Standouts on, off field: 4 finalists for Indianapolis City Female Athlete of the Year
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The Marion County Athletic Association will soon name its City and County Athletes of the Year, an award that dates to 1950 and grew to include girls’ achievements in 1979.
The awards are geared toward athletic achievement, but almost every winner over the years has exhibited impressive credentials in and out of their athletic, academic and personal areas. Generally, multi-sport athletes are given consideration over single-sport athletes, though in some cases a single-sport athlete has been so outstanding that he or she has been selected as the winner.
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Last year’s winner was Heritage Christian track and field star Kya Crooke, who is now a freshman at the University of Arizona. Here are the four finalists for City Female Athlete of the Year:
Kamrah Banks, Crispus Attucks
Banks, a 5-9 guard and Penn State recruit, scored 808 points as a junior and senior at Attucks, averaging 20.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 steals as a senior. Banks, who played as a freshman at Decatur Central and a sophomore at Montverde Academy (Fla.), scored 1,508 points overall in her four years combined. She was named first team All-City as a junior and senior and was a McDonald’s All-American Game nominee. The honor roll student was twice named to the All-City Tournament team and to the Marion County Coaches of Girls Sports Association team.
Natalie Curnutt, Heritage Christian
Curnutt is a 12-time letterwinner in soccer, basketball and lacrosse, earning all-state honors in lacrosse last spring as a junior. She was also twice selected as an All-City soccer player and the winner of the Heritage Christian academic award. Curnutt, who plans to attend Taylor University to study nursing, helped her soccer team to a state championship last fall and her basketball teams to regional championships as a junior and senior. She serves as a youth lacrosse official and is active at her church.
Emiline Flatt, Covenant Christian
Flatt is a three-sport athlete in volleyball, basketball and tennis and eight-time letterwinner. She was named All-City in tennis in 2025 and to the All-City Tournament team as a senior. She was also named all-conference in both of those sports. Flatt is part of the student-athlete leadership team at Covenant Christian and part of the Girls Discipleship program. She also volunteers for Big Sis Lil Sis.
Julia Score, Bishop Chatard
Score has been a standout in cross country and track and field since she started high school, earning All-City and All-State honors every year in both sports (her senior year of track is ongoing). In cross country, she was a top-10 finisher all four years, earning City and conference championships three times. She was a two-time sectional champion and three-time regional champion. In track and field, Score was the state runner-up in the 3,200 meters as a junior. She was an eight-time City champion, six-time conference champ, sectional champion four times and regional champion three times. Score is academic all-state and ranked fifth in her senior class with principal’s honor roll distinction. Score, a team captain, is also involved as a student ambassador (three years), math club (two years) and student council (one year). She plans to study biology with plans on becoming at physician’s assistant and run cross country and track at Wake Forest.
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