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Jaxon Bowshire and Rhett Hensley on the podium after top-four finishes on platform
Hensley, Rhett

Rhett Hensley Season 2023-24

EventDIVING
ClJunior
HometownLubbock, Texas
Top Scores: 
1-Meter: 381.60 - SEC Championships (23-24)
3-Meter: 389.33 - UIW (23-24)
Platform: 394.70 - NCAA Championships (24-25)

All-America (3): Platform (2023, 2024, 2025)
Medals (2): Silver: 1-Meter (2024); Bronze: 1-Meter (2023)

2024-25 (Senior): 
  • Made his podium debut at NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish on platform, posting a career-high score of 394.70 in the final.
  • Placed third on platform with a score of 788.80 at Zones and added 1-meter for NCAAs with a top-12 score of 632.40 on 1-meter. 
  • Claimed the consolation final on platform with a score of 386.40 and added points with a 17th-place finish on the 17th-place finish (301.30) at SEC Championships. 
  • Notched a new personal-best with a score of 388.35 on the platform against Florida. 
  • Posted top-two scores in every event at the TCU/BYU meet with a 378.75 on the 1-meter, 357.65 on the 3-meter and 378.60 on the platform.

2023-24 (Junior):
  • Earned a silver medal and a spot on the All-SEC Second Team with a career-high score of 381.60 on the 1-meter, adding a fourth-place finish on platform (367.20) and a 13th-place finish on 3-meter (328.65).
  • Placed 13th overall on the platform at NCAA Championships to earn the second All-America Honorable Mention honor of his career.
  • Started the year with a career-best score of 389.33 on the 3-meter against Incarnate Word. 
  • Presented with the Aggie Heart Award at the annual Men's Swimming & Diving banquet.

2022-23 (Sophomore):
  • Advanced to the NCAA Consolation Final on the platform where he put up a top-13 score of 345.55, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors.
  • Qualified for his first NCAA Championships in all three diving events at Zones.
  • Found his way to the medal stand at SEC Championships for the first time in his career after an impressive performance on the 1-meter, scoring 343.60 to earn third.
  • Finished top six at SECs on the 3-meter with a career-best prelim score of 388.50, and top five on the platform, scoring a personal-best 379.20 to add more points for the Aggies.
  • Scored a career-high 365.65 on the 1-meter at the Texas Diving Invite.

2021-22 (Freshman): 
  • Finished 11th on the platform and added top-20 finishes on each of the springboards at NCAA Zones. 
  • Competed on both springboards and the platform at SEC Championships. 
  • Posted a season-best score of 348.60 on the 3-meter against SMU. 
  • Earned a score of 317.85 on the 1-meter against TCU.  
  • Was named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.Â