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Boys State Champions                                        Robert S. Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award



                                                                                                    At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Robert S.
                                                                                                    Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award to an outstanding senior participant in the boys track and field
                                                                                                    state tournament.
                                                                                                    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.
                                                                                                    The award is named in honor of the late Robert S. Hinshaw who gave unselfishly to the boys
                                                                                                    high school track program in Indiana as a participant, coach and as the IHSAA’s first assistant
                                                                                                    commissioner from 1945-61.
                                                                                      Robert S. Hinshaw  Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to the
                                                                                     Asst. Commissioner  school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient.
                                                                                         1945-61
                                                                                    Year    Name          School
                                                                                    1993-94   Jeremy Ashcraft   Eastern (Greentown)
                                                                                    1994-95   Greg Tamer   Lawrence North
                                                                                    1995-96   Ben Jackson   Floyd Central
                                                                                    1996-97   Jeremy Allen   Pike
                                                                                    1997-98   Derek Dyer   Huntington North
                                                                                    1998-99   Chris Powers   Muncie Central
                                                                                    1999-00   Nate Lawrie   Roncalli
                                                                                    2000-01   Chris Swisher   Milan
                                                                                    2001-02   Kevin Kempf   Ben Davis
               2022-23 IHSAA Boys Track and Field State Champion                    2002-03   Kyle Sweeney   Portage
                               Brownsburg Bulldogs                                  2003-04   Christian Wagner   Columbus North
                                                                                    2004-05
                                                                                                          Southport
                                                                                            Kevin Mauser
        Year   Champion       Coach            Runner-Up         Score              2005-06   Chris Brautzsch   Fort Wayne Wayne
                               IU Track Stadium, IUPUI, Indianapolis                2006-07   Sam Lewis   Fort Wayne Snider
        1993-94   Kokomo      Larry Ruch       Lawrence Central      59-40          2007-08   D’Juan Richardson   Warren Central
        1994-95   Warren Central   Dennis McNulty   Kokomo         53-39            2008-09   Ben Stancombe   Bloomington South
        1995-96   Warren Central   Dennis McNulty   Elkhart Central        70-33    2009-10     Owen Wagoner   Carroll (Fort Wayne)
                              North Central High School, Indianapolis               2010-11   Drew Volz   Bloomington South
        1996-97   Fort Wayne Northrop   Barrie Peterson   Fort Wayne Concordia    37-35  2011-12   Will Schott   Roncalli
                               IU Track Stadium, IUPUI, Indianapolis                2012-13   Matt Dorsey   Lawrence Central
        1997-98   Lawrence Central   Mike Holman   Fort Wayne Northrop     54.5-48  2013-14   Calvin Kraft   Fishers
        1998-99   Fort Wayne Concordia   Kent Fishel   Fort Wayne Northrop     42-38  2014-15   Deakin Volz   Bloomington South
        1999-00   Carmel      Chuck Koeppen    Ben Davis         52-40              2015-16   Cooper Williams   West Lafayette
        2000-01   Lawrence North   Bob Potter   North Central (Indianapolis)   65-49  2016-17   Parker Jones   Pendleton Heights  2023 Mental Attitude Award
        2001-02   Lawrence North   Bob Potter   Ben Davis         84-40             2017-18   Colton Crum   Frankfort                        Sean Woods
        2002-03   Lawrence North   Bob Potter   Fort Wayne Northrop     69-44       2018-19   Malachi Quarles   Franklin Central
                       Robert C. Haugh Track Complex, Indiana University, Bloomington  2019-20   Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus  Corydon Central
        2003-04   Fort Wayne Northrop   Bob Shank   North Central (Indianapolis)   86-50  2020-21   Trenton Heim   Avon
        2004-05   Lawrence Central   Mike Holman   Warren Central       55-48       2021-22   Leo Maxwell   East Central
        2005-06   Warren Central   Dennis McNulty   Fort Wayne Northrop     74-45   2022-23   Sean Woods   Corydon Central
        2006-07   Warren Central   Dennis McNulty   Ben Davis         53-42.5
        2007-08   Ben Davis   Mike Davidson    Lawrence North       67-45
        2008-09   Ben Davis   Mike Davidson    Warren Central        57-33
        2009-10   Ben Davis   Mike Davidson    Lawrence North       47-44
        2010-11   Center Grove   Eric Moore    Lawrence Central      60-54
        2011-12   Lawrence Central   Tim Richey   Hamilton Southeastern   78-53.50
        2012-13   Hamilton Southeastern   Joe Golden   Lafayette Jefferson      65-49
        2013-14   Gary West Side   Eugene Johnson   Carmel         41-39
        2014-15   Carmel      Ken Browner      Ben Davis         49-36.75
        2015-16   Carmel      Ken Browner      Ben Davis, Michigan City   43-41
        2016-17          Carmel   Ken Browner   Avon             68-46
        2017-18   Avon        Zach Toothman    North Cantral (Indpls.)    66-47
        2018-19   North Central (Indpls.)   Taylor Marshall   Pike         42-41
        2019-20   Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
                               Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis
        2020-21   Carmel        Ken Browner           Brownsburg               68-40
                       Robert C. Haugh Track Complex, Indiana University, Bloomington
        2021-22   Plainfield   Brian Pelkey    Brownsburg                                    61-47
        2022-23   Brownsburg   Casey Popenfoose   Carmel                                    55-50
                            For Full Boys Track & Field State Tournament History,
                                                       please visit IHSAA.org
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