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2021 USC WOMEN’S WATER POLO SIX NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | EIGHT CUTINO AWARDS | 24 OLYMPIANS 12 MPSF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | FOUR NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Olympians (24) 2000 | Sydney Sofia Konoukh (Russia — Bronze) Bernice Orwig (USA — Silver) 2004 | Athens Sofia Konoukh (Russia) Aniko Pelle (Hungary) 2008 | Beijing Ilse van der Meijden (Netherlands — Gold) Patty Cardenas (USA — Silver) Kami Craig (USA — Silver) Brittany Hayes (USA — Silver) Moriah Van Norman (USA — Silver) USC’s five 2008 Olympic silver-medalists: (front) Brittany Hayes and Patty Carde- Lauren Wenger (USA — Silver) nas; (back) Kami Craig, Lauren Wenger and Moriah Van Norman. Aniko Pelle (Hungary) Sofia Konoukh (Russia) 2016 | Rio de Janeiro Hannnah Buckling (Australia) 2012 | London Kami Craig (USA — Gold) Tumua Anae (USA — Gold) Kaleigh Gilchrist (USA — Gold) Kami Craig (USA — Gold) Anni Espar (Spain) Lauren Wenger (USA — Gold) Victória Chamorro (Brazil) Flora Bolonyai (Hungary) Anni Espar (Spain — Silver) Sofia Konoukh (Russia) Aniko Pelle (Italy) INTERNATIONAL HONORS FINA World Champions Olympic Medalists (14) 2005 — Aniko Pelle (Hungary) 2000 2007 — Patty Cardenas, Kami Craig, Brittany Hayes, Silver: Bernice Orwig (USA) Moriah Van Norman, Lauren Wenger (USA) Bronze: Sofia Konoukh (Russia) 2009 — Kami Craig, Brittany Hayes, 2008 Moriah Van Norman, Lauren Wenger (USA) Gold: Ilse van der Meijden (Netherlands) 2013 — Anni Espar (Spain) Silver: Patty Cardenas, Kami Craig, Brittany Hayes, 2015 — Kami Craig, Kaleigh Gilchrist (USA) Moriah Van Norman, Lauren Wenger (USA) 2017 — Paige Hauschild, Amanda Longan (USA) 2019 — Kaleigh Gilchrist, Stephania Haralabidis, Paige Hauschild, 2012 Amanda Longan (USA) Gold: Tumua Anae, Kami Craig, Lauren Wenger (USA) FINA World Championships MVP — OLYMPIC & INTERNATIONAL HONORS — & INTERNATIONAL — OLYMPIC Silver: Anni Espar (Spain) 2007 — Lauren Wenger (USA) 2016 FINA World Cup Champions Gold: Kami Craig, Kaleigh Gilchrist (USA) 2002 — Aniko Pelle (Hungary) 2010 — Kami Craig (USA) 2014 — Kami Craig, Kaleigh Gilchrist (USA) USA Water Polo Female Athlete of the Year 2007 — Lauren Wenger European Water Polo Female Athlete of the Year 2012 — Anni Espar 2021 USC WOMEN’S WATER POLO • 30 • .

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