State champs and record breakers: Vote for Indiana high school boys athlete of the year

Indianapolis Star

2 days ago

We are recognizing the top high school boys athletes for the 2024-25 sports season. You can vote for Indiana boys' athlete of the year, presented by the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, through noon Sunday.
The senior Notre Dame commit was named the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year after leading Andrean to a Class 3A state championship. Barth, a shortstop and pitcher, batted .528 for the season with three home runs and 27 RBIs, along with 50 runs scored, six doubles and four triples. As a pitcher, he went 5-0 with a 1.50 earned run average and 42 strikeouts with 18 walks in 28 innings. He closed out a 4-3 win over Jasper for the 3A title with a save.
The junior finished second at the cross-country state meet in the fall with the seventh-fastest 5K time in the history of the state meet (14:51.5). At the track and field state meet, the Notre Dame commit set a state meet record in winning the 1,600 meters (4:02.60) and nearly set a record by winning the 3,200 (8:51.22). Expectations will be high for Bontrager going into his senior year.
Cates, a senior diver, finished third at the state meet in 2023 and '24. But there was no stopping the SMU commit in 2025 as his score of 655.95 at the state meet shattered the state record set in 2001 by Hamilton Southeastern's Phillip Jones (623.90). Cates scored over a 600 in all of his tournament meets, punctuated by his performance at state.
Dial, a senior, was named the Mental Attitude Award winner after helping Roncalli to the first IHSAA boys volleyball state championship this spring. Dial, who will attend Butler to double major in accounting and finance, had 53 assists in the semifinal win over Fishers and 38 in the championship against Cathedral, set school records for assists in a season (1,052), match (63) and a set (19). Dial was the 2024 IBVCA Tournament MVP.
The senior quarterback was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in football after passing for 2,415 yards and 29 touchdowns in a 12-1 season for the Bulldogs, a Class 6A regional champion. The Miami of Ohio commit finished his high school career with 94 passing TDs. Ehrlich helped Crown Point to a 6A state finals appearance as a junior.
The Indiana commit was named the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. The 6-3, 185-pound right-handed pitcher had six victories with a 0.76 earned run average and 61 strikeouts. He was drafted by the Phillies in the seventh round of July's MLB draft. Fisher was also a standout quarterback, completing 69% of his passes for 2,779 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior.
The junior hurdler ended his season with a splash, setting state meet records in the 110 hurdles (13.28 seconds) and 300 hurdles (35.82 seconds). Those times ranked third and second in the nation, respectively, for a high school hurdler. Hainje has only competed in the hurdles for a little more than a year.
The senior Stanford football commit was a starter on Fishers' basketball teams as a junior and senior that went 59-2 over two seasons, winning a Class 4A state title in 2023-24 and finishing as runner-up this year. Hall averaged 11.5 points and 4.1 rebounds as a junior and 10.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a senior. On the football field, he helped Fishers to its first sectional title in eight years. He caught 91 passes for 1,423 yards and 12 TDs as a senior. Hall was also 10th at the state meet in the long jump after finishing runner-up as a junior.
After three consecutive team runner-up finishes, Harvey fired a 9-under-par 135 over two days to match the lowest 36-hole individual score in the history of the state meet. The Purdue recruit led the Shamrocks to a state meet record 8-under-par 568 over two days and set the record for largest margin of victory (30 shots). Harvey was also named the Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award winner.
Kurwaza was named the Player of the Year by the Indiana High School Coaches Association and the Gatorade Player of the Year for Indiana. The Wisconsin commit and senior forward led the Irish to a 14-4-2 record as he scored 28 goals and accounted for 12 assists. Kurwaza helped the Irish to a Class 3A runner-up finish as a junior. He finished with 76 career goals and 46 assists.
Lin finished off an undefeated 27-0 season by winning the state's individual state championship, becoming the first Columbus North tennis player to accomplish the feat. He was the runner-up at the state meet as a junior. Overall, Lin was 74-2 as an individual during his high school career.
Mullins, a UConn commit, was voted IndyStar Mr. Basketball as a senior after averaging 32.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals as a senior, leading Greenfield-Central to a 23-4 record. He shot 47.6% (88-for-185) from the 3-point line. Mullins broke the school records for career points (2,158), single-season points (887) and single-game points (52). He was named the Gatorade Player of the Year and a McDonald's All American.
Quagliaroli set a record on the LaVern Gibson Championship Course at the state meet in Terre Haute, winning the 5K state meet race with a time of 14 minutes, 46.81 seconds. He took second to Westview's Noah Bontrager in the 3,200 at the state meet this spring, finishing in 8:54.99. He will compete in college at Indiana.
Weaver compiled a record of 103-1 as a junior and senior. He went 50-0 as a junior, winning the 190-pound title. Weaver moved up to the 215-pound weight class as a senior and won the state title again and was named the Mental Attitude Award winner. Weaver will wrestle in college at Purdue.
Zackery, a Notre Dame football recruit, was voted Mr. Football after his senior season at Ben Davis. He caught 58 passes for 1,036 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior and finished his career with 119 catches for 1,924 yards and 21 TD receptions. Zackery also intercepted 14 passes (eight as a senior), made 140 tackles, recovered four fumbles and scored four defensive TDs and helped the Giants to a Class 6A state title as a junior. Zackery also helped the Giants to a Class 4A state title in basketball as a sophomore. He averaged 11.0 points and 4.3 assists as a junior as the Giants reached the 4A state finals. Zackery was named an Indiana All-Star.
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