Caitlin Clark’s identify will without end be etched in NCAA basketball historical past, and now the state of Iowa is recognizing the school basketball star as effectively.
February 22 will formally be deemed “Caitlin Clark Day” throughout the state of Iowa, the Iowa Home unanimously selected Thursday. Clark sports activities No. 22 on her Hawkeyes jersey.
“Be it resolved by the Home of Representatives that the Home of Representatives honors Caitlin Clark as one of many biggest collegiate athletes of all time and a primary instance of the head of Iowa sportsmanship and athleticism, and eagerly awaits her future accomplishments,” Home Decision 110 states. “And be it additional resolved that the Home of Representatives honors Hawkeye guard quantity 22, Caitlin Clark, by declaring February 22, 2024 as Caitlin Clark Day within the state of Iowa.”
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Clark broke the NCAA Division I ladies’s basketball scoring report final Thursday vs. Michigan when she surpassed Kelsey Plum’s 3,527 factors. Clark additionally set a career-high that evening when she scored 49 factors within the recreation, which can be an Iowa single-game report. The 22-year-old now has 3,569 profession factors to her identify.
The decision lists Clark’s many achievements throughout her profession with the Hawkeyes, together with her being the primary NCAA participant in historical past to have at the very least 3,000 factors and 1,000 assists, successful two Large Ten titles and being a member the 2023 nationwide runner-up Iowa staff.
The No. 4 Hawkeyes will face No. 14 Indiana on Caitlin Clark Day.
