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Arthur L. Trester and Ray Craft Mental Attitude Awards

Mental Attitude Awards Year Name School Year Name School

The IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Arthur L. Trester & Ray Craft Mental Attitude 1964-65 Edward Bopp Indianapolis Washington 2006-07 4A E’Twaun Moore East Chicago Central
3A Jason Renz
1965-66
Michigan City Elston
James Cadwell

Plymouth
Awards to the outstanding senior participant in each classification of the boys basketball state 1966-67 Charles Nelson Fort Wayne South Side 2A Thad Laudenbacher Winchester
finals. 1967-68 James Nelson Gary Roosevelt 1A Adam Pflugshaupt Oregon-Davis
The recipients of these awards, who were nominated by their principals and coaches, must 1968-69 Joe Sutter Marion 2007-08 4A Gordon Hayward Brownsburg
excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in basketball. 1969-70 James Trout Loogootee 3A Pryce Underwood Harding
Jerry B. Lamberson
1970-71
2A Lucas Wickersham
Winchester
New Castle
The Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, the presenting sponsors of the state tournament, 1971-72 Mark Inman Jeffersonville 1A Jacob Everett Triton
present a $1,000 scholarship to the school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient. 1972-73 Garry Abplanalp Franklin 2008-09 4A Reggie Hearn Fort Wayne Snider
The 4A, 3A and 2A awards are named in honor of the late Arthur L. Trester who served as first 1973-74 Jon & Don McGlocklin Franklin 3A Brody Schoen Rochester
Steve Walker
2A Blaze Ayers
Brownstown Central
Lebanon
1974-75
1A Gerald Hardesty
Arthur L. Trester commissioner of the Association from 1929 to 1944. Trester helped Indiana high school sports 1975-76 Jack David Colescott Marion 2009-10 4A Justin Clemens Jac-Cen-Del
and the IHSAA emerge from the Great Depression in a position of preeminence unmatched by
Warsaw
Carmel
1976-77
Mark Herrmann
IHSAA perhaps any other state in the nation. 1977-78 Jack Moore Muncie Central 3A Ethan Hunsinger Washington
Commissioner 1978-79 Malcolm Cameron Terre Haute South 2A Reggie Nesbit Park Tudor
1929-1944 Beginning in 2016, the Class A award was re-named in honor of Ray Craft, the long-time 1979-80 Jeff Todd Marion 1A Christian Duncheon Barr-Reeve
associate commissioner who served from 1983 to 2008. Craft was involved at nearly every 1980-81 Karl Donovan Vincennes Lincoln 2010-11 4A Spencer Turner Bloomington South
level of Indiana secondary education and interscholastic athletics during his career including 1981-82 Phillip Wendel Plymouth 3A Cody Zeller Washington
administering the boys basketball state tournament for many years. He was also a starting senior 1982-83 John Harter Anderson 1A Jordan Everett Triton
guard on Milan High School’s 1954 state championship basketball team. 1983-84 Milan Petrovic Lake Central 2011-12 4A Sam Curts Carmel
From 1917 to 1943 the award was known as “The Gimbel Medal for Mental Attitude” in honor 1984-85 Todd Graf Richmond 3A Garrett Bucher Norwell
1985-86
Todd Anderson
Shelbyville
Park Tudor
2A Austin Kyker
of Mr. Jake Gimbel of Vincennes, who awarded the medal each of those years until his passing 1986-87 Marvin Rea Gary Roosevelt 1A Matt Wheeler Rockville
prior to the 1943 tournament. In 1944, the award became known as the “IHSAA Medal for Mental 1987-88 Sam Long Muncie Central 2012-13 4A Michael Volovic Carmel
Attitude”. In 1945, the IHSAA Board officially named the award “The Arthur L. Trester Medal for 1988-89 Patrick Graham Floyd Central 3A Thomas Starks FW Concordia Lutheran
Mental Attitude”. 1989-90 Damon Bailey Bedford North Lawrence 2A Austin Karazsia Linton-Stockton
Whitko
Steve Nicodemus
1A Michael Lynch
1990-91
Borden
Ray Craft Recipients were given a medal each year from 1945 through 1964, hence “The Arthur L. 1991-92 Richie Hammel Lafayette Jefferson 2013-14 4A Trey Lyles Indianapolis Arsenal Tech
IHSAA Trester Medal for Mental Attitude.” Since 1965, the award has been made in the form of a plaque 1992-93 Pete Miller South Bend St. Joseph’s 3A Macy Holdsworth Greensburg
Executive Staff with a copy of the original medal incorporated on the face of the plaque. 1993-94 Bryce Drew Valparaiso 2A Jamar Weaver Westview
1983-2008 1994-95 T.J. Lux Merrillville 1A Micah Bullock Barr-Reeve
1995-96 Matt Taylor Warsaw 2014-15 4A Dana Batt Homestead
1996-97 Billy Lynch Delta 3A Matt Labus Guerin Catholic
1997-98 4A Brad McPherson Marion 2A Cam & Conner Bates Frankton
3A Zach Fox Indianapolis Cathedral 1A Ethan Duncheon Barr-Reeve
2A Rusty Garner Alexandria 2015-16 4A Charles Phinisee McCutcheon
1A Grant McBride Bloomfield 3A Ethan Thomas Ev. Bosse
1998-99 4A Tim Church Elkhart Central 2A Brian Warren Indpls. Howe
3A Jeff Wiltrout Plainfield 1A Eli Combs Bloomfield
2A Luke Kimmel Paoli 2016-17 4A RJ Turner Ben Davis
1A Jake Holder Tecumseh 3A Justin Crabb Twin Lakes
1999-00 4A Jared Jeffries Bloomington North 2A Keegan Freestone Frankton
3A Shane Power Andrean 1A Jacob Page Lafayette Central Catholic
2A Scott Study Winchester 2017-18 4A Jalen Whack Carmel
1A Clark Golish Union (Dugger) 3A Jaylin Chinn Evansville Bosse
2023 Class 4A 2023 Class 3A 2023 Class 2A 2023 Class 1A 2000-01 4A Chris Thomas Pike 2A Collin Hochgesang Forest Park
3A Brian Bell
Southwood
Muncie Southside
1A Carson Blair

