Ashby, Peterson & Christofferson 2016 IGHSAU Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees

Pat Ashby of Adel, Cedar Falls' Ellie Petersen and Exira's Hallie Christofferson are the 2016 inductees into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union's Basketball Hall of Fame. This year's class will be inducted at halftime of the Class 4A State Championship Saturday March 5.

Ashby starred for Adel from 1966 to 1970. A forward from Iowa's six-on-six era, she scored 3,696 points, which ranked 16th all-time at the time she graduated. Adel finished 77-13 in her four seasons and made a state tournament trip in 1970, scoring 40 points in a first round loss. Ashby was a first-team all-state selection in 1970, scoring 1,136 points. She was a fourth-team all-state pick as a junior. 

Peterson was a three-time first team all-state selection for Cedar Falls from 1998 to 2002. Peterson totaled 1,773 career points, 1,019 career rebounds with 379 career steals. Her career field goal percentage of .682 ranks seventh on Iowa's all-time list. As a junior, she helped the Tigers win the Class 4A state crown in 2001, averaging 16.4 points,  8.7 rebounds and was named captain of the 4A all-tournament. She led the state in field goal percentage as senior in 2002, shooting 70 percent from the field. Ellie joins sister Randi is also inducted into the IGHSAU Hall of Fame.

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's career scoring list, eighth in rebounding and third in free throw percentage. She was of 10 finalists for the National Senior CLASS Award and was a three-time academic all-Big 12 selection.

NOTE: Christofferson is playing professional basketball in Greece and will not be in attendance at this year's ceremony. She does plan to be back in Iowa in 2017. She will be formally honored at next year's tournament.