Watching from the comfort of her own coach, Caitlin Clark won two awards.
— Best Record-breaking Performance after becoming the NCAA’s Division I all-time scoring leader during her senior year at Iowa — and the Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports . Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark makes a pass over Phoenix Mercury forward Natasha Mack in the second half.The following day on Friday, ahead Indiana’s game against the Mercury, she answered questions about the show and shared her shock as the first woman to win the “record-breaking” award.“I think it’s super cool.
“Hopefully it’s the start to women getting more recognition and their accomplishments being recognized more. Obviously, it’s cool but it’s not something you would have guessed, honestly. But for me, it’s just something I’m really grateful for.”Caitlin Clark delivers a video message after she was awared the the Best Record-Breaking Performance award at the ESPY awards on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Juju Watkins also won Best Breakthrough Athlete after having a breakthrough freshman season with the Southern California Trojans that featured a trip to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.Caitlin Clark, Fever hang on for win over Mercury after nearly blowing 31-point lead“Something that really stood out to me was like how much women’s basketball was a part of the show. I think it shows where women’s basketball is going and obviously women’s athletics in general,” Clark said.
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