INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue alumnus David Boudia has the lead while competing on 3-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the first time and has put himself in position to qualify for the Olympic Games for the fourth time.
Boudia posted a two-list score of 889.70 Wednesday. He leads the competition by 15.5 points and has a 16.15-point lead on third place. The top finishers earn Olympic bids for Team USA. The scoring is cumulative over three lists of action, culminating with Sunday's 3-meter final at 6:35 p.m. ET live on NBC.
Incoming Boilermaker Tyler Downs is in fourth place with a two-list total of 869.90. Grayson Campbell (874.20), Michael Hixon (873.55) and Downs are all in position to qualify for the Olympics on Sunday. Downs also qualified for Saturday's 10-meter final, an event in which Boilermaker Brandon Loschiavo built a 50-point lead Tuesday.
"This is my first Olympic Trials on the 3-meter," Boudia said. "I haven't dove in a high-pressure situation since 2019. It's just a little different; the training wasn't as ideal as I wanted. I think the hardest part was getting through the prelims and semifinal. Obviously, I have a little lead, but going into the finals, I have absolutely no lead with that mindset, so I start back at zero with everyone else but stay consistent like tonight."
Boudia won the morning prelim (434.50) and registered the fourth-best score of the semifinal (455.20). More importantly, he improved on his prelim score by 20.7 points. He excelled with his consistency throughout the day. Only one of his 12 dives produced a score lower than 65 points (57.8 in round 3 of the prelim). He closed his semifinal list with a pair of 80-point dives.
"It was a blast during the prelims yesterday with the men's 10-meter platform," said Boudia about Purdue's prominent presence at the Olympic Trials again this year. "I think the first two rounds were all top 4, all Purdue. I think that was pretty fun to see. Tyler Downs diving right before me, putting on pressure. It's just exciting for the future of Purdue diving. I'm excited to work with the young guns and hopefully get them ready for competition alongside Adam (Soldati)."
Boudia is in position to become the first American diver since Troy Dumais (2000-2012) to be a four-time Olympian. Dumais was a springboard specialist who qualified on 3-meter all four times. Boudia is aiming to become the first American to be an individual Olympic qualifier in both 10-meter and 3-meter during his career since Mark Ruiz represented Team USA in both events in 2000.
Big Ten champion Greg Duncan (18th on 3-meter) and incoming Boilermaker Sophie McAfee (16th on 10-meter) advanced to the semifinal rounds of their events Wednesday. Duncan and Campbell are also in second place in the 3-meter synchro competition, which concludes with Friday's 7 p.m. ET final live on the Olympic Channel.
All Times Eastern
Monday, June 7
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Prelim at 11 a.m. – Greg Duncan (388.44, 2nd of 5), David Boudia & Steele Johnson (388.11, 3rd)
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Semifinal at 7 p.m. – Greg Duncan (784.89, 2nd of 5), David Boudia & Steele Johnson (784.26, 3rd)
Tuesday, June 8 (Semifinals Live on Olympic Channel, NBC Sports App)
• Women's 3-Meter Prelim at 10 a.m. – Emily Bretscher (247.65, 14th of 26)
• Men's 10-Meter Prelim at 12:45 p.m. – Brandon Loschiavo (486.35, 1st of 13), Jordan Rzepka (388.30, 6th), Tyler Downs (380.10, 8th), Ben Bramley (331.20, 12th)
• Women's 3-Meter Semifinal at 7 p.m. – Emily Bretscher (495.35, 15th of 18)
• Men's 10-Meter Semifinal at 8:45 p.m. – Brandon Loschiavo (956.60, 1st of 13), Jordan Rzepka (801.05, 5th), Tyler Downs (764.85, 7th), Ben Bramley (678.40, 12th)
