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Dowling Catholic celebrates 'Caitlin Clark Day' ahead of the Final Four

Dowling Catholic celebrates 'Caitlin Clark Day' ahead of the Final Four
OLD STOMPING GROUNDS, WHERE THE MAROONS ARE DECKED OUT IN BLACK AND GOLD. (SCOTT CARPENTER / vlog) <12:31:03 HERE AT DOWLING CATHOLIC IT'S CAITLIN CLARK DAY - THE USUAL SCHOOL CLOR IS MAROON - BUT PENTY OF PEOPLE IN BLACK AND GOLD AS THEY GET READY TO CHEER ON CAITLIN CLARK AND THE HAWKEYES IN THE FINAL FOUR (CHEERING) 12:31:14> (JACK NEDVED / DOWLING CATHOLIC SENIOR) <12:05:21 EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT CAITLIN CLARK - EVEYRBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THE GAME 12:05:24> USUALLY - KIDS IN THE HALLS OF DOWLING CATHOLIC ARE WEARING THEIR SHCOOL UNIFORM. TODAY - THEY DITCHED THEIR MAROON COLORS FOR BLACK AND GOLD. <12:11:39 CHEERING 12:11:42> THEY SAY IT'S SURREAL TO THINK CAITLIN CLARK WAS HAVING LUNCH IN THIS SAME BUILDING JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. (MADI BROWN / DOWLING CATHOLIC SOPHOMORE) <12:06:13 IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE HERE GOING THAT FAR KNOWING THAT SHE WENT HERE AND WENT TO THE SAME ELEMENTARY AS ME 12:06:19> IOWA STATE FANS WILL TELL YOU -- (VINNIE BERTAGNOLLI / DOWLIING CATHOLIC SENIOR) <12:17:59 LOWKEY ... GO GAMECOCKS 12:18:01> IT'S HARD TO ROOT FOR THE HAWKEYES -- BUT EVEN VINNIE SAYS IT'S PRETTY DARN COOL A DOWLING GRAD IS ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL'S BIGGEST STAGE. (VINNIE BERTAGNOLLI / DOWLIING CATHOLIC SENIOR) <12:18:16 IT MEANS A LOT BECAUSE SHES THE GOAT -- SHE'S THE BEST IN WOMEN'S SPORTS RIGHT NOW AND THAT MEANS A LOT FROM DOWLING. 12:18:22> SENIORS LIKE LAURYN FREICHS - WERE FRESHMEN AT DOWLING WHEN CAITLIN A HIGHLY RECRUITED SENIOR. FRERICHS WAS EVEN ON CAITLIN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. (LAURYN FRERICHS / DOWLING CATHOLIC SENIOR) <12:16:20 I'M PROUD OF YOU - GOOD LUCK AND GO KILL IT -- REPRESENT DOWLING 12:16:24> MEANWHILE IN DALLAS -- PLENTY OF DOWLING GRADS AND STAFF MEMEBERS ARE READY TO CHEER ON CAITLIN CLARK. INCLUDING CAILTIN'S HIGH SCHOOL COACH. (KRISTIN MEYER / CAITLIN CLARK'S HIGH SCHOOL COACH) <0:36 IT'S PRETTY SURREAL. I THINK ALL OF US WHO WATCHED AND COACHED AND PLAYED WITH HER WHEN SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL KNEW SHE'D GO ON TO DO GREAT THINGS, BUT WHAT SHE IS DOING HAS SURPASSED EVEN OUR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS 0:46> AS KRISITN MEYER GETS READY TO WATCH HER FORMER STAR PLAYER. DOWLING STUDENTS A
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Dowling Catholic celebrates 'Caitlin Clark Day' ahead of the Final Four
Caitlin Clark graduated from Dowling Catholic High School a few years ago, and now she's on college basketball's biggest stage.Clark and the Hawkeyes are getting ready to take on South Carolina in the Final Four.Ahead of the game, Dowling Catholic celebrated "Caitlin Clark Day." Students ditched their school uniforms for Hawkeye gear. "Everybody's talking about Caitlin Clark. Everybody's talking about the game," said Jack Nedved, a Dowling Catholic senior.Students say it's surreal to think Clark was roaming the halls of Dowling just a few years ago."It's really cool to see her going that far knowing that she went here and went to the same elementary as me," said Madi Brown, a Dowling Catholic sophomore.Some students wore Iowa State gear, and others joked that they couldn't root for the Hawkeyes, but they'll still tell you it's pretty cool that Clark is representing Dowling on the national stage. "It means a lot because she's the G.O.A.T," says Vinnie Bertagnolli, a Dowling Catholic senior. "She's the best in women's sports right now, and that means a lot from Dowling."Seniors like Lauryn Frerichs were freshmen at Dowling when Clark was a highly recruited senior.Frerichs was even on Clark's basketball team."I'm proud of you. Good luck and go kill it, represent Dowling," said Frerichhs.Meanwhile, in Dallas, Texas, plenty of Dowling grads and staff members are ready to cheer on Caitlin Clark, including her high school coach."It's pretty surreal," said Kristin Meyer, Dowling girl's basketball head coach. "I think all of us who watched and coached and played with her when she was in high school knew she would do great things, but what she is doing has surpassed our wildest expectations."As Meyer gets ready to watch her former star player, Dowling students are going home with friends to watch Clark continue to change the game.Iowa plays South Carolina on Friday night at 8 p.m.

Caitlin Clark graduated from Dowling Catholic High School a few years ago, and now she's on college basketball's biggest stage.

Clark and the Hawkeyes are getting ready to take on South Carolina in the Final Four.

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Ahead of the game, Dowling Catholic celebrated "Caitlin Clark Day." Students ditched their school uniforms for Hawkeye gear.

"Everybody's talking about Caitlin Clark. Everybody's talking about the game," said Jack Nedved, a Dowling Catholic senior.

Students say it's surreal to think Clark was roaming the halls of Dowling just a few years ago.

"It's really cool to see her going that far knowing that she went here and went to the same elementary as me," said Madi Brown, a Dowling Catholic sophomore.

Some students wore Iowa State gear, and others joked that they couldn't root for the Hawkeyes, but they'll still tell you it's pretty cool that Clark is representing Dowling on the national stage.

"It means a lot because she's the G.O.A.T," says Vinnie Bertagnolli, a Dowling Catholic senior. "She's the best in women's sports right now, and that means a lot from Dowling."

Seniors like Lauryn Frerichs were freshmen at Dowling when Clark was a highly recruited senior.

Frerichs was even on Clark's basketball team.

"I'm proud of you. Good luck and go kill it, represent Dowling," said Frerichhs.

Meanwhile, in Dallas, Texas, plenty of Dowling grads and staff members are ready to cheer on Caitlin Clark, including her high school coach.

"It's pretty surreal," said Kristin Meyer, Dowling girl's basketball head coach. "I think all of us who watched and coached and played with her when she was in high school knew she would do great things, but what she is doing has surpassed our wildest expectations."

As Meyer gets ready to watch her former star player, Dowling students are going home with friends to watch Clark continue to change the game.

Iowa plays South Carolina on Friday night at 8 p.m.