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Building on Clark Effect key to growing women’s sports

By: Kenda Burrows|March 14, 2024
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    Leaders address the future of women’s athletics during a panel discussion on Wednesday, March 13. From left are executives Jeri Beggs, Angie Lansing, Jill Redmond and moderator Joan Kranovich, Visit Quad Cities vice president of business growth and director of Sports QC. CREDIT VISIT QUAD CITIES

    Women’s college sports leaders are not only celebrating a surge of interest in women’s athletics fueled by superstar Caitlin Clark, they’re eager to leverage that growth to help “turn a moment into a movement.”

    That was the message delivered at a Visit Quad Cities panel discussion on Wednesday, March 13, in the Rhythm Room at Davenport’s Rhythm City Casino Resort. That intimate venue sparked lively interaction…

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