IHSAA Mental Attitude Award Winners

The IHSAA Executive Committee presents the Mental Attitude Awards to the outstanding senior participant in each classification of boys and girls state championships.

The recipients of these awards, who were nominated by their principals and coaches, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in basketball. Presenting sponsors, which include the Indianapolis Colts, the Indiana Pacers and the Indiana Fever, donate a scholarship to each school in the name of the recipient.

Penn student-athletes have been named IHSAA Mental Attitude Award Winners 28 times:

• 1983-84, Football (4-A), Mark Plencner             
• 1989-90, Football (5-A), Eric Kline       
• 1992-93, Girls Cross Country, Jill Nace            
• 1995-96, Football (5-A), Matt Geesman             
• 1996-97, Football (5-A), Scott Becker 
• 1997-98, Baseball (4-A), Blake Gaugler
• 1997-98, Football (5-A), Brad Monhaut              
• 1999-00, Boys Soccer, Matthew Abbott           
• 2000-01, Football (5-A), Justin Smith  
• 2002-03, Girls Tennis, Lauren Woodward
• 2003-04, Girls Golf, Casey North
• 2003-04, Football (5-A), Wade Iams
• 2004-05, Girls Cross Country, Laura Carr
• 2005-06, Boys Tennis, Chris Jordan
• 2010-11, Girls Basketball (4-A), Ashley Lutz
• 2011-12, Girls Golf, Deanna Song
• 2011-12, Volleyball (4-A), Kaitlyn Hickey
• 2011-12, Football (5-A), Patrick Adkins
• 2014-15, Wrestling, Chase Osborn
• 2014-15, Baseball (4-A), Tim Lira
• 2015-16, Soccer (2-A), Kamra Solomon
• 2015-16, Football (6-A), Camden Bohn
• 2015-16, Softball (4-A), Alyssa Griman
• 2016-17, Soccer (2-A), Alexis Marks
• 2016-17, Baseball (4-A), Trevor Waite
• 2017-18, Soccer (3-A), Kristina Lynch
• 2021-22, Baseball (4-A), Ben Gregory
• 2022-23, Baseball (4-A), Zack Pelletier