     1983-84      Julie Wittig   Muncie Burris     1A  Anna Lewer   Indianapolis Lutheran
     1984-85      Beth Winsett   Boonville  2009-10   4A  Sarah Dooms   Center Grove   community.
     1985-86      Wendy Jones   Muncie Burris     3A  Laura Avila   Yorktown
     1986-87      Lisa Dillman   Perry Meridian     2A  Mallory Harnish   Southwood
     1987-88      Pam Wise   Mishawaka         1A  Sacha Gill   Wes-Del
     1988-89      Julie VonDielingen   Seymour  2010-11    4A    Zoe Bilello     Muncie Central
     1989-90      Carin Zielinski   Mishawaka       3A   Jeme Obeime    Brebeuf Jesuit
     1990-91      Celeste Guilford   Floyd Central       2A   Kelsey Carr    Muncie Burris
     1991-92      Kelly Harris   Fort Wayne Snider       1A   Claire Riehle    Lafayette Central Catholic
     1992-93      Sacha Caldemeyer   Muncie Burris  2011-12   4A   Kaitlyn Hickey    Penn
     1993-94      Sarah Knott   Lafayette Jefferson      3A   Emily Wolfert    Yorktown
     1994-95      Gina Sichting   Martinsville      2A   Brittany Igel    Eastern Greene
     1995-96      Mandy Gripe   Lafayette Jefferson      1A   Alexa Antrim    Wes-Del
     1996-97      Stacy Zimmerman   Fort Wayne Northrop  2012-13   4A  Kayla Springer   Avon
     1997-98   4A  Stephanie Bishop   Fort Wayne Northrop     3A  Marissa Collier   Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
          3A  Nicole Farrell   Indianapolis Cathedral     2A  Paige Williamson   Wapahani
          2A  Ann MacMillan   Muncie Burris     1A  Mallory Bruner   Cowan
          1A  Elizabeth Friedrich   Clinton Prairie  2013-14   4A  Rachel Griffin   Avon
     1998-99   4A  Cindy Kizer   Muncie Central     3A  Sierra Witham   Brebeuf Jesuit
          3A  Sarah Ketterer   Roncalli        2A  Abby Spitznage   Providence
          2A  Anne Koester   Muncie Burris     1A  Jenna Knepp   Barr-Reeve
          1A  Kristi Kavanaugh   Barr-Reeve  2014-15   4A  Mckenzie Kiesle   Carmel
     1999-00   4A  Lindsey Hibschman   Mishawaka     3A  Tionna Williams   FW Concordia Lutheran
          3A  Katie Pollom   Indianapolis Cathedral     2A  Patricia Mattingly   Providence
          2A  Nicole Necessary   Winchester     1A  Kristen Lansing   Wes-Del
          1A  Lori Lewalski   Michigan City Marquette  2015-16   4A  Audrey Adams   Indianapolis Cathedral
     2000-01   4A  Lisa Griffith   Muncie Central     3A  Audrey Shannon   Providence  The IHSAA has an e-Commerce store which will provide a convenient method to purchase IHSAA pub-
          3A  Stephanie Keller   Yorktown      2A  Caitlynn Long   Speedway
          2A  Kristin Perkins   Muncie Burris     1A  Cameron Onken   Lafayette Central Catholic  lications, DVD videos, and selected merchandise online!  The new, easy-to-use online store will help to
          1A  Meredith Burns   Michigan City Marquette  2016-17   4A  Nia Robinson   Indianapolis Cathedral
     2001-02   4A  Erin DeBoy   Franklin       3A  Olivia Reed   Yorktown            increase customer satisfaction by streamlining the ordering process.
          3A  Diana Zipp   Providence          2A  Chase Curry   Wapahani
          2A  Meghan Tyree   Mitchell          1A  Olivia Martin   FW Blackhawk Christian
          1A  Lauren Laramore   Michigan City Marquette  2017-18   4A  Alex Equihua   Crown Point  Placing an order through www.ihsaa.org has many advantages over traditional ordering.  Orders can be
     2002-03   4A  Samantha Bird   Muncie Central     3A  Grace Roudebush   Brebeuf Jesuit Prep
          3A  Charly Day   Providence          2A  Ali Stumler   Christian Academy of IN  placed faster and safer as the website incorporates industry-standard, 128-bit encryption security features
          2A  Amanda McCormick   Muncie Burris     1A  Sydney Schoen   Hauser
          1A  Christina McConnell   Wapahani  2018-19   4A  Chloe Rickenbach   Avon  for all credit card transactions, allowing you to place your order with confidence.  Customers also receive
     2003-04   4A  Katy Bird   Muncie Central     3A  Madeline Sinders   Northview
          3A  Natalie Mullikin   Brebeuf Jesuit     2A  Lauren Cox   North Judson-San Pierre  instant order confirmations!
          2A  Natalie Young   Adams Central     1A  Haley Gleitz   Pioneer
          1A  Emily Prifogle   Morristown  2019-20   4A  Lillian Leiner   Hamilton Southeastern
     2004-05   4A  Danita Merlau   Indianapolis Cathedral     3A  Rachel McBride   Bellmont  The online store gives customers the ability to place orders 24/7 and track their orders, review their order
          3A  Robyn Gebhard   Boonville        2A  Alyvia Smith   Wapahani
          2A  Crystal Edmonds   Clinton Central     1A  Hannah Sabotin   Trinity Lutheran  history, reorder products, and find pricing and product information.
          1A  Megan Stout   Morristown    2020-21   4A  Holly Kaim   Munster
     2005-06   4A  Mikindra Morin   Martinsville     3A  Greer Fraser   Brebeuf Jesuit
          3A  Sarah Kish   Brebeuf Jesuit      2A  Makayla Graber   Barr-Reeve
          2A  Lauren Kaminsky   Muncie Burris     1A  Jaelyn Walker   Loogootee                Visit www.ihsaa.org and click on the IHSAA e-Store
          1A  Michelle Fletcher   Michigan City Marquette  2021-22   4A  Shelby Carrico   McCutcheon
                                               3A  Paige Busick   Bellmont                               icon to place your order today!
                                               2A  Marli Ransom   Western Boone
                                               1A  Caitlin Dineen   Lafayette Central Catholic
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