Las Vegas Aces star center A'ja Wilson was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday.

Wilson, the WNBA's first four-time WNBA MVP, is the second consecutive member of the league to win the award. Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark received the nod in 2024.

Wilson, who earned the honor for the first time in her career, received 17 votes from the group of 47 sports journalists from the AP and its members. Tennis standout Aryna Sabalenka finished second with nine votes, and Dallas Wings star Paige Buckers was third with five.

"It's an honor when you think about the group of women who have won before," Wilson said in a phone interview with the AP. "Just to have my name be a part of it, I'm blessed."

Time magazine named her its Athlete of the Year on Tuesday.

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