The Iowa Hawkeyes athlete led her team to victory on Sunday by scoring 35 points against Ohio State, a rival.
Additionally, it increased her career total of points to 3,685, surpassing Pete Maravich’s previous record.
Numerous celebrities, including rapper Travis Scott, were present at the event.
The Louisiana State University standout Mr. Maravich, known as “Pistol Pete” after amassing 3,667 points from 1967 to 1970, needed to be surpassed by the senior college player entering her final regular season game with 18 points to spare.
By the end of the second quarter, though, Ms. Clark had completed the mission as she made two free throws, drawing thunderous applause from the spectators.
Following the game’s victory over No. 2 Ohio State by the standout point guard and her teammates
93-83, Mr. Biden and Mr. James, the prominent NBA player, congratulated Ms. Clark on social media.
“CONGRATS @CaitlinClark22 on becoming the All-Time leading scorer!!” Mr. James penned a post on X, the platform that was once Twitter. During the weekend, Mr. James also set a milestone by becoming the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 points.
Mr. Biden went on to say: “With 3,685 points and counting, you’ve made your school proud.”
Last Monday, Ms. Clark shattered yet more records by becoming the highest-scoring female college athlete, surpassing the point totals recorded by Kelsey Plum and Lynette Woodard. Both ladies attended Sunday’s game; after their collegiate careers ended, they went on to become professional basketball players in the WNBA.
Among the other celebs who attended Sunday’s game to witness NCAA history were MLBactor Kevin Miles, better known in the US as Jake from State Farm in the insurance company’s commercials, to Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.
Following her moment of record-breaking success, the Hawkeyes athlete was featured in a new advertisement by Nike. It included many of her other achievements, including conference player of the year, triple-double, free-throw, and women’s all-time highest scorer in NCAA history.
“It takes a once-in-a-generation player to break a record that’s stood for generations,” Nike stated.
