UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention 2022)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2022)
• 2-time MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1, 2022, Feb. 15, 2022)
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic (Superior 2022, 2023, 2024)
• 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Award (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
• 11-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 68 total points (second on the team) … collected 23 goals (fifth on the team) and 45 assists (second on the team) … had 11 steals (seventh on the team), drew five exclusions, and tallied five field blocks (seventh on the team) … notched a season-high two goals seven times during the season (last was in the NCAA semifinal loss to No. 3 USC on May 10) … scored at least one goal in 16-of-26 games … went 11-13 in sprints on the year … had a season-best five consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Jan. 26 thru Feb. 2) … tallied seven multi-goal games.
2024
Played in 21-of-26 games … was sixth on the team with 22 goals scored and tied for third on the team with 25 assists … recorded 47 total points (fifth on the team) … drew six exclusions, had five field blocks (tied for fourth on the team), and had 17 steals (fourth on the team) … tied career-high of three goals twice on the season (in a win vs. Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational and in a win at No. 14 Indiana on March 2) … scored at least one goal in 15-of-21 games … went 12-for-22 in sprints on the year … scored at least one goal in a season-best seven consecutive games … had five multiple-goal games, including two hat tricks.
2023
Played in 29-of-29 games … totaled 25 goals (eighth on the team) and 12 assists (T-7th on the team) for a total of 37 points scored (10th on the team) … also had 13 steals, one field block, and won 64 percent of her sprints on the year (14-8) … scored a season-high two goals seven times on the season (in the win vs. No. 11 UC Davis on Jan. 28, in the win against No. 24 CSUN on Feb. 3, in the win over No. 22 San Diego State on Feb. 24, in the win vs. No. 15 UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 24, in the win at No. 20 San José State on Mar. 12, in the win at No. 19 Arizona State on Apr. 8, and in the win vs. No. 3 UC Irvine in the first round of the NCAA Championship on May 12) … scored at least one goal in 18-of-29 games played and had at least one assist in 11-of-29 games … scored at least one goal in a season-best seven consecutive games … also had seven consecutive games with one assist.
2022
Was fifth on the team in scoring with 45 points … totaled 31 goals (5th on the team) and 14 assists (6th on the team) … also had 17 steals (T-3rd on the team), four field blocks (8th on the team), eight exclusions drawn (T-8th on the team), and was .625 on sprints (5-3) on the year … scored a season-high three goals in a win at No. 18 UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 23 … scored at least one goal in a season-best five consecutive games (scored multiple goals in four of the five games) on the year … scored at least one goal in 19-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 11-of-30 games on the season … had 11 multiple-goal games including one hat trick.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year varsity letter winner at Laguna Beach High School as an attacker in water polo and also as a freestyler in swimming … named first-team All-CIF-SS in 2020 and to the second-team All-CIF-SS in 2019 … registered 143 career goals, 100 assists, and 82 steals … played club at Saddleback El Toro (SET Black) … named first-team All-American for four years … 2017 14-U Junior Olympic champion and 2018 and 2019 16-U Junior Olympic champion … member of USA Water Polo’s Olympic Development Program pipeline.
PERSONAL
Full name: Molly Catherine Renner … born in Laguna Beach, Calif. … parents are Beth and Bill Renner … has two older brothers, Billy and Tommy, and one older sister, Maggie … says she chose UCLA because, "I wanted to continue my water polo career with a team that acted as a family. I’m excited to continue my water polo career at a high level with people who support me." … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "winning CIF Championship two years in a row." … lists the late Kobe Bryant as the athlete she most admires … enjoys surfing, skiing, and traveling … has traveled to 10 countries as her dad is a pilot (now retired) … majored in sociology.
