FEDERAL WAY, Washington, June 20. DAVID Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.) and Cassidy Krug (Coraopolis, Pa.) finished atop the leaderboard after the men's 10-meter and women's 3-meter semifinals Tuesday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for diving. The finals are set for Saturday.
In a men's 10-meter competition filled with 10s, Boudia finished the semifinals with 1083.75 points. He trailed by four points after the preliminaries but took the lead on his first dive in the semis, earning 95.40 points on his armstand double back with 2 ? twists. He earned 11 perfect 10s throughout the day. He had six in the prelims, including three on a front 4 ? tuck that went for 107.30 points. He also earned three 10s on his reverse 3 ? tuck and added five more 10s on his inward 3 ? tuck in the semifinals.
Immediately following Boudia's near-perfect inward, Nick McCrory (Chapel Hill, N.C.) responded with four 10s of his own on his armstand double back somersault with 1 ? twists.
“I'm proud of how Nick handled that. It's not easy to go after 10s, and I was impressed with his mental toughness,” Boudia said.
McCrory, who led after the prelims, added one more 10 on his back 2 ? with 2 ? twists and is second with 1043.95 points.
“I dug myself into a hole in the first round, but I was able to bounce back. Sometimes the competition helps and you can really feed off it,” McCrory said.
Thomas Finchum (Indianapolis, Ind.) had a near-perfect reverse 3 ? tuck that earned 10s from six of the seven judges in the semis and heads into the finals in third place with 974.95 points.
In women's 3-meter, Krug pieced together two solid lists of dives in the preliminaries and semifinals, finishing the day with 718.85 points to take a 39.2-point lead over 2008 Olympian Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.) heading into Saturday's final.
In the semifinals, Krug scored 70 or more points on four of her five dives, including 75.95 points on her front 3 ? pike and 72 points on her inward 2 ? and back 2 ? pikes.
“I took it one dive at a time, and it was pretty successful. For finals, I want to let my body go and let it do what it wants to do. I'm going to trust in what I can do,” said Krug, who is looking to make her first Olympic team.
Loukas stands in second place with 679.65 points, including 357.80 from her semifinal list after going 321.85 in the prelims. Her best dive came in round two with 76.50 points on her reverse 2 ? pike.
“I was really happy with the semifinals. I think I handled everything well,” Loukas said. “I was playing it safe this morning. I was more aggressive and confident this evening, and it worked. I'm going to stick to that for finals.”
Kassidy Cook (The Woodlands, Texas) qualified third with 653.25 points, followed by Bianca Alvarez (Miami, Fla.) in fourth at 626.00.
The top 12 divers advance to Saturday's finals, with two spots on the Olympic team at stake.
The U.S. Olympic Team Trials continue through June 24. Wednesday's action features preliminaries and semifinals in men's 3-meter and women's 10-meter.
Results — Day 3
Senior Women 3m Springboard (Semifinal) (Top 12 advance to finals)
1. Cassidy KRUG, Stanford Diving, 718.85;2. Christina LOUKAS, Woodlands Diving Academy, 679.65;3. Kassidy COOK, Woodlands Diving Academy, 653.25;4. Bianca ALVAREZ, Ohio State University, 626.00;5. Kelci BRYANT, Minnesota Diving Academy, 610.70;6. Meili CARPENTER, Wings Diving, 576.00;7. Summer ALLMAN, Legacy Diving, 573.75;8. Sarah BACON, Unattached, 573.10;9. Samantha PICKENS, Tucson Diving Team, 570.00;10. Victoria ISHIMATSU, Trojan Dive Club, 568.20;11. Abby JOHNSTON, Duke Aquatics, 563.95;12. Gracia LEYDON-MAHONEY, Duke Aquatics, 563.70;13. Lindsay LESTER, University of Miami, 560.90;14. Erin MERTZ, Boiler Diving Academy, 554.40;15. Amanda BURKE, Mason Dive Academy, 525.65;16. Courtney FORCUCCI, South Carolina Divers, 513.00;17. Katie CARTER, Akron Rippers, 501.50;18. Deidre FREEMAN, University of Iowa, 484.65;
