Courtesy: Texas Sports
AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas senior All-American Jordan Windle captured the men’s 3-meter title to highlight Friday’s second day of action in the UT Diving Invitational at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. The UT Diving Invitational is a three-day meet featuring divers from Texas, Arkansas and LSU.
In the men’s 3-meter competition, Windle sat in third place after the second round with a score of 146.55 and trailed LSU’s Juan Hernandez (155.55) and UT sophomore Andrew Harness (148.58). Windle caught fire beginning with his third dive, a reverse 3 ½ somersault tuck, and posted a score of 91.88 (scores of 8.5 and 9.0) to take a comfortable lead (238.43-210.68) over Hernandez.
Windle followed with a score of 91.20 on his fourth dive, a forward 4 ½ somersault tuck, to increase his cushion. He sealed his victory with scores of 81.60 and 73.95 in his final two dives to register a six-round total of 485.18. Hernandez claimed second place with a score of 467.55.
Freshman Noah Duperre took third with a score of 412.50, and Harness placed fourth at 385.20. Junior Andrew Gawin-Parigini finished seventh with a score of 318.98.
In the women’s 1-meter finals, junior Paola Pineda finished runner-up with a six-round score of 315.75. Pineda posted the top score (324.05) in the morning prelims. Arkansas’ Brooke Schultz won the title with a score of 348.95. Freshman Bridget O’Neil placed third at 288.95, and junior Morgan Menninger took sixth with a score of 257.95.
The UT Diving Invitational concludes on Saturday, Nov. 20 with the women’s platform at 10:30 a.m. CT and the men’s platform at 1 p.m. CT. Both events will be televised live nationally by Longhorn Network. Due to health and safety protocols, the event is closed to the public.
Women’s 1-meter results
Place | Name (School) | Score |
1. | Brooke Schultz (Arkansas) | 348.95 |
2. | Paola Pineda (Texas) | 315.75 |
3. | Bridget O’Neil (Texas) | 288.95 |
4. | Maha Amer (Arkansas) | 278.75 |
5. | Anne Tuxen (LSU) | 278.10 |
6. | Morgan Menninger (Texas) | 257.95 |
7. | Estilla Mosena (Arkansas) | 250.40 |
8. | Helle Tuxen (LSU) | 245.25 |
Men’s 3-meter results
Place | Name (School) | Score |
1. | Jordan Windle (Texas) | 485.18 |
2. | Juan Hernandez (LSU) | 467.55 |
3. | Noah Duperre (Texas) | 412.50 |
4. | Andrew Harness (Texas) | 385.20 |
5. | Dakota Hurbis (LSU) | 371.25 |
6. | Emanuel Vazquez (LSU) | 349.43 |
7. | Andrew Gawin-Parigini (Texas) | 318.98 |