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Ward E. Brown Mental Attitude Award                                             Outstanding Official Award



                     At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Ward E. Brown   Henry Wilk Honored as Top Wrestling Official
                  Mental Attitude Award to an outstanding senior participant in the Wrestling State Tournament.
                     The recipient of this award, who is nominated by his principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude,   Henry Wilk of Osceola, Indiana is the recipient of the   The most enjoyable aspect of officiating to Henry is
                  scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in wrestling.         2022-23 Interscholastic Athletic Official Award for   being a role model and trying to instill important values
                     Beginning in 1985, the award was named in honor of Mr. Brown, who served as the fourth commis-  excellence in the sport of Wrestling.  such as discipline, respect, and integrity to each
                  sioner of the IHSAA from 1976 until 1983.                                                              student-athlete he comes across.
                     Previously, from 1966-71, the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association presented the   Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association,
                  Harold F. Mumby Award to the state meet’s outstanding wrestler, in honor of the longtime Bloomington   in cooperation with the National Federation of   Henry was selected for this honor by a committee
                                                                                                                         representing the 24 officials associations in Indiana.
      Ward E. Brown  High School coach. From 1972 to 1984, the IHSAA Executive Committee sponsored the Harold F. Mumby   Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and   There are more than 6,000 officials licensed by the
                                                                                     honors an outstanding official in each sport. Officials
                  Award for Mental Attitude.
      IHSAA Commissioner     Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the school’s   selected for this distinction have gone above and   IHSAA in 11 sports.  These officials work tirelessly
         1976-83                                                                     beyond to serve their association, community, and   to provide safe, competitive environments for over
                  general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient.             the IHSAA. Each have shown exceptional qualities of   160,000 student athletes in Indiana.
                                                                                     leadership, dedication, and loyalty to their sport, our
    Year    Name           School                                                    student-athletes, and their fellow officials.
    1964-65   John (Randy) Goss   South Bend Clay
    1965-66   Larry Smith   Carmel                                                   Henry has been a licensed Wrestling official for 16
    1966-67   Mickey Janes   Anderson
    1967-68   Dale Barnard   Franklin Central                                        years and has officiated 13 Sectionals, 13 Regionals,
    1968-69   Warren Gamble   Gary Mann                                              nine (9) Semi-States, and two (2) State Finals.
            John Smith     Franklin Central                                          He is a member of the St. Joe Valley Officials
    1969-70   Henry Clouse   Franklin Central                                        Association and served as Wrestling Vice President of
    1970-71   Jim Cornwell   Bloomington
    1971-72   John Hobbs   Indpls. Shortridge                                        the association from 2013-2019. Henry also
    1972-73   Norman Hudson   Manchester                                             volunteered as an IHSAA Wrestling Certification
    1973-74   Bud Palmer   Muncie Northside                                          Clinician from 2013-2020, assisting with clinics and
    1974-75   Vincent Keszei   South Bend Jackson                                    trainings in service to other officials in his community. In
    1975-76   James Runyon   Elwood
    1976-77   Nelson Almond   Fort Wayne Elmhurst                                    addition, he works to connect new officials in the St. Joe
    1977-78   Mark Harbold   Valparaiso                                              Valley Association with mentors and meet assignments
    1978-79   Ron Baker    Yorktown                                                  in the area annually.
    1979-80   Frank Patacsil   Logansport
    1980-81   Thomas Doyle   Franklin                                                Henry has volunteered at countless meets outside of
    1981-82   Glenn Glogas   Jay County
    1982-83   Fred Johnson   Greenfield-Central                                      the IHSAA over the years, most notably the 1985 Junior
    1983-84   David Locke   Delta                                                    Nationals at Notre Dame and 1988 NCAA Regionals.
    1984-85   Craig Campbell   Delta                                                 He’s worked as on official for many organizations,
    1985-86   Lance Lantz   Wawasee                                                  including the United States Wrestling Federation,
    1986-87   Terry Kissel   Gibson Southern
    1987-88   Matt Morin   Owen Valley                                               Indiana State Wrestling Association, and USA Wrestling.
