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Welcome to this                  Special Thanks To Our Host                   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                          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                       minority representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private school representative. The Board of
    our member school communities and their support in                           Directors meets annually with the responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
    championing education-based athletics.
                        The atmosphere fans   North Central High School          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                                            office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.
                        transforms them from   Schedule of Events
                        just another event into a                                IHSAA Board of Directors                       IHSAA Executive Committee
                        true celebration. A    Boys (Fri.) and Girls (Sat.) Track  District, Seat   Board Member      Term Ends  Chad Gilbert, Charlestown (Chairman)
                        celebration of the    Times are approximate for both days  District I, Class A   Tom Finicle, Southwood   June 2026  Brian Strong, Logansport (Vice-Chairman)
                                                                                                Paul Voigt, Churubusco
                                                                                 District I, Class AA
                                                                                                                      June 2027
                        passion and pageantry   3 p.m.Pole Vault, Long Jump, Discus  District I, Class AAA   Ryan Harrington, Highland   June 2026
                        Hoosier high school   3:30  High Jump, Shot Put          District I, Class AAAA   Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton    June 2027  Stacy Adams, Valparaiso
                        sports are known for.   4:15  3200 M Relay Finals                                                       Tom Black, East Central
                        Every fan of our high   5:00  100 M Dash Trials          District II, Class A   Martin Brown, North Vermillion   June 2027  Jim Brown, Fishers
                        school sports       5:15  100 / 110 M High Hurdle Trials  District II, Class AA   Jeremy Dexter, Western Boone   June 2026  Martin Brown, North Vermillion
                        community—every     5:40  200 M Dash Trials              District II, Class AAA   Chris Conley, Cowan   June 2027  Larry Cochren, Washington
                        student, coach, and bus   6:10  Opening Ceremonies       District II, Class AAAA   Jim Brown, Fishers**   June 2026  Chris Conley, Cowan
                        driver, every teacher,                                                                                  Jeremy Dexter, Western Boone
                       parent, and sibling—  6:15  100 / 110 M High Hurdles Finals  District III, Class A   Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve   June 2026  Jeff Doyle, Barr-Reeve
                                                                                                                      June 2027
                                                                                                Tim Grove, Linton-Stockton
                                                                                 District III, Class AA
    contributes to this celebration whenever they attend   6:25  100 M Dash Finals  District III, Class AAA   Larry Cochren, Washington*   June 2026  Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg
    a State Finals event. That’s because by attending the   6:35  1600 M Run     District III, Class AAAA   Tom Black, East Central   June 2027  Tom Finicle, Southwood
    State Finals and cheering for their school, fans are   6:45  400 M Relay                                                    Stephanie Gillett, Heritage Christian
    supporting and fostering so much more than great   7:05  400 M Dash          North District, Female   Patti McCormack, Lowell    June 2025  Tim Grove, Linton-Stockton
    competition…                            7:20  300 M Low / Intermediate Hurdles  North District, Minority   Stacy Adams, Valparaiso   June 2025  Jeff Hamstra, Chesterton
                                            7:45  800 M Run                      North District, Urban   Brian Strong, Logansport    June 2025  Ryan Harrington, Highland
    They’re supporting exactly what makes high school   8:05  200 M Dash Finals  South District, Female   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo   June 2025  Patti McCormack, Lowell
    sports different. For over 100 years, the IHSAA has   8:15  3200 M Run       South District, Minority   Kyle Duncan, Brownsburg   June 2025  Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Vigo
    focused on keeping education in front of athletics by   8:30  1600 M Relay   South District, Urban   Chad Gilbert, Charlestown   June 2025  Paul Voigt,  Churubusco
    providing an arena for our state’s 160,000 student-
    athletes to learn essential life lessons. Lessons in   Unified Track (Sat.)  Private School Rep.   Stephanie Gillett, Heritage Christian   June 2025
    teamwork, perseverance, and humility. Lessons that   Times are approximate   * President      ** Vice-President
    will translate to their careers as they transition into   11 a.m. Long Jump, Shot Put
    adulthood. Lessons that will benefit and define the   12 p.m. 100 M Dash Finals
    communities they lead once their playing days are   12:15 400 M Dash Finals
    over.                                   12:45 400 M Relay Finals (Girls)
    So, on behalf of the 409 IHSAA member schools, our   1:00  400 M Relay Finals (Boys)
    board of directors, and all our student-athletes
    participating in this weekend’s championship event,
    thank you for being with us to celebrate today.
                                          Program Credits
    Thank you for being a champion of education-based   Publisher Paul Neidig, Commissioner
    athletics in Indiana.
                                          Editor Brandon Baxter, IHSAA Staff
    As you enjoy today’s State Finals competition,   Printing Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
    remember that this is pure spirit. This is pure sport.   Photography Double Edge Media
    This is your IHSAA.                   Cover Design ThreeSixtyGroup, Indianapolis
    Sincerely,
                                                     @IHSAA1
                                                www.IHSAA.org
    Paul Neidig
    IHSAA Commissioner
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