2026 TENNESSEE DIVING INVITATIONAL
- January 7-9, 2026
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Diving
- Results
Courtesy: Florida Athletics
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Florida’s Camyla Monroy captured the women’s one-meter title with a score of 309.95, while Alexa Fung and Jesus Agundez secured third-place finishes in the women’s one-meter (279.35) and men’s three-meter (406.30), respectively, to highlight the Gators’ performances on the opening day of the Tennessee Diving Invitational on Wednesday at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
Overall, seven Gators advanced to the final round, with all four women qualifying on the one-meter. Fung posted a career-best 291.30 in prelims to enter the finals as the second seed, followed by Monroy with a 283.05 for third. Casey Greenberg and Ava Brinkman also advanced to the finals, where Brinkman finished 11th in both events after posting a 222.10 prelim score and 233.25 final score. Greenberg, who entered the finals as the eighth seed after a prelim score of 244.85, went on to place 12th with a score of 221.10.
The men’s three-meter prelims were highlighted by Conor Gesing, who posted a 366.30 to lead the Gators. Gesing carried that momentum into the finals, scoring 361.50 to finish eighth. After placing sixth in prelims, Agundez adjusted his third dive to boost his 344.40 prelim score and earn a third-place. Jesus Gonzalez finished seventh in the prelims (338.70) and ninth in the finals (348.75), while Elisha Dees rounded out the Gator squad with a 262.40 prelim score, placing 15th.
Up Next:
The men’s one-meter and women’s three-meter preliminaries will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, with the men’s finals set for 4:00 p.m., followed by the women’s three-meter final at 5:30 p.m. Finals will stream live on SEC+, with both prelim and final scores available on DiveMeets.
Hear from Head Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly
“Excellent first day today. The competition here is some of the best we will see all season. At SECs and NCAAs. There is usually some rust after our winter break but they didn’t show much of that today. Camyla is getting back to championship form and Alexa continues to raise her level each meet. The men’s contest was extremely high level and Agundez put himself in position to win going in to the last round. He was off just a little bit today but next time he won’t be. Conor also showed signs of his old form and will definitely be sharp in the championships. Great first day for the Gators!”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Florida’s divers delivered a strong showing across the men’s 1-meter and women’s 3-meter events, highlighted by multiple top-five finishes on day two of the Tennessee Diving Invitational on Thursday at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
In the men’s 1-meter finals, Conor Gesing led the Gators with a fourth-place finish, totaling 346.85 points that included a 72.00 on his final dive. Jesus Agundez followed in sixth place with 342.05 points, while Jesus Gonzalez rounded out Florida’s finalists with a seventh-place finish at 311.55. Elisha Dees came short of qualifying for finals with a 13th place prelim score of 281.15.
On the women’s side, two women secured top-three finishes, highlighted by Camyla Monroy’s second-place finish (322.20) who won the prelims with a score of 342.15. Alexa Fung also earned a spot on the podium, placing third with a 280.90, while Casey Greenberg placed fifth with 269.65 points. Ava Brinkman rounded out the Gators’ finalists in 11th place (311.55)
Up Next:
Both the men and women will climb the tower on Friday for platform competition. Live stream will available on SEC+, with live results available on DiveMeets.
Hear from Head Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly
“Another very solid day today. No one put together a perfect list but everyone did some of their best diving and competing. Not only in the meet, but in training as well. That’s exactly where we want to be at this point of the season.”
Courtesy: SMU Athletics
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (SMU) – SMU All-American diver Luke Sitz claimed victory on 3-meter on the first night of the Tennessee Diving Invite on Wednesday.
On 3-meter, Sitz scored a 434.50, earning the first win of the meet for the Mustangs. Freshman Grant Cates secured eighth overall with a 352.90 mark and RJ Snyder placed 10th after posting a score of 326.70.
The Mustangs will be back in action tomorrow at the Tennessee Diving Invite on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. CT (Prelims) and 3 p.m. CT (Finals). SMU will compete on 1-meter.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (SMU) – SMU All-American diver Luke Sitz nabbed his second win at the Tennessee Diving Invite on 1-meter on Thursday.
Sitz posted a mark of 396.25 in the 1-meter finals, securing a sweep of his two events. On day one of the meet, the sophomore won on 3-meter after scoring a 434.50.
Freshman Grant Cates also found success in the 1-meter finals, finishing seventh overall with a score of 337.60. On the first day of the Tennessee Diving Invite, Cates competed on 3-meter, throwing down a mark of 352.90 and placing eighth overall.
