IHSAA Boys Basketball
Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude
At the state finals, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee present the Trester Award to the outstanding senior participant in each classification of the boys basketball state finals. The recipients of this award, who were nominated by their principals and coaches, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in basketball. Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to each school in the name of the recipient.
From 1917 to 1943 the award was known as The Gimbel Medal for Mental Attitude in honor of Mr. Jake Gimbel of Vincennes, who awarded the medal each of those years until his passing prior to the 1943 tournament. In 1944, the award became known as the IHSAA Medal for Mental Attitude. In 1945, the IHSAA board officially named the award The Arthur L. Trester Medal for Mental Attitude in honor of the man who served as first commissioner of the Association from 1929 to 1944.
Recipients were given a medal each year from 1945 through 1964, hence The Arthur L. Trester Medal for Mental Attitude. Since 1965, the award has been made in the form of a plaque with a copy of the original medal incorporated on the face of the plaque, hence The Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude.
Gimbel Medal for Mental Attitude
Year | Name | School |
1916-17 | Claude Curtis | Martinsville |
1917-18 | Ralph Esarey | Bloomington |
1918-19 | Walter Cross | Thorntown |
1919-20 | Harold Laughlin | Bedford |
1920-21 | Ralph Marlowe | Sandusky |
1921-22 | Reece Jones | Vincennes |
1922-23 | Maurice Robinson | Anderson |
1923-24 | Philip Kessler | Richmond |
1924-25 | Russell Walter | Kokomo |
1925-26 | Richard Williams | Evansville Central |
1926-27 | Franklin Prentice | Kendallville |
1927-28 | Robert McCarnes | Logansport |
1928-29 | Emmett Lowery | Indianapolis Arsenal Tech. |
1929-30 | Kenneth Young | LaPorte |
1930-31 | Norman Cottom | Terre Haute Wiley |
1931-32 | Jess McAnally | Greencastle |
1932-33 | James Seward | Indianapolis Shortridge |
1933-34 | Arthur Gosman | Jasper |
1934-35 | James Lyboult | Richmond |
1935-36 | Steve Sitko | Ft. Wayne Central |
1936-37 | Robert Menke | Huntingburg |
1937-38 | Robert Mygrants | Hammond |
1938-39 | Jim Myers | Evansville Bosse |
1939-40 | Duane Conkey | Mitchell |
1940-41 | Donald Server | Madison |
1941-42 | Kenneth Brown, Jr. | Muncie Burris |
1942-43 | Dave Laflin | Lebanon |
IHSAA Medal for Mental Attitude
1943-44 | Walter McFatridge | Kokomo |
Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude
1944-45 | Max Allen | Indianapolis Broad Ripple |
1945-46 | Robert Cripe | Flora |
1946-47 | Ronald Bland | Terre Haute Garfield |
1947-48 | Lee Hamilton | Evansville Central |
1948-49 | James Schooley | Auburn |
1949-50 | Pat Klein | Marion |
1950-51 | Robert Jewell | Indianapolis Attucks |
1951-52 | Joe Sexson | Indianapolis Ars. Technical |
1952-53 | Harley Andrews | Terre Haute Gerstmeyer |
1953-54 | Bobby Plump | Milan |
1954-55 | James Henry | New Albany |
1955-56 | Dennis Tepe | Elkhart |
1956-57 | Robert Perigo | Lafayette Jefferson |
1957-58 | Richard Haslam | Crawfordsville |
1958-59 | James Rayl | Kokomo |
1959-60 | Robert Cantrell | East Chicago Washington |
1960-61 | Tom & Dick VanArsdale | Indianapolis Manual |
1961-62 | John Wilson | Evansville Bosse |
1962-63 | Greg Samuels | Terre Haute Garfield |
1963-64 | Mike Weaver | Huntington |
1964-65 | Edward Bopp | Indianapolis Washington |
1965-66 | James Cadwell | Michigan City Elston |
1966-67 | Charles Nelson | Ft. Wayne South Side |
1967-68 | James Nelson | Gary Roosevelt |
1968-69 | Joe Sutter | Marion |
1969-70 | James Trout | Loogootee |
1970-71 | Jerry B. Lamberson | New Castle |
1971-72 | Mark Inman | Jeffersonville |
1972-73 | Garry Abplanalp | Franklin |
1973-74 | Jon & Don McGlocklin | Franklin |
1974-75 | Steve Walker | Lebanon |
1975-76 | Jack David Colescott | Marion |
1976-77 | Mark Herrmann | Carmel |
1977-78 | Jack Moore | Muncie Central |
1978-79 | Malcolm Cameron | Terre Haute South |
1979-80 | Jeff Todd | Marion |
1980-81 | Karl Donovan | Vincennes Lincoln |
1981-82 | Phillip Wendel | Plymouth |
1982-83 | John Harter | Anderson |
1983-84 | Milan Petrovic | Lake Central |
1984-85 | Todd Graf | Richmond |
1985-86 | Todd Anderson | Shelbyville |
1986-87 | Marvin Rea | Gary Roosevelt |
1987-88 | Sam Long | Muncie Central |
1988-89 | Patrick Graham | Floyd Central |
1989-90 | Damon Bailey | Bedford North Lawrence |
1990-91 | Steve Nicodemus | Whitko |
1991-92 | Richie Hammel | Lafayette Jefferson |
1992-93 | Pete Miller | South Bend St. Josephs |
1993-94 | Bryce Drew | Valparaiso |
1994-95 | T.J. Lux | Merrillville |
1995-96 | Matt Taylor | Warsaw |
1996-97 | Billy Lynch | Delta |
1997-98 4A | Brad McPherson | Marion |
1997-98 3A | Zach Fox | Indianapolis Cathedral |
1997-98 2A | Rusty Garner | Alexandria |
1997-98 A | Grant McBride | Bloomfield |
1998-99 4A | Tim Church | Elkhart Central |
1998-99 3A | Jeff Wiltrout | Plainfield |
1998-99 2A | Luke Kimmel | Paoli |
1998-99 A | Jake Holder | Tecumseh |
1999-00 4A | Jared Jeffries | Bloomington North |
1999-00 3A | Shane Power | Andrean |
1999-00 2A | Scott Study | Winchester Community |
1999-00 A | Clark Golish | Union (Dugger) |
2000-01 4A | Chris Thomas | Pike |
2000-01 3A | Brian Bell | Muncie Southside |
2000-01 2A | Matthew Robbins | Batesville |
2000-01 A | Andrew Brown | Blue River Valley |
2001-02 4A | Chris Hunter | Gary West Side |
2001-02 3A | Brian Wright | Delta |
2001-02 2A | Mark Gonzales | Speedway |
2001-02 A | Troy Roberson | Rossville |
2002-03 4A | Alex Kock | DeKalb |
2002-03 3A | Mike Dury | Indianapolis Bishop Chatard |
2002-03 2A | Beau Bauer | Cass |
2002-03 A | Derrick Smith | Southwestern (Shelbyville) |
2003-04 4A | Stefan Routt | Lawrence North |
2003-04 3A | Jon Zeser | Bellmont |
2003-04 2A | Kyle Johnson | Jimtown |
2003-04 A | Bryan Hurst | Waldron |
2004-05 4A | Brandon McPherson | Lawrence North |
2004-05 3A | Luke Zeller | Washington |
2004-05 2A | None | |
2004-05 A | Jason Holsinger | Lapel |
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