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Welcome to this                                                                 2024-25 IHSAA Board of Directors and

     State Championship Event                                                                           Executive Committee


     The IHSAA State Finals are a time for celebration                              The IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors. Composed of 19 individuals elected by member
     and reflection. While we celebrate the triumphs and   Special Thanks To Our Host  school principals from three legislative districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Twelve board seats are filled by
     achievements of the student-athletes competing                                 any qualified individual (open seats), and seven board seats are filled by two qualified female representatives, two qualified
     today, we’re also able to reflect on the importance of   Prairie View Golf Club  minority representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private school representative. The Board of
     our member school communities and their support in   www.prairieviewgc.com     Directors meets annually with the responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
     championing education-based athletics.     Robert Trent Jones, Course Designer
                        The atmosphere fans   State Finals Personnel                The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
                        bring to our State                                          interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
                        Championships       Tournament Director                     office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                        transforms them from   Chris Kaufman, IHSAA Assistant Commissioner
                        just another event into a                                   IHSAA Board of Directors
                        true celebration. A                                         District, Seat   Board Member        Term Ends  IHSAA Executive Committee
                                                                                                                                   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown (Chairman)
                        celebration of the    Tournament Assistants                 District I, Class A   Tom Finicle, Southwood   June 2026
                        passion and pageantry   Mike Wilson, IHSAA Administrative Asst.    District I, Class AA   Paul Voigt, Churubusco   June 2027  Brian Strong, Logansport (Vice-Chairman)
                                                                                                                         June 2026
                                                                                                   Ryan Harrington, Highland
                                                                                    District I, Class AAA
                        Hoosier high school   Brandon Baxter, IHSAA Administrative Asst.   District I, Class AAAA   Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton    June 2027  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                        sports are known for.                                                                                      Tom Black, East Central
                        Every fan of our high   Prairie View GC                     District II, Class A   Martin Brown, North Vermillion   June 2027  Jim Brown, Fishers
                        school sports                                               District II, Class AA   Jeremy Dexter, Western Boone   June 2026  Martin Brown, North Vermillion
                        community—every     Dennis Stankovic - GM, Advance Golf Partners  District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Cowan   June 2027  Larry Cochren, Washington
                        student, coach, and bus   Calvin George - Director of Golf   District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers**   June 2026  Chris Conley, Cowan
                        driver, every teacher,                                      District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve   June 2026  Jeremy Dexter, Western Boone
                        parent, and sibling—  Championship Director - O’Neal Golf Management  District III, Class AA   Tim Grove, Linton-Stockton   June 2027  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve
     contributes to this celebration whenever they attend   Colin O’Neal, President  District III, Class AAA   Larry Cochren, Washington*   June 2026  Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg
     a State Finals event. That’s because by attending the   Doc O’Neal, Co-owner   District III, Class AAAA   Tom Black, East Central   June 2027  Tom Finicle, Southwood
     State Finals and cheering for their school, fans are                                                                          Stephanie Gillett, Heritage Christian
     supporting and fostering so much more than great                               North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2025  Tim Grove, Linton-Stockton
     competition…                           Director of Grounds, GCSAA              North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso   June 2025  Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
                                            Randy Adcock                            North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2025  Ryan Harrington, Highland
     They’re supporting exactly what makes high school                              South District, Female   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo   June 2025  Patti McCormack, Lowell
     sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has   Golf Course Superintendent, GCSAA   South District, Minority   Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg   June 2025
     focused on keeping education in front of athletics by                          South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown   June 2025  Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo
     providing an arena for our state’s 160,000 student-  Nick Tower                                                               Paul Voigt,  Churubusco
     athletes to learn essential life lessons. Lessons in                           Private School Rep.   Stephanie Gillett, Heritage Christian   June 2025
     teamwork, perseverance, and humility. Lessons that   Elevation Golf            * President      ** Vice-President
     will translate to their careers as they transition into   Mike Mandakas
     adulthood. Lessons that will benefit and define the
     communities they lead once their playing days are   Athletic Trainers
     over.
                                            Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
     So, on behalf of the 409 IHSAA member schools, our
     board of directors, and all our student-athletes   Program Credits
     participating in this weekend’s championship event,
     thank you for being with us to celebrate today.
                                            Publisher  Paul Neidig, Commissioner
     Thank you for being a champion of education-based   Editor  Brandon Baxter, IHSAA Staff
     athletics in Indiana.                  Printing  Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
                                            Photography  Double Edge Media
     As you enjoy today’s State Finals competition,   Cover Design  ThreeSixtyGroup, Indianapolis
     remember that this is pure spirit. This is pure sport.
     This is your IHSAA.
     Sincerely,                                  www.ihsaa.org
                                                     @IHSAA1

     Paul Neidig
     IHSAA Commissioner


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