CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore
James Rozolis-Hill was named to the Cutino Award Watch list for the second year in a row. The award is voted on by coaches nationwide to highlight the top twenty collegiate water polo athletes of the year.
Building momentum off his rookie campaign last year, Rozolis-Hill has looked to make a statement in the water in year two. He has dominated this season, earning a multitude of NWPC weekly awards.
His first year with the Crimson, he broke the single season goal record for Harvard water polo, with an astounding 123 goals. Rozolis-Hill also led the team in knockouts with 51. He earned many different accolades in hist first year in Cambridge, including NWPC Rookie of the Year, NWPC First-Team honors, NWPC All-Tournament second team, Third Team All-America, 3x NWPC Rookie of the Week, and 2x NWPC Player of the Week.
A women's Cutino Award Watch list will be shared later in Spring of 2023.
The nominees for the award are listed below:
2023 Men's Water Polo Cutino Award Watch List (listed in alphabetical order):
- Caden Capobianco | United States Naval Academy | Senior | Goalkeeper
- Max Casabella | University of California, Berkeley | Junior | Attacker
- Massimo Di Martire | University of Southern California | Graduate | Attacker
- Viktor Jovanovic | George Washington University | Senior | Center
- Nikola Krstonosic | Salem University | Junior | Utility
- Jack Larsen | University of California, Los Angeles | R-Senior | Attacker
- Robert Lopez Duart | Long Beach State University | Freshman | Attacker
- Max Miller | University of Southern California | Senior | 2M Defender
- Jackson Painter | Stanford University | Senior | Attacker
- George Papanikolaou | Fordham University | Junior | Attacker
- Nikolaos Papanikolaou | University of California, Berkeley | Senior | Center
- Roko Pozaric | Princeton University | Junior | Attacker
- Rafael Real Vergara | University of California, Los Angeles | Senior | Attacker
- James Rozolis-Hill | Harvard University | Sophomore | Utility
- Ilias Stothart | Brown University | Sophomore | Center
- Laszlo Strasser | Wagner College | Sophomore | Attacker
- Bence Szabo | San Jose State University | Junior | Center
- Caleb Teraoka | California Baptist University | Senior | Attacker
- Adrian Weinberg | University of California, Berkeley | Senior | Goalkeeper
- Aaron Wilson | University of California, Davis | R-Senior | Goalkeeper