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COLLEGE STATION, TX - September 21, 2021 - Payton Props during Texas A&M Aggies Swimming and Diving Headshot Day at the Studio in College Station, TX. Photo By Texas A&M Athletics/Texas A&M Athletics

Payton Props Season 2021-22

PositionDIVING
ClassSophomore
HometownLubbock, Texas
Top Scores: 
  • 1-Meter: 301.28 - UIW (23-24)
  • 3-Meter: 346.28 - TCU (22-23)
  • Platform: 219.75 - Air Force Diving Invite (22-23)
2023-24 (Senior):
  • Scored a season-high 347.00 on the 3-meter against TCU. 
  • Posted a new career-best score of 301.28 on the 1-meter against Incarnate Word to start the season. 
  • Selected as a team captain prior to the season. 

2022-23 (Junior):
  • Registered new career-high scores on the 1-meter (291.50) and platform (219.75) at the Air Force Diving Invite. 
  • Notched a career-best score of 346.28 in the dual meet victory over TCU. 
2021-22 (Sophomore): 
  • Scored 234.25 on the 1-meter and 241.45 on the 3-meter at NCAA Zones. 
  • Competed at SEC Championships on the 1-meter (224.25) and 3-meter (221.20). 
  • Placed first with a score of 284.78 on the 1-meter against SMU. 
  • Was named the Most Improved Diver at the annual team banquet. 

2020-21 (Freshman):
  • Qualified for NCAA Zones and competed on the 1-meter (243.60) and 3-meter (239.40).
  • Placed third on the 1-meter with a score of 259.58 at the Art Adamson Invite.
  • Finished fourth against TCU on the 3-meter (284.41).

Before A&M:
  • Was a four-year letterwinner at Lubbock High School and was coached by Penny DiPomazio.
  • Helped her team to a third-place finish at the Texas 5A State Championships as a sophomore and fifth-place finish as a junior.
  • Finished first on the 1-meter board at the state championship meet as both a sophomore and junior.
  • In each of her first three seasons, claimed gold in the 1-meter at both the district and regional meets.
  • Set three school records, including the six dives (272.40) and 11 dives (449.45) records on the 1-meter, and the 3-meter record for six dives (240.4).
  • Spent three years competing for the Lubbock Dive Club, where she was an AAU All-American in each of those three years.
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society.
COLLEGE STATION, TX - September 08, 2022 - Payton Props during Texas A&M Aggies Swimming & Diving photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics
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