Photos: Iowa fourth-year guard Caitlin Clark enters WNBA Draft

February 29, 2024

Fourth-year Iowa guard Caitlin Clark announced she will enter the 2024 WNBA Draft via a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. In entering the draft Clark will forego her fifth and final year of eligibility at Iowa.

Clark is projected to be the first-overall pick in the 2024 Draft, which the Indiana Fever currently holds.

Her final regular season game as a Hawkeye will be on Sunday in a match-up between No. 4 Iowa and No. 2 Ohio State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Her announcement comes after breaking two major records, Kelsey Plum’s NCAA women’s all-time scoring record on Feb. 15, and Lynette Woodard’s record for most points scored in a women’s college basketball history on Feb. 28.

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Grace Smith, Senior photojournalist and filmmaker

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Grace Smith is a fourth-year student at the University of Iowa double majoring in Journalism and Cinematic Arts. In her four years at The Daily Iowan, she has held the roles of photo editor, managing summer editor, and visual storyteller. Outside of The Daily Iowan, Grace has held an internship at The Denver Post and pursued freelance assignments for the Cedar Rapids Gazette and the Des Moines Register.

Emily Nyberg, Visual Editor

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Emily Nyberg is a second-year student at the University of Iowa double majoring in Journalism and Cinematic arts. Prior to her role as a Visual Editor, Emily was a Photojournalist, and a News Reporter covering higher education.

Ayrton Breckenridge, Managing Visuals Editor

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Ayrton Breckenridge is the Managing Visuals Editor at The Daily Iowan. He is a senior at the University of Iowa majoring in journalism and cinema. This is his fourth year working for the DI.