INDIANAPOLIS --- Luna Castellanos won her third career national championship, and the Golden Eagles women's swimming & diving team put four divers in the top five of the Women's 1-Meter Dive, highlighting a huge day for Clarion at the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships.
 
Castellanos led the field after the afternoon preliminary round, and carried that momentum over into the evening finals with another standout performance. The junior hit her highest scoring dive on her first attempt of the evening, scoring a 54.00 on an Inward 1 ½ Somersault Pike. She clinched the championships with a Back 1 ½ Somersault 1 ½ Twist Free, hitting a final score of 476.75).
 
With the win, Castellanos became a three-time national champion, having won both the 1-Meter and 3-Meter dives as a freshman in 2023.
 
The 1-Meter Dive podium was half made up of Golden Eagles as it was. Colleen Hudson and Alexa Gonczi added to their own legacies with All-American honors, taking second (456.50) and fourth (441.40) respectively. Taelyn Thomas made her first career appearance on the podium, taking fifth in the field with a score of 437.80 to claim All-America honors.
 
Earlier in the day, Katie Madigan also clinched All-American status, competing in the consolation final for Honorable Mention honors. She took second in the consolation final and 10^th overall with a score of 405.50.
 
In the swimming events, Joslyn Jurski made her first career appearance at the NCAA Championships, competing in the 1000 Free. Clarion's "Queen of Pace" took 28^th in the 1000 Free, finishing in a time of 10:20.76.