Photo by Matt DeMaria
KNOXVILLE, Tennesse, August 8. Noah Duperre (New Albany, Ohio) of the Ohio State Diving Club completed the sweep of the 12-13 boys’ age group, winning his third gold medal Friday at the USA Diving Junior National Championships, while Duke Diving’s Andrew Capobianco (Holly Springs, N.C.) and Indiana Diving’s Sarah Bacon (Indianapolis, Ind.) won their second golds. Others crowned as junior national champions Friday were three Texans: Maria Coburn (Round Rock, Texas) of Longhorn Aquatics, Emily Grund (Keller, Texas) of GC Diving and Christopher Law (San Antonio, Texas) of Alamo Area Aquatics.
Duperre closed out his 2014 junior nationals with 361.00 points in the 12-13 boys’ platform contest to win his third gold medal of the week, having also won 1-meter and 3-meter titles. Jordan Rzepka (Solon, Ohio) of Cleveland Area Diving scored 336.80 points for silver after winning bronze on both springboard events. Maxwell Flory (Fairfax, Va.) of the Dominion Dive Club took third with 307.25 points; he was second on the two springboard events.
Capobianco won for the second night in a row, scoring 426.55 points to win the 14-15 boys’ 1-meter title a day after winning on platform. Charles River Diving’s Benjamin Bramley (Wellesley, Mass.) took second with 381.15 points, while Colten Young (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) of the Mission Viejo Nadadores scored 378.45 points for third.
Bacon took the 16-18 girls’ 3-meter title with 543.30 points after winning 1-meter on Thurdsay. Olivia Rosendahl (Los Angeles) of the Trojan Dive Club was second with 507.70, edging Tucson Diving’s Delaney Schnell(Tucson, Ariz.), who finished third with 505.55 points.
Law became the first person to beat Duke Diving’s Jordan Windle (Morrisville, N.C.) this week. Law finished with 653.75 points to win the 16-18 boys’ platform title while Windle settled for silver at 642.35 after already having won gold on 3-meter, synchronized 3-meter and synchronized platform. Ohio State Diving’s David Dinsmore (New Albany, Ohio) scored 623.15 points for third.
Grund scored 399.10 points to win the junior national title in 14-15 girls’ 3-meter. Nikki Watters (New Albany, Ohio) finished second with 389.75 points, while 1-meter champion Brooke Schultz (Cicero, Ind.) was third with 386.35 points.
Coburn, who won silver on 3-meter earlier in the week, came through with 289.45 points to win gold in the 12-13 girls’ 1-meter contest. Three-meter champion Tarrin Gilliland (Liberty Hill, Texas), Coburn’s teammate at Longhorn Aquatics, took the 1-meter silver with 282.15 points, while GC Diving’s Bridget O’Neil (Southlake, Texas) was third with 278.75 points.
The USA Diving Junior National Championships conclude Saturday, August 9. In all, 28 junior national titles will be awarded throughout the championships. In addition, the 2014 FINA World Junior Championships team will be selected off results from the meet.
