Though the NCAA men's water polo season came to a close months ago, USC goalie McQuin Baron was rewarded this weekend with the Peter J. Cutino Award for the top player in collegiate water polo.Click here for the full release!
Baron, a rising senior and a 2016 U.S. Olympian, racked up 247 saves this season to bring his all-time total to 817 -- second-most in USC history.
Only Joel Dennerley, a two-time Olympian and the 2011 Cutino Award winner, has more saves in the Trojan record books.
This year, Baron led the MPSF in goals-against average (4.48 per game) and ranked second in saves (11.66 per game). Baron helped take the Trojans to the national title game, where he racked up a career-high 19 saves, but fell in overtime to Cal.
The soft-spoken North Tustin, CA native was named the NCAA National Player of the Year, an All-American, the MPSF Tournament MVP and an All-MPSF First Teamer in addition to earning the Cutino Award.
At the ceremony in San Francisco on Saturday, Baron beat out teammate Blake Edwards as well as UCLA's Garrett Danner (the defending Cutino Award winner) and Ryder Roberts for the award.
Baron becomes USC's fifth Cutino Award winner -- more than any other school can claim.
Click here to watch Baron's acceptance speech!
Baron will return for his senior year and make one more run at bringing yet another championship to Troy.
