2025 CAL DIVING INVITE
- January 16-18, 2025
- Berkeley, Calif.
- Diving
- Results
Courtesy: USC Athletics
BERKELEY, CALIF. – USC diver Moritz Wesemann claimed the men’s 3-meter competition en route to a school record to highlight USC’s efforts against Cal on Friday, Jan. 17.
While Cal claimed both the men’s and women’s dual meets, USC had a handful of individual event wins against the Bears, including a massive win by Wesemann.
The USC diving graduate student, Wesemann, shattered a record set by Harrison Jones in 2010. The record stood nearly 15 years before Wesemann outscored it by less than one full point. The first-year Trojan tallied 465.20 points, breaking Jones’ previous record by just .98. In addition to securing the record, Wesemann also won the event for the Trojans by nearly 78 points. Just yesterday, he won the men’s 1-meter competition at the Cal Diving Invitational.
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics
BERKELEY, Calif. – Stanford enjoyed a strong showing at the Cal Diving Invitational at Legends Aquatic Center this weekend, highlighted by a platform dive title for freshman Anna Lemkin on Sunday afternoon.
Diving action began on Thursday with the 3-meter dive, as Lemkin posted Stanford’s best finish with a fifth-place score of 292.55. That came after Lemkin turned in the second-best performance of the preliminary session with a 308.05. Lauren Burch finished 15th in the prelims with a score of 244.70, followed by a 230.35 effort from Emilie Moore to finish 19th.
On Friday, it was Moore who led the Cardinal with a third-place finish in the 1-meter dive, scoring a 285.75 in the finals session. Burch also earned an event finals berth, tallying a 258.70 in her five dives to finish in 10th place. Maria Papworth (298.65) and Lemkin (266.25) both turned in top-10 performances in the morning prelim session but did not compete in the event finals.
Diving competition came to a close on Saturday as Lemkin posted a five-dive score of 300.50 to earn the event title, while Moore made the podium with a third-place score of 278.10. Lemkin (277.50) and Moore (241.70) each turned in top-five efforts in the prelims to advance to Sunday’s finals, while Lauren Burch posted a 206.60 score to finish 14th.
Stanford returns to action for the regular season finale against No. 10 California at noon PT on Feb. 1. The meet will also serve as the program’s Senior Day and will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
Courtesy: Utah Athletics
BERKELEY, Calif.– The University of Utah diving team finished day one of the three-day diving invite at the University of California, Berkeley with a silver medal from Elias Petersen, a bronze from Kathryn Grant and two golds on the team event in Berkeley, Calif. on Thursday afternoon.
“We had exactly the day I was hoping for today, with strong performances and a couple wins in the team event,” said head diving coach Richard Marschner. “The meet was delayed and had a few snafus, so it tested everyone’s resiliency, but we responded really well.”
The first day consisted of the men taking on the 1m springboard and the women competing 3m, where the top twelve divers on both boards would continue on to finals. For the Utes, Holly Waxman, Callie Eaglestone, Kathryn Grant, Attila Bernatsky, Jesco Helling and Elias Petersen earned a place in finals.
“Kathryn was very steady and did a fantastic job taking it one dive at a time,” said Marschner. “Elias was very good and did a nice job making minor adjustments that were needed in finals.”
Three-for-one
- Petersen earned the fourth-seed into the one-meter final with a 337.70 finish. In finals, Petersen earned his stripes, averaging 59.65 each round. His first dive was his highest-scoring, bringing in 68.20 points. Petersen finished with the silver medal and a score of 357.90.
- Moving in to finals sitting in ninth, Helling stayed consistent and finished finals in the same space. He averaged 50.51 points a round and ended with 303.05.
- This marks the second meet on Bernatsky’s career in which he finds himself competing in finals. Bernatsky’s highest-scoring dive came in the second round, a front 2 ½ somersault pike, adding 54.60 points to his total of 276.20.
Tres on Tres (Meter)
- Grant finished prelims in fourth-place, sitting just above Waxman in fifth. Grant went into finals and stayed level, finishing with the bronze medal. After a small slip-up on her fifth dive, she crushed her finale, a full-out, or front 2 ½ pike with a full twist, adding 64.50 points to her total score of 297.25, Grant ended less than two points behind second-place.
- Going in to finals in fifth-place, Waxman averaged 46.91 points each round. She started off with her highest-scoring dive, earning 51.60 points on a front 2 ½ pike. The London native finished in sixth-place with 281.50.
- Eaglestone earned the seventh spot going in to the final, finishing prelims with 266.75. In finals, Eaglestone averaged 42.66 points per round with her outlier showing in the fifth round. Collecting 60 points even on her full out, Eaglestone finished in 10th-place with a total of 255.95.
- Sarah Kauffman finished with 226.10, sitting four place above Sydney Kowalski who totaled 216.85.
Teaming Up
- Both the men and women’s teams in the team event walked away with a gold.
- Eaglestone started the women’s competition off with an armstand double on platform and an inward 1 ½ on 1m. Grant followed that up with a front 2 ½ on 1m and a back 2 ½ with a 1 ½ twist off the 10m platform. Waxman finished the team event off for the Utes with a back 2 ½ and reverse 2 ½ on 3m. They finished with a score of 287.70, beating out BYU in second place by less than a point.
