2026 Transfer Portal Roundup: Diving Summary As Of May 17th

The transfer portal has now closed for both men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Some exceptions remain such as graduate transfers, coaching changes, or if a team is cut.

The portal has been busy and another 12 divers have announced their new homes for the upcoming 2026-2027 season.

  • Mario Del Valle: From Cal Baptist to Arizona State. Cal Baptist has cut their men’s program for the upcoming season and will join Arizona State. He competed at both the 2025 and 2026 NCAA Championships. He was 25th in the 1 meter, 41st in the 3 meter and 45th in the platform event at 2026 NCAAs. Arizona State had three divers on their men’s roster this past season but none competed at 2026 NCAAs where ASU was 4th as a team.
  • Taityn Speier: From Eastern Michigan to Pepperdine. Spent two seasons with EMU and finished her year at the 2026 MAC Championships.
  • Jada Toland: From Indian River State College to FGCU. She was the 2026 NJCAA Champion in both the 1 meter and 3 meter events.
  • Valeria Hernandez Meza: From North Texas to Missouri State. She spent two year with North Texas and finished her season at the American Conference Championships.
  • Katie Murphy: From West Florida to FGCU. Murphy was 3rd in both the 1 meter and 3 meter events at the 2026 New South Championships.
  • Alexis Mironova: From San Jose State to Rider. She only competed in the fall for San Jose State.
  • Kyleigh Kidd: From Auburn to South Carolina. Kidd only competed in two meets this past season but scored eight points at the 2025 SEC Championships.
  • Eden McRoberts: From Evansville to Indiana Wesleyan. She was 18th in the 3 meter and 19th in the 1 meter at the 2026 MVC Championships.
  • Layla Henson: From Indian River State College to West Florida. She was 3rd in the 1 meter and 3 meter events at the 2026 NJCAA Championships.
  • Zoe Wuerdeman: From Marshall to James Madison. She was 15th in the platform event at the 2026 American Conference Championships and will stay within the conference.
  • Elliot Speckhard: From Southern Connecticut State to Fordham. He was 2nd in the 1 meter and 3rd in the 3 meter events at the 2026 Northeast-10 Conference Championships.
  • Connor Dreiling: From Cal Baptist to TCU. He only competed in four meets this season during his freshman year at Cal Baptist.

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RosevilleBud
20 days ago

Missing another CAL – a Diver

Frank A Wilson
20 days ago

Good pickup for the Sun Devils!

Bobthebuilderrocks
20 days ago

Did August Vetsch from Cal quit the team or enter the portal

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