Ryder Dodd Season 2024

UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2-time Peter J. Cutino Award Winner (2025, 2024)
• 2-time ACWPC Player of the Year (2025, 2024)
• NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player (2024)
• 2-time ACWPC All-America selection (First Team - 2025, 2024)
• 2-time MPSF West Player of the Year (2025, 2024)
• MPSF West Newcomer of the Year (2024)
• 2-time All-MPSF honoree (First Team - 2025, 2024)
• 2-time NCAA All-Tournament Team member (First Team - 2025, 2024)
• 2-time MPSF West All-Tournament Team member (2025, 2024)
• 7-time MPSF Player of the Week (last Nov. 17, 2025)
• 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (last Nov. 18, 2024)
• MPSF All-Academic Team member (2025)
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Spring 2026)

TEAM USA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• World Aquatics U20 World Championship Tournament MVP (Zagreb, Croatia - 2025)

2025
Played in 28 of 29 games … presented with Peter J. Cutino Award as best collegiate men’s player … Bruins captured program’s 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) …  voted onto NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team after scoring nine goals across three games, including team-high three in final … totaled 98 goals on 174 shot attempts (56.3%) … logged team and conference highs in goals and was team leader in total points (132) … also ranked among team leaders in steals (third, 32) and earned exclusions (fourth, 32) … named ACWPC Player of the Year … earned spot on ACWPC All-America First Team … selected MPSF West Player of the Year … made All-MPSF West First Team … selected to MPSF All-Tournament Team after scoring seven goals across three games … member of MPSF All-Academic Team … collected conference-high five MPSF Player of the Week awards (Nov. 17, No. 10, Nov. 3, Sept. 22, Sept. 8) … recorded 26 multi-goal games, including 20 hat tricks (both team highs) … logged 15 games with four or more goals … scored in all 28 games played … scored two goals to help earn 9-7 win versus third-seeded Stanford in NCAA Championship semifinal round (Dec. 6) … registered season-high four assists to help earn 36-4 win against Penn State Behrend in MPSF Championship Tournament quarterfinal round (Nov. 21) … scored team-high four goals, including penalty-shot game winner with 1:09 remaining, in 14-13 decision at No. 1 USC (Nov. 15) … scored game- and season-high seven goals in 18-12 win against No. 4 California (Nov. 2) … scored two goals in 13-12 sudden-victory, overtime result over No. 3 Stanford (Nov. 1) … scored game-high five goals to help collect 11-9 victory against No. 3 California in MPSF Invitational championship game (Sept. 21) … scored two goals in 13-12 win against No. 4 Stanford in MPSF Invitational semifinal round (Sept. 20) … logged game- and season-high six steals in 19-8 win versus No. 12 Pepperdine (Sept. 13) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025, Spring 2026.

2024
Played in all 28 games … presented with Peter J. Cutino Award as best collegiate men’s player … Bruins captured program’s 13th NCAA title and No. 124 for UCLA Athletics, defeating USC 11-8 (Dec. 8) … named Most Outstanding Player of NCAA Championship; also voted onto NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team ... was first on the team in scoring with 102 goals on 183 attempts, converting at a 55.7 percent rate … the 102 goals were an MPSF record, a UCLA freshman record, and the second-most in UCLA history … led the team and the MPSF in total points (134) with 32 assists (sixth on the team) … named ACWPC Player of the Year … earned spot on ACWPC All-America First Team … selected MPSF West Player of the Year … MPSF West Newcomer of the Year ... made All-MPSF West First Team … selected to MPSF West All-Tournament Team ... collected two MPSF Player of the Week awards (Nov. 4, Oct. 14) and two MPSF Newcomer of the Week awards (Nov. 18, Sept. 30) ... scored a season- and career-high eight goals in a win at No. 7 Pepperdine (Oct. 12) … he scored at least one goal in all 28 games he played, including 27 multiple-goal games, and 17 games with a hat trick … was second on the team in steals (32) and fourth in field blocks (11) … also drew 30 exclusions (tied for third on the team) ... named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Spring 2025.

TEAM USA
Made his Olympic debut in 2024 as the youngest member of Team USA and tallied eight goals at 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to help his team win bronze … notched seven goals at 2024 World Aquatics World Championships in Doha … top scorer (28) at 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago … recorded six goals at 2023 World Aquatics World Championships in Fukuoka … scored six goals at 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Los Angeles … named MVP at 2023 Pan American U17 Championships in Bauru … awarded MVP honors at the 2022 Pan American U17 Championships in Indianapolis … he is a product of USA Water Polo’s Olympic Development Program/National Team Pipeline, consistently progressing through the ranks: USA Development National Team (2019, 2020), USA Cadet National Team (2023), USA Youth National Team (2022, 2023), and USA Junior National Team (2023) before debuting with the Senior National Team at the age of 16 … during the summer of 2023, he competed on three National Teams (Youth, Junior, and Senior Teams).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year varsity water polo player at Huntington Beach High School (2020-21) and JSerra Catholic High School (2022-24) … scored a school-record 106 goals in his senior year in addition to 42 steals, 31 assists, and 15 field blocks … named CIF Open Division Player of the Year, Orange County Register’s Player of the Year, and Trinity Male Athlete of the Year … went 30-0 in his record-breaking senior year, resulting in a Trinity League, CIF-SS Open Division, and CIF Division 1 Regional Championships … swam from freshman to junior year, earning All-American Honors six times … did not swim his senior year to train for the 2024 Olympics … played club for Mission Water Polo Club … finished third in the Junior Olympics … won the MVP award in back-to-back Junior Pan American Games, where he placed first in Chile (2023) and Brazil (2023) … was the top goal scorer (28) at 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago … finished third in the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Los Angeles and third in the 2023 World Aquatics U20 World Championships in Romania. 

PERSONAL
Full name: Ryder Michael Dodd … born in Long Beach, Calif. … parents are Janet and Steve Dodd … has one older brother, Chase (21), who is a current redshirt junior on the UCLA water polo team … chose UCLA “Because I thought the team and culture fit is what I wanted to be a part of, and the opportunity UCLA offered academically was impossible to pass on." … his greatest athletic thrill is winning Team USA’s first Olympic medal in 16 years for water polo … athlete he admires most is Michael Jordan … enjoys spearfishing, sailing, and giving back to kids who are interested in water polo … something interesting about him is that he enjoys hanging with friends and spending time outside of water polo … majoring in economics.