INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue's Jordan Rzepka placed fourth among a field of 45 and Holden Higbie was also a top-12 finisher in platform diving, both Boilermakers claiming All-America accolades on the final night of the NCAA Championships.
Rzepka (fourth) and Higbie (ninth) were top 10 in the afternoon prelim to advance to the finals and clinch All-America honors. With Max Miller also finishing 12th overall on 1-meter Thursday, all three men that competed for Purdue at the national championship meet this week earned All-America accolades. A trio of divers were All-Americans for the program in the same year for the fifth time since 2017.
The Boilermakers finished 23rd in the team scoring, including sixth in the diving events. Purdue was among the top 25 at NCAAs for the 15th time since 2005.
Rzepka earned his third career All-America honor and was a championship finalist on the tower for the second time. He improved on his prelim list score by 20 points in the final Saturday, opting to go with a full 10-meter list after utilizing the 5-meter platform for rounds 3 and 4 of the prelim.
Rzepka was in second place entering the fourth round after a strong start and big scores of 77.40 and 84.15 across rounds 2 and 3 – both ranking as the top scores among the championship field in those rounds. But he missed his reverse 3 ½ in round 4 and it took him out of medal contention. He still managed to finish 27 points ahead of fifth place.
Higbie finished just 0.4 points behind eighth place in the prelim. That slim margin was the difference between a spot in the consolation and championship finals. Rzepka and Higbie were among the 23 divers nationally to compete in all three diving events this week at the national championship meet.
Rzepka, Higbie and Miller will headline Purdue's returnees for the 2024-25 season. They'll also all compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in June.
SATURDAY AT NCAAs – PLATFORM DIVING
• Jordan Rzepka, 432.30 – Finished 4th in Championship Final; All-America
• Holden Higbie, 383.45 (Prelim Score) – Finished 4th in Consolation Final (12th Overall); Honorable Mention All-America
FRIDAY AT NCAAs – 3-METER DIVING
• Jordan Rzepka, 356.50 – Finished 18th in Prelim
• Holden Higbie, 323.05 – Finished 32nd in Prelim
• Max Miller, 314.25 – Finished 36th in Prelim
Rzepka (fourth) and Higbie (ninth) were top 10 in the afternoon prelim to advance to the finals and clinch All-America honors. With Max Miller also finishing 12th overall on 1-meter Thursday, all three men that competed for Purdue at the national championship meet this week earned All-America accolades. A trio of divers were All-Americans for the program in the same year for the fifth time since 2017.
The Boilermakers finished 23rd in the team scoring, including sixth in the diving events. Purdue was among the top 25 at NCAAs for the 15th time since 2005.
Rzepka earned his third career All-America honor and was a championship finalist on the tower for the second time. He improved on his prelim list score by 20 points in the final Saturday, opting to go with a full 10-meter list after utilizing the 5-meter platform for rounds 3 and 4 of the prelim.
Rzepka was in second place entering the fourth round after a strong start and big scores of 77.40 and 84.15 across rounds 2 and 3 – both ranking as the top scores among the championship field in those rounds. But he missed his reverse 3 ½ in round 4 and it took him out of medal contention. He still managed to finish 27 points ahead of fifth place.
Higbie finished just 0.4 points behind eighth place in the prelim. That slim margin was the difference between a spot in the consolation and championship finals. Rzepka and Higbie were among the 23 divers nationally to compete in all three diving events this week at the national championship meet.
Rzepka, Higbie and Miller will headline Purdue's returnees for the 2024-25 season. They'll also all compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in June.
SATURDAY AT NCAAs – PLATFORM DIVING
• Jordan Rzepka, 432.30 – Finished 4th in Championship Final; All-America
• Holden Higbie, 383.45 (Prelim Score) – Finished 4th in Consolation Final (12th Overall); Honorable Mention All-America
FRIDAY AT NCAAs – 3-METER DIVING
• Jordan Rzepka, 356.50 – Finished 18th in Prelim
• Holden Higbie, 323.05 – Finished 32nd in Prelim
• Max Miller, 314.25 – Finished 36th in Prelim