Bryan Allen Heads To Platform Finals At U.S. Nationals

COLUMBUS, OHIO – University of North Carolina divers continued their outstanding week of competition Thursday night at the 2017 U.S. Diving Summer National Championships at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at Ohio State University.

Sophomore Bryan Allen made it into the finals of 10-meter platform diving on Thursday. The San Jose, Calif., native finished fourth in the preliminaries Thursday and fifth in the quarterfinals, scoring 348.85 points to notch a school record in the event. Sophomore Max Jenkins was 14^th with 248.55 points in the semifinal.

"This is a huge deal as only the top 12 divers in the country compete in finals," said UNC diving coach Abel Sanchez. "Bryan Allen ended fifth, breaking the school record. I'm also really proud of Max Jenkins. Max ended up 14^th in the semifinals. He was six points shy of 12^th place. I'm so proud of the two young men."

Allen will dive in the platform finals Saturday.

On Friday, men's 3 meter and women's platform will be televised on NBCSN. North Carolina has two finalists in men's three-meter diving with Sean Burston and Greg Duncan in the event. Check local listings for NBCSN with finals airing from 9-11 p.m. Eastern Time Friday with two Tar Heels in the 12-man finals.

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Bryan Allen

Sean Burston

Max Jenkins

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