Wednesday, June 9 (Semifinals Live on Olympic Channel, NBC Sports App)
• Men's 3-Meter Prelim at 10 a.m. – David Boudia (434.50, 1st of 34), Tyler Downs (423.05, 2nd), Greg Duncan (369.45, 10th), Steele Johnson
• Women's 10-Meter Prelim at 1:30 p.m. – Maggie Merriman (253.30, 11th of 26), Sophie McAfee (253.00, 12th)
• Men's 3-Meter Semifinal at 7 p.m. – David Boudia (889.70, 1st of 18), Tyler Downs (869.90, 4th), Greg Duncan (658.20, 18th)
• Women's 10-Meter Semifinal at 9:05 p.m. – Maggie Merriman (508.35, 12th of 18), Sophie McAfee (463.00, 16th)
Friday, June 11 (Live on NBC Sports Network, NBC Sports App)
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Final at 7 p.m. – Greg Duncan (1168.80, 2nd of 4), David Boudia & Steele Johnson
Saturday, June 12 (Live on NBC, NBC Sports App)
• Men's 10-Meter Final at 7:35 p.m. -- Brandon Loschiavo (1421, 1st of 12), Tyler Downs (1207.30, 5th), Jordan Rzepka (1127.40, 8th), Ben Bramley (1066, 12th)
Sunday, June 13 (Live on NBC, NBC Sports App)
• Men's 3-Meter Final at 6:35 p.m. – Tyler Downs (1333.75, 1st of 12), David Boudia (1314.95, 3rd)
• Women's 10-Meter Final at 8:50 p.m. – Maggie Merriman (783, 11th of 12)
Boudia posted a two-list score of 889.70 Wednesday. He leads the competition by 15.5 points and has a 16.15-point lead on third place. The top finishers earn Olympic bids for Team USA. The scoring is cumulative over three lists of action, culminating with Sunday's 3-meter final at 6:35 p.m. ET live on NBC.
Incoming Boilermaker Tyler Downs is in fourth place with a two-list total of 869.90. Grayson Campbell (874.20), Michael Hixon (873.55) and Downs are all in position to qualify for the Olympics on Sunday. Downs also qualified for Saturday's 10-meter final, an event in which Boilermaker Brandon Loschiavo built a 50-point lead Tuesday.
"This is my first Olympic Trials on the 3-meter," Boudia said. "I haven't dove in a high-pressure situation since 2019. It's just a little different; the training wasn't as ideal as I wanted. I think the hardest part was getting through the prelims and semifinal. Obviously, I have a little lead, but going into the finals, I have absolutely no lead with that mindset, so I start back at zero with everyone else but stay consistent like tonight."
Two-time All-American and two-time Big Ten medalist Maggie Merriman qualified for the women's 10-meter final, which is also set for Sunday. She posted a two-list score of 508.35 Wednesday in her debut at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, placing 12th. Merriman was very consistent with list scores of 253.30 in the prelim and 255.05 in the semifinal..@DavidBoudia is on his way to his 4th career Olympic bid.
— Purdue Diving (@PurdueDivers) June 10, 2021
He improved on his prelim score by 20pts in tonight's semifinal. He leads the 3-meter competition & will enter Sunday's final with a 16-point lead on 3rd place. #BoilerUp #PurdueGOATpic.twitter.com/ILyBMxoCtJ
Boudia won the morning prelim (434.50) and registered the fourth-best score of the semifinal (455.20). More importantly, he improved on his prelim score by 20.7 points. He excelled with his consistency throughout the day. Only one of his 12 dives produced a score lower than 65 points (57.8 in round 3 of the prelim). He closed his semifinal list with a pair of 80-point dives.
"It was a blast during the prelims yesterday with the men's 10-meter platform," said Boudia about Purdue's prominent presence at the Olympic Trials again this year. "I think the first two rounds were all top 4, all Purdue. I think that was pretty fun to see. Tyler Downs diving right before me, putting on pressure. It's just exciting for the future of Purdue diving. I'm excited to work with the young guns and hopefully get them ready for competition alongside Adam (Soldati)."
