IGHSAU names Hall of Famers

FORT DODGE — Burlington’s Miranda Kramer, Winterset’s Kelsey Rethmeier, Newell-Fon- da’s Susan Kies and Alex Jacob- son of Cedar Rapids Jefferson are the newest inductees into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Softball Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place on Friday, August 26 prior to the 5:45 p.m. start of the Class 4A State Championship Game.
Kramer competed at Burling- ton from 2007 to 2011, and in her last three years she claimed a spot on the All-State roster, earning First Team All-State honors for the last two. In 2009 and 2011 she led her team as a pitcher and out elder in the state tournament, making the all-tournament team both years. Over her career, she built a record of 63-17 with a 1.02 ERA

and a .420 batting average. She accumulated772strikeouts,181 hits, 14 home runs, and 119 RBIs. She went on to play at Indiana- Purdue Fort Worth and then Western Kentucky University. Her collegiate honors included all-conference, Summit League pitcher of the year, Conference USA pitcher of the year, new- comer of the year, top 26 finalist for NCAA softball player of the year and First-team All-Ameri- can. In 2015 she led the nation in strikeouts and hits allowed per seven innings. She ended her career with 1.204 strikeouts, which ranked 39thin NCAA his- tory at the time.
Rethmeier was a standout for Winterset from 2001 to 2005. She made an all-state team each 

of her ve years, earning Elite All-State her last two. In 2003, she pitched 21 innings at the state tournament. In 2004, her team returned to the tournament and ended the season on its only loss in the semi-finals. She made the all-tournament team both years. She ended her high school career with 1.649 strikeouts and 69 shutouts. She continued playing at Cen- tral College, where she tied the school’s freshman record for wins at 18 and participated in the NCAA Division III tourney- ment. Her last three years were spent at Grand View University. In 2007, she held opponents to a .190 batting average, and in 2008, her team competed in the NAIA tournament.
Kies, a ve-year starter, competed as Newell-Fonda’s shortstop in four separate state tournaments. Her team placed second in the state in 2006, 2009 and 2010. They won it all in 2007. In 2008, she made first-team all- state as a catcher. In 2009, she was an Elite All-State selection, Class 1A player of the year and all-tournament team member, and she struck out only twice in 160 plate appearances. Her honors in 2010 included rst team all-state and Class 1A player of the year, and she struck out only three times in 136 plate appearances. She went on to play at Buena Vista University where she was named second-team All-Iowa Conference in 2011. She recorded five home runs in her first year. For her final three years, she focused on basketball.

Jacobson played third base for

Cedar Rapids Jefferson from 2006 to 2010, and she became a starter during her first year. Her team appeared in the state tournament for her first four years, finishing seventh, fifth, third and eighth. She was selected for the all-tournament team in 2008 hitting a grand slam. In 2009 and 2010, she was named rst team all-state in Class 4A. In her last two years, she batted .426 with five home runs and .403 with four home runs. She continued her career at Rockhurst University, where she accumulated 29 home runs. Her collegiate honors included second-team Great Lakes Valley Conference all-West Division in 2012 and 2013