Peter J. Cutino Awards: A Family Matter and a Repeat
Stanford’s Aria Fischer and Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou have been named the 2023 Peter J. Cutino Award winners, which go to the best water polo player in D1.
USC’s Jake Ehrhardt Earns First Selection As Cutino Award Finalist
In his fifth season of work with the Trojans, Jake Ehrhardt hauled in a fifth set of All-America honors with spot on the 2022 All-America First Team.
USC Men’s Water Polo’s Ehrhardt, Di Martire and Molthen Earn All-American Status
Seniors Jake Ehrhardt, Ashworth Molthen and newcomer Massimo Di Martire earned All-America honors for the Trojans in the 2022 campaign.
USC’s Jake Ehrhardt Named MPSF Men’s Water Polo Tournament MVP
USC men’s water polo captain Jake Ehrhardt delivered nine goals for the Trojan cause at the 2022 MPSF Tournament to help anchor USC’s run to the title.
No. 5 USC Men’s Water Polo Finishes Fourth At MPSF Invite
Trojans fight out of a three-goal hole but wind up short of Cal in an 11-10 defeat in the third-place game.
Cal Edges USC 13-12 to Win 2021 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament
All-tournament MVP Nikos Papanikolaou and the Cal Bears defeated USC 13-12 on Sunday to win their 15th NCAA championship.
UCLA Captures 12th NCAA Men’s Water Polo Title with 7-6 Win over USC
UCLA beat USC 7-6 on Sunday to win their 12th NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship.
Stanford’s Ben Hallock Repeats as Division I Water Polo Player of the Year
Ben Hallock was tabbed as Player of the Year and John Vargas was named Coach of the Year after leading Stanford to the NCAA men’s water polo title.
6 Upsets, 5 Overtime Affairs Highlight WP Conference Championship Weekend
Pepperdine, Bucknell, Stanford, Harvard, Whittier and UC Davis won the six collegiate water polo conference titles as postseason play kicked off.
#6 Pepperdine, RV Santa Clara Score WP Week 11 Upsets
Collegiate men’s water polo regular season play wrapped up with 19 matches, including two Top 20 upsets and two overtime affairs.
#4 USC Knocks Off Another #1 Team in UCLA on Water Polo Week 10
Week 10 of collegiate men’s water poll saw the #1 team fall for the second straight week and also featured another Top 10 upset and three overtime affairs.
#7 USC Knocks Off #1 Stanford 9-8 Among 2 Top 10 Upsets on Water Polo Week 9
NCAA champion USC, ranked #7, knocked off #1 Stanford 9-8 Saturday in both teams’ MPSF opener, while #8 Cal defeated #6 Long Beach State 11-10 in overtime.
RV Brown Notches 2 Upsets, #6 Pepperdine Tops #4 USC on WP Week 7
Six upsets highlighted the Week 7 slate, including a Top 10 result that saw #6 Pepperdine edge past #4 USC and two surprise results for RV Brown.
Three Top 10 Rematches on Tap for Water Polo Week 6
#5 UC Santa Barbara, #7 Pepperdine and #5 USC are looking to avenge earlier season losses to #2 UCLA, #6 Cal and #3 Pacific respectively on water polo Week 6.
MIT Goes to Overtime Twice, Cal Baptist Falls Twice Via Upset on WP Week 5
Week 5 of collegiate men’s water polo brought four upsets and five overtime contests. #16 Cal Baptist fell twice, while MIT was part of two overtime affairs.