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention 2022)
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team (2022)
• 2-time MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 1, 2022, Feb. 15, 2022)
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic (Superior 2022, 2023, 2024)
• 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Award (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
• 11-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 68 total points (second on the team) … collected 23 goals (fifth on the team) and 45 assists (second on the team) … had 11 steals (seventh on the team), drew five exclusions, and tallied five field blocks (seventh on the team) … notched a season-high two goals seven times during the season (last was in the NCAA semifinal loss to No. 3 USC on May 10) … scored at least one goal in 16-of-26 games … went 11-13 in sprints on the year … had a season-best five consecutive games with at least one goal scored (Jan. 26 thru Feb. 2) … tallied seven multi-goal games.
2024
Played in 21-of-26 games … was sixth on the team with 22 goals scored and tied for third on the team with 25 assists … recorded 47 total points (fifth on the team) … drew six exclusions, had five field blocks (tied for fourth on the team), and had 17 steals (fourth on the team) … tied career-high of three goals twice on the season (in a win vs. Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational and in a win at No. 14 Indiana on March 2) … scored at least one goal in 15-of-21 games … went 12-for-22 in sprints on the year … scored at least one goal in a season-best seven consecutive games … had five multiple-goal games, including two hat tricks.
2023
Played in 29-of-29 games … totaled 25 goals (eighth on the team) and 12 assists (T-7th on the team) for a total of 37 points scored (10th on the team) … also had 13 steals, one field block, and won 64 percent of her sprints on the year (14-8) … scored a season-high two goals seven times on the season (in the win vs. No. 11 UC Davis on Jan. 28, in the win against No. 24 CSUN on Feb. 3, in the win over No. 22 San Diego State on Feb. 24, in the win vs. No. 15 UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 24, in the win at No. 20 San José State on Mar. 12, in the win at No. 19 Arizona State on Apr. 8, and in the win vs. No. 3 UC Irvine in the first round of the NCAA Championship on May 12) … scored at least one goal in 18-of-29 games played and had at least one assist in 11-of-29 games … scored at least one goal in a season-best seven consecutive games … also had seven consecutive games with one assist.
2022
Was fifth on the team in scoring with 45 points … totaled 31 goals (5th on the team) and 14 assists (6th on the team) … also had 17 steals (T-3rd on the team), four field blocks (8th on the team), eight exclusions drawn (T-8th on the team), and was .625 on sprints (5-3) on the year … scored a season-high three goals in a win at No. 18 UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 23 … scored at least one goal in a season-best five consecutive games (scored multiple goals in four of the five games) on the year … scored at least one goal in 19-of-30 games and dished out at least one assist in 11-of-30 games on the season … had 11 multiple-goal games including one hat trick.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year varsity letter winner at Laguna Beach High School as an attacker in water polo and also as a freestyler in swimming … named first-team All-CIF-SS in 2020 and to the second-team All-CIF-SS in 2019 … registered 143 career goals, 100 assists, and 82 steals … played club at Saddleback El Toro (SET Black) … named first-team All-American for four years … 2017 14-U Junior Olympic champion and 2018 and 2019 16-U Junior Olympic champion … member of USA Water Polo’s Olympic Development Program pipeline.
PERSONAL
Full name: Molly Catherine Renner … born in Laguna Beach, Calif. … parents are Beth and Bill Renner … has two older brothers, Billy and Tommy, and one older sister, Maggie … says she chose UCLA because, "I wanted to continue my water polo career with a team that acted as a family. I’m excited to continue my water polo career at a high level with people who support me." … lists her greatest athletic thrill as, "winning CIF Championship two years in a row." … lists the late Kobe Bryant as the athlete she most admires … enjoys surfing, skiing, and traveling … has traveled to 10 countries as her dad is a pilot (now retired) … majored in sociology.
| MOLLY RENNER'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2022 | 30 | 31 | 68 | .456 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 29 | 25 | 47 | .530 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 22 | 46 | .478 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 26 | 23 | 55 | .418 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals | 106 | 101 | 216 | .468 | 96 | 58 | 15 | 19 |