By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has been named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. This is the first time that she has received this honor.
She was the No. 1 overall pick by the Fever.
Clark received 35 votes from the 74 journalists, who voted on the honor. Olympic athlete Simone Biles finished second with 25 votes.
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Olympic athlete Imane Khelif finished third, with four votes.
Before being drafted by the Fever, Clark was a star during her final season of college basketball. She helped guide the Iowa Hawkeyes to the Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship game.
Unfortunately for the Hawkeyes, Clark and her teammates lost the title game for the second straight year.
Clark is just the fourth women’s basketball player to be named the AP Female Athlete of the Year, dating back to 1931. She is the first since Candace Parker in 2021.
Parker also received the honor in 2008. Rebecca Lobo received the honor in 1995. Sheryl Swoopes was the first to receive the honor in 1993.
“I grew up a fan of Candace Parker and the people who came before me and to be honored in this way, is super special and I’m thankful,” Clark said in a phone interview. “It was a great year for women’s basketball and women’s sports.”
Clark started 40 regular season games for the Fever. She helped turn around the franchise that went 13-27 in 2023.
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The Fever went 20-20 on the season. And they qualified for the postseason for their first appearance since the 2016 season when the team went 17-17.
Like the 2016 season, the Fever were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
The 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year averaged 19.225 points per game. She also averaged 5.675 rebounds per game.
Clark had 8.425 assists per game. She also averaged 1.325 steals per game and 0.675 blocks per game.
Her best performance came towards the end of the season. She had a career-high 35 points in a 110-109 win over the Dallas Wings on September 14th.
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