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Welcome to this  Special Thanks  2023-24 IHSAA Board of Directors and

 State Championship Event  To Our Hosts  Executive Committee

 The IHSAA State Finals are a time for celebration   Carmel High School
 and reflection. While we celebrate the triumphs and   Center Grove High School  The IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors. Composed of 19 individuals elected by member
 achievements of the student-athletes competing   North Central High School  school principals from three legislative districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Ten board seats are filled by any
 today, we’re also able to reflect on the importance of   qualified individual (open seats), and seven board seats are filled by two qualified female representatives, two qualified
 our member school communities and their support in   minority representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private school representative. The Board of
 championing education-based athletics.   State Finals Personnel  Directors meets annually with the responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
 The atmosphere fans   Tournament Director  The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
 bring to our State   Andy Elkins, North Central High School  interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
 Championships trans-  office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
 forms them from just   IHSAA Board of Directors
 another event into a true   Tournament Assistants  District, Seat   Board Member   Term Ends  IHSAA Executive Committee
 celebration. A celebra-  Jim Inskeep, Carmel High School  District I, Class A   Tom Finicle, Southwood   June 2023  Chris Conley, Delta (Chairman)
 tion of the passion and   District I, Class AA   Paul Voigt, Churubusco   June 2024  Tom Black, East Central (Vice-Chairman)
 pageantry Hoosier high   Joe Bronkella, Center Grove High School  District I, Class AAA   Roman Smith, NorthWood   June 2023  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
     District I, Class AAAA
                   Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
                                          June 2024
 school sports are known                            Jim Brown, Fishers
 for. Every fan of our   Tournament Administrator  District II, Class A   --   June 2024  Larry Cochren, Washington
 high school sports com-  District II, Class AA   Kye Denney, Wes Del   June 2023  Kye Denney, Wes-Del
                   Chris Conley, Delta
     District II, Class AAA
                                          June 2024
 munity—every student,   Chris Kaufman, Assistant Commissioner  District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers   June 2023  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve
 coach, and bus driver,                             Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg
 every teacher, parent,   Assistant Tournament Administrator  District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve   June 2023  Tom Finicle, Southwood
 and sibling—contributes   District III, Class AA   Tim Grove, North Knox   June 2024  Chad Gilbert, Charlestown
                   Larry Cochren, Washington
                                          June 2023
     District III, Class AAA
 to this celebration whenever they attend a State Finals   Brandon Baxter, Administrative Assistant  District III, Class AAAA   Tom Black, East Central   June 2024  Tim Grove, North Knox
 event. That’s because by attending the State Finals   Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
 and cheering for their school, fans are supporting and   USTA Officials  North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2025  Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei
                                          June 2025
     North District, Minority
                   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso*
 fostering so much more than great competition…  North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2025  Patti McCormack, Lowell
 Lynda Hinshaw (Head Referee), David Hunter,        Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo
 They’re supporting exactly what makes high school   Gary Bailey, Debbie Hendricks, Alma Makurat,   South District, Female   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo   June 2025  Roman Smith, Northwood
 sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has   Andrew McGuire, Marc Ochsner, James Patton,   South District, Minority   Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg   June 2025  Brian Strong, Logansport
                                          June 2025
     South District, Urban
                   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown**
 focused on keeping education in front of athletics by   Paul Voigt, Churubusco
 providing an arena for our state’s 160,000 student-  Gary Whittern, Carolyn Claude, Mary Kinas,   Private School Rep.    Joe Herrmann, Evansville Mater Dei   June 2025
 athletes to learn essential life lessons. Lessons in   Austin Ruddell, Kevin Westwick  * President      ** Vice-President
 teamwork, perseverance, and humility. Lessons that
 will translate to their careers as they transition into
 adulthood. Lessons that will benefit and define the   Athletic Training Staff
 communities they lead once their playing days are   Fortè Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
 over.
 So, on behalf of the 411 IHSAA member schools, our   Program Credits
 board of directors, and all our student-athletes
 participating in this weekend’s championship event,   Publisher: Paul Neidig, Commissioner
 thank you for being with us to celebrate today.  Editor: Brandon Baxter, Communications Assistant
      The IHSAA has an e-Commerce store which will provide a convenient method to purchase IHSAA pub-
 Thank you for being a champion of education-based   Printing: Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
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 As you enjoy today’s State Finals competition,
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