Wed Mar 19 23:20:00 UTC 2025: **Iowa State’s Crooks Named Third-Team All-American**
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State Cyclones sophomore center Audi Crooks has earned another prestigious award, being named a Third-Team All-American by the Associated Press. Crooks, a dominant force for Iowa State this season, led the Big 12 Conference in scoring with an average of 23.2 points per game, along with 7.6 rebounds per game and an impressive 60.2% field goal percentage. Her standout performance included a 36-point game in the regular season finale against No. 14 Kansas State. Crooks has maintained a remarkable streak of scoring in double figures in every game of her college career except her first regular season game as a freshman, bringing her consecutive double-digit scoring games to 66.
Iowa State will begin their NCAA Tournament journey in the First Four against Princeton on Wednesday at 6 p.m. A victory would send them to the Round of 64 against No. 6 seed Michigan. Drake’s Katie Dinnebier received votes for All-American honors but ultimately earned honorable mention status. The full AP All-American team included several other standout players from across the nation.
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