BYU’s men’s and women’s diving teams delivered a dominant performance at the Air Force Invite this weekend, Jan. 29 to Jan. 31 at the Cadet Natatorium in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The three-day, dive-only meet featured 10 programs and marked the Cougars’ second diving competition of the season. BYU entered the weekend riding momentum from a home meet against Air Force and Colorado Mesa.
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Sophomore Martí Llop led BYU on the opening day with a second-place finish in the men’s 3-meter event. He scored 368.80 in preliminaries before posting a collegiate personal-best 378.85 in finals with an 18.50 degree of difficulty.
Freshman Ashton Sparks placed 10th in prelims with a score of 290.05 before finishing 12th in finals at 260.85 on a 19.00 degree of difficulty. Freshman Elijah Baker finished 18th with a score of 249.35 on a 16.50 degree of difficulty.
On the women’s side, freshman Brooklyn Goeckeritz led the Cougars with a fifth-place finish in the 1-meter event. She scored 249.30 in prelims and improved to 252.60 in finals on a 14.40 degree of difficulty.
Sophomore Aubryn Ordyna finished 17th with a score of 215.10, while senior Sophia DeBergh placed 21st at 210.05. Freshman Betty Martin finished 28th with a score of 196.05.
The Cougars returned Friday with four divers finishing in the top five.
Llop placed third in the men’s 1-meter event in both prelims and finals, scoring 310.65 in prelims and 310.80 in finals with a 16.60 degree of difficulty. Sparks followed with a 269.55 in prelims and a 290.05 in finals on a 17.90 degree of difficulty.
Baker placed 19th, scoring 269.55 in prelims and 290.05 in finals, marking a collegiate personal best for him in the 1-meter event.
In the women’s 3-meter event, DeBergh led BYU with a 262.40 in prelims on a 15.60 degree of difficulty before earning a collegiate personal-best 280.85 in finals. Goeckeritz placed fifth, scoring 258.45 in prelims and 279.65 in finals, also setting a collegiate personal best.
Martin and Ordyna finished 20th and 21st, respectively.
BYU closed the meet with strong performances in the platform events.
Llop claimed second place in the men’s platform, scoring 307.10 in prelims and improving to 362.70 in finals. His finish ranks No. 4 in BYU program history for the event. Sparks placed fourth with scores of 293.95 in prelims and 314.05 in finals, while Baker finished 16th.
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Goeckeritz led the women with a third-place finish in the platform event, scoring 224.50 in prelims and 225.60 in finals on a 12.10 overall degree of difficulty. Ordyna placed 11th, scoring 207.75 in prelims and 198.90 in finals with a 12.30 degree of difficulty. DeBergh narrowly missed the cut for the finals and finished 13th.
The BYU swim and dive team will look to carry the momentum into its rivalry meet against the University of Utah on Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. MST at the Richards Building pool in Provo.