AWARDS & HONORS
- 2025 Honorable Mention All-American in Platform Diving
- 2025 NCAA Qualifier (Platform, 1M and 3M Diving)
- 2024 Honorable Mention All-American in Platform Diving
- 2024 NCAA Qualifier (Platform, 1M and 3M Diving)
- 2024 Big 12 Team Champion with Texas
- Two-time 2024 Big 12 Champion in Platform Diving and Team Diving
- 2024 Big 12 Championship Diving Newcomer of the Meet
- 2026 NCAA Qualifier (Platform, 1M and 3M Diving)
- 2026 All-American Honorable Mention
2025-26 (JUNIOR)
- Placed third in 1-meter with a score of 354.45; finished fourth in 3-meter with a 375.60 against Purdue (Oct. 18).
- Earned second in both 1-meter (347.93) and 3-meter (348.38) against McKendree (Nov. 1).
- Won gold in platform with a 399.90 score; placed second in 3-meter with a 392.20 score; earned bronze in 1-meter with a score of 362.80 at Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 13-15).
- Earned first in platform with a 401.90 score; recorded silver in 1-meter with a score of 411.20; earned second in 3-meter with a 397.20 score at Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 20-22).
- Scored first in both 1-meter and 3-meter against Louisville with respective scores of 341.33 and 380.78 (Jan. 9).
- Recorded a first place score of 348.38 in 1-meter and a second place score of 344.25 in 3-meter against Kentucky (Jan. 10).
- Placed second in 1-meter with a 333.30 score against Southern Illinois (Jan 31.).
- Earned 19th in 3-meter with a 320.20 score; placed 23rd in 1-meter with a 279.75 score at the SEC Championships (Feb. 16-21).
- Took ninth in 3-meter with a 710.90 score; earned seventh in 1-meter with a score of 660.30; placed fifth in platform with a 738.40 score at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships (March 9-11).
- Recorded a score of 271.60 on 1-meter, placing 39th; scored 47th in 3-meter with a 283.50 score; earned 11th in platform with a 372.30 score at NCAA Championships (March 25-28).
PRIOR TO MIZZOU (TEXAS / 2023-2025)
- Competed at the USA Diving Winter Nationals and reached the final on platform and was seventh with 738.10 points
- Finished fourth on 1-meter with 354.05 points, ninth on 3-meter (330.95) and opened up his platform competition finishing fourth with 367.85 at the Texas Diving Invitational
- Was fourth on 1-meter in the win against LSU scoring 338.10 points and fifth on 3-meter with 350.03
- Finished third on the 3-meter with 394.95 points and seventh on 1-meter (332.85 points) against Indiana
- Led UT to win the UT Diving Invitational overall and the men's side finishing 4th on 1-meter (354.05), 4th on platform (367.85) and 9th on 3-meter (330.95)
- Placed 16th on platform (334.05) and competed on 3-meter (321.95) and 1-meter (279.85 prelim) at the NCAA Championships
- Finished third on 3-meter (806.00), eighth on platform (636.80) and 11th on 1-meter (663.65) at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships
- Won gold on platform (452.20) and bronze on 3-meter (410.10), and placed sixth on 1-meter (375.05) at the Big 12 Championship
- Teamed with Noah Duperre and Nick Harris to win gold in Team Diving with 406.45 points at the Big 12 Championship
- Placed second on 1-meter (366.53) and fourth on 3-meter (367.58) at SMU
- Took third on 3-meter (419.63) and fourth on 1-meter (366.98) against TCU
- Competed in all three events at the Texas Diving Invitational, finishing third on 1-meter (374.48), fourth on 3-meter (373.65) and won the platform with a score of 406.20 points
PREP
- USA Diving Junior Nationals member, finished 8th
- 2022 USA Diving Open Championship Finalist - 3-meter
- 2022 USA Diving Open Championship 3-meter quarterfinalist
- Gymnastics National Team member (2017-18)
- 4-year Honor Roll member
- Dove for Mile High Dive Club
PERSONAL
- Born on March 21, 2005
- Son of Gregg and Katrina Braunton
- Has two brothers, Fletcher and Garrett, and one sister, Isabella
- Studing Film Studies