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SECTION EIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AWARDS

There is no greater thrill for student-athletes than playing in a state championship game, and there is no greater honor
than being named a mental attitude award winner. The IHSAA presents 42 mental attitude awards every year.

2014-15 Mental Attitude Award Winners

At the end of every IHSAA tournament, a of this program. Since the inception of the
mental attitude award is given to a senior mental attitude award, more than $882,000 in
student-athlete who has excelled both on the scholarship award money has been presented
field of play and in the classroom during his/ to high schools throughout the state and passed
her four years of high school. This presen- on to hundreds of young Hoosier scholars.
tation is one of the highlights of every state
championship event and is highly anticipated The on-going support of Indiana’s busi-
by the thousands who attend these events ness community makes this program one
in person as well as by the tens of thousands of the most remarkable of its kind—not
who watch on television or the internet. only in this state, but nationwide.

The IHSAA presents a handsome plaque
to each mental attitude award winner
and a $1,000 scholarship to each winner’s
high school. Forty-two (42) mental atti-
tude awards are presented every year.
The Indianapolis Colts, and Indiana Pacers
and Indiana Fever are the generous sponsors

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