FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (November 20, 2021) - The Lumberjacks impressed the Flagstaff crowd with another dominant day at the Lumberjack Diving Invite in 1m and platforms.
NAU, Idaho, and UC Davis all competed in 1m prelims, consols, and finals in the morning session of the invite today. To start off the day with prelims, UC Davis' Sydney Wren placed first with a score of 279.55, coming in just 5 points off from Wren's score, Victoria Knapp took second for the Lumberjacks at 274.90.
Rounding out the 1m prelims, Maegan Jensen placed 3rd with a score of 262.45, followed by Emily Luberto in 5th at 258.85, Makenna Sammons in 6th at 255.15, and Alyssa Jones in 8th at 247.45, all qualifying for the finals. Freshman Kendall Marquez went on to the consols, where she placed 1st with 258.35.
Heading into the finals, Knapp looked for revenge from her 2nd place finish in prelims, and found just that. Bringing victory to the 'Jacks, Knapp took first in the 1m finals with a score of 303.30. University of Idaho's Emily Mack placed 2nd with 296.95, followed by UC Davis' Taylor Hornberger at 289.90. Sammons placed fifth for NAU with a score of 286.40, followed by Jensen in 5th at 286.10.
"Everyone in consols dove better than prelims and everyone in finals dove way better, so that was nice to see. Victoria was back to her normal self, her, Maegan, Makenna, and Aly all got qualifying scores on 1-meter so that was awesome. Emily missed her qualifying score by less than a point which is disappointing but she still did a great job for us, and overall they were all consisting," Head Diving Coach Nikki Kelsey said.
In the afternoon session, the Lumberjacks dove one platform session. Placing in fourth, Luberto finished the platform dives with a score of 224.65, followed by teammates, Sammons in 5th at 214.00, Victoria Knapp in 6th at 213.20, Maegan Jensen in 7th at 202.65, and Kendall Marquez in 8th at 186.55.
"We did do a lot of good things, there was times when we weren't great but I really thought today the more we dove, the better we got. I think we're just going to get better and better and I look forward to seeing what happens," Kelsey said.
The Lumberjacks will be back to competition on Dec. 11, when they head down the mountain to Grand Canyon University to take on the Lopes.
Gallery: (11-20-2021) Lumberjack Diving Invite - 11/20/21
