The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications:
AMES, Iowa – For the second-straight year, Iowa State women’s basketball’s Ashley Joens has been named Iowa State Athletics’ 2022-23 Celia Barquin Arozamena Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year. Joens becomes the sixth Iowa State female athlete to earn the award multiple times and just the fourth to win in consecutive years.
Joens finished her Cyclone career as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 3,060 points and was just the 14th player in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball history to reach 3,000 points. She is the ninth all-time among NCAA Division I women’s basketball players. In her final season, Joens averaged 21.6 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game.
She was named the Big 12 Player of the Year and was a four-time unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection, a three-time recipient of the Cheryl Miller Award, and a two-time WBCA All-American. Last week, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark announced Joens as the inaugural female recipient of the Bob Bowlsby award, the Conference’s most prestigious honor established by the Big 12 Board of Directors and voted on by member athletics directors.ADVERTISING
In 2022-23, Joens led the Cyclones to a Big 12 Tournament Championship, their first since 2001, and an automatic berth to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. She was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the Championship after averaging 26.7 points and 11.0 rebounds in leading the Cyclones to the tournament title. She scored 30 points against Baylor, 22 against No. 14 Oklahoma, and 28 in the championship game against No. 15 Texas.
In April, Joens was drafted 19th overall in the WNBA Draft to the Dallas Wings, the fourth highest draft pick in school history.
Celia Barquin Arozamena Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year Winners
1980 – Mary Seybold – Track & Field
1981 – Debbie Vetter – Track & Field
1982 – Annette Ackerson – Swimming
1983 – Tanya Roach – Swimming
1984 – Diane Doles – Volleyball
1985 – Tonya Burns – Basketball
1986 – Jane Lobenstein – Basketball
1987 – Nawal El Moutawakel – Track & Field
1988 – Linda Evans – Volleyball
1989 – Carmen Jaspers – Basketball
1990 – Jennie Condon – Softball
1991 – Jennifer Adams-Keitges – Swimming
1992 – Edith Nakiyingi – Track & Field
1993 – Karen Glerum – Track & Field
1994 – Melanie Young – Basketball
1995 – Kary Law – Volleyball
1996 – Beth Bader – Golf
1997 – Kim Mazza – Gymnastics
1998 – Stacy Frese – Basketball
1999 – Stacy Frese – Basketball
2000 – Stacy Frese – Basketball
2001 – Megan Taylor – Basketball
2002 – Angie Welle – Basketball
Gina Curtis-Rickert – Track & Field
2003 – Gina Curtis-Rickert – Track & Field
2004 – Janet Anson – Gymnastics
2005 – Anne O’Neil – Basketball
2006 – Janet Anson – Gymnastics
2007 – Lyndsey Medders – Basketball
2008 – Lisa Koll – Track/Cross Country
2009 – Kaylee Manns – Volleyball
2010 – Lisa Koll – Track/Cross Country
2011 – Kelsey Bolte – Basketball
2012 – Betsy Saina – Track/Cross Country
2013 – Betsy Saina – Track/Cross Country
2014 – Christina Hillman – Track & Field
2015 – Chonlada Chayanun – Golf
2016 – Caitlin Nolan – Volleyball
2017 – Jhoanmy Luque – Track & Field
2018 – Celia Barquin Arozamena – Golf
2019 – Bridget Carleton – Basketball
2020 – Callie Logue – Track/Cross Country
2021 – Sami Williams – Softball
2022 – Ashley Joens – Basketball
2023 – Ashley Joens – Basketball
