Cougars gear up for Air Force Diving Invitational

BYU men’s and women’s dive is set to compete at the Air Force Diving Invitational at Cadet Natatorium in Colorado Springs, Colorado Jan. 30-Feb. 1.

BYU diver Sophia DeBergh competes in a dual meet versus UNLV on Nov. 2, 2024 at the Richards Building Pool.BYU diver Sophia DeBergh competes in a dual meet versus UNLV on Nov. 2, 2024 at the Richards Building Pool.
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PROVO, Utah — BYU men’s and women’s dive is set to compete at the Air Force Diving Invitational at Cadet Natatorium in Colorado Springs, Colorado Jan. 30-Feb. 1.

MEET FACTS | Air Force Diving Invitational
Schedule: 

Jan. 30-Feb. 1

Events run 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday; 9:30-3:15 on Saturday.

Venue: 

Cadet Natatorium

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Teams Competing Air Force, BYU, Cal Baptist, Colorado Mesa, Denver, Missouri, Northern Colorado & Wyoming
Results: DiveMeets
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The Cougars bring two top-25 ranked platform scorers into the weekend with Chase Hindmarsh and Alexia Jackson Hansen. Hindmarsh hold’s the nation’s 16th-ranked platform score with a season-best 318.25 achieved in October in a tri-meet at Texas A&M. Jackson Hansen’s season-best 239.25 on platform also came in College Station and ranks No. 24.

BYU’s trio of freshman men’s divers, Marti Llop, Ezra Purcell and Bryce Roper also hold top-50 spots nationally on platform with Llop ranked 40th on 1-meter as well.

In last week’s tri-meet in Colorado Springs versus Air Force and Colorado Mesa, Marti Llop and Sophia DeBergh delivered standout performances for the Cougars. Llop finished second on both 1 and 3-meter with scores of 292.25 and 301.90, respectively. DeBergh led the BYU women with a third-place finish on 3-meter at 247.95 and scored 228.30 take sixth on 1-meter.