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Caitlin Clark recalls what led her to Iowa over Notre Dame
Caitlin Clark narrowed down her initial college choices early on but she ultimately chose Iowa over Notre Dame in the end.
Of course, you know the rest of the story. But it would’ve been fascinating to see Clark play for the Fighting Irish and she was close to heading to South Bend.
However, a feeling in her gut told her to play for the Hawkeyes, just a bit closer to home.
“I basically narrowed it down pretty early on,” Clark said on New Heights. “When I was going through my college recruitment, I wanted to be like in the Midwest, just kind of a homebody, family person. Just wanted to stay fairly close to home. So that narrowed a lot of stuff down. And I visited, like Oregon and Texas and a few other places, and I liked them, but it was just like, I knew it was too far.
“And then I visited Notre Dame a bunch of times, and I was like, I love Notre Dame, and I like, as a kid, like, you want to go to Notre Dame … It’s like the coolest thing, it’s Notre Dame, it has that tradition. They’ve had so many great players go through there in every single sport. But like, I just knew, like, something I could feel it in my gut, I was, like, I’m not supposed to go there, so I picked Iowa.”
Legendary women’s basketball coach Muffett McGraw actually retired the year before Clark started college basketball, but there were recruiting interactions. Niele Ivey took over beginning in the 2020-21 season.
“Iowa was really good at women’s basketball before I went there too. Like, made a few sweet sixteens, made the Elite Eight,” Clark said. “Our coach had been there for quite a while, but they hadn’t been to the Final Four since like, 1992 so I wanted to go somewhere that was good, but like, maybe had it been like a blue blood per se, in like, quite a few years, and kind of help them get back to that.
“And then it was obviously my home state too, and two hours from where I grew up, so perfect distance where, like, your parents can’t show up, but also, like, you can go home … It just kind of all worked out perfect. And obviously I made an okay decision, and it worked out pretty well.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) — Volunteers broke ground Saturday for Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity’s 16th Woman Build, honoring a retired University of Iowa nursing professor.
Liz Swanson, a retired nursing professor, was chosen as this year’s honoree for her decades of impact. The Women Build program focuses on including women in every step of home construction.
While the home is built in Swanson’s honor, it will go to a fellow nurse and mother of three. The family applied through the affordable housing program.
Swanson said she’s proud to be part of a project that directly connects to her nursing legacy.
“It’s very special to have the unique opportunity to help the nurse who is working nights,” Swanson said.
Swanson said stable housing gives families the security to plan for the future.
“It means security for families. We talked briefly to the children and they said, ‘we’re gonna have our own bedroom,’” Swanson said.
Volunteers are set to begin work on the home in August. Those interested in volunteering can find more information here.
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- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
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