Caitlin Clark wins again. This time, it was the ESPY for Best Female College Athlete.
Clark received the honor over Oklahoma softball’s Jordy Bahl, Northwestern lacrosse’s Izzy Scane and Florida gymnastics’ Trinity Thomas.
It has been a record-setting year for the West Des Moines superstar. Clark took the Iowa Hawkeyes to the brink of the program’s first national championship behind a string of performances unlike any the sport has seen before.
In the Hawkeyes’ 97-83 Elite Eight win over Louisville, Clark registered the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA Tournament history (men’s or women’s). She finished with 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in that contest.
She backed that game up with another 40-point performance in the Final Four against South Carolina. Clark’s 41 points, eight assists and six rebounds helped the Hawks topple the previously unbeaten Gamecocks, 77-73.
During the course of the NCAA Tournament, Clark broke the single-tournament records for most 3-point field goals made (24) and most points scored (191).
It’s the latest honor in a well-deserved parade of them for Clark. Unfortunately, fans didn’t get to see the ESPY for Best Female College Athlete presented on TV.
Instead, viewers saw LSU‘s Angel Reese capture the ESPY for Best Breakthrough Athlete over Clark and former Iowa State quarterback and now San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.
That naturally opened up some old wounds for Hawkeye fans. Still, it was another banner night for Clark. As always, Hawkeye Twitter and the sports world had plenty of reactions.
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