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Girls State Champions                                                           Mental Attitude Award



                                                                                      At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee will present the Mental Attitude Award to an
                                                                                     outstanding senior participant in the girls track and field state finals. The recipient of this award, who was nominated
                                                                                     by his principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in track and field.
                                                                                     Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA Corporate Partner,  will present a $1,000 scholarship to the winner’s school in
                                                                                     the name of the recipient.  Since 1989, over $840,000 in college scholarships has been presented to deserving high
                                                                                     school students in Indiana.
                                                                                    Year    Name          School
                                                                                    1993-94   Kierstin Doyle   Benton Central
                                                                                    1994-95   Carri Long   Northview
                                                                                    1995-96   Amy Yoder    East Noble
                                                                                    1996-97   Arlaina Davis   Lawrence Central
                                                                                    1997-98   Kim Parman   Leo
                                                                                    1998-99   Stacy Martin   Edgewood
                                                                                    1999-00   Sara Fields   Bloomington North
                                                                                    2000-01   Emily Loomis   Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
                                                                                    2001-02   Rebecca Berdel   Jennings County
                                                                                    2002-03   Tiffany Redlarczyk   Lake Central
                                                                                    2003-04   Marie Grabinski   Carmel
               2022-23 IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Champion                   2004-05   Geneva Trotter   Brebeuf Jesuit
                                 Noblesville Millers                                2005-06   Rachel Thiel   Lowell
                                                                                    2006-07
                                                                                            Marta Scheiwe
                                                                                                           Lawrence North
        Year   Champion        Coach           Runner-Up          Score             2007-08   Chelsea Blanchard   Carroll (Fort Wayne)
                                                                                                           Park Tudor
                                                                                            Hannah Farley
                                                                                    2008-09
                               IU Track Stadium, IUPUI, Indianapolis
        1993-94   Gary Wallace   Rhonda Brady-Gilles   Benton Central        39-34  2009-10   Kate DeSimone   Fort Wayne Canterbury
                                                                                                           Portage
                                                                                            Tori Bliss
                                                                                    2010-11
        1994-95   Harding      Bill Copeland   Gary Wallace        55-29
        1995-96   Harding      Bill Copeland   —                  49-49             2011-12   Skyler Carpenter   Westview
               Lawrence Central   Joe Heitzman                                      2012-13   Bethany Neeley   Eastern (Greentown)
                               North Central High School, Indianapolis              2013-14   Holly Hankenson   Bellmont
        1996-97   Pike         Wayne Angel     Gary Wallace        47-46            2014-15   Haley Harris   Carmel
                               IU Track Stadium, IUPUI, Indianapolis                2015-16   Megan Grabowski   Bloomington South
        1997-98   Carmel       Tim Mylin       Pike               40-38             2016-17   Madison Kiser   Pioneer
        1998-99   Carmel       Tim Mylin       Pike               45-38             2017-18   Addie Wanner   South Adams
        1999-00   Fort Wayne Northrop   Tom Knudson   Gary West Side       44-35    2018-19   Emma May Tate   West Lafayette
        2000-01   Fort Wayne Northrop   Tom Knudson   Carmel         55-46          2019-20   Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
        2001-02   Fort Wayne Northrop   Tom Knudson   Warren Central       60-49    2020-21   Emily Loiselle   Indpls. Bishop Chatard  2023 Mental Attitude Award
        2002-03   Fort Wayne Northrop   Tom Knudson   Warren Central       93-85    2021-22   Hope Fox     East Central
                        Robert C. Haugh Track Complex, Indiana University, Bloomington   2022-23   Rachel Mehringer   Forest Park  Rachel Mehringer
        2003-04   Fort Wayne Northrop   Tom Knudson   Fort Wayne Concordia    90-81                                                   Forest Park
        2004-05   Fort Wayne Northrop   Tom Knudson   Lawrence Central      65-37
        2005-06   Warren Central   Hope Robinson   FW Northrop/Muncie Central   47-41
        2006-07   Warren Central   James Taylor   Lawrence North/Valparaiso   64-34
        2007-08   Warren Central   James Taylor   North Central (Indpls.)    47-43
        2008-09   Lawrence North   Hillary Church   Warren Central       51-45
        2009-10   Lawrence Central   Tim Richey   Lawrence North       44-41
        2010-11   Fort Wayne Northrop   Tom Knudson   —           42-42
               Lawrence North   Hillary Church
        2011-12   Pike         DeDee Nathan    Fort Wayne Northrop     55-49
        2012-13   Fort Wayne Northrop   Harmony Ake   Lawrence Central      60-51
        2013-14   Lawrence Central   Tim Richey   Pike            47-38
        2014-15   Pike         DeDee Nathan    Warren Central       50-48
        2015-16   Warren Central   Le’gretta Smith   Pike         70-48
        2016-17   Warren Central   Le’gretta Smith   Hamilton Southeastern   55-46
        2017-18   Hamilton Southeastern   Julie Alano   Brebeuf         62-44
        2018-19   North Central (Indianapolis)  Mark Haste   Warren Central       75-52
        2019-20   Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
                                Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis
        2020-21   Indianapolis Cathedral   John O’Hara   Warren Central       39-38
                        Robert C. Haugh Track Complex, Indiana University, Bloomington
        2021-22   North Central (Indianapolis)  Mark Haste   Noblesville         55-40
        2022-23   Noblesville   James Pearce   Warren Central       45-44
                            For Full Girls Track & Field State Tournament History,
                                                        please visit IHSAA.org
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