BERKELEY, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i men's and women's diving teams wrapped up competition in the inaugural Cal Invitational at the Legends Aquatic Center in Berkeley, Calif..  Both the men's and women's teams battled on the platform on Saturday.
 
In the men's preliminary rounds, Hawai'i's Juan Esteban Ramirez Tamayo finished in sixth with a total score of 308.40 to advance to the final round. He was one of only six divers to record over 300 total points. UH's Brandon Shepherd finished 12^th with a score of 225.00.  In the finals, Tamayo climbed up the leader board to take second place with a total of 310.30 points. He finishing just .15 point ahead of Utah's Jesco Helling who ended with 310.15 points in third. Tamayo's highest scoring dive was off an "armstand back 2 somersault 1-1/2 twist free" which earned a 67.20.
 
On the women's side, Hawai'i had two Rainbow Wahine competing on the platform—Macie Wheeler and Avery Coats. Wheeler came in 21^st in the preliminary round with a score of 184.50 and Coates finished came in with a score of 153.85 to finish in 28th-place. Neither qualified for the final round.
 
The men's and women's swim/dive teams will now have almost a month to prepare for the 2025 Big West Championship which will be held at Houston's CRWC Natatorium. Cal Poly (men & women), Cal State Bakersfield (men & women), Hawai'i (men & women), UC Davis (women), UC San Diego (men & women) and UC Santa Barbara (men & women) will be  competing for the titles in the revival season of Big West swimming and diving. This marks the first championship event since 2010.