- On the men’s side, Bernatsky started the men off with a back armstand 2 ½ with a ½ twist off the platform and an inward 2 ½ pike on 3m. Petersen then competed reverse 2 ½ tuck on 1m and a back 2 ½ pike on 3m. Helling finished the competition off with a front 3 ½ pike off the platform and an inward 2 ½ pike on 3m. They ended in the top spot with a score of 363.40, beating second-place by sixty points.
“Overall, everyone ganed a lot from this meet today and we’re prepared for anything moving forward,” said Marschner.
Looking Ahead
The divers continue competing at Berkeley, while the swimmers host the University of Denver on Friday in the Ute Natatorium at 3 p.m.
At Cal
“Holly and Kat put on an amazing performance today and in finals especially,” said head diving coach Richard Marschner. “They’re proving to be one of the best 1-2 punches in the country and continue to show why they were two of the only nine women to be three event competitors t NCAAs last year. Elias was incredibly strong in both rounds on three-meter and was just shy of the 400 mark both times.”
Two Peas in a (1m) Pod
- After her preliminary list, Waxman went into finals in fifth-place. In finals, Waxman locked in and averaged 50.12 points each round, finishing her list sitting in first-place. Her total score came out to be 300.70, 0.15 in front of Grant in second-place.
- Grant finished 1m prelims in third-place, averaging 48.41 points each round. In finals, she proved her consistency, averaging just over 50 points a dive. Her highest-scoring dive came in the second round, a reverse 1 ½ with a 1 ½ twist, bringing in 59.80 points. She finished with a silver medal, sitting just 0.15 below Waxman with a 300.55.
- Callie Eaglestone finished her six-dive list with a final score of 237.80.
- Sarah Kauffman rounded up a total of 229.40.
- Sydney Kowalski ended with a score of 223.55.
On the 3m
- Finishing in third-place in prelims, Petersen put his pedal to the medal and took the silver medal. His star power came out in his second dive, a front 2 ½ with a full twist, also referred to as a full-out, which earned 72 points. This bumped his average to 65.29 and his total to 391.75.
- Helling grabbed tenth-place with a 318.00 on his way in to finals. In finals, he bumped himself into fifth, averaging 57.63 points each round. His highest-scoring dive, a front 3 ½ pike, accumulated 68.20 points to his overall score of 345.80.
- Attila Bernatsky totaled his list out at 244.45.
“Performances like these at NCAAs will earn All-American honors, so I’m excited about what we can accomplish,” said Marschner.
BERKELEY, Calif. – Jesco Helling earned a third-place finish in the men’s platform competition to lead the way for the University of Utah diving team, as they competed on the third day of the Cal Diving Invitational at the Legends Aquatic Center in Berkeley, Calif.
“I’m really proud of how we competed both physically and mentally,” said head diving coach Richard Marschner. “We gained a lot from this meet and it absolutely prepared us to do well at Big 12’s, zones and NCAA’s.”
Saturday’s festivities began with women’s platform prelims, with a field of 29 divers giving way to eight in the final, including Utah’s Kathryn Grant and Holly Waxman. The men’s platform prelims started with 14 competitors and the list of those who pushed their way through to the final included Helling and fellow Ute Attila Bernatsky.
“Kat had a difficult prelim,” said Marschner, “but stuck with it to make finals and then had a great final round while Holly was very consistent throughout and she made some very good adjustments that will help her score big later on. Attila had a very good event and even though he was just off getting his zone score, his trajectory continues to be on the up, so I’m really confident that he’ll be peaking when it matters most.”
Helling Takes Home a Bronze
- Helling’s solid showing on the tower started with him racking up 321.25 points in the prelims, good enough for third. He maintained that position in the final, finishing with a mark of 310.15, easily surpassing the NCAA Zones benchmark. Helling reached the finals in all three events during Utah’s time in Berkeley and posted his highest finish of the week on Saturday.
- Bernatsky started the day by averaging 48.28 points per dive in the prelims, which added up to a score of 289.65 that landed him in seventh and allowed him to join Helling in the final. He improved upon his mark in the prelims for a total of 296.15 in the final, moving him up to fifth. This marked the second time in three days the freshman from Winnipeg earned a finals spot, a feat he also accomplished in the one-meter on Thursday.
Grant, Waxman Surpass NCAA Zones Standards
- Grant’s 224.30 points in the preliminary round garnered her seventh-place, but she bumped that mark up to 268.10 in the final, thanks in part to a score 62.40 on her final dive of the day, a Back 2 1/2 Somersault 1 1/2 Twist Pike. Grant’s hard work in the final sent her up the leaderboard into fourth.
- Waxman concluded prelims a couple spots ahead of Grant, taking fifth with a mark of 237.00 that included a score of 54.60 on her Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Tuck. The senior from Leeds, England remained consistent in the final, where her point total of 233.35 allowed her to maintain her hold on the No. 5 spot. Both Grant and Waxman’s scores in the final bested the NCAA Zones benchmark.
- Sydney Kowalski’s 211.05 points landed her in 12th, while Callie Eaglestone took 17th and Sarah Kauffman placed 27th.
Looking Ahead
The Utes will finish a busy month of January by visiting SMU on Friday and Saturday, followed by a trip to Green River, Wyoming on Jan. 31 to take on Wyoming. Utah’s next home meet will be a clash with BYU on Feb. 7 – 8.
