Caitlin Clark
Caitlin Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference. At Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, Clark was among the top recruits in her class and named a McDonald's All-American. In her first season with Iowa, she led the NCAA Division I in scoring, shared national freshman of the year honors and was an All-American. As a sophomore, Clark was a unanimous first-team All-American and became the first women's player to lead the Division I in points and assists in a single season. She won all major national player of the year awards in her junior season and led Iowa to its first national championship game. Clark led the Division I in assists and set Big Ten single-season records in points and assists. She has won the Dawn Staley Award three times and the Nancy Lieberman Award two times as the top Division I player at her position. Clark has represented the United States at the youth international level. She is a two-time gold medalist at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup, being named Most Valuable Player of the tournament in 2021. Early life Clark was