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MEDIA
ADVISORY June 6, 2003
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KYLE
SWEENEY OF PORTAGE HIGH SCHOOL
NAMED
ROBERT S. HINSHAW MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD WINNER
Kyle Sweeney of
Portage High School has been named recipient of the 2003 IHSAA Boys Track and
Field Robert S. Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award,
presented annually to an outstanding senior participant in the boys track and
field state finals. The recipient of the
award, who was nominated by his principal and coach, must excel in mental
attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in the sport.
A two-time state finalist in the 110 and 300 Meter Hurdles, he
finished third and 10th respectively in today’s state meet. Kyle is a two-time Duneland
Conference champion, two-time Portage Track and Field
team MVP and team captain. He was a four
year letter winner in soccer, along with being a two-time team captain and team
MVP, as well as earning all-conference, area and district honors.
Academically, Kyle ranks fourth in his senior class of 444, with a
GPA of 4.25 out of a possible 4.0. He is
a member of the National Honor Society, a National Merit finalist and has been
named Academic All-State. He will be
graduating with two languages, one of the school’s highest math courses, and
advanced/honors English. He is a Portage
High School Student Council class representative and was the school’s Natural
Helpers Coordinator of the PHS leadership conference. He has accepted a full academic scholarship
to
He has been an active volunteer in the Soup Kitchen Mission, and
also gave of his time as a PHS after-school math tutor and elementary school
soccer camp instructor.
Kyle is the son of Cora and Douglas Sweeney of
Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner of all IHSAA state
tournaments, presented a check for $1,000 to