The Mustangs will compete at the final day of the Tennessee Diving Invite on Friday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. CT (Finals). Cates and freshman RJ Snyder will finish the competition on platform.
ORDER OF EVENTS
Friday, Jan. 9
Platform Diving (Finals): 10 a.m. CT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (SMU) – SMU diver Grant Cates took home the win on platform at the Tennessee Diving Invite on Friday at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, capturing the sweep for the Mustangs.
The freshman earned his first event win of the meet, scoring a 354.90 on platform. Cates also found success in the 1-meter finals, finishing seventh overall with a score of 337.60. On the first day of the Tennessee Diving Invite, Cates competed on 3-meter, throwing down a mark of 352.90 and placing eighth overall.
The Indiana native has already secured his spot at the 2026 NCAA Zone Diving Championships after nabbing cuts on 1-meter, 3-meter and platform earlier in the season.
The three event victories for [20/-] SMU were over five ranked opponents: [13/19] Alabama, [5/5] Florida, [14/12] LSU, [6/6] NC State and [10/9] Tennessee.
Picking up the other two wins for the Mustangs was All-American Luke Sitz. The sophomore posted a mark of 396.25 in the 1-meter finals and won on 3-meter after scoring a 434.50.
SMU Diver RJ Snyder saw action in the finals on 3-meter, finishing 10th overall with a score of 308.00. On platform, the freshman placed 11th after recording a 278.15 mark.
UP NEXT
The No. 20 Mustangs will travel to No. 14 LSU for their next meet on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. CT.
Courtesy: Tennessee Athletics
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — The Vols and Lady Vols capped day one of the Tennessee Diving Invitational on Wednesday with a strong day of competition, led by a pair of second place finishes.
On the women’s side, Lynae Shorter got her 2026 started with a second place finish in the women’s 1-meter. The junior finished the event with a score of 292.55 to lead the way for the Lady Vols. She was joined in the top five by Emma Rhines, with the freshman taking a fourth place finish in the event with a score of 270.80.
Thomas Ciprick led the way on the men’s side, with the sophomore earning a second place finish in the men’s 3-meter. The Calgary, Alberta native put up an impressive 415.25, en route to his second top three finish of the season. Bennett Greene followed with a fourth place result in the 3-meter. Greene finished the evening with a score of 378.95 to get his 2026 underway.
The Vols and Lady Vols are back at the pool tomorrow, as they get into day two of the Tennessee Diving Invite. The men will take on the 1-meter event, with the women competing in the 3-meter. Prelims begin at 11 a.m., with finals beginning at 4 p.m. at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. The competition will be streamed on SEC Network+.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Lynae Shorter kept up her strong week, taking first place in the 3-Meter on the second day of the Tennessee Diving Invitational. Two other top three performances on the men’s side highlighted action on Thursday at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
Shorter took first place in the women’s 3-meter final, finishing with a score of 338.10. This marked the first win of the season for Shorter, and her seventh top three finish of the year. Emma Rhines earned a top 10 finish in the 3-meter final, checking in with a score of 244.80 for eighth place.
On the men’s side, Bennett Greene and Thomas Ciprick each notched podium finishes. Greene finished in second place in the 1-meter, putting up a score of 390.35. Ciprick followed up his second place finish in the 3-meter on Wednesday, finishing in third place in the 1-meter for the Vols with a score of 362.60. Nick Stone picked up his first top five finish of 2026, recording a score 342.45 to secure fifth place. Frazer Tavener rounded out the Vols that finished in the top 10 in the 1-meter, with the New Zealander placing 10th overall in the event.
The Tennessee Diving Invitational concludes on Friday with the Combined Platform event. Finals begin at 11 a.m. and will be streamed live on SEC Network+.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee diving closed out the week in the Tennessee Diving Invitational with the platform event. The team picked up three top ten finishes on Friday to complete a positive week at the pool.
Bennett Greene led the way for the Vols with a fifth place finish in the men’s platform. It marked his second top five finish in the event so far this season. Nick Stone closed out his week with a tenth place finish in the men’s platform competition, adding his second top ten finish of the week.
For the Lady Vols, Emma Rhines finished the week with her third top ten finish by placing sixth in the women’s platform. This added to a strong week of action in the Tennessee Diving Invitational for the freshman, who also logged a fourth place finish in the women’s 1-meter.
The Vols and Lady Vols now have a short break before their back in action later this month in a duel meet at Georgia on Jan. 24. The duel is set to begin at 12 p.m. at the Gabrielsen Natatorium and will be streamed on SEC Network+.
