﻿{"id":288516,"date":"2017-12-15T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=288516"},"modified":"2017-12-15T08:18:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T15:18:27","slug":"cupido-farmer-pavillard-and-roelse-finalists-for-2018-cutino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cupido-farmer-pavillard-and-roelse-finalists-for-2018-cutino\/","title":{"rendered":"Cupido, Farmer, Pavillard and Roelse Announced as Finalists for 2018 Peter J. Cutino Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Four male finalists for the Peter J. Cutino Award, given annually to the outstanding female and male Collegiate water polo players in the United States as voted by the coaches of NCAA Division I schools, were announced today by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olyclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Olympic Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_258642\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258642\" data-attachment-id=\"258642\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-coaches-handicap-cutino-award-for-water-polos-best\/cutino-award\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cutino-award.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"512,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cutino-award\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/15\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ncutino-award&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Gary Crook&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cutino-award-512x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cutino-award.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-258642\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cutino-award-512x500.jpg\" alt=\"cutino-award\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cutino-award-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cutino-award.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-258642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Gary Crook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The finalists are: <strong>Luca Cupido<\/strong>, senior from the University of California<strong>; Luke Pavillard<\/strong>, sophomore from University of Pacific; and two seniors from UCLA; <strong>Matt Farmer<\/strong> and <strong>Alex Roelse<\/strong>. Typically, only three candidates are named as finalists, but in the case of a tie in the nominating process\u2014which also occurred last year\u2014four candidates may be nominated.<\/p>\n<p>Female finalists will be announced following the conclusion of the women\u2019s season next May. The men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s Cutino Award winners will be announced at the 19th Annual Cutino Awards Night Dinner on June 2, 2018 at The Olympic Club\u2019s City Clubhouse in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Considered America\u2019s most prestigious water polo honor, the award is named for the late Peter J. Cutino, the former University of California Berkeley and The Olympic Club coach acknowledged by many to be the greatest coach in U.S. water polo history. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/goalies-rule-princetons-johnson-uscs-baron-win-cutino-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">2017 winners<\/a> included two netminders: USC\u2019s <strong>McQuin Baron<\/strong> and Princeton\u2019s <strong>Ashleigh Johnson<\/strong>, the first Eastern-born player to collect a Cutino. Johnson was also the first-ever player from an East Coast school to win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_288570\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288570\" data-attachment-id=\"288570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cupido-farmer-pavillard-and-roelse-finalists-for-2018-cutino\/cupido-cutino-dec17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cupido-cutino-DEC17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Catharyn Hayne&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cupido-cutino-DEC17\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/15\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ncupido-cutino-DEC17&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cupido-cutino-DEC17-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cupido-cutino-DEC17-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-288570 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cupido-cutino-DEC17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"cupido-cutino-DEC17\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cupido-cutino-DEC17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cupido-cutino-DEC17-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cupido-cutino-DEC17-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cupido-cutino-DEC17.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-288570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luca Cupido. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Haynes\/KLC fotos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cupido was named yesterday as the 2017 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Player of the Year, adding to the 2017 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Year award he collected earlier this month. The native of Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy, led his conference with 58 goals. Among his 2017 highlights, Cupido\u2014also a member of the U.S. Men\u2019s Senior National Team that competed last summer at the 2017 FINA World Championships\u2014scored with 11 seconds remaining in a MPSF Tournament third-place match which drew the Golden Bears even with bitter rival Stanford. In overtime he put Cal ahead for good, leading his team to a 10-9 victory and a spot in the 2017 NCAA Men\u2019s Water Polo Tournament.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_288571\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288571\" data-attachment-id=\"288571\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cupido-farmer-pavillard-and-roelse-finalists-for-2018-cutino\/pavillard-cutino-dec17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pavillard-cutino-DEC17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1224,816\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Catharyn Hayne&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pavillard-cutino-DEC17\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/15\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\npavillard-cutino-DEC17&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pavillard-cutino-DEC17-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pavillard-cutino-DEC17-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-288571\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pavillard-cutino-DEC17-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"pavillard-cutino-DEC17\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pavillard-cutino-DEC17-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pavillard-cutino-DEC17-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pavillard-cutino-DEC17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pavillard-cutino-DEC17.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-288571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luke Pavillard. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Haynes\/KLC fotos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pavillard was the 2017 Golden Coast Conference Player of the Year as he led the Tigers to the GCC\u2019s first-ever automatic NCAA berth. The native of Perth, Australia collected team-highs in goals (81) and steals (68) steals and was a driving force in Pacific qualifying for its first NCAA berth since a 2013 run to the national championship final, a 12-11 overtime loss to USC.<\/p>\n<p>Farmer and Roelse reflect a recent trend of teammates both vying to be named the country\u2019s best. Last year, Baron and Trojan teammate <strong>Blake Edwards<\/strong> joined UCLA\u2019s <strong>Garrett Danner<\/strong>\u2014the 2015 Cutino Award winner\u2014and <strong>Ryder Roberts<\/strong>. Both Roelse and Farmer figured prominently in the Bruin\u2019s NCAA title win earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_288572\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288572\" data-attachment-id=\"288572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cupido-farmer-pavillard-and-roelse-finalists-for-2018-cutino\/roelse-cutino-dec17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roelse-cutino-DEC17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1224,816\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Catharyn Hayne&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"roelse-cutino-DEC17\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/15\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nroelse-cutino-DEC17&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roelse-cutino-DEC17-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roelse-cutino-DEC17-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-288572\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roelse-cutino-DEC17-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"roelse-cutino-DEC17\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roelse-cutino-DEC17-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roelse-cutino-DEC17-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roelse-cutino-DEC17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/roelse-cutino-DEC17.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-288572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Roelse. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Haynes\/KLC fotos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Roelse, a native of Maarssen, Netherlands who teamed with Cupido this summer on Team USA, notched two goals in UCLA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/gritty-defensive-effort-pays-off-for-ucla\/\" target=\"_blank\">7-5 win<\/a> over USC at Uytengsu Aquatic Center in LA.<\/p>\n<p>Farmer also scored twice in the championship match, including the game-winner with three minutes remaining. Being named a Cutino finalist caps a r<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/a-boy-from-illinois-makes-it-big-in-california-water-polo\/\" target=\"_blank\">emarkable career<\/a> the native of LaGrange, Illinois, who fought his way up from benchwarmer as a freshman to become a three-time NCAA champion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_287336\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-287336\" data-attachment-id=\"287336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/a-boy-from-illinois-makes-it-big-in-california-water-polo\/farmer_ncaa17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/farmer_NCAA17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1224,816\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Catharyn Hayne&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"farmer_NCAA17\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/15\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nfarmer_NCAA17&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/farmer_NCAA17-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/farmer_NCAA17-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-287336 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/farmer_NCAA17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"farmer_NCAA17\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/farmer_NCAA17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/farmer_NCAA17-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/farmer_NCAA17-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/farmer_NCAA17.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-287336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Farmer. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Haynes\/KLC fotos<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Four male finalists for the Peter J. 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