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Boys 1600 Meters Track & Field Official of the Year

Pos. No. Name Gr. School Seeded
Time John White named 2025 Track Official of the Year
Section 1 of 1 - Timed Finals
John White of Valparaiso, Indiana is the recipient of John is a member of two (2) different officials’ associa-
1 20 Malloy, Maxwell 12 Elkhart 4:11.81 the 2025 IHSAA Official of the Year Award for the tions in Indiana (Lake County and Calumet). He’s been
2 36 Young, Kraedyn 12 Jennings County 4:13.62 sport of Track and Field. the Track and Cross Country Chairman for both asso-
3 38 Ritenour, Zander 10 Lakewood Park 4:14.27 ciations for 15 years (2010-present). He has also been
4 3 D’Onofrio, Caelan 11 Bloomington North 4:14.32 Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Associa- a Calumet Board Member for nine (9) years running.
5 72 Bontrager, Noah 11 Westview 4:05.04 tion recognizes and honors an outstanding official in
6 55 Miller, Baylor 11 Northridge 4:10.37 13 sports during the school year. Officials selected The most enjoyable part of being an official to John is
7 63 Smith, Trey 10 Silver Creek 4:14.73 for this distinction have gone above and beyond being able to give back to the community, mentoring
8 46 Saleh, Ahmed 12 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 4:15.06 to serve their association, community, and the new officials, and making long lasting relationships with
IHSAA IHSAA 9 14 Pumphrey, Graham 10 Columbus North 4:15.85 IHSAA. Each have shown exceptional qualities of other officials, coaches, and athletic directors.
State Meet Record State Champion 10 68 Allen, Hunter 12 Wawasee 4:16.82 leadership, dedication, and loyalty to their sport, our
2010-11 | 4:03.00 2023-24 | 4:06.34 11 50 Barnes, Banner 10 Noblesville 4:17.19 student-athletes, and their fellow officials. John was selected for this honor by a committee repre-
Austin Mudd Martin Barco 12 53 Strong, Jack 12 Noblesville 4:18.14 senting the officials associations in our state. In Indiana,
Center Grove Martinsville 13 69 Miloudi, Ryan 12 West Lafayette 4:18.15 John has been a licensed IHSAA track & field official there are 24 associations made up of men and women
14 27 Farmer, Evan 12 Franklin Central 4:18.25 for 25 years. During that time, he’s been assigned who assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile, and
15 41 Schumacher, Conrad 11 Lawrence North 4:18.71 27 different boys’ and girls’ sectionals, 10 regionals, healthy activities for the student-athletes in our state.
and four (4) state championship meets, including
State Champions 16 7 Baker, Ian 12 Brownsburg 4:19.71 this weekend’s girls meet. He has also worked nine
60 Zwissler, Connor 11 Providence
4:20.14
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(Last 30 Years) 18 76 Turnbull, Jack 12 Zionsville 4:20.74 (9) unified track sectionals, four (4) unified region-
19 43 Quintero, Carmelo 12 Merrillville 4:20.94 als, and the Unified Track & Field State Finals in
Year Name School Time 20 48 Garcia, Bryan 11 New Haven 4:21.36 2018 and 2019.
1994-95 Andrew Begley Westview 4:11.66 21 62 Wilbourne, Jack 9 Signature 4:21.49
1995-96 Damian Sherck Elkhart Central 4:14.44 22 32 Strietelmeier, Jalen 12 Highland 4:21.88 John served 25 years as an Athletic Assistant at
1996-97 Damian Sherck Elkhart Central 4:18.54 23 74 Turner, Wyatt 10 Yorktown 4:22.28 Willowcreek Middle School in Portage and spent 38
years coaching cross country and track for Portage
1997-98 Brett Tipton FW Northrop 4:14.90 24 73 Edens, Nolan 11 Whiteland Comm. 4:22.30 Township Schools. He’s volunteered as an IHSAA
1998-99 Brett Tipton FW Northrop 4:15.71 25 22 Johnson, Brice 12 Evansville Reitz 4:22.32 clinician, assisting with training and development
1999-00 Aaron Fisher Franklin Central 4:12.00 26 40 Quadlin, Hunter 12 LaPorte 4:24.47 of his fellow officials. John also works as an IHSAA
2000-01 Chris Swisher Milan 4:16.64 27 11 Sweet, Sam 9 Carroll (Fort Wayne) 4:27.07 assigner, connecting schools with officials to work
2001-02 Nick Kruse Lake Central 4:17.20 their cross country and track meets.
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
2023-24 Martin Barco Martinsville 4:06.34

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