Official Beer To Be Honored By IHSAA
INDIANAPOLIS – Trent Beer of Syracuse is the recipient of the 2015 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award for excellence in the sport of baseball.
Beer, a 1995 graduate of Wawasee High School, will be honored in a special ceremony at this weekend’s IHSAA Baseball State Finals at Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis.
Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors an outstanding official in each of 11 sports during the school year.
Beer was selected for this honor by a committee representing the Indiana officials associations. He has officiated 12 sectionals, 7 regionals, four semi‐states, and 2 state finals during his 19 years as a licensed baseball official. He last officiated the baseball state finals in 2011 and is also licensed to officiate volleyball, basketball, and softball. Beer is a member of the Northern Indiana Officials Association.
Taking an active role in the NIOA, Beer has served as a Test Supervisor, Baseball Chairperson, and also as Association President. In addition to his service with his own officials association, he also has given his time as the clinician at the regional IHSAA certification clinic.
Beer received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Anderson University and Indiana Wesleyan, respectively.