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Boys 1600 Meters  Track & Field Official of the Year




 Pos.      No.     Name   Gr.  School    Seeded
 Time    Edward Stuffle named 2023 Track Official of the Year
 Section 1 of 1 - Timed Finals
     Edward Stuffle of Crawfordsville, Indiana is the   Ed is a member of four (4) different officials’
 1    608   Caden Click    12   Noblesville    4:15.94  recipient of the 2024 Interscholastic Athletic Official   associations in Indiana (Calumet, Mid-Hoosier, North
 2     28   Caelan D’Onofrio   10   Bloomington North   4:16.00  Award for excellence in the sport of Track and Field.  Central, and Western). He’s worked as a Cross Country
 3     85   Ian Baker    11   Brownsburg    4:16.05  and Track & Field Clinician on numerous occasions,
 4     82   Cameron Todd    12   Brebeuf Jesuit    4:16.13  Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic   assisting with clinics and trainings in service to other
 5    553   Martin Barco    12   Martinsville    4:13.28  Association, in cooperation with the National   officials in his community.
 6    731   Ethan Aidoo    12   Terre Haute South  4:14.06  Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association,
 7    181   Marcus Ridge    12   Columbia City    4:16.71  recognizes and honors an outstanding official in   Now retired, Ed worked 41 years as a high school
 8     33   Jack Holden    11   Bloomington North  4:16.73  11 sports during the school year. Officials selected   industrial arts teacher and coached cross country and
 IHSAA  IHSAA  9    693   Sam Vaught    11   Roncalli    4:16.90  for this distinction have gone above and beyond   track & field. Ed was a member of the 2019 Indiana
 State Meet Record  State Champion  10   585   Ahmed Saleh    11   Mt. Vernon (Fortville)  4:17.45  to serve their association, community, and the   Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame Induction
 2010-11 | 4:03.00  2022-23 | 4:07.45  11   245   Maxwell Malloy   11   Elkhart    4:17.81  IHSAA. Each have shown exceptional qualities of   Class.
 Austin Mudd  Martin Barco  12    154   Kyle Montgomery   12   Center Grove    4:17.91  leadership, dedication, and loyalty to their sport, our
 Center Grove  Martinsville  13    644   Xavier Miller    10   Northridge    4:18.20  student-athletes, and their fellow officials.   He was selected for this honor by a committee
 14    616   Jack Strong    11   Noblesville    4:18.94  representing the officials associations in our state. In
 15    375   Carter Crouch    12   Greenfield-Central   4:19.01  Ed has been a licensed track & field official for 19   Indiana there are 24 associations made up of men and
     years and has been assigned to 15 sectionals and
                                         women who assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile,
 State Champions  16    724   Zak Kimmel    12   South Central    4:19.41  seven (7) regionals. He has also worked on the   and healthy
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 4:19.79
 (Last 30 Years)  18    824   Jack Turnbull    11   Zionsville    4:20.20  Finish Line Crew at the IHSAA Track & Field State   activities for the
 19    682   Matthias Smith    11   Pike    4:20.51  Finals each year since 1984. Ed has also been a   student-athletes
 Year    Name                        School                                    Time     20    447   Jalen Strietelmeier 11   Highland    4:22.18  licensed USA Track & Field official and NCAA Track   in our state.
 1993-94  Kyle Baker   Anderson Highland   4:14.52  21    751   Sam Sienkowski   11   Valparaiso    4:22.83  & Field official for 44 years. During that time, Ed
 1994-95  Andrew Begley  Westview   4:11.66  22    451   Evan McMahon   11   Homestead    4:22.87  worked as an Umpire at the Track & Field Junior
 1995-96  Damian Sherck  Elkhart Central   4:14.44  23    656   Owen Jackson    12   Oak Hill    4:23.80  Olympics, Starter and Head Shot Put Official at the
     Omaha National Championships, Umpire at the
 1996-97  Damian Sherck  Elkhart Central   4:18.54  24    542  Jaydon Steidinger  12   Leo    4:25.26  USA Track and Field Olympic Trials, and numerous
 1997-98  Brett Tipton   FW Northrop   4:14.90  25    484   Calvin Seitz     9   Jasper    4:26.43  conference, regional, and national championships
 1998-99  Brett Tipton   FW Northrop   4:15.71  26    309   Noah Nifong    11  Floyd Central    4:27.97  at the NCAA D-I, D-II, and D-III level. He is also
 1999-00  Aaron Fisher   Franklin Central   4:12.00   27    263   Kyle Sterchi    12  Evansville North    4:28.16  a licensed IHSAA Cross Country official and has
 2000-01  Chris Swisher   Milan   4:16.64   worked on the Start/Finish Line Crew at the IHSAA
 2001-02  Nick Kruse   Lake Central   4:17.20   Cross Country State Finals since 2013.
 2002-03  Christian Wagner  Columbus North   4:07.11
 2003-04  Christian Wagner  Columbus North   4:13.58
 2004-05  Andy Weatherford Greencastle   4:13.42
 2005-06  Andy Weatherford Greencastle   4:08.71
 2006-07  De’Sean Turner  Warren Central   4:08.34
 2007-08  Drew Shields   Fishers   4:18.14
 2008-09  Drew Shields   Fishers   4:11.36
 2009-10   Chris Walden     Carmel     4:10.70
 2010-11   Austin Mudd    Center Grove     4:03.00
 2011-12   Jason Crist   Franklin Central    4:09.12
 2012-13   Troy Reeder   Hamilton Southeastern  4:07.26
 2013-14   Joe Murphy   Lawrence North   4:11.05
 2014-15  Zack Snider   Brebeuf Jesuit   4:10.26
 2015-16  Ben Veatch   Carmel   4:08.38
 2016-17  Gabe Fendel   Hamilton Southeastern  4:04.70
 2017-18  Matthew Schadler Evansville Memorial   4:07.83
 2018-19  Cole Hocker   Indianapolis Cathedral  4:07.00
 2019-20  Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
 2020-21  Camden Marshall Corydon Central   4:07.31
 2021-22  Kole Mathison   Carmel   4:04.82
 2022-23  Martin Barco   Martinsville   4:07.45


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