Boudia is in position to become the first American diver since Troy Dumais (2000-2012) to be a four-time Olympian. Dumais was a springboard specialist who qualified on 3-meter all four times. Boudia is aiming to become the first American to be an individual Olympic qualifier in both 10-meter and 3-meter during his career since Mark Ruiz represented Team USA in both events in 2000.
Big Ten champion Greg Duncan (18th on 3-meter) and incoming Boilermaker Sophie McAfee (16th on 10-meter) advanced to the semifinal rounds of their events Wednesday. Duncan and Campbell are also in second place in the 3-meter synchro competition, which concludes with Friday's 7 p.m. ET final live on the Olympic Channel.
PURDUE'S SCHEDULE/RESULTS AT U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – DIVING"He's 100% supportive. David was the first person to come up to me and say, "Hey, I love you bro."@Steele_Johnson talks about the support he received from synchro partner @davidboudia after his decision to withdraw from the U.S. Olympic Trials due to injury. #DivingTrials21 pic.twitter.com/S1aIxGNLkN
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 9, 2021
All Times Eastern
Monday, June 7
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Prelim at 11 a.m. – Greg Duncan (388.44, 2nd of 5), David Boudia & Steele Johnson (388.11, 3rd)
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Semifinal at 7 p.m. – Greg Duncan (784.89, 2nd of 5), David Boudia & Steele Johnson (784.26, 3rd)
Tuesday, June 8 (Semifinals Live on Olympic Channel, NBC Sports App)
• Women's 3-Meter Prelim at 10 a.m. – Emily Bretscher (247.65, 14th of 26)
• Men's 10-Meter Prelim at 12:45 p.m. – Brandon Loschiavo (486.35, 1st of 13), Jordan Rzepka (388.30, 6th), Tyler Downs (380.10, 8th), Ben Bramley (331.20, 12th)
• Women's 3-Meter Semifinal at 7 p.m. – Emily Bretscher (495.35, 15th of 18)
• Men's 10-Meter Semifinal at 8:45 p.m. – Brandon Loschiavo (956.60, 1st of 13), Jordan Rzepka (801.05, 5th), Tyler Downs (764.85, 7th), Ben Bramley (678.40, 12th)
Wednesday, June 9 (Semifinals Live on Olympic Channel, NBC Sports App)
• Men's 3-Meter Prelim at 10 a.m. – David Boudia (434.50, 1st of 34), Tyler Downs (423.05, 2nd), Greg Duncan (369.45, 10th), Steele Johnson
• Women's 10-Meter Prelim at 1:30 p.m. – Maggie Merriman (253.30, 11th of 26), Sophie McAfee (253.00, 12th)
• Men's 3-Meter Semifinal at 7 p.m. – David Boudia (889.70, 1st of 18), Tyler Downs (869.90, 4th), Greg Duncan (658.20, 18th)
• Women's 10-Meter Semifinal at 9:05 p.m. – Maggie Merriman (508.35, 12th of 18), Sophie McAfee (463.00, 16th)
Friday, June 11 (Live on NBC Sports Network, NBC Sports App)
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Final at 7 p.m. – Greg Duncan (1168.80, 2nd of 4), David Boudia & Steele Johnson
Saturday, June 12 (Live on NBC, NBC Sports App)
• Men's 10-Meter Final at 7:35 p.m. -- Brandon Loschiavo (1421, 1st of 12), Tyler Downs (1207.30, 5th), Jordan Rzepka (1127.40, 8th), Ben Bramley (1066, 12th)
Sunday, June 13 (Live on NBC, NBC Sports App)
• Men's 3-Meter Final at 6:35 p.m. – Tyler Downs (1333.75, 1st of 12), David Boudia (1314.95, 3rd)
• Women's 10-Meter Final at 8:50 p.m. – Maggie Merriman (783, 11th of 12)