KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Purdue alumnus Brandon Loschiavo secured his fourth career berth at the World Aquatics Championships by winning a silver medal on 10-meter Wednesday to conclude the USA Diving Winter Nationals.
For the second day in a row on the tower, three of the top seven finishers had ties to the Boilermakers. National Letter of Intent signee Tyler Wills finished fourth overall while posting the second-best list score (409) of the day Wednesday. Jordan Rzepka placed seventh. Daryn Wright, Sophie McAfee and Maycey Vieta were all among the top six Tuesday.
Event winner Josh Hedburg and Loschiavo will represent the U.S. on the tower at the 2024 World Championships, set for Feb. 2-18 in Doha, Qatar. They'll be aiming to clinch Olympic quota berths for USA Diving via top-12 finishes in Qatar.
Purdue claimed medals in five events and nine medals total at Winter Nationals this year. Dating back to 2010, Boilermakers have won 75 medals – 28 individual, 47 synchronized – at USA Diving's annual winter championships.
PURDUE MEDALISTS AT 2023 USA DIVING WINTER NATIONALS
• Brandon Loschiavo – Silver on 10-Meter, Silver in 10-Meter Synchro (with Rzepka)
• Daryn Wright – Silver on 10-Meter, Silver in Mixed 10-Meter Synchro (with Wills)
• Greg Duncan – Silver in 3-Meter Synchro (with Downs)
• Jordan Rzepka – Silver in 10-Meter Synchro (with Loschiavo)
• Tyler Wills – Gold in Mixed 10-Meter Synchro (with Baleigh Cranford), Silver in Mixed 10-Meter Synchro (with Wright)
• Zach Welsh – Bronze in 3-Meter Synchro (with Jacob Welsh)
Wills & Welsh are National Letter of Intent signees joining the Boilermakers next season
Loschiavo won the 10-meter preliminary Monday with a list score of 399.35 and was even better in the semifinal (443.25). Scores reset after the prelim but were cumulative across the semi and final. The 16-year-old Hedburg claimed his first career senior national title in an individual event with lists of 456.60 in the semi and 441.25 in the final, winning by 53 points.
Since the spring of 2019, Loschiavo has now finished top two on the podium at four of USA Diving's national championship meets – 2023 Winter Nationals, 2023 National Championships, 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (held in June 2021) and 2019 National Championships. He did not compete at the 2021 and 2022 Winter Nationals and the championship meet was not held in 2020.
Wills improved on his list score by 51 points from the prelim (358) to the final (409). The Carmel, Indiana, native also won gold and silver while competing with Purdue's Wright and NC State's Bayleigh Cranford in the mixed 10-meter synchro event last week. Mixed 10-meter synchro will be featured at the World Aquatic Championships in February and USA Diving is permitted to send one additional diver to compete in the event. Wright qualified for Worlds individually on 10-meter Tuesday.
Purdue resumes its NCAA schedule Saturday, Jan. 13 with a home meet vs. Missouri and the Illinois women. The University of Tennessee's Allan Jones Aquatic Center is also hosting the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, with the dates set for June 16-23. Team USA's official number of Olympic bids across all diving events will be confirmed after the results at the World Championships in February.
LIST SCORES FOR PURDUE FINALISTS IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AT WINTER NATIONALS
• Brandon Loschiavo, 2nd on 10-Meter – 399.35 Prelim, 443.25 Semi, 401.50 Final
• Tyler Wills, 4th on 10-Meter – 358 Prelim, 374.35 Semi, 409 Final
• Jordan Rzepka, 7th on 10-Meter – 359.70 Prelim, 402.55 Semi, 307.75 Final
• Daryn Wright, 3rd on 10-Meter – 290.05 Prelim, 318.55 Semi, 267.50 Final
• Sophie McAfee, 5th on 10-Meter – 223.40 Prelim, 282.30 Semi, 265.20 Final
• Maycey Vieta, 6th on 10-Meter – 299.20 Prelim, 290 Semi, 256.90 Final
• Greg Duncan, 6th on 3-Meter – 360.85 Prelim, 407.40 Semi, 351 Final
• Zach Welsh, 10th on 3-Meter – 314.85 Prelim, 342.85 Semi, 298.10 Final
• Max Miller, 6th on 1-Meter – 309.40 Prelim, 334.30 Final
• Holden Higbie, 7th on 1-Meter – 322.55 Prelim, 319.8 Final
• Avery Worobel, 10th on 1-Meter – 235.50 Prelim, 229.50 Final
PURDUE DIVERS AT THE WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Since 2015
• 2024 in Qatar: Brandon Loschiavo, Daryn Wright
• 2023 in Japan: David Colturi, Greg Duncan, Brandon Loschiavo, Jordan Rzepka, Maycey Vieta
• 2022 in Hungary: Greg Duncan, Maggie Merriman, Jordan Rzepka, Maycey Vieta, Daryn Wright
• 2019 in South Korea: Ben Bramley, David Colturi, David Boudia, Steele Johnson, Steven LoBue, Brandon Loschiavo
• 2017 in Hungary: David Colturi, Steele Johnson, Steven LoBue, Brandon Loschiavo,
• 2015 in Russia: David Boudia, David Colturi, Steele Johnson, Steven LoBue
For the second day in a row on the tower, three of the top seven finishers had ties to the Boilermakers. National Letter of Intent signee Tyler Wills finished fourth overall while posting the second-best list score (409) of the day Wednesday. Jordan Rzepka placed seventh. Daryn Wright, Sophie McAfee and Maycey Vieta were all among the top six Tuesday.
