Photo by Matt DeMaria
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, August 9. DUKE Diving’s Andrew Capobianco (Holly Springs, N.C.) and Jordan Windle (Morrisville, N.C.) closed out the 2014 USA Diving Junior National Championships with two more gold medals Saturday, as the teammates combined to win seven gold medals over the course of the six-day championships. Camryn Hidalgo (Mission Viejo, Calif.) of the Mission Viejo Nadadores also won gold on the final day of competition.
Capobianco completed the sweep of the 14-15 boys’ individual events with 474.60 points for gold on 3-meter Saturday. He had already claimed gold on 1-meter and platform earlier in the week. Woodlands Diving Academy teammates Joshua Davidson (Tomball, Texas) and Anton Hoherz (Spring, Texas) were second and third on 3-meter with 463.90 and 441.05 points respectively.
Windle won his fourth gold medal of the week after taking the boys’ 16-18 1-meter title with 635.15 points. He also won gold in synchronized 3-meter, synchronized platform and individual 3-meter, while finishing second individually on platform. Henry Fusaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.) of Clavadistas del Sol took the 1-meter silver with 574.90, and Christopher Law (San Antonio, Texas) of Alamo Area Aquatics finished third with 544.95 points after winning platform on Friday.
Hidalgo scored 533.95 points to take gold in the girls’ 16-18 platform contest, with Tucson Diving’s Delaney Schnell (Tucson, Ariz.) finishing with 527.40 points for silver. Brooke Pospichal (Plano, Texas/Indianapolis, Ind.) was third at 459.40.
For the third year in a row, the Ohio State Diving Club was named the junior national team champion. Duke Diving was the boys’ team champion, while GC Diving won the girls’ team title.
With the conclusion of the Junior National Championships, the focus now shifts to the AT&T National Diving Championships, which run August 12-17 in Knoxville.
USA Diving Junior National Championships – August 9, 2014
16-18 girls’ platform
1. Camryn Hidalgo, Mission Viejo, 533.95;2. Delaney Schnell, Tucson Diving Team, 527.40;3. Brooke Pospichal, Unattached, 459.40;4. Rachel Rubadue, Ohio State Diving Club, 450.00;5. Olivia Rosendahl, Trojan Dive Club, 441.35;6. Elisabeth Dawson, North Carolina Diving, 432.15;7. Mya Kraeger, YCF Diving Team, 427.55;8. Eszter Pryor, Ohio State Diving Club, 417.10;9. Taylor Carter, Nebraska Diving Club, 369.15;10. Cassidy Gebhart, Woodlands Diving Academy, 364.35;11. Ayla Bonniwell, Ohio State Diving Club, 354.50;12. Haley Farnsworth, Mission Viejo, 342.55;
Cut after preliminaries
13. Mackenzie Willborn, GC Diving, 373.80;14. Jaina Gaudette, Legacy Diving, 368.20;15. Abigail Knapton, Nebraska Diving Club, 366.55;16. Briana Thai, SoCal Divers, 364.00;17. Charlye Campbell, City of Midland, 363.05;18. Alison Maillard, Cougar Diving Club, 358.20;19. Taylor Pamplin, Mission Viejo, 355.15;20. Anora Denison, Rose Bowl Aquatics, 350.45;21. Madison Witt, Mission Viejo, 350.40;22. Ann Perrine, Ohio State Diving Cl ub, 348.40;23. Christy Cutshaw, Duke Diving, 345.55;24. Kylie Towbin, Whirlwind Diving, 345.05;25. Payton Conrad, Nebraska Diving Club, 341.50;26. Allyson Nied, YCF Diving Team, 341.00;27. Katerina Friese, Unattached, 336.75;28. Tabitha Krebs, Mission Viejo, 330.95;29. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Marlins Diving Club, 327.25;30. Abigail Howell, YCF Diving Team, 315.40;31. Makayla Robillard, YCF Diving Team, 309.00;32. Katie Rourke, Glenbrook Aquatics Diving, 302.85;33. Ellen Posch, Akron Rippers, 300.70
