AMES, Iowa – Three Iowa State women’s basketball players have earned all-conference honors, as announced by the Big 12 Conference Tuesday afternoon. Audi Crooks and Jada Williams were selected to the First Team and Arianna Jackson was named the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Audi Crooks, First-Team All-Big 12 (unanimous) 
A three-time unanimous All-Big 12 selection, Crooks was one of the league’s most dominant players throughout the regular season. Her 25.6 points per game led the conference as she set new Iowa State Big 12 Conference single-season records for field goals (175), ranked second in points (437) and fourth for field goal percentage (.610). The Algona, Iowa native tallied four 40-point games in the regular season, highlighted by a career-high and Iowa State record 47 points on 19-of-25 shooting against Indiana to lead ISU to the Coconut Hoops Championship. In the Cyclones’ season finale at Kansas State, Crooks once again proved her dominance in the low post, finishing 16-of-19 from the floor and 9-of-9 at the free throw line for 41 points. The 6-3 center also improved her rebounding average this season, averaging 7.8 board per game and 8.9 rebounds in conference games. She tallied a team-best 12 double-doubles in 29 games, including five straight from Dec. 31, 2025-Jan. 14, 2026.

Crooks became the fastest Big 12 player in the league’s history to score 2,000 points, reaching the milestone on Jan. 28 at then-No. 21 Texas Tech in a 84-70 win for the Cyclones on the road. She is the second all-time leading scorer at Iowa State with 2,198 points through 97 career games. Crooks has scored in double figures in 96-straight games, every one of her career except her collegiate debut. The streak is longest active run nationally and longest in the Big 12 since Brittney Griner’s (Baylor) 116-game streak from 2010-2013.

Williams stormed onto the scene for Iowa State, filling the point guard role left by the graduation of five-year starter Emily Ryan. Williams elevated her guard play to a new level not yet seen in her collegiate career, averaging 7.7 assists per game with 232 dimes as a junior, both marks leading the Big 12 and ranking third nationally. She also finished the regular season with a 2.25 assist/turnover ratio, the second-best rate in the conference and 23rd nationally. The 5-8 guard demonstrated her ability to score at every level, improving her 3-point percentage (.310) by two full points from a season ago and increasing her scoring average (15.5 ppg) by nearly three points per game. Prior to Iowa State, Williams had never recorded a collegiate double-double or tallied a 30-poing game. She finished the regular season with eight double-doubles and broke the Iowa State Big 12 Conference single-game scoring record with 44 points on 15-of-22 field goals against Cincinnati (Jan. 21).

Arianna Jackson, Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
For the first time in program history, a Cyclone has earned the Big 12’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award since the conference began the award in 2012-13. Excelling on the court and in the classroom, Jackson earned the title of the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year following a solid junior season. She ranks third nationally and second in the conference for 3-point percentage (.464) as one of the best 3-point shooters. Jackson has knocked down a team-best 58 triples this season, including 36 in Big 12 action, despite missing three games with a knee injury. Last season, Jackson was recognized with College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors and is a Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll member.

A full list of the Big 12 end of year awards can be viewed below. Iowa State travels to Kansas City for the 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament next week. The Cyclones earned the No. 7 seed and play the winner of No. 10 Arizona State/No. 15 Arizona on Thursday, March 6 at 5:30 pm on ESPN+.