    1988-89   Matt Koontz   Whitko               2022 Mental Attitude Award
    1989-90   Eddie Palmer   Huntington North        Drake Buchanan
    1990-91   Jon McClain   Western Boone
    1991-92   Tony Roush   Eastbrook                   Center Grove                                      Tournament History
    1992-93   Matthew Armentano   Evansville Mater Dei
    1993-94   Josh Hutchens   Plymouth
    1994-95   Tony Currie   Adams Central                                             Many changes have been made to the Indiana state   1973, using Indiana’s rules as a measuring stick, the National
    1995-96   Derrick Miller   Eastside                                             wrestling tournament since its inception, and to this day it   Wrestling Federation Rules were written and adopted.
    1996-97   Jared Williams   Evansville Harrison                                  remains one of the most exciting and best-attended state   Due to the sport’s rapid growth, the IHSAA took over
    1997-98   Erik LeBeau   Fort Wayne Concordia                                    finals events on the IHSAA calendar.  sponsorship of the tournament from 1933 to 1943, though
    1998-99   Ben Faurote   Bellmont
    1999-00   Marcus Schontube   Lowell                                               While not officially sponsored by the IHSAA, but held   the state finals were still held at Indiana University. However,
    2000-01   J.T. Young   Bloomington South                                        with special permission, the first state high school wrestling   as the Great Depression gripped the country and the United
    2001-02   Jason Cook   Valparaiso                                               tournament took place in 1922 at Indiana University.A total of   States entered World War II, there was a gradual decline in
    2002-03   John Sheets   Bellmont                                                19 wrestlers from seven schools participated in the first tourna-  the number of schools participating. That forced the IHSAA to
    2003-04   Blake Maurer   Evansville Mater Dei                                   ment. From 1922 to 1935, a regulation high school wrestling   drop wrestling from its sponsorship from 1944 to 1949. During
    2004-05   Casey Caldwell   Union County                                         match called for one eight-minute period with both wrestlers   this period, various participating schools kept the tournament
    2005-06   Jeff Papiernik   Fort Wayne Snider
    2006-07   David Zimmer   Angola                                                 starting in the neutral position on their feet. No point system   going by holding an annual invitational state tournament.
    2007-08   Eric Galka   Hobart                                                   was in place, and the winner was determined solely on riding   The IHSAA resumed sponsorship of the tournament
    2008-09   Taylor March   East Noble                                             time or by a fall. For the 1935-36 season, a point system was   in 1950 and continues to do so today. From 1950 to 1959,
    2009-10   Francisco Porras   Hobart                                             installed and periods were added to make the matches more   Bloomington and Lafayette Jefferson high schools alternated
    2010-11         Drake Stein   Princeton                                         interesting for fans.                as the host school before the finals were moved in 1960 to
    2011-12   Abraham Hall   Bremen                                                   From 1922 to 1951, the only IHSAA rules for wrestling   Southport High School’s 7,200-seat fieldhouse.
    2012-13   Luke Blanton   Alexandria                                             were the same ones that applied to all sports in the state,   The finals eventually required even more seating and from
    2013-14   Skyler Lykins   Franklin Community
    2014-15   Chase Osborn   Penn                                                   mainly eligibility and age requirements. During this time, so-  1981 to 1999 were held at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis
    2016-17   Gunnar Larson   Avon                                                  called gentlemens’ agreements were decided upon before   before moving to what is now Bankers Life Fieldhouse in 2000.
    2017-18   Mason Parris   Lawrenceburg                                           meets by the coaches and these rules were enforced by   From 1996 to 2012, a separate team tournament was
    2018-19   Hunter Watts   Jimtown                                                the officials.                       conducted in dual format to determine an overall team state
    2019-20   Jacob Maldonade   Merrillville                                          A new set of rules, written by coaches Chauncey McDaniel   champion. The state finals were conducted at Southport High
    2020-21   Evan Shafer   Connersville                                            of Southport High School and Clifford Myers of Bloomington   School in 1996 and then culminated at Center Grove High
    2021-22   Drake Buchanan   Center Grove                                         High School, were adopted by the IHSAA beginning with the   School for the next 16 years.
                                                                                    1951-52 season. Modifications in the standing rules, most   Beginning in 2013, the state championship team was again
                                                                                    notably those that helped to prevent excessive weight loss,   determined by points accumulated by individual wrestlers as
                                                                                    were made in time for the 1957-58 wrestling season. Finally in   it had been from 1936 to 1995.
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