14-15 boys’ 3-meter
1. Andrew Capobianco, Duke Diving, 474.60;2. Joshua Davidson, Woodlands Diving Academy, 463.90;3. Anton Hoherz, Woodlands Diving Academy, 441.05;4. Benjamin Bramley, Charles River Diving, 436.20;5. Christopher Canning, Chicago Diving Club, 415.65;6. Christian DeVol, Centennial Diving, 408.40;7. Dakota Hurbis, Legacy Diving, 406.50;8. Colten Young, Mission Viejo, 403.80;9. James Hopper, Marlins Diving Club, 401.15;10. Jason Montefusco, Legacy Diving, 386.30;11. Justin Sodokoff, High Dive Champions, 375.95;12. Alec Decaprio, High Dive Champions, 365.95;
Cut after preliminaries
13. Lyle Yost, American Flyers Diving, 373.15;14. Jake Greenberg, Crown Valley Divers, 369.90;15. Alex Claus, Cleveland Area Diving, 368.00;16. Brad Weimer, Ohio State Diving Club, 363.90;17. Jacob Fielding, Rose Bowl Aquatics, 362.80;18. Caleb Ives, Mile High Dive Club, 360.05;19. Walker Creedon, Trojan Dive Club, 356.95;20. Jason Checchin, San Antonio Divers, 355.00;21. Zachary Allen, Ft Lauderdale Diving Team, 352.55;22. Jacob Siler, Tennessee Diving, 343.30;23. Luke Mcdivitt, Mission Viejo, 335.25;24. Isaac Khamis, The Indiana International School of Diving, 331.80;25. Seamus Scotty, Windy City Diving, 329.90;26. Jake Butler, McCormick Divers, 329.30;27. Conor Casey, Alexandria Dive Club, 329.20;28. Logan Andrews, Carolina Diving Academy, 326.80;29. Parker Hardigree, Moss Farms Diving, 325.80;30. Austin Schaffer, Mission Viejo, 323.45;31. Eric Correa, The Indiana International School of Diving, 311.15;32. Nick Cover, Soaring Eagles Dive Club, 307.90;33. Lyle Hayes-macaluso, Ft Lauderdale Diving Team, 303.45;34. Henry Carman, Schroeder Diving Team, 290.20;35. Zachary Mega, Windy City Diving, 281.70;36. Casey Fellows, Mile High Dive Club, 271.20
16-18 boys’ 1-meter
1. Jordan Windle, Duke Diving, 635.15;2. Henry Fusaro, Clavadistas del Sol, 574.90;3. Christopher Law, Alamo Area Aquatics Diving, 544.95;4. Samuel Smith, Boca Dive Team, 534.85;5. Joseph Cifelli, Windy City Diving, 530.45;6. Benjamin Schiesl, Dominion Dive Club, 523.00;7. Theodore Miclau, Stanford Diving, 512.15;8. Tarek Abdelghany, Mission Viejo, 511.15;9. Nathaniel Hernandez, GC Diving, 506.30;10. Matthew Casillas, Mission Viejo, 483.95;11. Cameron Thatcher, Ohio State Diving Club, 477.85;12. Bradley Buchter, Soaring Eagles Dive Club, 469.70;
Cut after preliminaries
13. Brandon Loschiavo, Mission Viejo, 474.80;14. Ian Shelton, Montgomery Dive Club, 474.75;15. Aaron Daniels-Freeman, Duke Diving, 473.20;16. Scott Lazeroff, Upstate NY Diving, 467.00;17. Joshua Owsiany, West Chester Diving, 460.75;18. Joseph Kaszubowski, Schroeder Diving Team, 458.85;19. Stephen Romanik, Akron Rippers, 450.10;20. Charles Clifton, Middle Tennessee Diving, 445.95;21. David Hoffer, Unattached, 445.45;22. Kyle Goodwin, Mi le High Dive Club, 445.10;23. Kevin Frebel, The Indiana International School of Diving, 444.45;24. Harrison Moncino, Atlanta Diving Association, 432.10;25. Skylar Lake, Team A and M Diving, 430.65;26. Max Showalter, Duke Diving, 416.80;27. Devin Bellamy, Mile High Dive Club, 415.90;28. Cody Coldren, The Indiana International School of Diving, 414.75;29. Evan Moretti, New York Dive Club, 406.80;30. Justin Checchin, San Antonio Divers, 405.75;31. Levi Lindsey, GC Diving, 403.85;32. William Gottsch, Nebraska Diving Club, 397.80;33. Marcel Harris, Schroeder Diving Team, 390.70;34. Luke Martinez, San Antonio Divers, 388.45;35. Sean Scarry, Glenbrook Aquatics Diving, 366.75
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