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Diving Knockout Showcase
Pitt Diving Ready to Host Knockout Showcase
11/13/2025 2:57:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
PITTSBURGH - The Pitt diving program returns home to host Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne in a knockout style meet at Trees Pool on Friday, Nov. 14. The preliminary rounds will begin at 4 p.m. while the knockout bracket will kick off at 5:30 p.m.
Meet Format
1. Preliminary / Seeding Round – 4:00 PM
All divers compete in this round.
Scores from this round determine seeding for the bracket:
1st seed
2nd seed
3rd seed
4th seed
2. Knock Out Bracket – 5:30 PM
Based on seeding, divers move into head-to-head semifinal matches:
Semifinals
Match 1: 1st seed vs 4th seed
Match 2: 2nd seed vs 3rd seed
The winners of these matches advance to the Final.
3. Match Play Format (Rounds Within Each Match)
Each match is played round-by-round between two divers:
Each round, both divers perform one dive.
The winner of that round earns 1 point.
The dive of the next round is performed at random selection
The first diver to reach 3 points wins the match and moves on to the next stage.
4. Finals
The two semifinal winners face off in the Final Match.
The same match-play format applies (first to 3 points wins).
The winner of the Final is crowned the Knockout Champion!
Last Time Out
Pitt swimming and diving team closed out the weekend with a sweep over Akron and Miami (OH), highlighted by four first-place finishes in diving and 15 wins in the pool.
On the boards, Pitt's Jocelyn Brooks led a sweep of the top three spots in the women's 3-meter diving with 303.95 points, followed by Mariana Osorio Mendoza (300.30) and Jess Vega (300.20). Ayla Debowsky captured the 1-meter title with 289.30 points. On the men's side, Chase Marafioto earned first in the 1-meter dive with 320.35 points, while Noah Bernard set a pool record in the 3-meter with 395.20 points.
Panthers to Watch
Noah Bernard: Canadian National Champion, NCAA qualifier, Junior World Champion Finalist
Jocelyn Brooks: Pitt's most recent 3-meter dual meet champion, Junior National qualifier, ACC Scorer
Ayla Debowsky: Pitt's most recent 1-meter dual meet champion, ACC Team Member, AAU National Bronze Medalist
Mariana Osorio Mendoza: Jr. World Bronze and Silver Medalist. South American Champion, World Championship team member, Colombia National Champion
Rachel Dickerson: Junior National Bronze Medalist, US Open 1 meter finalist, ACC team member
Luke Leale: Jr National Qualifier, New York 2x State Champion, true freshman
Chase Marafioto: ACC 9th place, Jr. & Senior National Qualifier,
Ethan Radio: 2x ACC Team member
Jess Vega: British Senior National Finalist, 3x NCAA qualifier, ACC Diver of the week, ACC Team Member
Presley Deck: Canadian National Champion, JR world championship finalist, Canadian National Team Member
Cassie Guerrera: Junior national qualifier, ACC Championships qualifier
Meet Information
Friday's competition will kick off at 4 p.m. at Trees Pool for the preliminary round, and 5:30 p.m. for the knockout bracket. The meet will be livestreamed on ACCNX.
Players Mentioned
