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Jordan Windle wins men’s 3-meter title at UT Diving Invitational
11.20.2020 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Junior Paola Pineda places second in women’s 1-meter finals on Friday.
AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas senior All-American Jordan Windle captured the men's 3-meter title to highlight Friday's second day of action in the UT Diving Invitational at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. The UT Diving Invitational is a three-day meet featuring divers from Texas, Arkansas and LSU.
In the men's 3-meter competition, Windle sat in third place after the second round with a score of 146.55 and trailed LSU's Juan Hernandez (155.55) and UT sophomore Andrew Harness (148.58). Windle caught fire beginning with his third dive, a reverse 3 ½ somersault tuck, and posted a score of 91.88 (scores of 8.5 and 9.0) to take a comfortable lead (238.43-210.68) over Hernandez.
Windle followed with a score of 91.20 on his fourth dive, a forward 4 ½ somersault tuck, to increase his cushion. He sealed his victory with scores of 81.60 and 73.95 in his final two dives to register a six-round total of 485.18. Hernandez claimed second place with a score of 467.55.
Freshman Noah Duperre took third with a score of 412.50, and Harness placed fourth at 385.20. Junior Andrew Gawin-Parigini finished seventh with a score of 318.98.
In the women's 1-meter finals, junior Paola Pineda finished runner-up with a six-round score of 315.75. Pineda posted the top score (324.05) in the morning prelims. Arkansas' Brooke Schultz won the title with a score of 348.95. Freshman Bridget O'Neil placed third at 288.95, and junior Morgan Menninger took sixth with a score of 257.95.
The UT Diving Invitational concludes on Saturday, Nov. 20 with the women's platform at 10:30 a.m. CT and the men's platform at 1 p.m. CT. Both events will be televised live nationally by Longhorn Network. Due to health and safety protocols, the event is closed to the public.
Women's 1-meter results
Place |
Name (School) |
Score |
1. |
Brooke Schultz (Arkansas) |
348.95 |
2. |
Paola Pineda (Texas) |
315.75 |
3. |
Bridget O'Neil (Texas) |
288.95 |
4. |
Maha Amer (Arkansas) |
278.75 |
5. |
Anne Tuxen (LSU) |
278.10 |
6. |
Morgan Menninger (Texas) |
257.95 |
7. |
Estilla Mosena (Arkansas) |
250.40 |
8. |
Helle Tuxen (LSU) |
245.25 |
Men's 3-meter results
Place |
Name (School) |
Score |
1. |
Jordan Windle (Texas) |
485.18 |
2. |
Juan Hernandez (LSU) |
467.55 |
3. |
Noah Duperre (Texas) |
412.50 |
4. |
Andrew Harness (Texas) |
385.20 |
5. |
Dakota Hurbis (LSU) |
371.25 |
6. |
Emanuel Vazquez (LSU) |
349.43 |
7. |
Andrew Gawin-Parigini (Texas) |
318.98 |