SPORTS AWARDS: Central Iowa Sports Awards Winners
Central Iowa Sports Awards Winners Announced
DES MOINES, IOWA – The Des Moines Area Sports Commission (DMASC), under the umbrella of the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) has announced the winners of the Central Iowa Sports Awards, recognizing athletic excellence with honor in 2011. The winners were named Sunday, February 26, 2011 at Forte Banquet and Conference Center.
Awards winners are:
Professional/Motorsports/Other
Athlete of the Year
Bryan LaHair, Iowa Cubs
Event of the Year
Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 US Championship
College/UniversitY
Game of the Year
Iowa State University vs. Oklahoma State – Football
Team of the Year
Iowa State University – Football
Female Athlete of the Year
Allison Landwehr – Iowa State University Volleyball
Male Athlete of the Year
Griffin Lentsch – Grinnell College Basketball
High School
Game of the Year
Martensdale St. Marys vs. Coon Rapids – Baseball
Team of the Year
Ames – Swimming and Diving
Female Athlete of the Year
Caitlin Ingle – Southeast Polk Basketball
Male Athlete of the Year
Kane Seeley – Perry Wrestling
Lifetime Achievement
Jerry Pezzetti – Ankeny Football
This year’s top high school male and female athletes were also recipients of the first-ever West Bank Central Iowa Sports High School Male & Female Athlete of the Year scholarships. The scholarship is to be used to pay expenses billed by the college or university of the recipient’s choice.
