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Ashleigh Johnson Picked As Finalist For Prestigious Peter J. Cutino Award
May 10, 2017 | Women's Water Polo
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., - Ashleigh Johnson has been named a 2016-17 female finalist for the Peter J. Cutino Award, the Olympic Club of San Francisco announced today.
Johnson finished her senior season with a 22-4 record, 300 saves and a .693 save percentage. She led the team with 54 steals and added 16 assists. She earned honors such as Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Championships All-Tournament First Team, CWPA All-Conference First Team, four-time CWPA Defensive Player of the Week. She finished her career as the Princeton's all-time leader in saves (1,362), 100 career victories and as 19-time CWPA Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
The Cutino Award is given annually in honor of the late Peter J. Cutino, the former University of California Berkeley and The Olympic Club coach, who passed away in September 2004. Mr. Cutino is in the U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame. He won "Water Polo Coach of the Year" 17 times. He led U.C. Berkeley to eight NCAA National Championships. In his career, Mr. Cutino also coached in the Pan American Games, the Water Polo World Championships and the World University Games.
Voting for the award that honors the most outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players, is done by coaches of Division I schools. The male finalists are Ryder Roberts (UCLA), Garrett Danner (UCLA), McQuin Baron (USC) and Blake Edwards (USC). The other female finalists are Rachael Fattal (UCLA) and Maggie Steffens (Stanford).
The winners will be announced at the 18th Annual Cutino Awards Night Dinner on June 3rd at The Olympic Club's City Clubhouse.
Johnson finished her senior season with a 22-4 record, 300 saves and a .693 save percentage. She led the team with 54 steals and added 16 assists. She earned honors such as Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Championships All-Tournament First Team, CWPA All-Conference First Team, four-time CWPA Defensive Player of the Week. She finished her career as the Princeton's all-time leader in saves (1,362), 100 career victories and as 19-time CWPA Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
The Cutino Award is given annually in honor of the late Peter J. Cutino, the former University of California Berkeley and The Olympic Club coach, who passed away in September 2004. Mr. Cutino is in the U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame. He won "Water Polo Coach of the Year" 17 times. He led U.C. Berkeley to eight NCAA National Championships. In his career, Mr. Cutino also coached in the Pan American Games, the Water Polo World Championships and the World University Games.
Voting for the award that honors the most outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players, is done by coaches of Division I schools. The male finalists are Ryder Roberts (UCLA), Garrett Danner (UCLA), McQuin Baron (USC) and Blake Edwards (USC). The other female finalists are Rachael Fattal (UCLA) and Maggie Steffens (Stanford).
The winners will be announced at the 18th Annual Cutino Awards Night Dinner on June 3rd at The Olympic Club's City Clubhouse.
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