Event winner Josh Hedburg and Loschiavo will represent the U.S. on the tower at the 2024 World Championships, set for Feb. 2-18 in Doha, Qatar. They'll be aiming to clinch Olympic quota berths for USA Diving via top-12 finishes in Qatar.
Purdue claimed medals in five events and nine medals total at Winter Nationals this year. Dating back to 2010, Boilermakers have won 75 medals – 28 individual, 47 synchronized – at USA Diving's annual winter championships.
PURDUE MEDALISTS AT 2023 USA DIVING WINTER NATIONALS
• Brandon Loschiavo – Silver on 10-Meter, Silver in 10-Meter Synchro (with Rzepka)
• Daryn Wright – Silver on 10-Meter, Silver in Mixed 10-Meter Synchro (with Wills)
• Greg Duncan – Silver in 3-Meter Synchro (with Downs)
• Jordan Rzepka – Silver in 10-Meter Synchro (with Loschiavo)
• Tyler Wills – Gold in Mixed 10-Meter Synchro (with Baleigh Cranford), Silver in Mixed 10-Meter Synchro (with Wright)
• Zach Welsh – Bronze in 3-Meter Synchro (with Jacob Welsh)
Wills & Welsh are National Letter of Intent signees joining the Boilermakers next season
Loschiavo won the 10-meter preliminary Monday with a list score of 399.35 and was even better in the semifinal (443.25). Scores reset after the prelim but were cumulative across the semi and final. The 16-year-old Hedburg claimed his first career senior national title in an individual event with lists of 456.60 in the semi and 441.25 in the final, winning by 53 points.
Since the spring of 2019, Loschiavo has now finished top two on the podium at four of USA Diving's national championship meets – 2023 Winter Nationals, 2023 National Championships, 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (held in June 2021) and 2019 National Championships. He did not compete at the 2021 and 2022 Winter Nationals and the championship meet was not held in 2020.
Wills improved on his list score by 51 points from the prelim (358) to the final (409). The Carmel, Indiana, native also won gold and silver while competing with Purdue's Wright and NC State's Bayleigh Cranford in the mixed 10-meter synchro event last week. Mixed 10-meter synchro will be featured at the World Aquatic Championships in February and USA Diving is permitted to send one additional diver to compete in the event. Wright qualified for Worlds individually on 10-meter Tuesday.
Purdue resumes its NCAA schedule Saturday, Jan. 13 with a home meet vs. Missouri and the Illinois women. The University of Tennessee's Allan Jones Aquatic Center is also hosting the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, with the dates set for June 16-23. Team USA's official number of Olympic bids across all diving events will be confirmed after the results at the World Championships in February.
LIST SCORES FOR PURDUE FINALISTS IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AT WINTER NATIONALS
• Brandon Loschiavo, 2nd on 10-Meter – 399.35 Prelim, 443.25 Semi, 401.50 Final
• Tyler Wills, 4th on 10-Meter – 358 Prelim, 374.35 Semi, 409 Final
• Jordan Rzepka, 7th on 10-Meter – 359.70 Prelim, 402.55 Semi, 307.75 Final
• Daryn Wright, 3rd on 10-Meter – 290.05 Prelim, 318.55 Semi, 267.50 Final
• Sophie McAfee, 5th on 10-Meter – 223.40 Prelim, 282.30 Semi, 265.20 Final
• Maycey Vieta, 6th on 10-Meter – 299.20 Prelim, 290 Semi, 256.90 Final
• Greg Duncan, 6th on 3-Meter – 360.85 Prelim, 407.40 Semi, 351 Final
• Zach Welsh, 10th on 3-Meter – 314.85 Prelim, 342.85 Semi, 298.10 Final
• Max Miller, 6th on 1-Meter – 309.40 Prelim, 334.30 Final
• Holden Higbie, 7th on 1-Meter – 322.55 Prelim, 319.8 Final
• Avery Worobel, 10th on 1-Meter – 235.50 Prelim, 229.50 Final
PURDUE DIVERS AT THE WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Since 2015
• 2024 in Qatar: Brandon Loschiavo, Daryn Wright
• 2023 in Japan: David Colturi, Greg Duncan, Brandon Loschiavo, Jordan Rzepka, Maycey Vieta
• 2022 in Hungary: Greg Duncan, Maggie Merriman, Jordan Rzepka, Maycey Vieta, Daryn Wright
• 2019 in South Korea: Ben Bramley, David Colturi, David Boudia, Steele Johnson, Steven LoBue, Brandon Loschiavo
• 2017 in Hungary: David Colturi, Steele Johnson, Steven LoBue, Brandon Loschiavo,
• 2015 in Russia: David Boudia, David Colturi, Steele Johnson, Steven LoBue