Air Force Academy
NCAA Zone E Diving Regionals
NCAA Zone E Diving Regionals Conclude with Platform Events
3/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
March 15, 2008
Oklahoma City, Okla. - Arizona State's Michele Benedetti and Stanford's Margaret Hostage won the men's and women's platform dive, respectively, Saturday on the third and final day of competition at the 2008 NCAA Zone E Diving Regionals, being held at the Oklahoma City Community College Aquatic Center.
Benedetti, who won the men's 3-meter title on Thursday, captured first place in the men's platform for the second-straight year, finishing with a score of 683.80. USC's Steven Starks placed second with a mark of 646.20, while Stanford's Brent Eichenseer took third place with a score of 621.80.
Hostage, who won the women's 1-meter title on Thursday, won the platform with a mark of 541.90. Placing second was teammate Shana Karp with a score of 531.15, while USC's Christine Petrelli took third place with a mark of 505.85.
Air Force sophomore Kyle Van Valkenburg (Tucson, Ariz.), the MWC champion in the men's platform this season, finished eighth in the event with a score of 586.80.
At the conclusion of the regional tournament, the NCAA qualifiers from Zone E were named. Earning spots for the men were Benedetti and Starks, along with Magnus Frick (Hawaii), Nathan Kim (Stanford), Sam Helvie (Cal), Mats Wiktosson (Hawaii), Ben Grado (Arizona) and Aaron Feight (Denver). On the women's side, Hostage and Karp were named qualifiers, along with Marisa Samaniego (UCLA), Candice Minette (Nevada), Emma Friesen (Hawaii), Tawni Jones (BYU) and Sarah Ohr (Stanford).
NCAA Zone E Day Three Results (3/15/08):Men's PlatformPl. Diver Prelim. Final Total1 Michele Benedetti (Arizona State) 349.05 334.75 683.802 Steven Starks (USC) 333.55 312.65 646.203 Brent Eichenseer (Stanford) 286.10 335.70 621.804 Ben Grado (Arizona) 302.85 318.35 621.205 Mats Wiktorsson (Hawaii) 251.00 346.10 597.106 Matt Bisordi (Arizona) 293.60 300.15 593.757 Nathan Kim (Stanford) 292.55 298.45 591.008 Kyle Van Valkenburg (Air Force) 297.60 289.20 586.809 Brian Lawler (Cal) 251.70 283.20 534.9010 Richard Helvie (Cal) 272.30 256.75 529.0511 Taylor Dehn (Cal) 279.75 242.65 522.4012 Thomas Henninger (Cal) 258.25 254.15 512.4013 Derek Roth (USC) 250.00 244.85 494.8514 Mark Murdock (Wyoming) 220.60 249.05 469.6515 Tyler Miller (Wyoming) 203.55 254.10 457.6516 Miles Smith (UC Irvine) 214.55 239.35 453.9017 Kyle Bogner (Wyoming) 192.75 186.25 379.00
Women's PlatformPl. Diver Prelim. Final Total1 Margaret Hostage (Stanford) 268.60 273.30 541.902 Shana Karp (Stanford) 268.10 263.05 531.153 Christine Petrilli (USC) 248.75 257.10 505.854 Kimberly Popp (USC) 247.65 251.35 499.005 Brittany Jumer (Arizona State) 259.45 218.50 477.956 Tess Schofield (UCLA) 249.60 228.10 477.707 Stephanie Delima (Hawaii) 234.05 227.90 461.958 Morgan Erpenbeck (UCLA) 217.70 230.15 447.859 Carly Smith (Arizona) 234.80 211.30 446.1010 Katie Lampe (Stanford) 226.00 219.65 445.6511 Raquel Bartlow (Hawaii) 214.75 218.40 433.1512 Danielle Borth (Northern Arizona) 207.25 223.35 430.6013 Danni Ridgway (Arizona) 204.80 220.30 425.1014 Carmen Stellar (Stanford) 192.40 220.20 412.6015 Laura Sanford (Cal) 187.95 221.05 409.0016 Queenie Yu (Utah) 223.95 183.45 407.4017 Hallie Ivester (Stanford) 203.90 200.50 404.4018 Sarah Ohr (Stanford) 187.80 198.90 386.7019 Brittany Hill (UCLA) 177.00 204.20 381.2020 Heather Ramirez (Nevada) 183.45 191.00 374.4521 Allison Scaife (Arizona) 181.60 180.95 362.5522 Stephanie Ortiz (Wyoming) 190.65 155.55 346.2023 Trisha Wesner (Nevada) 161.60 139.85 301.45
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