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Utah Dive Earns Four Medals in Berkeley
1/16/2025 8:27 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Utes earn six spots in finals at Cal Diving Invite
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
Tres on Tres (Meter)
Teaming Up
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.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UTAHswimdive | Instagram: @utahswimdive | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahUtesSwimDive), and the official mobile app of Utah Athletics, Utah360 -- download here.
"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.
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.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UTAHswimdive | Instagram: @utahswimdive | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahUtesSwimDive), and the official mobile app of Utah Athletics, Utah360 -- download here.
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