Five girls’ state basketball tournament athletes receive IBA scholarships

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The Iowa Bankers Association presented five Iowa high school seniors with the 2022 Iowa Bankers Association Student Athlete Achievement Award during the Iowa high school girls’ basketball tournament on March 4-5 in Des Moines. One student from each class was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the IBA to the college of her choice. Scholarship recipients included: Class 1A: Meredith Tigges, Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona; Class 2A: Kaylee Davis, Central Lyon High School, Rock Rapids; Class 3A: Zavyr Metzger, West Lyon Community School, Inwood; Class 4A: Kaylin Petrak, Dallas Center-Grimes High School, Grimes; Class 5A: Meredith Rieker, Valley High School, West Des Moines. Scholarship recipients are selected each year based on their academic performance, athletic participation, leadership skills and community involvement. For more than three decades, the IBA has sponsored the Student Athlete Achievement Awards in partnership with the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.