Meili Carpenter

Carpenter is from Boulder, Colorado.^[2] She attended the University at Buffalo^[3] and studied chemistry and psychology.^[4]

Carpenter competed for the University at Buffalo's Buffalo Bulls from 2006 to 2010. She holds the program record in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.^[5] In 2010, she won the 1-meter^[6] and 3-meter events at the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships.^[7] Carpenter was named University at Buffalo Female Athlete of the Year in 2010.^[2]

In 2023, Carpenter was inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame at the University at Buffalo.^[8] She was the first diver in the Bulls' program history to win two diving gold medals at the same MAC Championship.^[9]

Carpenter qualified for Olympic trials in diving in 2012,^[10] following second and ninth-place finishes in the one-meter and three-meter finals at the 2011 USA Diving Winter National Championships. She coached for Canisius College's diving program, beginning with their 2010–11 season.^[2]

Carpenter made her Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series debut as a wildcard diver at the Downpatrick Head event in Ireland in 2021.^[4] At the opening event of the 2022 World Series in Boston, she placed third, her first podium finish.^[11] Carpenter placed third on the fourth stop on the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Oslo, Norway with a cumulative score of 314.10.^[12] With two podiums and a sixth-place finish overall in 2022, she qualified for a season regular spot at the 2023 World Series.

Carpenter placed fifth overall in women's high-diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, scoring 299.55 points over four dives.^[13] She finished sixth at the 2023 World Aquatics High Diving World Cup in Fort Lauderdale in the women's 20-meter competition.^[14]

Carpenter was the first person to dive at the Mostar event at the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving series, performing a back somersault for 58.5 points.^[15] Despite not making the podium, she placed fifth overall in the series.^[16] At the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Carpenter placed fourth at the second stop in Boston.^[17] She placed fourth overall in the series.^[18]