2024 Cutino Award Watch List Announced Recognizing 20 Men's Water Polo Athletes

Irvine, CA - October 17 - For the third year, USA Water Polo and The Olympic Club are excited 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. 20 athletes, as submitted by varsity college coaches around the country, are recognized for their outstanding play. The top 20 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. A women's Cutino Award Watch List will be shared in Spring 2025. Congratulations to all the athletes honored!

Athletes are listed in alphabetical order

1. Gabi Acosta | Long Beach State University | Freshman | Center
2. Aleix Aznar Beltran | University of California, Davis | Graduate | Utility
3. Kiefer Black | Naval Academy | Sophomore | Attacker
4. Max Casabella | University of California, Berkeley | Senior | Attacker
5. Reuel D'Souza | University of the Pacific | Senior | Attacker
6. Chase Dodd | University of California, Los Angeles | R-Junior | Attacker
7. Ryder Dodd | University of California, Los Angeles | Freshman | Attacker
8. Zach Fales | Santa Clara University | Senior | Attacker
9. Brendon Gyapjas | San Jose State University | Sophomore | Goalkeeper
10. Christian Hosea | Pepperdine University | Fifth Year | Attacker
11. Makoto Kenney | University of California, Los Angeles | Graduate | Attacker
12. Kristóf Kovács | Princeton University | Sophomore | Goalkeeper
13. Thomas Lercari | Fordham University | Senior | Goalkeeper
14. Robert López Duart | University of Southern California | Sophomore | Attacker
15. Max Miller | University of Southern California | Graduate | 2M Defender
16. George Papanikolaou | Fordham University | Senior | Attacker
17. Riley Pittman | Stanford University | R-Senior | Attacker
18. Roko Pozaric | Princeton University | Senior | Utility
19. James Rozolis-Hill | Harvard University | Junior | Utility
20. Ilias Stothart | Brown University | Junior | Center