STANFORD, Calif. – Jenna Flynn, Ryann Neushul and Jewel Roemer have been named to the Peter J. Cutino Award Watch List, as No. 1 Stanford is once again well represented in the discussion for the nation’s top player.
USA Water Polo and The Olympic Club have collaborated with the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) to compile the 20-player list of honorees. Stanford leads the nation with three selections.
Established in 1999 by The Olympic Club, the Peter J. Cutino Award is given annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division I water polo players as voted on by coaches from across the country. The namesake of the award is a legend in United States water polo history, with eight NCAA titles as head coach at Cal.
Seven Cardinal players have combined to win the award 10 times: Aria Fischer (2023), Makenzie Fischer (2019, 2022), Kiley Neushul (2012, 2015), Annika Dries (2011, 2014), Melissa Seidemann (2013), Jackie Frank (2003) and Brenda Villa (2002).
Flynn, Neushul and Roemer have helped Stanford (13-0, 1-0 MPSF) overpower its opponents, pairing a balanced offense with a suffocating defense. Stanford has scored at least 10 goals in every game this season while allowing the fewest goals in the nation (83).
The Cardinal’s All-American trio has been unstoppable after taking a leave of absence and redshirt year in 2024 to train and compete with Team USA at the Paris Summer Olympics.
Flynn leads the Cardinal with 31 goals while also contributing 11 assists and 51 shot attempts. An ACWPC All-American and MPSF Newcomer of the Year in 2023, Flynn is one of four freshmen in school history to score at least 60 goals in her first season, joining Brenda Villa (69 in 2001), Suze Gardner (63 in 1997) and Maggie Steffens (60 in 2013).
A member of three NCAA championship teams, Neushul is a three-time ACWPC All-American competing in her seventh season on The Farm. Neushul, who ranks second with 29 goals while totaling 12 assists and 40 shot attempts, enters the weekend with 197 career goals, good for eighth all-time on the Cardinal’s career scoring list.
Roemer, a two-time NCAA champion, is also a three-time ACWPC All-American and mainstay with 117 career goals. She ranks third on the squad in goals (27) and second in assists (17) to go along with 44 shots. Among conference players, Roemer ranks second in sprint wins (21) and fourth in field blocks (11).
Stanford hosts Harvard on Saturday, March 22 (1 p.m.) and San Jose State on Sunday, March 23 (1 p.m.).
While it's possible the 2025 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 2025 season.
- Carlota Alonso | Wagner College | Senior | Attacker
- Hailey Andress | Fresno State | Junior | Attacker
- Ruth Arino Ruiz | Loyola Marymount | Senior | Attacker
- Emily Ausmus | USC | Freshman | Attacker
- Martina Cardona | Long Beach State | Senior | Attacker
- Bernadette Doyle | Hawai’i | Senior | Attacker
- Jenna Flynn | Stanford | R-Sophomore | Attacker
- Lauren Hett | UC Irvine | Sophomore | Attacker
- Ari Karampetsou | Michigan | Freshman | Attacker
- Tilly Kearns | USC | Graduate | Center
- Skylar Kidd | Indiana | Senior | Attacker
- Emma Lineback | UCLA | R-Junior | Attacker
- Ryann Neushul | Stanford | R-Senior | Attacker
- Maya O'Dea | Harvard | Sophomore | Attacker
- Jewel Roemer | Stanford | R-Senior | Attacker
- Darcy Spark | San Jose State | Sophomore | Attacker
- Lauren Steele | UCLA | Sophomore | Goalkeeper
- Ruby Swadling | California | Senior | Attacker
- Dorottya Telek | CSUN | Senior | Center
- Kayla Yelensky | Princeton | Senior | Utility