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JUDI WARREN
Two-sport student athlete Seth Wagler of Indiana’s Inaugural Miss Basketball
Barr-Reeve High School earned four varsity
letters in both Baseball and Basketball during Judi’s name is etched in the history of
his time as a Viking. Seth earned Indiana sports as a true pioneer and
All-Conference and All-State recognition for advocate for girls’ athletics. Her story is
Baseball, while also earning All-Conference one of leadership, courage, and
honors for Basketball. He served as Team unwavering passion for the game of
Captain for both sports. Wagler is at the top basketball, all qualities that have made
of his class of 62 students, maintaining a her an icon in the evolution of women’s
4.57 weighted GPA. He is a member of sports in Indiana.
Barr-Reeve’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
National Beta Club, and Education Fifty years ago, in a landmark moment
for high school athletics, girls’
Professions. Seth’s volunteer work includes basketball was officially sanctioned in
community clean-up events, event set-up and the state of Indiana. Judi was at the
tear down for the annual Montgomery Ruritan forefront of this new era. In 1976, just
Club Turkey Trot Festival, providing food for four years after the passage of Title IX, she was honored as the very
Seth Wagler those in need, and serving on a missionary first Indiana Miss Basketball, an accolade that symbolized not only her
Barr-Reeve trip to Juarez, Mexico during his sophomore talent, but her place in history as a role model for generations to come.
year. He will be attending Vincennes That same year, she led the Warren Community High School Tigers to
University in the fall. victory in the inaugural IHSAA Girls’ Basketball State Championship.
Fittingly, she was also selected as the first-ever recipient of the
prestigious IHSAA Girls BAsketball Mental Attitude Award, recognizing
Adelyn Wyndham of Avon High School is a two- her composure, leadership, and exemplary character.
sport student athlete, earning four varsity letters
in Volleyball and three varsity letters in Tennis After high school, Judi continued her basketball journey at Franklin
during her time as an Oriole. In the classroom, College, choosing it over Indiana State - then one of just two colleges
Adelyn ranks second in her senior class of 777 in Indiana offering women’s basketball. Her collegiate career further
students, maintaining a weighted 5.5 GPA. She reflected her commitment to growth and opportunity, both on and off
is a member of Avon’s National Honor Society, the court.
Computer Science Honor Society, Community
Ambassador Program, and the STEM Tutoring Judi’s love for the game transitioned into a lifelong career in
Club. Wyndham also serves as President of the education and coaching. She spent years mentoring young athletes at
Interact Club. She is active in her community, South Dearborn, Maconaquah, and Carmel High Schools. While at
volunteering her time by raising money for a Carmel, she guided the Greyhounds to a state runner-up finish in
local domestic abuse shelter by selling prom 1995.
dresses, providing food to the Mary Lee Maier
Food Pantry, distributing gifts to those in need But Judi’s impact stretches far beyond wins and accolades. She has
during the holidays, raking and cleaning up been a tireless advocate and promoter of girls’ basketball and women’s
the yards of the elderly and disabled members athletics, working behind the scenes and in front of the crowd to ensure
of her community, and assisting with youth Adelyn Wyndham that opportunities for female athletes continue to grow. Her legacy is
Volleyball and Tennis camps and clinics. In Avon not only in the record books but in the hearts of the many players,
the fall, Adelyn will be attending the coaches, and fans she has inspired along the way.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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