Gonzalez Wins 3-Meter Board on Day Two at Air Force

USAFA, Colo. (Jan. 30, 2026) – Senior Alicia Gonazlez took home first in the 3-meter dive to close day two of the Air Force Diving Invitational, Friday.

Head diving coach Mark Mudrock said, “Alicia has found another level as a competitor. She continues to improve and is doing well with these long days of competition.”

On the men’s performance, he said, “Great seeing Kael and Jonah with back-to-back finals appearances, especially against most of the teams we will see at conference.”

Gonzalez was one of only two competitors to reach over 290 points in the 3-meter prelims, scoring 292.45 points. She was the lone Cowgirl to make the final, as senior Natalie Six and freshman Savannah Kierstead finished outside the Top 12. Six scored 237.20 points for 16th while Kierstead placed 35th with a point total of 178.80.

In the final, the senior from the Canary Islands would rise to the top to win with 336.80 points, the only diver to surpass the 300-point mark. This is Gonzalez’s career-best point total in the 3-meter dive.

In the men’s 1-meter, Cowboys matched yesterday’s finals competitor total. Sophomore Kael Kropf entered with a score of 262.75 in 12th while sophomore Jonah Mann closed out the prelims in 10th with 268.40 points. Junior Bruno Grau finished in 16th with 246.00 points and freshman Connor Liddle scored 228.50 points for 18th overall.

In the final, Kropf placed sixth with a score of 276.40, while Mann ended in 12th with a six-dive total of 253.40.

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The final day of the invite will begin with the women’s platform prelims and finals at 9 a.m., followed by the men’s starts at 12:30 p.m.

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