Senate Resolution 105 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 105 BY WEINER , WINCKLER , CELSI , PETERSEN , JOCHUM , T. TAYLOR , BOULTON , DONAHUE , DOTZLER , WAHLS , TRONE GARRIOTT , BENNETT , SALMON , EDLER , COSTELLO , KRAAYENBRINK , BISIGNANO , COURNOYER , EVANS , WEBSTER , GRUENHAGEN , GARRETT , ALONS , GREEN , ZUMBACH , SINCLAIR , J. TAYLOR , BOUSSELOT , KOELKER , DICKEY , SHIPLEY , QUIRMBACH , SCHULTZ , ROWLEY , SWEENEY , ROZENBOOM , BROWN , WHITVER , KNOX , ZAUN , McCLINTOCK , and GIDDENS A Resolution honoring Caitlin Clark on her 1 extraordinary achievements and the University of 2 Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team and coaching 3 staff for their outstanding performance. 4 WHEREAS, in her freshman season, Caitlin Clark led 5 the NCAA Division I in scoring and earned All-American 6 honors; and 7 WHEREAS, Caitlin Clark improved to such an extent 8 in her sophomore year that she became the first NCAA 9 women’s basketball player to lead the NCAA Division I 10 in both points and assists; and 11 WHEREAS, during Caitlin Clark’s junior year, she 12 led the University of Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball 13 team to the national championship game in spectacular 14 fashion, and ended the season winning all major 15 national player of the year awards; and 16 WHEREAS, on February 15, 2024, in a game against 17 the University of Michigan Wolverines, Caitlin Clark 18 scored a program record 49 points and broke the NCAA 19 Division I women’s basketball record for most career 20 -1- LSB 6339XS (8) 90 dg/jm 1/ 3

S.R. 105 points scored (3,527) as she led the Hawkeyes to a 1 106-89 victory; and 2 WHEREAS, on February 28, 2024, in a 108-60 victory 3 against the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, 4 Caitlin Clark surpassed Lynette Woodard to become 5 the all-time leading scorer in major women’s college 6 basketball history, broke the record for the most 7 three-point field goals made in a single NCAA season, 8 and became the first Big 10 women’s player to record 9 more than 500 three-point field goals in a career; and 10 WHEREAS, on March 3, 2024, during a 93-83 victory 11 against the Ohio State Buckeyes, Caitlin Clark broke 12 the all-time NCAA scoring record held since 1970 by 13 Pete Maravich and now has a total of 3,685 points and 14 counting; and 15 WHEREAS, it is through teamwork of the University 16 of Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team and the 17 superlative coaching staff led by Coach Lisa Bluder 18 that these accomplishments are possible; and 19 WHEREAS, the University of Iowa Hawkeyes women’s 20 basketball program has served as an inspiration to 21 people nationwide, has elevated and grown women’s 22 basketball, and has brought honor to the state of 23 Iowa; NOW THEREFORE, 24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honors 25 Caitlin Clark for her outstanding athletic achievements 26 and looks forward to seeing Caitlin progress as one 27 of the most remarkable, hard-working, and talented 28 basketball players of all time; and 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate honors the 30 -2- LSB 6339XS (8) 90 dg/jm 2/ 3

S.R. 105 University of Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team 1 for their regular season performance and wishes them 2 the best of luck as they enter the Big 10 and NCAA 3 tournaments; and 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage, the 5 Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 6 resolution to Caitlin Clark, Coach Lisa Bluder, the 7 University of Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team, 8 Beth Goetz, athletic director, and the president of the 9 University of Iowa, Barbara Wilson. 10 -3- LSB 6339XS (8) 90 dg/jm 3/ 3