Women's Basketball | 3/25/2026 2:33:00 PM

Utah Tech women's basketball landed four student-athletes on the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team. The four selections included seniors Brie Crittendon and Chardonnay Hartley, junior Calyn Dallas and sophomore Paige Cofer.

Crittendon, who owns a 3.76 GPA while working on her master's degree in healthcare administration, is now a two-time CSC Academic All-District selection.

The junior forward started in all 28 games she appeared in and scored in double figures in 14 of those starts, including her final five starts to close out the season. Crittendon posted three 20-points outings, highlighted by a pair of career-high, 23-point nights at UT Arlington (2/5) and in a home win over Tarleton State (2/21).

Crittendon, who averaged 11.0 points and 6.5 rebounds this past season, pulled down 10 or more rebounds five times and finished the year with two double-doubles.

In addition, she earned All-WAC Defensive Team honors and wound up breaking Utah Tech's single-season free throw percentage record (.889; 64-of-72), and closed her career in 10^th place all-time in starts (59).  

Hartley, who also is a two-time CSC Academic All-District pick with a 3.76 GPA as a business major, finished the 2025-26 season as the WAC's repeat single-season leader in assists at 5.14 apg. The senior point guard started in all 29 games and averaged 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.

Hartley in double figures in 11 of her 29 starts, which included a season-high tying 14 points vs. UT Arlington in the WAC Tournament two weeks ago (3/4). The senior point guard closed out her two-year Trailblazer career as the program's career leader in assists per game (5.78 apg) and finished second all-time in career assists with 347).

In addition, Hartley is ranked fourth all-time in Utah Tech's NCAA era in free throw attempts (321), sixth in free throws made (189), and ninth in career starts (60).

Dallas, who owns a team-high 3.97 GPA as a recreation and sports management major, appeared in all 29 games off the bench this past season.

She averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, and hit at least one 3-pointer in 14 games, including a season-high three treys at UT Arlington (2/5). Dallas tallied a season-high 10 points in 20 reserve minutes in a home win over Omaha (11/12).

Cofer, who carries a 3.93 GPA as a recreation and sports management major, started in all 28 games she appeared in and averaged 8.6 points on 42.8 percent shooting and 5.9 rebounds per contest.

She scored in double figures in 13 of her starts, including four of her last five overall, highlighted by a season-high 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers in home victory over Southern Utah (2/28).

Cofer also pulled down 10 rebounds in that win, which was the third of her three double-doubles on the season overall. The sophomore forward also tallied 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting with six boards vs. Abilene Christian (1/29).

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.

The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes women's basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on April 15, 2026.

Academic Eligibility Criteria:

Academic eligibility minimums: An undergraduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

Athletic Requirements:
Basketball student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the total number of institution's games played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's total number of games played.

For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.