IRVINE, Calif. – USA Water Polo and The Olympic Club are excited to collaborate with the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) in introducing the Cutino Award Watch List.
The Peter J. Cutino Award, named in honor of the late Hall of Fame coach, recognizes the best player in men's and women's college water polo.
This watch list was created in 2022 in an effort to help promote the college game, awareness of the honor, and the excellent play of athletes around the country.
UCLA sophomore utility Anna Pearson (Irvine, Calif. / Orange Lutheran HS) and freshman utility Panni Szegedi (Budapest, Hungary / Kolping Katolikus Iskola) have been named to the list.
The top 22 athletes, as submitted by varsity college coaches around the country, are recognized for their outstanding play. The athletes are represented below and are listed in alphabetical order. While it's possible the 2024 Cutino Award winner will come from the list of athletes below, this list of honorees is completely independent from the nomination and voting process of the Cutino Award as that honor will acknowledge the full impact of the 2024 season.
Athletes are listed in alphabetical order:
The Peter J. Cutino Award, named in honor of the late Hall of Fame coach, recognizes the best player in men's and women's college water polo.
This watch list was created in 2022 in an effort to help promote the college game, awareness of the honor, and the excellent play of athletes around the country.
UCLA sophomore utility Anna Pearson (Irvine, Calif. / Orange Lutheran HS) and freshman utility Panni Szegedi (Budapest, Hungary / Kolping Katolikus Iskola) have been named to the list.
The top 22 athletes, as submitted by varsity college coaches around the country, are recognized for their outstanding play. The athletes are represented below and are listed in alphabetical order. While it's possible the 2024 Cutino Award winner will come from the list of athletes below, this list of honorees is completely independent from the nomination and voting process of the Cutino Award as that honor will acknowledge the full impact of the 2024 season.
Athletes are listed in alphabetical order:
- Dora Alaksza | Pacific | Sophomore | Attacker
- Libby Alsemgeest | Michigan | Senior | Center
- Hailey Andress | Fresno State | Sophomore | Attacker
- Andrea Arias | Wagner | Senior | Center
- Maya Avital | Stanford | Senior | Goalkeeper
- Alba Bonamusa Boix | Hawai'i | Senior | Attacker
- Elle Fredrickson | Santa Clara | Senior | 2M Defender
- Lucia Gomez de la Puente | Hawai'i | Senior | Attacker
- Taeghen Hack | Salem | Senior | Attacker/Utility
- Lara Luka | Long Beach State | Senior | Utility
- Bia Mantellato Dias | Hawai'i | Sophomore | Center
- Ana Luisa Miguel Gomes Cotta | Mount St. Mary's | Senior | Attacker
- Anna Pearson | UCLA | Sophomore | Utility
- Luca Petovary | Arizona State | Senior | Attacker
- Madeleine Poissonnier | Brown | Sophomore | Defender
- Panni Szegedi | UCLA | Freshman | Utility
- Kata Utassy | Michigan | Senior | Attacker
- Claudia Valdes | San Diego State | Sophomore | Attacker
- Madison Walker | UC Santa Barbara | Sophomore | Goalkeeper
- Sophie Wallace | Stanford | Graduate | 2M Defender
- Isabel Williams | California | Senior | Goalkeeper
- Kayla Yelensky | Princeton | Junior | Utility