Over the championship weekend at the Iowa Girls High School Basketball Tournament three former players were inducted into the IGHSAU Basketball Hall of Fame.  Those players were Exira’s Hallie Chirstofferson, Adel’s Pat Ashby and Cedar Falls’ Ellie Peterson.

Hallie Christofferson was added to the Hall of Fame just six years after she finished her playing career for the Vikettes.  Christofferson helped lead her team to a state championship in Class 1A in the final year of the program before merging with Elk Horn-Kimballton. Hallie is playing professionally in Europe currently and will be formally honored at the state tourney next year due to the conflict.  The IGHSAU put out the following bio of Christofferson.

“Christofferson starred at Exira from 2006 to 2010. She helped Exira make two state tournament appearances, leading her team to a Class 1A state championship in 2010. A three-time first-team all state selection, she is one of eight players in Iowa history with 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Her 2,247 career points ranks eighth on the Iowa all-time list while her 1,320 rebounds places her third on the state’s career rebound list.

Chrisofferson went on to star at Iowa State. A two-time unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection, she played in four NCAA tournaments and ranks sixth on the Cyclones career scoring list, eighth in rebounding and third in free throw percentage. She was 1 of 10 finalists for the National Senior CLASS Award and was a three-time academic all-Big 12 selection.”