University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC's Dawson Fifth In Platform Diving At US Nationals
December 21, 2016 | Swimming & Diving
COLUMBUS, Ohio – University of North Carolina junior diver Elissa Dawson of Durham, N.C., placed fifth Tuesday in 10-meter women's platform diving at the USA Diving Winter National Championships which conclude on Wednesday.
On final day of the championships on Wednesday, December 22, Dawson went on to finish eighth in the finals of the three-meter diving competition.
"Elissa just finished her event and she did a great job," says UNC diving coach Abel Sanchez. "I'm extremely proud of her for ending up fifth at her first Nationals on 10 meter platform. Tomorrow she dives three meter finals and I expect more good things from her in that event."
Incoming Tar Heel men's diver Greg Duncan, who will enroll in August 2017 at Chapel Hill, took eighth in the men's three-meter diving competition.
The USA Diving Winter National Championships conclude Wednesday, December 21 with women's 3-meter finals beginning at 4:30 p.m., followed by the men's 10-meter final.
Results
Women's 10-meter Platform Final
1. Amy Cozad (The Indiana International School of Diving), 998.95;2. Tarrin Gilliland (City of Midland), 952.20;3. Olivia Rosendahl (Unattached), 937.40;4. Johanna Holloway (Moss Farms Diving), 727.75;5. Elissa Dawson (North Carolina Diving), 721.90;6. Sophia McAfee (Trojan Dive Club), 714.40;7. Madison Witt (University of Southern California), 695.80;8. Annika Lenz (UCLA Diving), 690.60;9. Daria Lenz (SoCal Divers), 688.35;10. Maggie Merriman (Moss Farms Diving), 686.50;11. Allyson Nied (Unattached), 674.95;12. Andrea Acquista (Unattached), 649.35
Men's 3-meter Springboard Final
1. Steele Johnson (Purdue University), 1344.80;2. Zhipeng Zeng (Ohio State Diving Club), 1187.15;3. Mark Anderson (Longhorn Aquatics), 1186.45;4. Dashiell Enos (University of Southern California), 1136.75;5. Briadam Herrera (University of Miami), 1121.60;6. Grayson Campbell (Longhorn Aquatics), 1109.55;7. Jordan Windle (Duke Diving), 1096.15;8. Gregory Duncan (Dominion Dive Club), 1086.60;9. Joseph Cifelli (Purdue University), 1066.90;10. Bryce Klein (Unattached), 997.40;11. Henry Fusaro (University of Southern California), 992.05;12. Samuel Smith (Unattached), 988.50;13. Brandon Loschiavo (Purdue University), 960.75
Women's 3-meter Final
1. Hailey Hernandez (GC Diving), 821.35;2. Maria Coburn (Longhorn Aquatics), 810.60;3. Michal Bower (Unattached), 758.30;4. Haley Allen (Unattached), 732.00;5. Kendra Kieser (Mizzou Diving), 720.85;6. Lauren Reedy (Mizzou Diving), 700.35;7. Carolina Sculti (Marlins Diving Club), 689.45;8. Elissa Dawson (North Carolina Diving), 687.55;9. Gabby Han (Club Wolverine Diving), 683.70;10. Kristen Hayden (Unattached), 678.00;11. Nikki Canale (Carolina Diving Academy), 668.70;12. Brooke Schultz (Unattached), 639.00
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