2026 USA Diving Junior National Championships Conclude

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The 2026 USA Diving Junior National Championships concluded in Morgantown today with the final two events.  

 

Two first-time junior national championship medalists captured the 14-18 girls platform synchro title. Audrey Herz (Boston Area Diving) and Teagan Mulbury (RipFest) scored 245.46 to win. In second were Callie Fox (Mission Viejo Nadadores Dive) and Sophia Narbut (Stanford Diving) with 241.71. Mia Delgado (NC Dive Club) and Yustina Popovych (Fort Lauderdale Dive Team) finished in third with 227.43 

 

Evan Kerim (Woodlands Diving) and Cristiano Garcia (Montgomery Dive Club) won gold in the 14-18 boys 3-meter synchro event after taking the silver in last year’s event. Their 288.24 bested the pair of Mitchell Caldwell (American Flyers Diving) and Mason Lawson (RipFest) and their score of 271.20. Rounding out the podium was the team of Rydan Russell (Coral Springs Diving) and Amir Owens (Montgomery Dive Club) with 261.42 

 

The team event awards were also officially determined. Mission Viejo Nadadores Dive won the girls team award. Arrow Dive Club came in second and Stanford Diving in third. Atlanta Diving Association took the boys title, followed by Duke Diving and RipFest. Mission Viejo also claimed the overall team award, once again followed by Arrow Dive Club. Atlanta Diving Association claimed the third spot on the podium in the team event. 

 

The 2026 USA Diving National Championships kick off tomorrow, beginning with the men’s 3-meter qualifier and women’s 10-meter qualifier. All events will be streaming live on the USA Diving YouTube channel, and event information can be found at https://www.usadiving.org/2026-usa-diving-national-championships-qualifier.