University of Iowa women’s basketball player, Caitlin Clark broke the record of becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women's basketball history, as Clark pulled up from the Tigerhawk logo inside of Carver Hawkeye Arena in a February 15 victory over the Michigan Wolverines 106-89. Clark’s shot was a 35 footer from the logo, making history, as Clark finished off the game with 49 points, 13 assists and 5 rebounds.
“Just to do it in this fashion, I’m very grateful and thankful to be surrounded by so many people who have been my foundation in everything I’ve done since I was a young little girl. You all knew I was going to shoot the logo 3 for the record, “Clark said
Clark became the all-time leading scorer in major college basketball after scoring 33 points, passing Lynette Woodard who had 3,649 career points at the University of Kansas from 1977-1981.Clark is most likely one game away from also breaking Pete Maravich’s record of 3,667 points for division I men’s and women’s basketball.
“It is insane what Caitlin Clark is doing on the basketball court, I am still very surprised that she will be the one to break the all-time record for both men’s and women’s basketball. She should definitely break the record with the extra year that she has from COVID, but that’s if she stays,” NHS Junior Jeremy Barber said
Clark is on the rise of becoming the top selling jersey and shirts in all of college since her jersey began selling in 2022. In less than 24 hours after Clark broke the all-time scoring record, she sold more branded merchandise than any other men’s or woman’s NIL college athletes across all sports. Clark has surpassed many student athletes all across the country including big names in the sport of football and basketball.
“I think Clark is going to go down as one of the biggest known athletes in the name of college sports, especially basketball. It crazy on how she is not only breaking records, but has sold more merch than most of the biggest names in college basketball,” NHS junior John Sclafani said
Clark has signed deals with big names that have made her $818,000 including Nike, Gatorade, and State Farm, this has made Clark become within the top five highest paid female college athletes in the country. College will most likely not be the end of Clark, as she has a very big chance of making to the WNBA and making a good amount of money up to $200,000 Plus
“I think that Clark deserves being paid the amount she is because she worked hard to get to where she is. I also think that it is very impressive that she is up there with some of the most paid athletes in the country,” NHS junior AJ Stinson said
There's more to come for Clark as she is still deciding whether she wants to stay another year at the University of Iowa since she still has a year of eligibility left due to the pandemic back in 2020.
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