State legislators in the Iowa House on Thursday approved a resolution declaring Feb. 22, 2024, as Caitlin Clark Day to honor the University of Iowa women’s basketball player who recently became the all-time leading score in NCAA women’s basketball history.
Eight legislators in the House, a mixture of Republicans and Democrats, took turns reading the resolution Thursday on the Iowa House floor. House Resolution 110 was then approved unanimously by a voice vote.
The resolution praises Clark, who is a West Des Moines native and Dowling Catholic High School alum, as “one of the greatest collegiate athletes of all time and a prime example of the pinnacle of Iowa sportsmanship and athleticism.”
“Her remarkable display of athletic talent has brought nationwide attention to women’s basketball as evidenced by the sold out arenas and record-breaking television viewership whenever she plays,” the resolution reads. “Caitlin Clark’s extraordinary journey with the Hawkeyes has helped advance women’s sports throughout the world.”
Clark broke the all-time NCAA women’s basketball scoring record on Feb. 15 when she scored a Hawkeyes single-game program record 49 points in a 106-89 victory over Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Clark surpassed the record on a deep 3-point shot from the Mediacom sponsorship logo on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena floor.
Clark has 3,569 career points — the previous NCAA women’s mark was 3,527, held by Washington’s Kelsey Plum since 2017. Clark now has within her sights the all-time NCAA college basketball scoring record of 3,667 points, which has been held by former LSU All-American “Pistol” Pete Maravich since 1970.
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Eight legislators in the House, a mixture of Republicans and Democrats, took turns reading the resolution Thursday on the Iowa House floor. House Resolution 110 was then approved unanimously by a voice vote.
The resolution praises Clark, who is a West Des Moines native and Dowling Catholic High School alum, as “one of the greatest collegiate athletes of all time and a prime example of the pinnacle of Iowa sportsmanship and athleticism.”
“Her remarkable display of athletic talent has brought nationwide attention to women’s basketball as evidenced by the sold out arenas and record-breaking television viewership whenever she plays,” the resolution reads. “Caitlin Clark’s extraordinary journey with the Hawkeyes has helped advance women’s sports throughout the world.”
Clark broke the all-time NCAA women’s basketball scoring record on Feb. 15 when she scored a Hawkeyes single-game program record 49 points in a 106-89 victory over Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Clark surpassed the record on a deep 3-point shot from the Mediacom sponsorship logo on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena floor.
Clark has 3,569 career points — the previous NCAA women’s mark was 3,527, held by Washington’s Kelsey Plum since 2017. Clark now has within her sights the all-time NCAA college basketball scoring record of 3,667 points, which has been held by former LSU All-American “Pistol” Pete Maravich since 1970.
‘Caitlin Clark Day’ declared by Iowa House
State lawmakers honored the new all-time women’s basketball scoring leader as ‘one of the greatest collegiate athletes of all time’
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