Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark Named Co-Athletes Of The Year

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have been on the opposing aspect of historic moments this yr, culturally altering ladies’s basketball ceaselessly. The quantity of social media impressions, viewership, and NIL offers with their affect is obvious. 

The two girls made historical past as soon as once more once they have been named Co Sporting Information Athletes of the Year. The first time in historical past in over 20 years when Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner, teammates shared the award in 2001. This provides to the checklist of ties these ladies have continued to garner. 

The two girls confronted off in probably the most seen school basketball ladies’s match championship video games in historical past, the place the Girl Tiger of LSU, led by Angel Reese, defeated Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85.

Clark led all scorers with 30 factors on 9-for-22 taking pictures. Whereas Reese led the sport in rebounds, with ten, whereas including 15 factors to the Championship win. The aggressive Reese let the sharpshooter hear about it as the sport last seconds neared.

A powerful quantity of media consideration has surrounded these girls since that sport. From some questioning Reese’s mentality and sympathizing with Clark. A prototypical debate argument that may be argued via race, measurement, and different components.

From music movies, commercials, and NIL offers sports activities specialists questioning if these two girls will carry the mantle into the subsequent era of WNBA superstars. For now, we’ll see if these girls can lead their groups to a profitable season and presumably have a historic rematch within the nationwide championship this upcoming season.

Congrats to each girls on this accomplishment and I’m positive this is not going to be the final award both girl receives.