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Caitlin Clark made a historic feat while playing for the Iowa Hawkeyes as she became the NCAA's all-time points leader in women's basketball. She broke former Washington guard Kelsey Plum's record of 3,527 points. The moment when Clark became the NCAA's all-time leading scorer in women's basketball, the crowd erupted in excitement and celebration, and officials briefly paused the game to honor Caitlin Clark’s extraordinary accomplishment.
Caitlin Clark is a 22-year-old (born on 22nd January 2002) American college basketball player who plays for Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Conference. She has been widely considered the greatest women's college basketball player of all time as she won three gold medals at the youth International level with the United States, which includes two at the FIBA U-19 Women's World Cup where she was also named MVP in 2021.
Caitlin Clark born in Des Moines, Lowa started playing basketball at the age of five and competed in boys' recreational leagues since her father could not find a girls' league for her age group. She also played softball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, and golf before focusing on and choosing basketball as her career. At the age of 13, she started playing several years ahead of her age group in the girls' league.
In sixth grade, Clark joined All Iowa Attack, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball program based in Ames, Iowa, for whom she played until graduating from high school. She was coached by Dickson Jensen with Attack, and her AAU teammates included future Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Ashley Joens. Clark drew inspiration from Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx, the closest WNBA team to her hometown, and traveled with her father for 3.5 hours to see their games.
Caitlin Clark, who is a 6 feet tall woman, has gotten a lot of recognition in her short span of career by winning honors like
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year in 2023
- Honda Sports Award in 2023
- USBWA National Player of the Year award in 2023
- Two times Big Ten Player of the Year award in 2022 & 2023
- Two times NCAA Scoring leader in 2021 & 2022
- Lowa Miss Basketball Award winner in 2020
- Wade Trophy in 2023
