Caitlin Clark earned the most 2024 ESPY Awards nominations out of any athlete just months after making her WNBA debut
The 22-year-old WNBA rookie leads the pack of 2024 ESPY Awards nominations. Clark is up for three awards at the July 11 awards show, including Best Athlete, Women’s Sports, Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports and Best Record-Breaking Performance for overtaking Pete Maravich’s spot as the NCAA’s All-Time Scoring Leader.
Following Clark with two ESPY nominations is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who earned two nods for Best Athlete, Men’s Sports and Best NFL Player. Joining Mahomes, 28, in the former category are golf star Scottie Scheffler and Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani, who also scored nominations for Best Golfer and Best MLB Player, respectively.
While Biles, 27, is expected to compete at the Olympics, which begin on July 26, Clark will not be participating as it was announced earlier this month that she would not be a member of the U.S. women’s basketball team. Noting that she had “no disappointment” over not making the squad, Clark added: “I’m going to be rooting them to win gold. I was a kid that grew up watching the Olympics, so it’ll be fun to watch them.”
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