HILLARY CARLSON

Hometown:  Cheyenne, Wyoming
Sport:  Women's basketball
Years:  2007-11

Carlson was a member of the first Cowgirl team to make the NCAA Tournament as a freshman (2008) and earned All-Mountain West honors the next three seasons (2009-11) during a decorated UW career. The 6-foot-3 forward left the Cowgirls ranked No. 2 all-time in blocked shots (212), No. 11 in points scored (1,485), and No. 14 in rebounds (678). Carlson’s 10 blocks against Nevada on March 9, 2010, remains the single-game school record. She blocked a school-record 98 shots during the 2009-10 season. Carlson scored a career-high 34 points against UNLV on Jan. 26, 2011, which is tied for the fourth most points in a single game in program history. She averaged 17.3 points and 7.2 rebounds as a senior for the Cowgirls. Before UW, Carlson led Cheyenne Central to a Class 4A state championship in 2005, and she was named the 2006-07 Gatorade Player of the Year in Wyoming. After UW, she started her coaching career at her alma mater, Cheyenne Central, and was an assistant at Central Washington, Air Force and Weber State.