Columbus senior Kinlee Brown has received a nomination for the Iowa Girls Coaches Association E. Wayne Cooley “You Can Award.”

The award is intended for athletes that show good character and influence their team in a positive manner. Players can be nominated by a coach, official, or media member. Brown was nominated by Columbus girls head coach Kasey Keltner.

In his nomination, Keltner refers to Brown’s four years with the program, from being put into the starting lineup as a sophomore to a season ending injury in her junior campaign. Despite that setback, Keltner says she has shown incredible toughness and is important to the program.

The award is given out in appreciation of the longtime Executive Secretary of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, E. Wayne Cooley. Keltner’s nomination of Brown in full can be read on the IGCA’s website.