Friday, February 21
Dallas, TX
University of North Texas
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American Athletic Conference Championship
Photo by: American Athletic Conference/Ben Solomon
Wong Sweeps Springboard Gold, Relay Earns Bronze
2/21/2025 8:44:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
DALLAS - Junior Kamryn Wong continued her run of dominance for UNT in the diving events at the American Athletic Conference Championships on Friday, winning her third gold medal in as many days, and the 400 medley relay team claimed a bronze medal in school-record time to close out Day 3 of the meet with one day remaining on Saturday.
Wong led wire-to-wire in the 3-meter springboard on Friday, edging out defending champion Frida Zuniga Guzman, of East Carolina, by less than six points to claim her third gold medal of the meet with a score of 338.20. That followed her 1-meter springboard championship on Thursday night and her gold medal in the Team Diving event, alongside teammates Sydney Guidara and Amelia Sharp, on Wednesday night.
Prior to Wednesday's team diving gold medal, UNT had never won an event at the AAC Championships and had never won a diving conference championship in its program's history. Before Wednesday, it had been six years since UNT had won a conference championship in swimming or diving. Now, the Mean Green have three championships in three nights.
"If there's one thing I've learned about Kam, she's a fighter and a fierce competitor in the way that you can't teach," associate head coach/diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan said. "She's so talented and so strong. And just as important, she's a great teammate and has been such a great addition to our squad. I'm so proud of her and all she's accomplished so far this week. Three golds in three days is not an easy feat, but she makes it look easy."
Guidara was in medal contention throughout the contest on Friday after her gold in the team event and silver in Thursday's 1-meter event but ended up finishing 15 points shy of the podium with a fourth-place showing.
It was the first of two events to close the night in a big way for the Mean Green, as the 400 medley relay team of Diana Kolb, Mikaela Goelst, Shaena McCloud and Indra Vandenbussche took third in the night's final event and earned double relay points for UNT with a school-record time of 3:39.69. That result sends UNT to the final day just 29 points behind fourth-place East Carolina and 53.5 points back of third-place Tulane.
"I'm really proud of the 400 medley relay girls," head coach Brittany Roth said. "Each of these girls have put in so much hard work, and when they pull together for a relay, I know they are going to fight all the way to the end. I'm so proud of the way these girls work together and push one another day in and out, and the way they show up and rise to the occasion together. This was such a great race, and a total team moment."
The meet will conclude on Saturday and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Fans can follow the program throughout the year on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Wong led wire-to-wire in the 3-meter springboard on Friday, edging out defending champion Frida Zuniga Guzman, of East Carolina, by less than six points to claim her third gold medal of the meet with a score of 338.20. That followed her 1-meter springboard championship on Thursday night and her gold medal in the Team Diving event, alongside teammates Sydney Guidara and Amelia Sharp, on Wednesday night.
Prior to Wednesday's team diving gold medal, UNT had never won an event at the AAC Championships and had never won a diving conference championship in its program's history. Before Wednesday, it had been six years since UNT had won a conference championship in swimming or diving. Now, the Mean Green have three championships in three nights.
"If there's one thing I've learned about Kam, she's a fighter and a fierce competitor in the way that you can't teach," associate head coach/diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan said. "She's so talented and so strong. And just as important, she's a great teammate and has been such a great addition to our squad. I'm so proud of her and all she's accomplished so far this week. Three golds in three days is not an easy feat, but she makes it look easy."
Guidara was in medal contention throughout the contest on Friday after her gold in the team event and silver in Thursday's 1-meter event but ended up finishing 15 points shy of the podium with a fourth-place showing.
It was the first of two events to close the night in a big way for the Mean Green, as the 400 medley relay team of Diana Kolb, Mikaela Goelst, Shaena McCloud and Indra Vandenbussche took third in the night's final event and earned double relay points for UNT with a school-record time of 3:39.69. That result sends UNT to the final day just 29 points behind fourth-place East Carolina and 53.5 points back of third-place Tulane.
"I'm really proud of the 400 medley relay girls," head coach Brittany Roth said. "Each of these girls have put in so much hard work, and when they pull together for a relay, I know they are going to fight all the way to the end. I'm so proud of the way these girls work together and push one another day in and out, and the way they show up and rise to the occasion together. This was such a great race, and a total team moment."
The meet will conclude on Saturday and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Fans can follow the program throughout the year on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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