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Utah Swim and Dive Wraps First Big 12 Championship with Freshman Diver of the Meet
3/2/2025 12:35 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Callie Eaglestone awarded conference meet honors
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.– The University of Utah swim and dive program finished its debut conference season, wrapping the meet with Big 12 Diver of the Meet honors and the men's team finishing in third on Saturday evening at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
Utah's men grabbed the bronze medal overall, finishing just under 2024 NCAA champions Arizona State and University of Arizona. The women claimed the fifth-place position, just fifty points behind Texas Christian University.
"No real words on how grateful I am with these two teams," said head coach Jonas Persson. "They competed hard all week and it paid off. Fifth and third-place is very good for us. Everyone stepped up, everyone contributed and we acted as a true team."
Callie Eaglestone claimed the Big 12 Freshman Diver of the Meet honors after not only making the A-final in all three diving events, but placing in the top five on all boards.
In the final diving session, the Utah women took on the platform. Two Utes, Kathryn Grant and Eaglestone, placed in the top eight, with Holly Waxman leading the B-final. All three effectively moving on to the final round on Saturday night.
"The women delivered big time on tower today and we really needed that to push the team up into fifth-place overall," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "Callie continues to amaze us and she has proven to herself and everyone else that she is yet another Utah women who is a three-event threat. Kat had a very nice tower event. As a team we scored the most diving points and that has been on our team goals all year, and everyone pitched in to make that happen."
Power on the Tower
On the swimming side, four Utes worked their way in to the top eight, with 15 student-athletes making an appearance in finals.
Top Eight
Top 10 Times
Looking Ahead
In just nine days, the Utah divers will return to Federal Way, Wash. to compete at the NCAA Diving Zones on March 10-12, where they will compete for a spot at the NCAA Championships.
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.
Utah's men grabbed the bronze medal overall, finishing just under 2024 NCAA champions Arizona State and University of Arizona. The women claimed the fifth-place position, just fifty points behind Texas Christian University.
"No real words on how grateful I am with these two teams," said head coach Jonas Persson. "They competed hard all week and it paid off. Fifth and third-place is very good for us. Everyone stepped up, everyone contributed and we acted as a true team."
Callie Eaglestone claimed the Big 12 Freshman Diver of the Meet honors after not only making the A-final in all three diving events, but placing in the top five on all boards.
In the final diving session, the Utah women took on the platform. Two Utes, Kathryn Grant and Eaglestone, placed in the top eight, with Holly Waxman leading the B-final. All three effectively moving on to the final round on Saturday night.
"The women delivered big time on tower today and we really needed that to push the team up into fifth-place overall," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "Callie continues to amaze us and she has proven to herself and everyone else that she is yet another Utah women who is a three-event threat. Kat had a very nice tower event. As a team we scored the most diving points and that has been on our team goals all year, and everyone pitched in to make that happen."
Power on the Tower
- The Utah women finished at the top of the diving charts, beating out Houston 268 to 263. The men ended in second, just shy of TCU with 235 points.
- Three Utes earned a place in tower finals, Kathryn Grant and Callie Eaglestone represented Utah in the A-final and Holly Waxman appeared in the B-final.
- Eaglestone brought in the most points for Utah, finishing her final tower list in third-place with a total score of 240.75. Averaging 48 points a round, her back 1 ½ with 2 ½ twists earned 58 points.
- Grant finished her five-dive list with a score of 230.00, putting her in sixth-place. Her highest scoring dive came in the final round, her back 2 ½ with a 1 ½ twist added 64 points to her overall total.
- Waxman took the lead in the consolation finals, finishing in the top spot with 247.90. In the final round, Waxman's reverse 2 ½ tuck off the 10m scored 63 points.
- Sydney Kowalski and Sarah Kauffman finished their platform preliminary lists in 18th and 21st, Kowalski missing the consolation finals by less than four points.
On the swimming side, four Utes worked their way in to the top eight, with 15 student-athletes making an appearance in finals.
Top Eight
- Norah Hay kicked off the final finals session with a silver medal, finishing her 100-yard backstroke at 1:53.79.
- Brandon Miller also found a medal in the 200-back, touching in at 1:42.75 for a fifth-place finish.
- In the 1650-yard freestyle, also known as the mile, Nick Chirafisi earned the bronze after his swim of 15:02.28.
- Jones Lambert clocked his mile in at 15:19.98, successfully earning a seventh-place finish.
Top 10 Times
- Daniel Yi popped off in the 200-yard breaststroke C-final, achieving the third-fastest time in Utah history at 1:56.48.
- Chirafisi's third-place finish translated to the fifth slot in the Utah mile record book.
- In the 200-back, Hay improved on her time, dropping 0.2 and staying the second-fastest Ute in program history.
- Alexia Duncan wrote her name in the record book in prelims and finals, touching in at 1:57.17 in the 200-back for the seventh-fastest time.
- Teagan Steinmentz earned the ninth slot in the 200-breast, after clocking in at 2:15.18.
- In the same race on the men's side, Caleb Gallagher reached the third-fastest time in Utah history with a 1:57.40.
Looking Ahead
In just nine days, the Utah divers will return to Federal Way, Wash. to compete at the NCAA Diving Zones on March 10-12, where they will compete for a spot at the NCAA Championships.
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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