KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Stanford junior Jack Ryan took silver at the USA Diving Winter National Championships on Saturday and earned a berth to represent the United States at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, in February.
Ryan took second to Lyle Yost in the men's 1-meter springboard event at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
Yost and Ryan put on a show, with Yost scoring 743.65 points over two lists of dives to capture his first senior national title. Ryan finished second at 723.65, and Noah Duperre was third with 682.75.
Medalists (from left): Noah Duperre, Lyle Yost, Jack Ryan.
Yost and Ryan traded spots atop the leaderboard after every round in the final, with Ryan leading after rounds one, three and five. Yost held the top spot after rounds two, four and ultimately the final round.
But Ryan's lead was a slim one heading into that final round, when he led Yost by a mere tenth of a point.
"Jack and I are good friends, and we kind of locked eyes across the pool and just smiled like, last one, best one," Yost said. "We knew it was going to come down to it, and I had to make him sweat a little bit."
Yost dove first and came through with 75.60 points on his front 2 ½ with two twists.
That put the pressure on Ryan, who ended his list with 55.50 points on a reverse 1 ½ with 2 ½ twists.
"It feels great (to win the national title), but it feels even better to be heading back to worlds with Jack," said Yost, who also represented the U.S. on the 1-meter event along with Ryan at the 2023 World Championships.