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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:
Matt Osborne, '92MA94, Centerville High School, Boy's Track
- First sectional title since 1989
- 2nd time recipient of this award (also received in 2004)
Joe Brinker, '98, Fort Wayne Carroll High School, Girl's Track
- 75-1 season win-loss record
- #4 ranking in the 5/20/08 coaches poll
- Conference, sectional, and regional champions (first regionals win since 1974)
- 7th year as head coach at Carroll High School
Pat Slama, '69, Zionsville High School, Girl's Tennis
- 2008 marked her 10th season as head coach at Zionsville
- Earned her 100th career win in 2005
- Since 1998, the Eagles have won 7 conference, 7 regional, and 3 semi-state championships
- Placed 4th in the state in 2002 and 2005, and were 3rd in 2003.
- Season win-loss record of 18-2
Scott Hall, '99, Pendleton Heights High School, Softball
- Season win-loss record of 27-6
- Career win-loss record of 250-59
- HHC conference and sectional wins
- 7 players received college scholarships to play Division I softball
Brad Baughman, '79, Brown County High School, Boy's Golf
- 4th place finish in the Bedford North Lawrence sectional (best finish in school history) with an 18 hole score of 326 (lowest sectional score for them ever)
- 12-4 dual and three way match record
- Ended the season with a nine hole stroke average of 163.8
- Junior Bryan Malloy advanced to regional and was a state qualifier his freshman year
Eric Lentz, '90MA97, Carmel High School, Baseball
- 24-4 season win-loss record
- Carmel Invitational Champions
- MIC (Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference) Champions
- Ranked in the Top 5 all season in IHSBCA Class 4A coaches poll
