Caitlin Clark has yet another trophy to her trophy case and can now officially close the door on her time with Iowa women's basketball. The annual ESPY Awards were held Thursday, July 11, and were hosted by former tennis star Serena Williams.
With so many athletes and celebrities in attendance, awards were handed out and speeches were given, although there were some notable faces missing including Clark. Clark is currently in the middle of her first WNBA season after being drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever, but that didn't stop her from sending in a video thanking everyone for supporting her and getting her to the point she is.
Clark was nominated for three awards, the most by any athlete, and walked away with two, Best College Athlete, women's sports, and Best Record-Breaking Performance. The award Clark was nominated for but did not win was Best Female Athlete, which went to fellow WNBA star A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces.
Clark was recognized for her amazing career at Iowa and amazing performance in her senior season where she set record after record. Of course, the one record that everyone will remember is the one she won her second ESPY.
Not only did Clark break Kelsey Plum's all-time scoring record for women's basketball, but she went one step further and broke "Pistol Pete" Maravich's all-time scoring record, and she did so in Caitlin Clark fashion.
Clark was three points away from the women's record so what does she do? She does the most Caitlin Clark three and pulls up from the logo and drains a long three to get the record.
The moment Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA DI women’s basketball all-time scoring record. 👏 @IowaWBB | @bigten pic.twitter.com/f2t7ISYjyA
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) February 16, 2024
When it came to breaking Maravich's record, the shot may not have been quite as impressive, but it was history nonetheless. Clark broke the record on a technical foul free throw and did so without even blinking an eye.
Interesting that Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA All-Time scoring record on technical foul shots. https://t.co/5ih030fA9R
— Michael Zoltowski (@MikeZPurdue) March 3, 2024
Clark had an amazing career at Iowa and can now close the book on her college career. She is currently still making a name for herself in the WNBA and can be seen draining threes and having crazy assists even at the pro level.