Thanks to Rhonda Low for organizing the former State Championship Coaches parade.  Nearly 80% of these coaches made it back to be honored before the 3A and 4A matches.  It was a who’s who of some of the best high school coaches in the country. 

NameSchoolYear
Priscilla Dillow Ben Davis High School1979
Denise VanDeWalleMuncie Northside High School1977
Bennie EdwardsMichigan City High School1995
Carol BurnsMartinsville High School1996
Kenna JonesYorktown High School2000 (3A)
Deb McClurgCenter Grove High School2000 (4A)
Rita Rouse Morristown High School2003 (A)
Jill Starliper Indianapolis Bishop Chatard High School2004 (3A)
Sandy GarrardMartinsville High School2005 (4A)
Alan Davis New Castle High School2007 (4A)
Heidi Zickgraf KnucklesDelta High School2008 (3A)
Thanh HarnishMuncie Burris High School2010 (2A)
Lisa PawlikPenn High School2010 (4A)
Sarah HendricksPenn High School2011 (4A)
Ralph Pancho Alvarez Cowan High School2012 (A)
Rich ColemanCarmel High School2014 (4A)
Wes Briscoe Christian Academy of IndianaRepresenting Walter Pauly, 2015 (1A)
Lindsay RothFort Wayne Blackhawk Christian2016 (A)
Grant BellAndrean High School2017 (2A)
Matt CurtsNew Castle High School2017 (3A)
Madison FingerhutNorth Judson-San Pierre High School2018 (2A)
Kyla ThomasHeritage Christian High School2019 (2A)
Jennifer Shade Brownstown Central High School2019 (3A)
Gardner, Melissa-PaulCowan High School2019 (A)
Tim HouserFort Wayne Bishop Dwenger HS2020 (3A)
Rod NiesPioneer High School2020 (A)
Two Time State  Champions 
Tom BeermanFort Wayne Snider High School1987, 1991
Jim DoveMichigan City Marquette High School2000 (A), 2001 (A)
Craig KrullBellmont High School2007 (3A), 2010 (3A)
Wes LyonMuncie Central High School2004 (4A), 2009 (4A)
Brad McCarter Lafayette Central Catholic High School2010 (A), 2017 (A)
Robb PainterDelta High School2001 (3A), 2002 (3A)
Jared RichardsonWapahani High School2015 (2A), 2016 (2A)
Sarah RoushNew Castle High School2018 (3A), 2019 (4A)
Biff WilsonWes-Del High School2011 (A), 2014 (A)
Three Time State Champions 
Steve AndersonMishawaka High School1980, 1983, 1988
Kathy Nalley-SchembraRoncalli High School1981, 1998 (3A), 2006 (3A)
Connie Garrett Clinton Prairie High School1984, 1997 (A), 1998 (A)
Mike Lingenfelter Wapahani High School2002 (A), 2011 (2A), 2012 (2A)
Scott McQueenAvon High School2012 (4A), 2013 (4A), 2017 (4A)
Four-Time State Champion 
Stephanie Bloom Yorktown High School2011 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2018 (4A), 2020 (4A)
Six-Time State Champion 
Troy CampbellMarquette Catholic High School2004 (A), 2005 (A), 2006 (A), 2007 (A), 2008 (A), 2009 (A)
Eight-Time State Champion 
Jean KestersonIndianapolis Cathedral High School1997 (3A), 1999 (3A), 2001 (4A), 2003 (4A), 2006 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A)
21 State Championships 
Steve ShondellMuncie Burris High School1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, (2A), 1998 (2A), 1999 (2A), 2000 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2003 (2A), 2004 (2A), 2005 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2008 (2A), 2009 (2A)