May 4, 2009
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OFFERS RULINGS DURING ANNUAL REVIEW
CHESTERTON
GYMNASTICS PROGRAM FORFEITS STATE RUNNER-UP FINISH
Eleven proposals were approved and three
defeated during the IHSAA Board of Directors annual review of the
Association’s By-Laws in Indianapolis today. Following that meeting, the
Executive Committee also conducted a review of the state gymnastics meet held
March 21, 2009.
A copy of the agenda
used by the Board is available in PDF from the IHSAA website. A copy of the current
by-laws also is available in PDF. All proposals are considered
in the order that the affected rule appears within the current by-laws.
Among the most noteworthy decisions among
the 14 items voted upon by the Board of Directors were:
- An amendment
to Rule 15-2.1a and Rule 15-2.2a was approved 19-0 to assign to member school
principals the decision whether students may miss class time to participate
in non-school activities. Previously, it was a violation to participate in
those activities during school time.
- Reaffirmed by
a 19-0 margin its January decision to change Rule 9-10 allowing girls to
try out for baseball.
- Approved 18-1
a proposal that clarifies only students who attend a school or a feeder
school of the school sponsoring an open facility program may participate.
- Approved by a
19-0 count a more detailed explanation of Rule 20 dealing with Undue
Influence and Financial Aid Programs.
- The Board
unanimously turned down a proposal that would allow a referendum of school
principals of any by-law amendment that was defeated or tabled and a
proposal that would allow tennis players to participate in camps and
clinics anytime during the school year except during their pre-season
practice and contest season.
- The elections
for next year’s leadership of the Board and Executive Committee also
were held. Jay County Principal Phil Ford was voted Board President for
2009-10 and North Daviess Principal Jed Jerrels was selected as Vice
President. Paul Neidig, Evansville Central Athletic Director, was named
Chairman of the 2009-10 Executive Committee and Janis Qualizza, Merrillville
Athletic Director, was confirmed as Vice Chairman.
During the Executive Committee session, it
had been recently reported by Chesterton High School that a student-athlete on
the team’s state runner-up girls gymnastics squad had participated the
entire season, including the state tournament series, without having submitted
a completed physical form to the school.
Due to this violation of Rule 3-10 of the
IHSAA By-Laws, the Chesterton gymnastics program has been placed on probation
for the 2009-10 school year. The state tournament series scores have been recalculated
after forfeiting the places and points earned by the ineligible gymnast in
accordance with Rules 3-9.4 and 3-9.5. The school also will have to surrender
the state runner-up trophy and recalculate regular season meet scores.
Chesterton finished second to Valparaiso
at all three levels of the state tournament. After recalculating points,
Chesterton maintained its runner-up finish as a team at the sectional, but fell
to third place at the regional (Merrillville moves to second) and sixth place at
the state finals. Roncalli, the original third place finisher at the state meet,
has been moved to the runner-up position with Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger now
placing third and Columbus North and Hagerstown finishing tied for fourth.
Revised State Tournament Series Results
Sectionals | Regionals | State Finals
About the Board of
Directors
The
IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors. Composed of
19 individuals elected by member school principals from three legislative
districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Twelve board seats are filled
by any qualified individual (open seats), and seven board seats are filled by
two qualified female representatives, two qualified minority representatives,
two qualified urban school representatives and one qualified private school
representative. The Board of Directors meets annually with the responsibility
of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
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