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Charles F. Maas Mental Attitude Award Last Year’s State Finals In Review

At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Charles F.
Maas Mental Attitude Award to the outstanding senior participant in the Boys Cross Country The 44th Annual Girls Cross Country State Finals
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 cross country. LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course,
The award was named after the late Charles F. Maas by the IHSAA Executive Committee on Terre Haute, Indiana
February 3, 1985. Mr. Maas devoted a lifetime to Indiana high school athletic programs as November 2, 2024
player, coach, athletic director and IHSAA Assistant Commissioner from 1973 until his
passing in 1984. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 Final Team Standings Top 20 Individuals
Charles F. Maas scholarship to the school’s general scholarship fund in the name of the recipient.
1. Carmel 76 1. Mallory Weller Ft.Wayne Concordia Lutheran 17:12.2
2. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 92 2. Ava Jarrell Pendelton Heights 17:21.5
Year Name School Pendleton Heights 17:35.1
1995-96 Matt Seeds Fort Wayne Northrop 3. Lake Central 156 3. Anya Zoeller
1996-97 Brad Bernhardt Ben Davis 4. Homestead 177 4. Macey Thompson Lake Central 17:36.7
1997-98 Matt Stout Lakeland 5. Noblesville 244 5. Julia Score Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 17:37.5
1998-99 Andrew Russell Martinsville
1999-00 Brian Dunn Franklin Central 6. Penn 257 6. Libby Dowty Indian Creek 17:48.8
2000-01 Aaron Fisher * Franklin Central 7. Franklin Central 264 7. Jenna Walker Kankakee Valley 17:54.0
2001-02 Kaleb Van Ort DeKalb 268 8. Daphne Weller Ft. Wayne Concordia Lutheran 17:58.0
2002-03 Nef Araia * Lawrence North 8. Brebeuf Jesuit
2003-04 Rob Grote Batesville 9. Bloomington South 289 9. Alice Friesen Huntington North 17:57.2
2004-05 Ryan Byrne North Harrison 10. Columbus North 314 10. Larkin Taylor Carmel 18:01.8
2005-06 Brock Hagerman * Pendleton Heights Harrison (West Lafayette) 18:02.7
2006-07 Curtis Carr Brown County 11. North Central (Indianapolis) 317 11. Sawyer DeWitt
2007-08 Sean Wilson Franklin 12. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 322 12. Sadie Foley Carmel 18:03.7
2008-09 Dylan Sorensen Zionsville 13. Floyd Central 346 13. Shreya Nayee Penn 18:04.2
2009-10 David Osborn Chesterton
2010-11 Kyle Overway Logansport 14. Zionsville 348 14. Lucy Wood Brebeuf Jesuit 18:05.7
2011-12 Ahmad Aljobeh Valparaiso 15. Hamilton Southeastern 353 15. Lana Bruggeman Lake Central 18:06.5
2012-13 Charlie Watson Carmel 369 16. Alivia Lozier Westfield 18:07.9
2013-14 Bobby Browning Carmel 16. Westfield
2014-15 Zach Snider Brebeuf Jesuit 17. Columbia City 409 17. Annabel Pollert Carmel 18:08.0
2015-16 Ben Veatch * Carmel 18. Valparaiso 421 18. Kenya Leitch Columbia City 18:08.1
2016-17 Curtis Eckstein * Oldenburg Academy 18:08.5
2017-18 Connor Goetz Carroll (Fort Wayne) 19. Morgan Township 458 19. Carys Glyn Jones Columbus North
2018-19 Quinn Gallagher Guerin Catholic 20. Goshen 469 20. Callie Bentley East Central 18:10.2
2019-20 Luke Combs Lapel
2020-21 Paul Stamm Cardinal Ritter (Indpls) 2024 Mental Attitude Award
2021-22 Reese Kilbarger-Stumpff* Columbus North Sam Quagliaroli
2022-23 Kole Mathison* Carmel Fishers 2024 Girls Medalists
2023-24 Vaughn Hendrickson Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran
2014-25 Sam Quagliaroli* Fishers
* Won individual state championship same year

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