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NCAA Men’s Championships: It’s a Springboard Double For Texas A&M’s Kurtis Mathews
For the second time in as many days, Texas A&M diver Kurtis Mathews got the best of Indiana’s Andrew Capobianco at the NCAA Championships in Atlanta. His title in the one-meter springboard still fresh, Mathews added the three-meter crown to his collection on Friday night, this latest championship coming by a margin of only 4.75 points.
When Mathews won the one-meter competition, it marked the first time a male diver from A&M had claimed an NCAA title. The senior didn’t want the school to wait long for its next victory and he took command of the action from the start. Mathews led the way through qualifying and kept the momentum going during the evening session, where he totaled a score of 466.85 points. Capobianco placed second with a score of 462.10, with LSU’s Juan Hernandez placing third with a score of 459.20.
“Diving is interesting because of the six individual rounds,” Mathews said. “Anything can happen in those rounds, unlike swimming, where it’s a continuous race. Anything can really happen, and I was, I don’t know, just lucky.”
Mathews’ credentials suggest he is anything but lucky. Rather, he has developed consistently through the years. A member of the Australian National Team, Mathews has been a standout in the SEC for several years, but this week has marked an elevation in his prowess, a springboard sweep doing the trick.
Having sat out last year’s NCAA season due to National Team duties, Mathews missed the NCAA Champs the prior year due to COVID-19. Mathews is now providing a reminder that he is as good as there is on the college scene. In Capobianco, Mathews has twice beat an American Olympian.
“It feels great,” he said of his championship double. “What a way to wrap up my career. I was coming off yesterday with a little confidence, but it’s a new day and anything can happen. I was consistent and lucky enough to win the gold.”
Event 13 Men 3 mtr Diving
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Meet: M 529.10 3/27/2015 Samuel Dorman, Miami (FL)
Pool: P 517.65 2/26/2017 David Dinsmore, Miami
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Mathews, Kurtis SR TAMU 447.30 466.85 20
2 Capobianco, Andrew SR Indiana 407.75 462.10 17
3 Hernandez, Juan SR LSU 395.55 459.20 16
4 Suckow, Jonathan JR Columbia 405.40 438.50 15
5 Downs, Tyler FR Purdue 413.95 438.00 14
6 Down Jenkins, Anton SR UNC 404.70 434.80 13
7 Duncan, Gregory SR Purdue 413.30 404.70 12
8 Garcia, Leonardo JR Florida 408.20 397.70 11
=== Consolation Final ===
9 Yost, Lyle JR Ohio St 369.25 410.60 9
10 Duperre, Noah SO Texas 395.30 409.80 7
11 Wang, Shangfei FR USC 366.30 406.95 6
12 Casey, Conor SR Stanford 370.65 405.85 5
13 Wade, Matthew SR Tennessee 368.20 377.70 4
14 Butler, Jake JR Minnesota 369.05 373.30 3
15 Povzner, Victor SO TAMU 378.85 362.30 2
16 Pruitt, Connor SR Auburn 388.25 353.45 1
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