Iowa State Cyclone Women Agree to NIL Deal with Iowa Pork Producers

Being big fans of pork, four Iowa State Cyclone women’s basketball players have agreed to work with the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) to promote pork, according to an association release. The four sophomore players, Audi Crooks, Kelsey Joens, Addy Brown and Alisa Williams, each signed NIL (name, image, likeness) deal with IPPA. Audi Crooks, a center from Algona, Iowa, became the first freshman All-American in Iowa State women’s basketball history last year. This NIL partnership is not Crooks’ first experience with the Iowa Pork Producers Association. She earned the IPPA Top Producer Award for Class 1A during the 2023 Iowa girls state basketball tournament. Crooks scored 49 points in the state championship game, leading Bishop Garrigan High School to the title. “It’s so cool to kind of come full circle to win that award from the Iowa Pork Producers in high school, and now be a part a partnership with Iowa Pork on the advertising side of it,” Crooks says. Audi Crooks’ incred