Tom Wright Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | Children's Mercy Hospital K.C.
Tom Wright Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | Children's Mercy Hospital K.C.
Caitlin Clark was a prominent figure at the 32nd annual WIN for KC Women’s Sports Awards banquet, an event recognized as the largest celebration of girls and women's sports in the United States.
"When we started seeing the attendance numbers tick, tick, tick, tick, tick — and now we're almost 4,000, maybe over 4000," WIN for KC Director Taylor Obersteadt said. "I think our previous record was 1,500, so that's when I knew the excitement was really there."
Clark attended the event dressed in bright red to show support for her favorite team, the Kansas City Chiefs. During a 20-minute conversation at the T-Mobile Center, she covered various topics.
In her first season with the Indiana Fever last year, Clark made significant achievements by being named to the All-WNBA First Team and setting a WNBA record with 337 assists. She also led in three-pointers. Addressing an audience that included 350 Kansas City-area girls who had won high school state championships in the past year, Clark emphasized that failure is acceptable "as long as you learn from it and bounce back."
Clark also highlighted mental health's importance in her preparation and expressed her opinion that "Kansas City would be a great spot for a (WNBA) team."
Addison Bjorn, a junior at Park Hill South who plays on the same AAU team that Clark once did (the All Iowa Attack), received recognition as well. She was awarded the Children’s Mercy Kansas City Rising Star Award after contributing to the USA Basketball Junior National Team's victory at the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup last summer.
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