Clark won the prestigious Honda Cup, which is awarded to the top women’s collegiate athlete across all sports.
Caitlin Clark is in the midst of her first professional season as a member of the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. But the former standout of the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team is still collecting awards for her amateur accomplishments, with the latest on Monday night.
Clark won the prestigious Honda Cup, which is awarded to the top women’s collegiate athlete across all sports. It was the second for Clark, who also claimed the award last season. To qualify, an athlete must have won the Honda Sports Award within their sport, which Clark did for basketball in April over fellow finalists JuJu Watkins of USC, Paige Bueckers of UConn and Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech.
Thus, Clark was the basketball nominee and one of 12 college athletes up for the Honda Cup. The other finalists, who all won the Honda Sports Award for their sports, included gymnast Haleigh Bryant, who was the NCAA All-Around champion at LSU, volleyball player Madisen Skinner, who was the Most Outstanding Player in leading Texas to a national championship, and softball pitcher NiJaree Candy, who was an All-American at Stanford.
The award ceremony took place in New York City, but Clark couldn’t attend due to her WNBA schedule. The Fever played at Chicago on Sunday and are in the midst of a four-game road trip that includes stops in Seattle, Phoenix and Las Vegas. However, she appeared at the ceremony virtually and commented on what the achievement of becoming the fourth two-time Honda Cup winner meant to her, especially since her idol, Maya Moore, is one of those four to win multiple Honda Cups.
“I think it’s pretty special. I know how important this award is and how many great people have come before me like you’ve mentioned. Maya Moore was my idol growing up, so now to be on the same list as her is pretty absolutely incredible,” Clark stated.
