2024 Cutino Award Watch List Announced Highlighting 22 Women's Water Polo Athletes

Irvine, CA - March 14 - USA Water Polo and The Olympic Club are thrilled to collaborate with the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) on 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. 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. Congratulations to all the athletes honored!

Athletes are listed in alphabetical order

1. Dora Alaksza | University of the Pacific | Sophomore | Attacker
2. Libby Alsemgeest | University of Michigan | Senior | Center
3. Hailey Andress | Fresno State | Sophomore | Attacker
4. Andrea Arias | Wagner College | Senior | Center
5. Maya Avital | Stanford University | Senior | Goalkeeper
6. Alba Bonamusa Boix | University of Hawaii | Senior | Attacker
7. Elle Fredrickson | Santa Clara University | Senior | Center
8. Lucia Gomez de la Puente | University of Hawaii | Senior | Attacker
9. Taeghen Hack | Salem University | Senior | Attacker/Utility
10. Lara Luka | Long Beach State University | Senior | Utility
11. Bia Mantellato Dias | University of Hawaii | Sophomore | Center
12. Ana Luisa Miguel Gomes Cotta | Mount St. Mary's University | Senior | Attacker
13. Anna Pearson | University of California, Los Angeles | Sophomore | Utility
14. Luca Petovary | Arizona State University | Senior | Attacker
15. Madeleine Poissonnier | Brown University | Sophomore | Defender
16. Panni Szegedi | University of California, Los Angeles | Freshman | Utility
17. Kata Utassy | University of Michigan | Senior | Attacker
18. Claudia Valdes | San Diego State University | Sophomore | Attacker
19. Madison Walker | University of California, Santa Barbara | Sophomore | Goalkeeper
20. Sophie Wallace | Stanford University | Graduate | 2M Defender
21. Isabel Williams | University of California, Berkeley | Senior | Goalkeeper
22. Kayla Yelensky | Princeton University | Junior | Utility