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Mental Attitude Award                                                              State Champions




     At the conclusion of the state finals, the IHSAA Executive Committee will present the Mental Attitude Award to an outstanding
     senior participant in the boys tennis state tournament. The recipient, nominated by his principal and coach, must excel in mental
     attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability in boys tennis. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate sponsor,
     will present a $1,000 scholarship to the school in the name of the recipient.

     Year  Name         School
     1995-96  A.J. Zapp   Center Grove
     1996-97  Raju Raval   Homestead
     1997-98  Rick Phillipp   Homestead
     1998-99  Greg Zeck   Munster
     1999-00  Jeb Brown   Jasper
     2000-01  Kent Butcher   North Central (Indpls.)
     2001-02  Lawrence Lee   West Lafayette
     2002-03  Andrew Skillman   Jasper
     2003-04  Steven Lee   West Lafayette
     2004-05  Ethan Jaffee   Carmel
     2005-06  Chris Jordan   Penn
     2006-07  Cameron Huffman   Homestead                                                           2024 IHSAA Boys Tennis State Champions
     2007-08  Max Shelton   North Central (Indpls.)                                                           Brebeuf Jesuit Braves
     2008-09  Andrew Kahn   Zionsville                                              Year  Champion       Coach      Runner-Up          Coach         Score
     2009-10  Kishan Shah   Park Tudor                                                                       North Central High School, Indianapolis
     2010-11  Aaditya Shah   Munster                                                1995-96   North Central (Indpls.)   Byron Buckley   Homestead   Jim Clark      5-0
     2011-12  Connor Dunn   Carmel                                                  1996-97   Park Tudor   Dave Heffern   Terre Haute South   Bill Blankenbaker   4-1
     2012-13  Ronnie Schneider   Bloomington South                                  1997-98   Park Tudor   Dave Heffern   Center Grove   Ivan Smith      3-2
     2013-14  Bradley Wuthrich   Delta                                              1998-99   Park Tudor   Dave Heffern   Kokomo       Charlie Hall     3-2
                                                                                    1999-00
                                                                                          Jasper
                                                                                                                                                     3-2
                                                                                                         Ed Yarbrough
                                                                                                                    Center Grove
                                                                                                                                       Ivan Smith
     2014-15  Radha Vishnubhotla  Carmel                                            2000-01   North Central (Indpls.)   Spencer Fields   Homestead   Jim Clark      4-1
     2015-16  Sam Coward   Jeffersonville                                           2001-02   Center Grove   Ivan Smith   Terre Haute North   Jim Cook      4-1
     2016-17  Eric Hollingsworth   Richmond                                         2002-03   Park Tudor   Dave Heffern   South Bend Saint Joseph   Eric Mahone   4-1
     2017-18  Eddie Prein   North Central (Indpls.)                                 2003-04   Carmel     Mike Bostic   West Lafayette   Tim Wright     4-1
     2018-19  Aidan Harris   Park Tudor                     2024 Mental Attitude Award  2004-05   Carmel   Mike Bostic   Penn          Rick Dukeshier   5-0
     2019-20  Carter Bailey   North Central (Indpls.)  Caleb Schnarr                2005-06   Indianapolis Cathedral   Mark Noe   Penn   Rick Dukeshier   4-1
                                                                                                         Dave Heffern
                                                                                                                                       Jim Clark
                                                                                                                                                     4-1
                                                                                          Park Tudor
                                                                                                                    Homestead
                                                                                    2006-07
     2020-21  Ajay Mahenthiran   North Central (Indpls.)  Jasper                    2007-08   North Central (Indpls.)   Spencer Fields   Culver Academies   Alan Loehr     5-0
     2021-22  Matthew Liu   Columbus North                                          2008-09   Center Grove   Ivan Smith   Zionsville   Dan Layton     4-1
     2022-23  Aaron Gu   Harrison (West Lafayette)                                  2009-10   Park Tudor   Dave Heffern   Bloomington South   Joe Doyle      3-2
     2023-24  Jonathan Yang   Carmel                                                2010-11   Carmel     Mike Bostic   Brebeuf Jesuit   Rick Scotten   4-1
     2024-25  Caleb Schnarr   Jasper                                                2011-12   Carmel     Mike Bostic   North Central (Indpls.)   Dan Brunette   5-0
                                                                                          Carmel
                                                                                                                                                     4-1
                                                                                                                    North Central (Indpls.)
                                                                                                         Mike Bostic
                                                                                                                                       Dan Brunette
                                                                                    2012-13
                                                                                    2013-14   North Central (Indpls.)   Daniel Brunette   Park Tudor   Spencer Fields   3-2
                                                                                    2014-15   North Central (Indpls.)   Daniel Brunette   Carmel   Mike Bostic     3-2
                                                                                    2015-16   North Central (Indpls.)   Daniel Brunette   Park Tudor   Kevin Gill      3-2
                                                                                    2016-17   Carmel     Spencer Fields   North Central (Indpls.)   Dan Brunette   4-1
                                                                                    2017-18   Carmel     Spencer Fields   Jasper       Scott Yarbrough   5-0
                                                                                    2018-19   Carmel     Bryan Hanan   North Central (Indpls.)   Dan Brunette   3-2
                                                                                    2019-20   Carmel     Bryan Hanan   North Central (Indpls.)   Dan Brunette   3-2
                                                                                    2020-21   Carmel     Bryan Hanan   North Central (Indpls.)   Dan Brunette   3-2
                                                                                                                Carmel High School, Carmel
                                                                                    2021-22   Carmel     Bryan Hanan   Zionsville      Earl Allen      5-0
                                                                                    2022-23   North Central (Indpls.)   Lucas Waak   Harrison (West Lafayette)   Chas Bradley   3-2
                                                                                                               DePauw University, Greencastle
                                                                                    2023-24   Carmel     Dan Brunette   Columbus North   Kendal Hammel   3-2
                                                                                                             North Central High School, Indianapolis
                                                                                    2024-25   Brebeuf Jesuit   Brandon Gill   Center Grove   David Beasley   3-2
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