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- Sport(s):
- Women's Basketball
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- Years at DCC:
- 2001-2003
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- Year Inducted:
- 2020
Bio
Kaila played women’s basketball and softball at DCC from 2001-2003. The 5’6 guard from Great Falls averaged 24.5 points per game while shooting 39% from the 3 point line and 43% from the field. She still holds many of the women’s basketball records at DCC including career points (1,224), season points (763), points in a game (53), career steals (136), career free throws (305); season free throws (184), single game free throws (20-25) and career free throw percentage (84%). After her sophomore season, Kaila was named Mon-Dak Conference MVP, All Region IX, All-Region IX Tournament team and NJCAA All-American.
In softball, Kaila led her teams to the World Series both years, finishing 4th place in 2002 and 5th place in 2003. She was known for her ability to hit and her anticipation in the outfield. She was selected as an All-American and all All-Tournament team at the World Series in 2002. She also broke the school’s hitting record at the time by hitting .473. After finishing at Dawson, Kaila attended Montana Tech University where she played basketball for two years.
Kaila currently works at Centene Corp as a Software Engineer. Kaila has 2 young boys ages 1 and 4, and her husband Brian Clarke is the Women’s Soccer coach at University of Providence.