The Alumni Association has announced six spring sports high school Coach of the Year awards.  The award is presented to Indiana high school head coaches in all IHSAA-recognized sports.  Recipients are recommended and selected by colleagues throughout the state and Ball State athletics representatives.  This year's recipients are:

     Rob Kratoska, '90, Roncalli High School, Boy's Track 

• Marion County All-Catholic Invitational Champions
• Season win-loss record of 14-4
• During coaching tenure: 26 school records broken, 13 sectional championships, 6 regional championships, 3 visits to the state finals, and state qualifiers in 22 events
  

      Steve Kearney, '70, Chesterton High School, Girl's Track 

• 10-3 win-loss record in dual meets
• Wins at the West Lafayette and Gary Invitationals
• 2^nd place finish in the Duneland Athletic Conference and Sectional
• 3^rd place finish at Regional
• Trojans broke five school records during the season
  

     Tim Cleland, '87, Delta High School, Girl's Tennis 

• Season record of 17-4
• Career girl's tennis record of 226-30
• Sectional and regional champions
  

     Scott Hall, '99, Pendleton Heights High School, Softball

• 24-1 season win-loss record
• Three Division 1 scholarship players
• Conference champs
• Ranked #1 for the majority of the season
  

     Keith Turner, '95, Carmel High School, Boy's Golf

• Chatard Invitational champs
• North Central Invitational champs
• Spring Preview champs
• Hamilton County champs
• Ranked #1 during season
  

Greg Dikos, '80, Penn High School, Baseball

• Class 4A sectional and regional champs
• Season win-loss record of 25-7