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05/07/2012
USC's Joel Dennerley Named Cutino Award Finalist
Trojan also was recently named Australia's Player of the Year.
04/13/2012
Dennerley Using Memories of the U.S. As Guide To Olympic Glory
Read about Joel Dennerley's progress toward London as told by Australian Water Polo Inc.
03/13/2012
Two Trojans Earn All-Academic Accolades
Joel Dennerley and Ivan Kustic pick up national honors for academics.
02/21/2012
Joel Dennerley, Jovan Vavic Top National Charts
Dennerley is National Player of the Year, Vavic is National Coach of the Year to lead eight All-Americans.
01/13/2012
Three Trojans Earn MPSF All-Academic Honors
Joel Dennerley, Ivan Kustic and Jack Plaga are on the conference honor roll.
THIS SEASON: Dennerley enters his senior season at USC as arguably the top defensive force in the collegiate game, standing just 34 saves from becoming USC's all-time career leader in saves as he holds 641 saves entering 2011.
2010: Dennerley was the 2010 MPSF Player of the Year and named a finalist for the Peter J. Cutino Award as a junior... Also the MPSF Tournament MVP, was named a First Team All-American and to the All-MPSF First Team... Selected to the NCAA Tournament Second Team, was a two-time MPSF Player of the Week... His 222 saves in 2011 was the eighth most in USC history for a singles season... Averaged 7.7 saves and 5.5 goals-against per game... Set a new career high with 15 saves vs. UCLA in the SoCal Tournament championship game... Tallied 32 saves at the MPSF Tournament and 20 at the NCAA Tournament.
2009: Dennerley played in every game for USC as a sophomore, collecting 194 saves and allowing just 4.8 goals-against per game... Led the MPSF in goals-against average... Had a season-high 12 saves in the NCAA Championship game... Tallied double-digit save efforts in seven games...Earned All-America Honorable Mention and All-MPSF Honorable Mention... Two-time MPSF Player of the Week (Oct. 19 and Nov. 9)... Also named an MPSF All-Academic scholar-athlete.
2008: Dennerley gathered 225 saves and allowed just 4.5 goals-against per game as a freshman... 225 season saves is the No. 7 best mark in USC history... Had double-digit save efforts in 12 games, setting a career best with 14 agaisnt LMU on Sept. 7... Named MPSF Newcomer of the Year... Also a Second Team All-American... Picked to All-MPSF Second Team and was twice an MPSF Player of the Week (Sept. 8 and Nov. 18)... Had 36 saves in the last three games of the year for the Trojans... Earned ACWPC Academic All-America honors.
NATIONAL TEAMS: Dennerley is a member of the Australian National Team, recently competing at the 2011 FINA Super Final and 2011 Volvo Cup... Also competed at the 2010 FINA World Cup and at the FINA Super Finals during the summer... Also has been a member of Australia's Junior National Team... Competed in the 2007 Junior World Championships, placing fifth.
HIGH SCHOOL: Dennerley was named the Australian Schoolboys MVP in 2005... Played club for Wests Magpies and AIS Finns... Finished first with Magpies in the National Water Polo League in 2008... An honor student.
PERSONAL: Dennerley is majoring in kinesiology... Parents are Alison and John... Has two sisters, Kate and Claire... Lists Peter Soros as his biggest sports hero... Would like to one day visit the Grand Canyon... Born June 25, 1987.
