Caitlyn Clark, Coco Gauff, A’ja Wilson, and More at 2024 ESPYs – Hollywood Life
ESPYs season, which arrives every single summer time, has returned as soon as a lot more to celebrate the planet of sports, particularly honoring the athletes inside it.
With this morning’s announcement of nominees across all categories, Indiana Fever guard Caitlyn Clark, 22, finds herself prominently featured with 3 nominations: Best Athlete, Women’s Sports Best Record-Breaking Performance and Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports—reflecting her outstanding profession at Iowa.
Additionally, 20-year-old Coco Gauff, an American tennis player with profession-higher rankings, earns her initial 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 get their initial nominations.
Patrick Mahomes, final year’s winner for Best Athlete, Men’s Sports and Best NFL Player, as soon as once again secures nominations in each categories. His Kansas City Chiefs are nominated for Best Team, alongside the lately crowned NBA champions, the Boston Celtics.
- Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball
- Coco Gauff, Tennis
- Nelly Korda, Golf
- A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Ideal ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers
- Scottie Scheffler, Golf
- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Ideal BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
- Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
- J. Stroud, Houston Texans
- Juju Watkins, USC Women’s Basketball
- Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
Ideal RECORD-BREAKING Functionality
- 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 Prix
Ideal CHAMPIONSHIP Functionality
- 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 Celtics
Ideal COMEBACK ATHLETE
- Simone Biles, Gymnast
- Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball
- Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
- Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
Ideal 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)
Ideal Group
- 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, MLB
Ideal COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- Jayden Daniels, LSU Football
- Zach Edey, Purdue Men’s Basketball
- Ousmane Sylla, Clemson Soccer
- Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame Lacrosse
Ideal COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
- Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball
- Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin Volleyball
- Izzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse
Ideal 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 Cyclist
Ideal NFL PLAYER
- Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
- Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
- Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
- Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
Ideal MLB PLAYER
- Ronald Acuña, Atlanta Braves
- Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
- Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
Ideal NHL PLAYER
- Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
- Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
- Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
- Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
Ideal WNBA PLAYER
- Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
- Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
- Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
- A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Ideal DRIVER
- Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
- Matt Hagan, NHRA
- Álex Palou, IndyCar
- Max Verstappen, F1
Ideal UFC FIGHTER
- Islam Makhachev
- Sean O’Malley
- Alex Pereira
- Zhang Weili
Ideal BOXER
- Terence Crawford
- Seniesa Estrada
- Naoya Inoue
- Oleksandr Usyk
Ideal SOCCER PLAYER
- Aitana Bonmatí, Spain
- Naomi Girma, USWNT
- Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid
- Kylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid
Ideal GOLFER
- Nelly Korda
- Xander Schauffele
- Scottie Scheffler
- Lilia Vu
Ideal TENNIS PLAYER
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Novak Djokovic
- Coco Gauff
- Iga Swiatek
Hosted by Serena Williams, “The 2024 ESPYS” will broadcast reside on Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on ABC from Los Angeles.
