Breaking Barriers: Caitlin Clark, Iowa Hawkeyes

Breaking Barriers: Caitlin Clark, Iowa Hawkeyes – Caitlin Clark has likely never seen a barrier she couldn’t break. Even more likely, she never saw a barrier in the first place. From a young age, she set her sights and went and got what she wanted. Interest in women’s sport is blowing up, and there is no doubt Clark is playing a key role in the explosion. She has put “logo 3” into everyday vernacular, and her name has become synonymous with record breaking. On the court, or off, Clark is at the top.

Here are a few of the highest of the highlights on the court. For a more comprehensive list, check out her player profile below.

• Women’s Division 1 NCAA scoring record – currently 3,569
• Big 10 All Time Assists – currently 1,018
• 2nd All Time Triple-Doubles – currently 15
• Big 10 Player of the Week 27 times
• Men’s and Women’s scoring record for a single NCAA tournament – 191 in 2023
• Most assists in Women’s tournament history – 60
• First unanimous National Player of the Year in Big Ten history

Clark has been hitting those highs and firsts off the court as well.

• Host team attendance records
• Women’s basketball attendance record – Crossover at Kinnick attendance of 55,646
• First college athlete to appear on the Manning Cast
• First college athlete to sign NIL deal with State Farm
• Most-watched women’s college basketball game ever on Fox Sports – Iowa at Nebraska 1.7 million viewers
• Fanatics online retailer’s top-selling college athlete
• Expected highest ticket prices for March 3 game vs. Ohio State

While Clark is the best in so many ways, she still has a few records left to chase. Most notably are scoring records. Next in reach is the Men’s NCAA record held by Pete Marovich at 3667 points. Then come two records set in non-NCAA settings. Miriam Walker is the NAIA leader with 3,855 points set from 1986-1990. Pearl Moore’s record of 4,061 points set from 1975-1979 is the highest ever in women’s college basketball.

Clark has set the sales record for a women’s basketball card. An autographed card sold for $78,000 in January of this year. The only record left to chase in that arena is Serena Williams’ record for a female athlete at $266,400.

As of February 21, 2024, Clark hasn’t committed to returning to Iowa next year or heading to the WNBA. More college records and NIL deals could be a pull for her. Yet, leveling up to the pros must be enticing as well. Either way, there is no denying hers is a name that won’t soon go away. It will be exciting to see future athletes who are inspired to set records because they were touched by the “Caitlin Clark Effect.”

Clark’s cards can be found in 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome and 2023-24 Bowman University Chrome.

Breaking Barriers: Caitlin Clark, Iowa Hawkeyes – Stats

Statistical image generated on Sports Reference 02/21/2024.

Breaking Barriers: Caitlin Clark, Iowa Hawkeyes – More Resources

• Beckett Card Catalog
• NCAA Player Profile

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