By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
Texas Diving Invitational
- November 13-15, 2025
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, TX
- Hosted by the University of Texas
- Results
The University of Miami showcased its poweress on the diving boards tonight, taking the top spots in both of the events contested at the first day of the 2025 Texas Diving Invitational. In additional to the Miami Hurricanes, the field at the loaded diving competition features several of the country’s top teams including Texas, Stanford, Texas A&M, and the University of Arizona.
After placing 3rd through the prelims of the women’s 3m event (6 dives), Miami’s Emma Gullstrand threw down a big performance in finals to secure the victory in a score of 362.85. It was actually her teammate Chiara Pellacani who led through the first 5 dives, which included 67.50-point dives on both her Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike and her Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike. However, on the final dive, Gullstrand managed to out-score her teammate by nearly 5 points with a Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 2 Twist Pike, leading her to victory by .45 points.
The victory marks a huge milestone for Gullstrand, as this is her first full NCAA season since 2022. In addition sitting out the 2023-2024 season due to an Olympic redshirt, Gullstrand has missed several seasons due to injury since then. Taking down Pellacani was the National Champion in this event at NCAAs last year should also be a big confidence booster for her.
After placing 1st out of prelims, Texas’ Bayleigh Cranford placed 3rd overall in the final as the only other diver to score over 300 points with a final score of 333.20.
On the men’s side, Miami also took care of business, posting a 1-2 finish in the 1m event (6 dives) led by freshman Matteo Santoro. The young Italian star posted a score of 404.10 to dominate the event by over 28 points. That finish from Santoro included a big score of 73.50 on his Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Tuck. Behind Santoro, his teammate Jake Passmore managed a 2nd place finish with a score of 375.95. The redshirt freshman held a comfortable margin over the rest of the field, poising himself to remain with Santoro throughout the competition.
Last year, Miami only had one athlete qualify for NCAAs in this event on the men’s side in Max Flory. This year, their two young stars could be poised to make a run at a berth.
Another freshman, Stanford’s Gunnar Grubbs posted a strong score of 358.20 to take 3rd, .05 points ahead of Texas’ Jacob Jones. Texas notably placed 4th-6th in the event led by Jones. This might serve as an important indicator for March as diving will remain a key aspect of the team’s depth if they wish to take home another NCAA title.
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