Four More Athletes Earn Titles on Day Two of 2026 Junior National Championships

Four more athletes won titles at the 2026 USA Diving Junior National Championships. 

Ella Guo (Arrow Dive Club), the leader after the preliminary round, dove to her first individual junior national championship, scoring 379.45 in the 14-15 Girls 3-meter event. Hannah McLaughlin (Woodlands Diving) closely followed her with 366.20. Rounding out the podium was Emma Wang (Trojan Dive Club) with 349.60. 

In the 16-18 Girls platform event, Sophia Hoffman (Knight Diving Academy) dominated the competition, scoring an 86.40 on her final dive to bring her gold medal total to 436.30. Hoffman won the 14-15 Girls platform event at last year’s Junior National Championships. Kathryn Parker (Razorback Diving Academy) grabbed the silver with 397.85, and Callie Fox (Mission Viejo Nadadores Dive) finished in the bronze spot at 381.55. 

Coming off a silver medal in the 14-15 Boys 1-meter event yesterday, Pengxu Lor (Minnesota Diving Academy) found himself atop the 14-15 Boys platform podium today. Contributing to his winning 417.60 was a perfect 10 on his final dive. In second place was Nathan Piotrowski (West Florida Lightning Aquatics) with 401.20, and in third was Bennett Ward (Mile High Dive Club) with 390.70. 

The 16-18 Boys 1-meter title went to Jacob Mannarino (Orlando Dive Academy). Mannarino came back from fifth place after the preliminary round to win with a 487.90, his second medal of the meet after yesterday's bronze in the 16-18 Boys 3-meter event. Ivor Brown’s (Dominion Dive Club) 472.95 earned him second, and just behind him in third was Mason Mankey (The Indiana International School of Diving) with 472.05, who was yesterday's 16-18 Boys 3-meter gold medalist. 

Competition will return tomorrow with the first preliminary beginning at 10:10 AM local time. All events will be streaming live on the USA Diving YouTube channel, and event information can be found at usadiving.org/2026-usa-diving-junior-national-championships.