Senior Women 3m Springboard (Preliminary) (Top 18 advanced to semifinals)
1. Cassidy KRUG, Stanford Diving, 359.40;2. Christina LOUKAS, Woodlands Diving Academy, 321.85;3. Bianca ALVAREZ, Ohio State University, 312.20;4. Kassidy COOK, Woodlands Diving Academy, 300.15;5. Abby JOHNSTON, Duke Aquatics, 293.60;6. Meili CARPENTER, Wings Diving, 286.50;7. Samantha PICKENS, Tucson Diving Team, 286.30;8. Kelci BRYANT, Minnesota Diving Academy, 283.30;9. Sarah BACON, Unattached, 282.20;10. Victoria ISHIMATSU, Trojan Dive Club, 279.00;11. Gracia LEYDON-MAHONEY, Duke Aquatics, 276.30;12. Amanda BURKE, Mason Dive Academy, 274.65;13. Lindsay LESTER, University of Miami, 274.20;14. Deidre FREEMAN, University of Iowa, 266.55;15. Summer ALLMAN, Legacy Diving, 264.15;16. Erin MERTZ, Boiler Diving Academy, 262.80;17. Courtney FORCUCCI, South Carolina Divers, 261.75;18. Katie CARTER, Akron Rippers, 257.75;19. Vennie DANTIN, Auburn Diving, 257.05;20. Maren TAYLOR, The University of Texas, 254.20;21. Kendall MCCLENNEY, Woodlands Diving Academy, 246.00;22. Cassie WEIL, Tualatin Hills Dive Club, 243.15;23. Phoebe LAMAY, Cougar Diving Club, 241.75;24. Kelly MARKLE, Woodlands Diving Academy, 238.95;25. Emma IVORY-GANJA, UCLA Diving, 237.55;26. Kaylea ARNETT, H2okie Aquatics, 237.00;27. Annika LENZ, SoCal Divers, 236.30;28. Rachel RUBADUE, Ohio State Diving Club, 234.50;29. Shannon LUMBRA, GC Diving, 229.70;30. Olivia BALL, Ohio State Diving Club, 210.95;31. Ariel RITTENHOUSE, Tomahawk Diving Club, 180.70;
Senior Men Platform (Semifinal) (Top 12 advance to finals)
1. David BOUDIA, Boiler Diving Academy, 1083.75;2. Nick MCCRORY, Duke Aquatics, 1043.95;3. Thomas FINCHUM, Unattached, 974.95;4. David BONUCHI, Mizzou Diving, 820.60;5. Logan SHINHOLSER, H2okie Aquatics, 790.10;6. Harrison JONES, Unattached, 789.95;7. Toby STANLEY, Unattached, 785.70;8. Steele JOHNSON, Unattached, 782.80;9. Christopher LAW, Alamo Area Aquatics Diving, 777.75;10. Benjamin GRADO, Tucson Diving Team, 743.85;11. Dashiell ENOS, Unattached, 739.50;12. Zachary NEES, Unattached, 732.70;13. Danny COX, Boiler Diving Academy, 729.20;14. Zachary COOPER, Unattached, 710.70;15. Ryan HAWKINS, H2okie Aquatics, 693.15;16. Mark ANDERSON, Mission Viejo, 692.75;17. Cole YOUNG, McCormick Divers, 660.35;18. Samuel SMITH, Tennessee Diving, 586.20;
Senior Men Platform (Preliminary) (Top 18 advanced to semifinals)
1. Nick MCCRORY, Duke Aquatics, 512.80;2. David BOUDIA, Boiler Diving Academy, 508.80;3. Thomas FINCHUM, Unattached, 496.95;4. Christopher LAW, Alamo Area Aquatics Diving, 410.95;5. David BONUCHI, Mizzou Diving, 408.90;6. Toby STANLEY, Unattached, 394.10;7. Zachary COOPER, Unattached, 390.30;8. Ryan HAWKINS, H2okie Aquatics, 372.15;9. Benjamin GRADO, Tucson Diving Team, 370.00;9. Steele JOHNSON, Unattached, 370.00;11. Logan SHINHOLSER, H2okie Aquatics, 363.30;12. Harrison JONES, Unattached, 361.45;13. Zachary NEES, Unattached, 351.35;14. Danny COX, Boiler Diving Academy, 343.70;15. Dashiell ENOS, Unattached, 341.40;16. Samuel SMITH, Tennessee Diving, 321.85;17. Cole YOUNG, McCormick Divers, 309.25;18. Mark ANDERSON, Mission Viejo, 288.35;19. Conor MURPHY, Indiana University, 270.50;
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