Shayne Spear Ian Raasch Nathan Frady Cole Winer 2A Matt Robbins Batesville 2018-19 4A John Michael Mulloy Carmel
Kokomo NorthWood Linton-Stockton Southwood 1A Andy Brown Blue River Valley 3A John Cohen Culver Academies
Year Name School Year Name School 2001-02 4A Chris Hunter Gary West Side 2A Evan Slover Linton-Stockton
1916-17 Claude Curtis Martinsville 1940-41 Donald Server Madison 3A Brian Wright Delta 1A Quentin Yoder Barr-Reeve
1917-18 Ralph Esarey Bloomington 1941-42 Kenneth Brown, Jr. Muncie Burris 2A Mark Gonzales Speedway 2019-20 State Tournament Cancelled dur to Coronavius Pandemic
1918-19 Walter Cross Thorntown 1942-43 Dave Laflin Lebanon 1A Troy Roberson Rossville 2020-21 4A Connor Gioia Carmel
1919-20 Harold Laughlin Bedford 1943-44 Walter McFatridge Kokomo 2002-03 4A Alex Kock DeKalb 3A Kooper Jacobi Silver Creek
1920-21 Ralph Marlowe Sandusky 1944-45 Max Allen Indianapolis Broad Ripple 3A Michael Dury Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 2A Caleb Furst FW Blackhawk Christian
1921-22 Reece Jones Vincennes 1945-46 Robert Cripe Flora 2A Beau Bauer Cass 1A Jamison Miller Barr-Reeve
1922-23 Maurice Robinson Anderson 1946-47 Ronald Bland Terre Haute Garfield 1A Derrick Smith Southwestern (Shelbyville) 2021-22 4A Chris Mullen Chesterton
1923-24 Philip Kessler Richmond 1947-48 Lee Hamilton Evansville Central 2003-04 4A Stefan Routt Lawrence North 3A Richard Brooks Mishawaka Marian
1924-25 Russell Walter Kokomo 1948-49 James Schooley Auburn 3A Jon Zeser Bellmont 2A Cade Carver Providence
1925-26 Richard Williams Evansville Central 1949-50 Pat Klein Marion 2A Kyle Johnson Jimtown 1A Clark Obermiller Lafayette Central Catholic
1926-27 Franklin Prentice Kendallville 1950-51 Robert Jewell Indianapolis Attucks 1A Bryan Hurst Waldron 2022-23 4A Shayne Spear Kokomo
1927-28 Robert McCarnes Logansport 1951-52 Joe Sexson Indpls. Arsenal Technical 2004-05 4A Brandon McPherson Lawrence North 3A Ian Raasch NorthWood
1928-29 Emmett Lowery Indpls. Arsenal Technical 1952-53 Harley Andrews Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 3A Luke Zeller Washington 2A Nathan Frady Linton-Stockton
1929-30 Kenneth Young LaPorte 1953-54 Bobby Plump Milan 1A Jason Holsinger Lapel 1A Cole Winer Southwood
1930-31 Norman Cottom Terre Haute Wiley 1954-55 James Henry New Albany 2005-06 4A Greg Oden Lawrence North
1931-32 Jess McAnally Greencastle 1955-56 Dennis Tepe Elkhart 3A Tyler Rigby Jay County
1932-33 James Seward Indianapolis Shortridge 1956-57 Robert Perigo Lafayette Jefferson 2A Tim James Forest Park
1933-34 Arthur Gosman Jasper 1957-58 Richard Haslam Crawfordsville 1A Jordan Perkins Hauser
1934-35 James Lyboult Richmond 1958-59 James Rayl Kokomo
1935-36 Steve Sitko Ft. Wayne Central 1959-60 Robert Cantrell East Chicago Washington
1936-37 Robert Menke Huntingburg 1960-61 Tom & Dick VanArsdale Indianapolis Manual
1937-38 Robert Mygrants Hammond 1961-62 John Wilson Evansville Bosse
1938-39 Jim Myers Evansville Bosse 1962-63 Greg Samuels Terre Haute Garfield
1939-40 Duane Conkey Mitchell 1963-64 Mike Weaver Huntington
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