USA Diving Junior National Championships – August 8, 2014
14-15 girls’ 3-meter
1. Emily Grund, GC Diving, 399.10;2. Nikki Watters, Ohio State Diving Club, 389.75;3. Brooke Schultz, Indiana Diving, 386.35;4. Alison Gibson, Team A and M Diving, 383.25;5. Carolina Sculti, Marlins Diving Club, 363.55;6. Daria Lenz, SoCal Divers, 355.55;7. Grace Cable, YCF Diving Team, 345.15;8. Marisa Agarwal, Stanford Diving, 342.00;9. Jocelyn Porter, Carolina Diving Academy, 340.95;10. Johanna Holloway, Unattached, 336.10;11. Brighida Rosendahl, Trojan Dive Club, 321.60;12. Maggie Merriman, YCF Diving Team, 311.95;
Cut after preliminaries
13. Jennifer Giacalone, Carolina Diving Academy, 328.95;14. Genevieve Angerame, Woodlands Diving Academy, 323.20;15. Camryn McPherson, Legacy Diving, 322.25;16. Amy Stevens, Unattached, 318.05;17. Annie Wiese, Unattached, 309.85;18. Ginger Lingard, Schroeder Diving Team, 308.05;19. Madeline Wiese, Crown Valley Divers, 301.20;20. Chloe Best, High Dive Champions, 300.70;21. Jessica Warak, Nebraska Diving Club, 300.45;22. Liv Mitchell, SoCal Divers, 297.20;23. Eliz abeth Holmes, BYU Cougar Diving, 296.55;24. Emma Ruchala, Windy City Diving, 296.25;25. Ivy Houser, Indiana Diving, 291.00;26. Krystal Irwin, SoCal Divers, 286.50;27. Mallory Charles, Pitt Aquatic Club, 278.80;28. Samantha Ho, New York Dive Club, 276.05;29. Elizabeth Uhl, Marlins Diving Club, 275.00;30. Kelliann Howell, Moss Farms Diving, 263.00;31. Anna Hansen, Glenbrook Aquatics Diving, 258.65;32. Megan Galbreath, Seahawks Diving Team, 258.50;33. Samantha Nickerson, Schroeder Diving Team, 250.30;34. Emily Aument, Dupage Diving Academy, 245.40
12-13 boys’ platform
1. Noah Duperre, Ohio State Diving Club, 361.00;2. Jordan Rzepka, Cleveland Area Diving, 336.80;3. Maxwell Flory, Dominion Dive Club, 307.25;4. Gabriel Holladay, The Indiana International School of Diving, 298.25;5. Seamus Harding, SVY Lords of the Boards, 284.80;6. Max Valasek, Trojan Dive Club, 266.60;7. Peter Smithson, Georgia Diving Club, 253.65;8. Henry Goodman, Chicago Diving Club, 251.30;9. Jonathan Geraghty, Unattached, 251.00;10. Dillon Richardson, Unattached, 249.90;11. Ryan Cohn, Glenbrook Aquatics Diving, 248.70;12. Cole Sullivan, Santa Clara Diving Club, 241.30;
Cut after preliminaries
13. Gregory Culver, Montgomery Dive Club, 248.60;14. Brandon Wegner, YCF Diving Team, 239.05;15. Nicholas Hart, Boiler Diving Academy, 236.70;16. William Rains, Rose Bowl Aquatics, 236.20;17. Tatsuya Machida, Rose Bowl Aquatics, 232.65;18. Ben Smith, Rose Bowl Aquatics, 227.80;19. Campbell Worsley, Carolina Diving Academy, 226.50;20. Taj Cole, Tomahawk Diving Club, 221.80;21. Braden Kowalski, Nebraska Diving Club, 219.65;22. Sam Stinson, Tualatin Hills Dive Club, 219.30;23. Kevin Bradley, Whirlwind Diving, 215.10;24. Kevin Sullivan, Windy City Diving, 211.75;25. Sky Geovanni, YCF Diving Team, 211.60;26. Luke Cheetham, Ohio State Diving Club, 205.85;27. Jack Matthews, Ohio State Diving Club, 199.05;28. William Claus, Cleveland Area Diving, 198.35;29. Koby Bretz, Omaha Dive Club, 177.95;30. Zachary Boyd, Omaha Dive Club, 159.50.
