Courtesy: LSU Sports
BATON ROUGE, La. – The SEC office recognized LSU divers Carson Paul and Montserrat Gutierrez Lavenant on Thursday as the SEC Male Diver of the Year and SEC Female Co-Diver of the Year, respectively, for their accomplishments during the 2024-25 collegiate season.
Paul, a native of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, led the Tigers this season, earning two CSCAA All-American honors on the three-meter springboard and platform events. Paul took home the SEC Championship on three-meter by finishing on top with a score of 438.30. Additionally, Paul earned the silver medal on platform with a score of 468.15.
Paul was named the Male Diver of the Meet for his impressive performance at the SEC meet. In the regular season, Paul earned recognition from the conference office two separate times.
Paul’s honor as the SEC Male Diver of the Year marks the first for LSU since Curt Billings received the recognition in 1993. LSU male divers have been named SEC Freshman Diver of the Year four times with Juan Celaya-Hernandez being the last one to do so in 2017.
Lavenant, a product from Tijuana, Mexico, was named the SEC Female Diver of the Year for the second year in a row. She shared this season’s honor with Texas’ Alejandra Estudillo Torres. This season, Lavenant finished in the runner-up position on platform at the NCAA Championships for the third-straight year.
At the SEC Championships, she won the platform title with a final score of 375.40, which is a school record. She earned two CSCAA All-American finishes for her top-eight scores on the one-meter springboard and platform.
Lavenant and Paul were two of four divers Drew Livingston coached to an appearance at the NCAA Championships. The quartet earned four NCAA All-American honors for their performances at the national meet.
On top of the national awards, nine Tigers earned All-SEC honors. For the All-SEC teams, the First Team consists of the top finisher in each event at the SEC Championships, and the Second Team consists of the second and third-place finishers in each event. The All-Freshman Teams consist of any redshirt or true freshman who finished either in the top eight or is the highest-scoring freshman of each event at the SEC Championships, excluding relay events. The full list is below:
All-SEC First Team
Men
- Conor Gesing, Florida
- Josh Liendo, Florida
- Jonny Marshall, Florida
- Jake Mitchell, Florida
- Alex Painter, Florida
- Aleksas Savickas, Florida
- Julian Smith, Florida
- Luca Urlando, Georgia
- Carson Paul, LSU
- Nikoli Blackman, Tennessee
- Gui Caribe, Tennessee
- Jordan Crooks, Tennessee
- Kevin Houseman, Tennessee
- Lamar Taylor, Tennessee
- Luke Hobson, Texas
- David Johnston, Texas
- Rex Maurer, Texas
- Jaxon Bowshire, Texas A&M
Women
- Anita Bottazzo, Florida
- Micayla Cronk, Florida
- Camyla Monroy, Florida
- Olivia Peoples, Florida
- Bella Sims, Florida
- Emma Weyant, Florida
- Montserrat Lavenant, LSU
- Sophie Verzyl, South Carolina
- Brooklyn Douthwright, Tennessee
- Josephine Fuller, Tennessee
- Ella Jansen, Tennessee
- Mona McSharry, Tennessee
- Julia Mrozinski, Tennessee
- Camille Spink, Tennessee
- Abigail Arens, Texas
- Grace Cooper, Texas
- Jillian Cox, Texas
- Piper Enge, Texas
- Ava Longi, Texas
- Emma Sticklen, Texas
All-SEC Second Team
Men
- Charlie Hawke, Alabama
- Scotty Buff, Florida
- Ed Fullum-Huot, Florida
- Jesus Gonzalez, Florida
- Reese Branzell, Georgia
- Tomas Koski, Georgia
- Jake Magahey, Georgia
- Levi Sandidge, Kentucky
- Martin Espernberger, Tennessee
- Bennett Greene, Tennessee
- Harrison Lierz, Tennessee
- Coby Carrozza, Texas
- Nate Germonprez, Texas
- Chris Guiliano, Texas
- Nick Harris, Texas
- Jacob Jones, Texas
- Hubert Kós, Texas
- Will Modglin, Texas
- Kyle Peck, Texas
- Will Scholtz, Texas
- Baylor Nelson, Texas A&M
Women
- Emily Jones, Alabama
- Charlotte Rosendale, Alabama
- Jada Scott, Alabama
- Cadence Vincent, Alabama
- Kailyn Winter, Alabama
- Avery Wiseman, Alabama
- Maria Jose Sanchez, Arkansas
- Julie Brousseau, Florida
- Catie Choate, Florida
- Lainy Kruger, Florida
- Addison Reese, Florida
- Abby McCulloh, Georgia
- Rachel Stege, Georgia
- Megan Barnes, LSU
- Zoe Carlos-Broc, LSU
- Sabrina Lyn, LSU
- Sofia Sartori, LSU
- Sophie Brison, Tennessee
- Jillian Crooks, Tennessee
- Amber Myers, Tennessee
- McKenzie Siroky, Tennessee
- Sara Stotler, Tennessee
- Olivia Bray, Texas
- Campbell Chase, Texas
- Alejandra Estudillo, Texas
- Erin Gemmell, Texas
- Hailey Hernandez, Texas
- Kate Hurst, Texas
- Lillie Nesty, Texas
- Campbell Stoll, Texas
All-Freshman Team
Men
- Jesus Gonzalez, Florida
- Aiden Norman, Florida
- Alex Painter, Florida
- Drew Hitchcock, Georgia
- Volodymyr Lisovets, LSU
- Nikola Simic, LSU
- Bennett Greene, Tennessee
- Luke Forester, Texas
- Jacob Jones, Texas
- Cooper Lucas, Texas
- Kyle Peck, Texas
- Jacob Welsh, Texas
- Jaxon Bowshire, Texas A&M
- Travis Gulledge, Texas A&M
Women
- Maria Jose Sanchez, Arkansas
- Chloe Brothers, Auburn
- Emily Hallifax, Auburn
- Lora Komoroczy, Auburn
- Anita Bottazzo, Florida
- Julie Brousseau, Florida
- Sofia Plaza, Florida
- Marie Landreneau, Georgia
- Zoe Carlos-Broc, LSU
- Grace Palmer, LSU
- Emily Brown, Tennessee
- Jillian Crooks, Tennessee
- Ella Jansen, Tennessee
- McKenzie Siroky, Tennessee
- Campbell Chase, Texas
- Piper Enge, Texas
- Alejandra Estudillo, Texas
- Taylor Fox, Texas
- Lillie Nesty, Texas
