Wow Catholic Caitlin Clark is Chosen as the 1st Overall Pick for the Women's National Basketball Association
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Two-time Naismith College Player of the Year Caitlin Clark, age 22, was selected by the Indiana Fever with the first overall pick of WNBA Draft 2024, which was held at the at the historic Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) for the first time.
A three-time unanimous first-team All-American, Clark led Iowa to its second straight appearance in the NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship game earlier this month.
In 2018, Clark said about her Catholic faith: “We get to live our faith every day. Dowling starts every day with prayer and ends every day with prayer,” she told the Des Moines Register. “This is a big reason why Dowling has such a special culture and is such a special place to go to school.” Clark, attends St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines, her family’s home parish, when she’s home. As a child, she attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, her local parish school, before going to Dowling Catholic High School.
(This video is from 4 years ago but shows her great talent)
According to her local diocese:
Clark and her team demonstrated traits that her Catholic school alma maters—St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School and Dowling Catholic High School, both in West Des Moines—try to instill in all of their students: teamwork and good sportsmanship.
“Catholic education is about formation of the whole person, not just the mind,” said her pastor, Father Joe Pins, of St. Francis Parish. “Obviously athletics is a big part of that as well.”
In a postgame broadcast interview April 2, Clark talked about how her playing, which attracted national attention, affects the next generation of players.
“I want my legacy to be the impact that I have on young kids and the people in the state of Iowa,” she said. “I hope I brought them a lot of joy this season.”
“We’re just loving this,” said Shelley Goodell. She and a few dozen St. Francis parishioners gathered at St. Francis Parish March 31 to watch Clark’s Hawkeyes upset top-ranked South Carolina in the Final Four.
Dowling Catholic celebrated their alumna before the weekend games by declaring March 31 – the day of the Final Four game – Caitlin Clark Day, with students invited to wear Hawkeye or Dowling Catholic clothing.
Chris Doud brought his kids to the St. Francis fish fry and Stations of the Cross, then capped off the evening with the Final Four watch party at the parish to see Clark play.
“She seems to be pretty humble about it, and she’s a fierce competitor,” Doud said. “It’s fun to watch it.”
Father Pins said parishioners are just happy that the Clark family is a part of the parish faith family.
“I think we’re all very proud of the young lady whose made a great name for herself and worked hard and is dedicated,” he said.
https://www.dmdiocese.org/news/caitlin-clarks-faith-family-proud
According to her local diocese:
Clark and her team demonstrated traits that her Catholic school alma maters—St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School and Dowling Catholic High School, both in West Des Moines—try to instill in all of their students: teamwork and good sportsmanship.
“Catholic education is about formation of the whole person, not just the mind,” said her pastor, Father Joe Pins, of St. Francis Parish. “Obviously athletics is a big part of that as well.”
In a postgame broadcast interview April 2, Clark talked about how her playing, which attracted national attention, affects the next generation of players.
“I want my legacy to be the impact that I have on young kids and the people in the state of Iowa,” she said. “I hope I brought them a lot of joy this season.”
“We’re just loving this,” said Shelley Goodell. She and a few dozen St. Francis parishioners gathered at St. Francis Parish March 31 to watch Clark’s Hawkeyes upset top-ranked South Carolina in the Final Four.
Dowling Catholic celebrated their alumna before the weekend games by declaring March 31 – the day of the Final Four game – Caitlin Clark Day, with students invited to wear Hawkeye or Dowling Catholic clothing.
Chris Doud brought his kids to the St. Francis fish fry and Stations of the Cross, then capped off the evening with the Final Four watch party at the parish to see Clark play.
“She seems to be pretty humble about it, and she’s a fierce competitor,” Doud said. “It’s fun to watch it.”
Father Pins said parishioners are just happy that the Clark family is a part of the parish faith family.
“I think we’re all very proud of the young lady whose made a great name for herself and worked hard and is dedicated,” he said.
https://www.dmdiocese.org/news/caitlin-clarks-faith-family-proud
https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-draft-2024-results
https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/4/4/caitlin-clark-how-the-catholic-star-is-breaking-records-and-putting-a-new-focus-on-womens-basketball
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