14-15 boys’ 1-meter
1. Andrew Capobianco, Duke Diving, 426.55;2. Benjamin Bramley, Charles River Diving, 381.15;3. Colten Young, Mission Viejo, 378.45;4. Joshua Davidson, Woodlands Diving Academy, 371.95;5. Jake Greenberg, Crown Valley Divers, 371.65;6. Lyle Yost, American Flyers Diving, 358.65;7. Jason Montefusco, Legacy Diving, 357.90;8. Dakota Hurbis, Legacy Diving, 357.50;9. Christopher Canning, Chicago Diving Club, 355.75;10. James Hopper, Marlins Diving Club, 344.55;11. Zachary Allen, Ft Lauderdale Diving Team, 330.20;12. Alex Claus, Cleveland Area Diving, 307.80;
Cut after preliminaries
13. Christian DeVol, Centennial Diving, 327.95;14. Alec Decaprio, High Dive Champions, 327.40;15. Anton Hoherz, Woodlands Diving Academy, 325.05;16. Isaac Khamis, The Indiana International School of Diving, 318.60;17. Jacob Fielding, Rose Bowl Aquatics, 316.15;18. Logan Andrews, Carolina Diving Academy, 313.45;19. Parker Hardigree, Moss Farms Diving, 311.05;20. Jesse Cawley, Tualatin Hills Dive Club, 309.65;21. Justin Sodokoff, Hi gh Dive Champions, 306.15;22. Henry Carman, Schroeder Diving Team, 305.70;23. Francisco Cortes-Inchauspe, Alexandria Dive Club, 302.85;24. Luke Mcdivitt, Mission Viejo, 301.20;25. Jake Butler, McCormick Divers, 298.65;26. Walker Creedon, Trojan Dive Club, 290.20;27. Brad Weimer, Ohio State Diving Club, 288.15;28. Seamus Scotty, Windy City Diving, 286.85;29. Caleb Ives, Mile High Dive Club, 283.00;30. Lyle Hayes-macaluso, Ft Lauderdale Diving Team, 274.95;31. Connor Mccool, Clayton Diving Alliance, 274.30;32. Christopher Stubbs, BYU Cougar Diving, 257.55;33. Zachary Mega, Windy City Diving, 242.05;34. Casey Fellows, Mile High Dive Club, 223.80
12-13 girls’ 1-meter
1. Maria Coburn, Longhorn Aquatics, 289.45;2. Tarrin Gilliland, Longhorn Aquatics, 282.15;3. Bridget O’neil, GC Diving, 278.75;4. Kianna Yancey, TNT Diving, 274.25;5. Maysi Richards, GC Diving, 261.75;6. Katherine Greenberg, High Dive Champions, 250.45;7. Lucy Hogan, Chicago Diving Club, 249.55;8. Sophia Mcafee, Trojan Dive Club, 248.65;9. Jennifer Bell, High Dive Champions, 247.30;10. Maia Goldstein, Seahawks Diving Team, 243.35;11. Sidney O’Donnell, American Flyers Diving, 238.85;12. Ashley Gonzalez, West Florida Lightning Aquatics, 235.75
Cut after preliminaries
13. Lauren Cheetham, Ohio State Diving Club, 236.75;14. Kayla Yancey, TNT Diving, 234.25;15. Zain Smith, Legacy Diving, 229.30;16. Charlotte Bowen, Crown Valley Divers, 229.10;17. Julia Fidanza, Unattached, 227.15;18. Jessie Creed, Chicago Diving Club, 226.90;19. Allison Ward, GC Diving, 224.70;20. Savannah Stocker, Mission Viejo, 222.45;21. Paige Sundermann, Legacy Diving, 214.65;22. Mallory Walker, The Indiana International School of Di ving, 212.70;23. Kaitlin Labella, Crown Valley Divers, 210.00;24. Markie Hopkins, SoCal Divers, 209.40;25. Kayla Haigh, Mission Viejo, 207.40;26. Sarah Ballard, The Indiana International School of Diving, 207.30;27. Victoria Altman, SoCal Divers, 207.20;28. Megan Phillip, Mustangs in the Sun, Inc., 206.15;29. Katie Laverty, High Dive Champions, 204.15;30. Lauren Willian, Chicago Diving Club, 202.75;31. Gretchen Wensuc, Mile High Dive Club, 197.80;32. Alexandra Rosewicz, YCF Diving Team, 197.75;33. Campbell Patteson, Sagebrush Diving, 196.90;34. Jordan Skilken, Ohio State Diving Club, 194.75;35. Madison Huitt, Pitt Aquatic Club, 187.85
