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2024 Outstanding Official

Micheal Mann to be honored with Oustanding Officials Award

Micheal Mann of Indianapolis, Indiana is the Michael has also spent time officiating NAIA
recipient of the 2024 Interscholastic Athletic Baseball and has called numerous NAIA Regional
Official Association Award for excellence in the and Conference Tournaments, as well as being
sport of Baseball. Micheal will be honored in a a part of the NAIA World Series in 2006, 2007,
special ceremony during this weekend’s Baseball 2008, and 2009. Additionally, Micheal has called
State Finals. games collegiately for the Summit League,
Horizon League, Mid-Atlantic
Each year, the Indiana High Conference, and the Atlantic-10
School Athletic Association, in Conference.
cooperation with the National
Federation of Interscholastic Micheal volunteers his time
Officials Association, recognizes umpiring games and assigning
and honors an outstanding officials in various youth leagues
official in each of 11 sports in Indianapolis. In addition, he
during the school year. Wayne spends countless hours
was selected for this honor by a mentoring and developing
committee representing the 24 younger IHSAA baseball and
officials associations in Indiana. football officials.

Micheal is a member of the Fall The most rewarding part about
Creek Officials Association and officiating to Micheal is being
has been a licensed baseball able to stay around the game
official for 40 years! During while watching young players
that time, he has officiated 19 and officials learn and progress.
sectionals, six (6) regionals, two (2) semi-state Michael is also licensed in the sports of
contests, and one State Championship Game, the Basketball, Football, and Wrestling.
4A contest in 2004. Within the Fall Creek
Association, Micheal has served as Secretary,
Board Member, Football Chair, and Baseball
Chair. He’s also served as an IHSAA Clinician for
Baseball and Football since 2010, assisting with
clinics and trainings in service to other officials in
his community.

24 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport!