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ESPYs season, which arrives every summer, has returned once more to celebrate the world of sports, specifically honoring the athletes within it.
With this morning’s announcement of nominees across all categories, Indiana Fever guard Caitlyn Clark, 22, finds herself prominently featured with three nominations: Best Athlete, Women’s Sports; Best Record-Breaking Performance; and Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports—reflecting her remarkable career at Iowa.
Additionally, 20-year-old Coco Gauff, an American tennis player with career-high rankings, earns her first ESPYs nomination.
Gauff, a resident of Delray Beach, is nominated in the ‘Best Athlete, Female Sports’ category alongside golf standout Nelly Korda and two-time nominee A’ja Wilson, center for the two-time WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces. Clark and Korda also receive their first nominations.
Patrick Mahomes, last year’s winner for Best Athlete, Men’s Sports and Best NFL Player, once again secures nominations in both categories. His Kansas City Chiefs are nominated for Best Team, alongside the recently crowned NBA champions, the Boston Celtics.
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball Coco Gauff, Tennis Nelly Korda, Golf A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas AcesBEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers Scottie Scheffler, Golf Connor McDavid, Edmonton OilersBEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics J. Stroud, Houston Texans Juju Watkins, USC Women’s Basketball Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio SpursBEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a record breaking 17 straight games Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA’s All Time Scoring Leader breaking Pete Maravich’s Record Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Women’s Basketball – gets 1,203rd win to pass Coach K for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history Max Verstappen wins record 10th consecutive race with victory at Italian Grand PrixBEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
Michigan’s Blake Corum and Will Johnson, 2024 College Football National Championship MVPs Kayla Martello, Boston College Women’s Lacrosse Midge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC – NWSL Championship MVP Jaylen Brown, Boston CelticsBEST COMEBACK ATHLETE
Simone Biles, Gymnast Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns Zion Williamson, New Orleans PelicansBEST PLAY
Jayda Coleman calls GAME sending Oklahoma to their 4th Straight Championship (6/4/24) Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Year (3/18/24) Alabama scores on 4th & 31 to win Auburn (11/25/23) Lamar Jackson Caught His Own Pass & Ran With it (1/28/24)BEST TEAM
South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women’s Basketball Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football Las Vegas Aces, WNBA University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Men’s Basketball Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball Boston Celtics, NBA Florida Panthers, NHL Texas Rangers, MLBBEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
Jayden Daniels, LSU Football Zach Edey, Purdue Men’s Basketball Ousmane Sylla, Clemson Soccer Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame LacrosseBEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin Volleyball Izzy Scane, Northwestern LacrosseBEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Jaydin Blackwell World Champion Sprinter Ezra Frech, World Champion High Jumper Brenna Huckaby Snowboarding Champion Oksana Masters, Cross-Country Skier/Hand CyclistBEST NFL PLAYER
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ersBEST MLB PLAYER
Ronald Acuña, Atlanta Braves Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels Corey Seager, Texas RangersBEST NHL PLAYER
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs Connor McDavid, Edmonton OilersBEST NBA PLAYER
Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets Jayson Tatum, Boston CelticsBEST WNBA PLAYER
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas AcesBEST DRIVER
Ryan Blaney, NASCAR Matt Hagan, NHRA Álex Palou, IndyCar Max Verstappen, F1BEST UFC FIGHTER
Islam Makhachev Sean O’Malley Alex Pereira Zhang WeiliBEST BOXER
Terence Crawford Seniesa Estrada Naoya Inoue Oleksandr UsykBEST SOCCER PLAYER
Aitana Bonmatí, Spain Naomi Girma, USWNT Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé, France/Real MadridBEST GOLFER
Nelly Korda Xander Schauffele Scottie Scheffler Lilia VuBEST TENNIS PLAYER
Carlos Alcaraz Novak Djokovic Coco Gauff Iga SwiatekHosted by Serena Williams, “The 2024 ESPYS” will broadcast live on Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on ABC from Los Angeles.