16-18 girls’ 3-meter
1. Sarah Bacon, Indiana Diving, 543.30;2. Olivia Rosendahl, Trojan Dive Club, 507.70;3. Delaney Schnell, Tucson Diving Team, 505.55;4. Mackenzie Willborn, GC Diving, 495.00;5. Camryn Hidalgo, Mission Viejo, 484.85;6. Elisabeth Dawson, North Carolina Diving, 474.25;7. Ashlynn Peters, Woodlands Diving Academy, 473.85;8. Rachel Rubadue, Ohio State Diving Club, 468.30;9. Brooke Pospichal, Unattached, 454.25;10. Eszter Pryor, Ohio State Diving Club, 452.85;11. Haley Allen, City of Midland, 436.35;12. Sofia Rauzi, Longhorn Aquatics, 432.20
Cut after preliminaries
13. Madison Witt, Mission Viejo, 424.60;14. Carolyn Howard, TNT Diving, 424.40;15. Charlye Campbell, City of Midland, 421.30;16. Maria Lohman, Pitt Aquatic Club, 421.25;17. Taylor Pamplin, Mission Viejo, 415.35;18. Kylie Towbin, Whirlwind Diving, 414.05;19. Mckensi Austin, Mile High Dive Club, 413.05;20. Morgan Meixner, The Indiana International School of Diving, 412.70;21. Madeline McKernan, Woodlands Diving Academy, 411.20;22. Alexa Beckwith, M ile High Dive Club, 409.25;23. Mariam Khamis, The Indiana International School of Diving, 407.05;24. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Marlins Diving Club, 406.15;25. Talbott Paulsen, Stanford Diving, 401.25;26. Jaina Gaudette, Legacy Diving, 399.35;27. Mya Kraeger, YCF Diving Team, 397.85;28. Sine Scribbick, San Antonio Divers, 396.75;29. Haley Farnsworth, Mission Viejo, 392.10;30. Ciara Monahan, UCLA Diving, 390.60;31. Meghan Obrien, Infinite Diving, 383.90;32. Makayla Robillard, YCF Diving Team, 382.45;33. Briana Thai, SoCal Divers, 378.05;34. Abigail Knapton, Nebraska Diving Club, 371.45;35. Lucy Roberts, Tualatin Hills Dive Club, 366.20;36. Kailey Francetic, Akron Rippers, 359.85;37. Kali Becker, Montgomery Dive Club, 359.35;38. Alison Maillard, Cougar Diving Club, 355.10;39. Katie Russ, Mile High Dive Club, 353.10;
16-18 boys’ platform
1. Christopher Law, Alamo Area Aquatics Diving, 653.75;2. Jordan Windle, Duke Diving, 642.35;3. David Dinsmore, Ohio State Diving Club, 623.15;4. Zachary Cooper, Indiana Diving, 616.05;5. James Brady, Duke Diving, 568.50;6. Brandon Loschiavo, Mission Viejo, 550.35;7. Theodore Miclau, Stanford Diving, 537.60;8. Scott Lazeroff, Upstate NY Diving, 522.50;9. Tarek Abdelghany, Mission Viejo, 509.30;10. Matthew Casillas, Mission Viejo, 482.35;11. Nathaniel Hernandez, GC Diving, 457.75;12. Aaron Daniels-Freeman, Duke Diving, 435.85;
Cut after preliminaries
13. Reed Merritt, Stanford Diving, 437.60;14. Austin Alexander, Nebraska Diving Club, 437.55;15. Kyle Goodwin, Mile High Dive Club, 427.75;16. Joseph Kaszubowski, Schroeder Diving Team, 427.00;17. Connor Callahan, Duke Diving, 426.75;18. Cody Coldren, The Indiana International School of Diving, 423.80;19. Joshua Owsiany, West Chester Diving, 408.70;20. Bradley Buchter, Soaring Eagles Dive Club, 405.30;21. Joseph Canova, Montgomery Dive Club, 404.50;22. Ke egan Richardson, Unattached, 397.80;23. Skylar Lake, Team A and M Diving, 395.80;24. Steven Anderson, Mission Viejo, 382.75;25. Matthew Phillip, Mustangs in the Sun, Inc., 376.15;26. William Gottsch, Nebraska Diving Club, 367.85;27. Cameron Thatcher, Ohio State Diving Club, 355.25;28. Dawson Martinez, San Antonio Divers, 348.15;29. Clark Carter, Nebraska Diving Club, 334.25
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