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Posted 3.0 months ago @ 7:26PM
Congratulations to Kelila Rustin and Tyson McDiarmid who were named Independent Bank Student-Athletes of the Month for May. Both student-athletes were recognized at last Thursday’s May student awards ceremony. The award is presented to seniors based on leadership, academics, and athletics.
May Female Athlete of the Month: Kelila Rustin
Parents: Jesse and Tara Rustin
College: University of Olivet
Major: Undecided
Sports: Soccer 4 yrs. (All-Conference)
Academics: CAAC Academic All-Conference, IHS Scholar-Athlete, IHS Bulldog Scholar, and IHS Senior Scholar.
Leadership: Team Captain and MVP
May Male Athlete of the Month: Tyson McDiarmid
Parents: Cory and Sarah McDiarmid
Career Path: Plans to become and electrician
Sports: Baseball Honorable Mention All-Conference
Academics: CAAC Academic All-Conference, CAAC Top 10 Senior Scholar-Athlete, IHS Scholar-Athlete, IHS Bulldog Scholar, and IHS Senior Scholar.
Leadership: Coach Lundstrom said “I have coached Tyson for 3 yrs. and in those three years I’ve seen a tremendous amount of growth in Tyson’s maturity, leadership and self motivation. Tyson goes all in when he commits, leads by example and has been a very important part of our success.
Kelila and Tyson are not only successful in their respective sports but in the classroom as well, and serve as great role models for our younger athletes. Congratulations to both of them for being recognized as the Independent Bank female and male student-athletes of the month for May!
Thank you to Independent Bank for their continued support of our student-athletes.