Athlete of the year banquet
New IU coach speaking at athletic gala
The new wrestling coach at Indiana University will be keynote speaker at this year’s Bartholomew County Athlete of the Year banquet.
Angel Escobedo (pictured), the Hoosiers’ head wrestling coach, will speak June 6 at The Commons, 300 Washington St., where 20 athletes will be introduced as the best in Bartholomew County in each of their high school boys or girls team sports.
Three top awards — Female Athlete of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year and the Josh Speidel Spirit Award — will also be announced during the program presented by The Republic and Salin Bank.
Doors will open at 5 p.m., followed by the dinner at 5:30 p.m. and speaker and awards program beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets, which must be ordered by May 25, are $25. They can be purchased at the Republic, 2980 N. National Road, Columbus, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by calling 812-379-5655. Tickets will not be available at the door.
About 250 attended the inaugural athletic banquet in 2017.
