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, Clark received five All-American awards and swept the 100 and 200 meters at the 2021 SEC Championships before making her

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debut in 2021 in the 200 metres in Monaco. Clark finished in second place at the 2022 USATF Championships in the 200 metres to qualify for the

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, and cried with relief after missing out on a spot on the US Olympic team the year previous by one place. Clark was also named in the pool for the 4 x 100-meter relay for the event in

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. Clark won her heat in a time 22.27, edging former world champion

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into second, to qualify for the semi-finals, before then reaching the final and finishing sixth overall on her major event debut.

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