NCAA Zone E Championships Up Next for Utah Divers

Saturday, March 7

Flagstaff, Ariz.

All Day

University of Utah

NCAA Zone E Diving Championships

NCAA Zone E Championships Up Next for Utah Divers

3/6/2026 1:15 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Richard Marchner’s squad travels to Arizona as postseason continues

SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah diving program will travel to Flagstaff, Ariz., for the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships this weekend as postseason competition continues.

Eight divers will represent Utah in Flagstaff. Attila Bernatsky, Alex Just and Elias Petersen will make up the men's squad and Cierra Cole, Callie Eaglestone, Kathryn Grant, Emilia Nilsson Garip and Annalise Shrader will all compete on the women's side.

Opponents: Air Force, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cal Baptist, California, Colorado State, CSU Bakersfield, Denver, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Stanford, UC Davis, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Wyoming
Location: Flagstaff, Ariz. | Wall Aquatic Center
Date: March 7-11
Watch: nauathletics.com
Live Results: DiveMeets

Schedule of Events
Saturday, March 7 – 4 p.m. MT

Women's Team Event (Cole, Shrader, Nilsson Garip)
Men's Team Event (Bernatsky, Just, Petersen)

Monday, March 9 – 11:30 a.m. MT

Women's 1-meter (Eaglestone, Grant, Nilsson Garip)
Men's 3-meter (Bernatsky, Petersen)

Tuesday, March 10 – 11:30 a.m. MT

Women's 3-meter (Cole, Eaglestone, Grant, Nilsson Garip, Shrader)
Men's Platform (Bernatsky, Just, Petersen)

Monday, March 9 – 11:30 a.m. MT

Women's Platform (Eaglestone, Grant)
Men's 1-meter (Bernatsky, Just, Petersen)

Looking Back
Utah divers showed out at the Big 12 Championships last week, claiming seven conference medals.

The men's team of Bernatsky, Just and Petersen and the women's team of Eaglestone, Grant and Nilsson Garip both won gold in the team event to kick off the conference meet.
Petersen also claimed individual gold on the 1-meter springboard thanks to a score of 400.10.
The Utah women placed second, third and fourth on the 1-meter board. Nilsson Garip took second with a 303.95, Grant earned bronze with a 301.20 and Eaglestone came in fourth with a 297.75 list total.
Petersen claimed second on the men's 3-meter springboard with a 425.30 list score, the fourth-best on the event in program history.
Eaglestone won bronze on the 3-meter board, scoring 326.25. The sophomore also came in fifth on platform with a 240.05.
Petersen also reached platform finals, finishing sixth with a 331.35.

Big Scores Earn Big 12 Awards
Utah earned a total of 10 Big 12 Conference weekly awards this season:

Oct. 30, 2025

Attila Bernatsky, Men's Diver of the Week

Nov. 20, 2025

Kathryn Grant, Women's Diver of the Week

Dec. 11, 2025

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week

Dec. 30, 2025

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week
Callie Eaglestone, Women's Diver of the Week
Nolan Dunkel, Men's Newcomer of the Week
Stephanie Oiesen, Women's Newcomer of the Week

Jan. 15, 2026

Davis Stachelek, Men's Swimmer of the Week
Kathryn Grant, Women's Diver of the Week

Feb. 5, 2026

Nolan Dunkel, Men's Newcomer of the Week

Feb. 12, 2026

Elias Petersen, Men's Diver of the Week

Since joining the Big 12 prior to last season, Utah has claimed 20 weekly awards, 13 of which have come from divers. Petersen leads all Utes with five weekly awards, all Diver of the Week nods, and was recognized as the conference's Diver of the Year a season ago.

Stay Connected
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