Iowa retiring Caitlin Clark's number 22 after storied career

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

It didn't take long for the University of Iowa to make a decision regarding the legacy of perhaps their greatest athlete.

Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz announced on Wednesday that the school will retire Caitlin Clark's number 22.

"With almost as much certain as Caitlin’s shot from the logo would drop though the net to the roar of this excited Carver crowd, we always knew your jersey would be hanging in the rafters one day.… It’s a privilege for me to now make that official. You will be the last to wear No. 22," Goetz said to Clark in an honorary celebration of this year's Hawkeyes on Wednesday.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after the win against the LSU Tigers during the finals of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on April 1, 2024, in Albany, New York. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

She will be the third women's basketball player in program history to have her number in the rafters, joining Megan Gustafson (No. 10) and Michelle Edwards (No. 30).

Clark will more than likely be the first pick of the WNBA Draft on Monday night after a record-setting career.

Perhaps no record she set is as prestigious as her becoming the NCAA's all-time leading scorer for both men's and women's basketball. She surpassed Kelsey Plum on the women's side, and Pete Maravich on the men's side, hanging up her shoes with 3,951 total points.

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark celebrates after the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament championship game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on March 10, 2024, at the the Target Center in Minneapolis. (Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire