Diving Dominates At Virginia Tech Invite For Second Straight Day

Saturday, February 8

Christiansburg, VA

12 PM

North Carolina

VT Diving Invite

Eliana Joyce
University of North Carolina Swimming and Diving v NC State
Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center
Raleigh, NC
Friday, January 17, 2025

Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim

Diving Dominates At Virginia Tech Invite For Second Straight Day

February 8, 2025 | Swimming & Diving

Results

Chapel Hill, N.C. – The University of North Carolina diving team took five of six podium spots in the men's 1-meter and women's 3-meter springboard at the Virginia Tech Diving Invite on Saturday. Through two days of competition, the Tar Heels have claimed 10 of the 12 podium positions, posted 13 personal bests, and tallied six Top 10 scores.

Sophomore Ellie Joyce and freshman Lanie Gutch went 1-2 for the second consecutive day in the 3-meter springboard final, only this time Joyce took the event. She set a personal best and moved into fourth all-time with a score of 377.05. Gutch also improved on her personal best, scoring a 359.25 to move to sixth all-time in the event. Senior Lara Phipps finished fifth with a score of 289.10.

Freshman Chris Booler, sophomore Conrad Eck and sophomore Rodolfo Vázquez Montaño swept the podium in the 1-meter springboard final. Booler improved his prelims score by nearly 10 points to win the event. For the second consecutive day, Eck made a massive improvement from prelims to finals, posting a personal best of 329.50, which was over 40 points better than his prelim score, to place second. Vázquez Montaño finished third at 325.35.

Joyce moved into eighth all-time at Carolina with a 339.75 in prelims to qualify first for the finals. Gutch came out of prelims in second place with a 309.15, while Phipps qualified sixth at 275.50. On the men's side, Booler led all divers in qualifying with a 325.50, while Vázquez Montaño placed fifth in prelims at 316.45. Eck landed in eighth at 289.20 to reach the finals.

UNC's divers will finish off the Virginia Tech Invite on Sunday, when the program consists of both men's and women's 10-meter platform starting at noon. Fans can follow along with the action via DiveMeets.com.

VIRGINIA TECH DIVING INVITE DAY 2

Women 3-Meter Finals
1. Ellie Joyce, 377.05 (PB) (No. 4 All-Time)
2. Lanie Gutch, 359.25 (PB) (No. 6 All-Time)
5. Lara Phipps, 289.10

Women 3-Meter Prelims
1. Ellie Joyce, 339.75 (PB) (No. 8 All-Time)
2. Lanie Gutch, 309.15
6. Lara Phipps, 275.50

Men 1-Meter Finals
1. Chris Booler, 334.80
2. Conrad Eck, 329.50 (PB)
3. Rodolfo Vázquez Montaño, 325.35

Men 1-Meter Prelims
1. Chris Booler, 325.50
5. Rodolfo Vázquez Montaño, 316.45
8. Conrad Eck, 289.20

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