If you're a fan of women's college hoops, you know who Caitlin Clark is. A junior point guard for the University of Iowa, Clark has started every game for the Hawkeyes since her freshman year and has earned numerous accolades every single season, including the Dawn Staley Award and Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2021, and Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Tournament MVP in 2022 (and that's just a handful on her lengthy resume!). Additionally, Clark has been named a Naismith Award Finalist, an Academic All-America recipient and she's one of only ten women's college basketball players to record back-to-back triple doubles.
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Lately, Clark has been in the news for other reasons. The week before the Michigan-Iowa football game on September 30th, former professional football player and current football analyst, Matt Leinhart, challenged Clark to a 3-point competition on Big Noon Kickoff, tweeting that he would wear Clark's jersey on the broadcast if he lost. Predictably, Leinhart did, and Clark's offseason sharp shooting should put college basketball fans on high alert—it's going to be a good season for Iowa if Clark keeps her performances up.
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* Originally published on October 14, 2022, by Katie Lever, Ph. D
