Mount Vernon High School

In a press release from the IHSAA, Madeline Maier has been selected as a recipient of the IHSAA Foundation’s 2023-24 David Cranfill Truehearted Teammate Award as part of the Inaugural IHSAA Foundation Impact Awards. David Cranfill was a friend to the IHSAA for over 40 years. He was an advertising agency owner, a writer, a filmmaker, and a communicator. He worked tirelessly to promote the purity, passion, and enthusiasm of high school sports until his passing in 2021. He dedicated much of his life and energy to telling the story of all 160,000 Hoosier student-athletes and the life lessons they learned by playing high school athletics. He always put his work, his family, and his teammates first. David exemplified what it meant to be a truehearted teammate. The David Cranfill Truehearted Teammate Award is a scholarship that will be awarded to one deserving male and one deserving female student-athlete who demonstrate selfless dedication to their team without expectation of reward or recognition. The winners of these scholarships will be selected for having exhibited loyalty and faithfulness by putting their teammates, coaches, school, and community above themselves. Congratulations, Maddie!