Huismann Award

In 2002, the Athletic Directors of the GGCL unanimously supported the suggestion to institute the Mary Jo Huismann Award. Coach Huismann has demonstrated exceptional service and dedication to the Girls' Greater Cincinnati League with 30+ years of time and effort. She has certainly improved the opportunity to participate in sports for young women in the Greater Cincinnati Area.

Beginning in the 2002-03 school year, the Huismann Award has honored students from our League for outstanding service and dedication to their school's women's sports programs.

Winners
2009 - 2010	Ethan Fink	Fenwick
	Faith Rinklin	McAuley
2008 - 2009	Adrian Heflin	Alter
	Michael Purves	Badin
	Jennifer Nicholson	Chaminade Julienne
	Chelsea Meyer	Seton
2007 - 2008	David Richard Southam	Alter
	Lauren Hadden	McAuley
2006 - 2007	Evan Brown	Alter
	Evan served as the women’s basketball and volleyball team manager for 4 years at Alter High School. When asked why he decided to participate in the athletic activities of his school he said "My sister played basketball when she went to Alter and I knew what a good program it was, so I volunteered to help out with anything I could."
	Katie Bates	McAuley
	Katie served as the basketball team manager for 4 years at McAuley High School. When asked why she decided to participate in the athletic activities of her school she said “I was cut on the last day of tryouts. I was very upset as I thought this meant I would no longer be able to be involved in a sport that I love and was pretty good at. While God Did not bless me with the height and speed that the coaches thought was good for the team, God did give me the love for the game and the desire to stay close to it and perhaps take it to another level.”
	Kristen Cassedy	St. Ursula
	Kristen served as the volleyball team manager for 4 years at St. Ursula Academy. When asked why she decided to participate in the athletic activities of her school she said “I wanted to be a part of the great tradition at SUA. Despite being physically handicapped, I still have a true passion for sports. By scorekeeping, I was able to experience the fun and excitement of SUA volleyball.”
2005 - 2006	Kristin Reeve	Alter
	Kristin served the Alter women’s basketball program as a sports medicine student aide for 4 years. When asked why she decided to dedicate so much time to athletic activities as a non-player, Kristin responded “I decided to become a sports medicine student aide in order to better prepare for college and beyond. I have always had a strong interest in medicine, and I hope to become a doctor someday, so sports medicine seemed like a good fit.” Kristin also noted that she enjoys helping others. Those were her original reasons for becoming a student aide, but she decided to continue this work due to the close friendships she made with the members of the teams and other student aides.
2004 - 2005	Todd Stuart	Alter
	Todd became affiliated with the Alter Women’s Basketball program as a junior. He was asked by Coach Hart to join the Practice Squad. The Practice Squad provide scrimmage players for the girls team and assisted Coach Hart in other practice and game management.
	Heather Koch	Mercy
	Heather served as a manager of the Mercy varsity basketball team. Heather was in charge of setting up equipment for practice and games, helping at practice, keeping stats, and “helping Coach Huismann with all the little things.”
2003 - 2004	Lindsay Turpin	Mount Notre Dame
	Lindsay served as manager of Mt. Notre Dame basketball teams all 4 years (3 varsity), President of the Girls’ Athletic Association, organized basketball camps at Mt. Notre Dame for 3 years, and served as a communication link between the coaches and athletes.
2002 - 2003	Kieran Duggan	Alter
	Keiran has served as basketball manager for 3 years. He was in charge of preparing the facilities for games and scrimmages. He also served as captain of the "P" squad (practice squad - to scrimmage the girls team).
	Joel Sackenheim	Badin
	Joel served as the Voice of the Rams for both girls and boys soccer and basketball and served as the Ram mascot for 3 years.