University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Tallies Two Top Five Finishes on Day One of CAA Diving Championship
2/21/2015 9:58:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
• Men's 1-Meter Final Results
• Women's 3-Meter Final Results
NEWARK, Del. – Junior Caitlin Stockwell provided the top performance for the University of Delaware diving team with a third place finish in the women's 3 – meter event on day one of the Colonial Athletic Association Diving Championships Saturday.
Stockwell's (bottom left) 300.4 total in the women's 3 – meter is a personal-best and the third-best score for the Blue Hens in the event this season.
On the men's side, Patrick McCann was the lone Blue Hen to qualify for the finals of the men's 1 – meter competition. McCann tallied a score of 252.45 in the finals, which was good for fifth place.
Along with Stockwell, Kristina Congdon also qualified for the women's 3 – meter final. The junior recorded a sixth place finish with a point total of 280.95.
Men's diver Colin Hall failed to qualify for the finals in the men's 1 – meter, but the junior won the consolation competition with a score of 258.65.
Giovanni Villanueva of UNCW edged David Sanchez of Drexel by 2.20 points to take the men's CAA 1 – meter crown, while Taryn McLaughlin of James Madison put forth a dominant performance one the women's side. The sophomore registered a score of 337.90 and cleared the rest of the field by 29.10 points. to claim the CAA women's 3 – meter title for the second consecutive season.
“Today was a great day of competition and there was a high degree of difficulty across the board,” said Payne. “A lot of divers came in with previous training and you could see that highly competitive events can have adverse affects on those who are not focused.”
Day two of the CAA Diving Championships will begin at 12 p.m. Sunday. The events will include the men's 3 – meter and women's 1 – meter competitions. The finals are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. with all competitions taking place at the University of Delaware's Rawstrom Natatorium.
HEN SCRATCHINGS:
· The third UD men's diver to compete Saturday was Max Rutcofsky, who had no diving experience prior to this season. The junior walk-on finished eighth in the consolation event.
· “Rutcofsky has only been diving for three months,” said Payne. “He did not dive in high school and was able to learn difficult dives to be competitive for this championship. He has been the hardest worker on the team and has been a pleasant surprise.”
· Elizabeth Keefer was the only Delaware women's diver to compete on the consolation event. The junior finished seventh in the consolation round with a score of 324.30.
· Saturday marked the first time in program history that the University of Delaware hosted the CAA Diving Championships.
FINALS AGATE:
Women:
3rd Place: Caitlin Stockwell - 1-meter (300.4)
6th Place: Kristina Congdon - 1-meter (280.95)
Men:
5th Place: Patrick McCann - 3-meter (252.45)
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