FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2005


Horner wins re-election to Board of Directors; Finlayson, West in runoff for Section 1 seat

GAINESVILLE – Dave Horner, athletic director at Forest High School in Ocala, won re-election to his Section 2 public school seat on the Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors, the FHSAA Office announced today. Meanwhile, Richard Finlayson, principal of Aucilla Christian Academy in Monticello, and Bob West, athletic director of Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, will be in a run-off election to determine the Section 1 private school representative on the Board of Directors.

The 2005 FHSAA general election ended on April 11. The run-off election will be conducted on line via the Association's iFHSAA interactive database from Friday, April 22, through Monday, May 2.

Three other races were decided in the general election. Michael Todd, assistant principal of Eastside High School in Gainesville, was elected to the public school seat on the Section 2 Appeals Committee. Matthew L. Lewis, athletic director at Clay High School in Green Cove Springs, and Michael Collins, athletic director at Northeast High School in Oakland Park, both won election as delegates to the 2006 and 2007 FHSAA Representative Assembly. Lewis will represent Division 8 public schools. Collins will represent Division 28 public schools. Two other races will be decided in run-off elections.

Here are the complete results of the 2005 FHSAA general election (**-denotes winner; *-denotes in run-off election):

Board of Directors
Section 1 Private School Representative Seat
Richard E. Finlayson, Principal, Aucilla Christian (Monticello) – 15*
Mike Posey, Athletic Director, North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) – 5
Bob West, Athletic Director, Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) – 10*
Section 2 Public School Representative Seat
Dave Horner, Athletic Director, Forest (Ocala) – 18**
Dick Toth, Athletic Director, Mainland (Daytona Beach) – 5
Section 4 Private School Representative Seat
Chris McKeon, Athletic Director, Columbus (Miami), unopposed**

Section 1 Appeals Committee
Public School Representative Seat
Mike Davis, Principal, Walton (DeFuniak Springs), unopposed**

Section 2 Appeals Committee
Public School Representative Seat
Robert W. Lundquist, Principal, Oviedo – 11
Michael Todd, Assistant Principal, Eastside (Gainesville) – 12**

Section 3 Appeals Committee
Public School Representative Seat
Michael R. Lindgren, Athletic Director, Martin County (Stuart) – 12*
Chip Salerno, Athletic Director, Lake Gibson (Lakeland) – 12*

Section 4 Appeals Committee
Private School Representative Seat
Jim Harwood, Athletic Director, Lake Worth Christian (Boynton Beach), unopposed**

Representative Assembly
Division 2 Public School Delegate Seat
Mike Davis, Principal, Walton (DeFuniak Springs), unopposed**
Division 4 Public School Delegate Seat
Paul Lambert, Athletic Director, Chiles (Tallahassee), unopposed**
Division 6 Public School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Division 8 Public School Delegate Seat
John H. Gwynes Jr., Athletic Director, Ed White (Jacksonville) – 1
Matthew L. Lewis, Athletic Director, Clay (Green Cove Springs) – 5**
Division 10 Public School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Division 12 Public School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Division 14 Public School Delegate Seat
Russell Wambles, Athletic Director, Tavares, unopposed**
Division 18 Public School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Division 20 Public School Delegate Seat
Jon Hampton, Athletic Director, Booker (Sarasota), unopposed**
Division 22 Public School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Division 24 Public School Delegate Seat
Michael R. Lindgren, Athletic Director, Martin County (Stuart), unopposed**
Division 26 Public School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Division 28 Public School Delegate Seat
Michael Collins, Athletic Director, Northeast (Oakland Park) – 3**
Taunya Dix, Athletic Director, Pompano Beach – 2
Division 30 Public School Delegate Seat
Michael Colby, Athletic Director, Hialeah-Miami Lakes, unopposed**
Division 32 Public School Delegate Seat
Joel Furnari, Athletic Director, South Dade (Homestead), unopposed**
Division 6 Public School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Divisions 3-4 Private School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Divisions 7-8 Private School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Divisions 11-12 Private School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Divisions 15-16 Private School Delegate Seat
Russell L. Richards, Principal, Foundation (Winter Garden), unopposed**
Divisions 19-20 Private School Delegate Seat
Bill Donivan, Athletic Director, Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), unopposed**
Divisions 23-24 Private School Delegate Seat
Douglas Booth, Athletic Director, St. Edward's (Vero Beach) – 2
James E. O'Malley, Athletic Director, Florida Air (Melbourne) – 5*
Joseph D. Paschal, Athletic Director, John Carroll (Fort Pierce) – 4*
Divisions 27-28 Private School Delegate Seat
Louise A. Crocco, Athletic Director, Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), unopposed**
Divisions 31-32 Private School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment
Divisions 9-16 Middle School Delegate Seat
Patrick Brandhuber, Athletic Director, Parrott Middle (Brooksville), unopposed**
Divisions 25-32 Middle School Delegate Seat
No candidates; Board of Directors will fill by appointment

The Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body for interscholastic athletic competition in Florida. It has a membership of more than 740 middle and senior high schools.

A representative democracy, the FHSAA annually holds elections to fill seats on its Board of Directors, Representative Assembly and sectional appeals committees. Each member school representative may declare his or her candidacy and run for the seat or seats for which he or she is eligible.

Contact:
Jack Watford
Director of Communications, FHSAA
(352) 372-9551 ext. 170
jwatford@fhsaa.org