Mizzou Senior Clark Thomas Tops 3M Diving Prelims

2016 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mizzou diver Clark Thomas owns the top spot going into tonight’s 3-meter championship final after turning in a score of 447.05. The Tiger senior had somewhat of a soft first round, but after his Forward 4 1/2 Somersault Tuck registered an award of 85.50, he didn’t let up his lead. Thomas maintained his front-runner position through the rest of the session, using his 83.30 scoring Inward 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck to solidify his placement.

North Carolina Tar Heel Jack Nyquist occupies the second seed behind Thomas. He too wasn’t able to surpass the early leader, Texas A&M’s Tyler Henschel, until his Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike with a 3.0 degree of difficulty launched him forward in the third round. Nyquist and Henschel shared a 2.20 margin on the next to last round, but the Tar Heel had an impressive last dive. A 81.60 score from his Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 2 Twist Pike cemented his 2nd place entry ahead of the Aggie for tonight’s final.

For up/downs, Texas picks up points from Cory Bowersox’s top 8 placement and Mark Anderson’s tie for 16th. Last night’s one-meter champion, Liam Stone, occupies the 10th place seed in tonight’s 3-meter championship.

 

Place Score Diver Name Event
Avg
Score
Avg
Round
Score
1 447.05 Clark Thomas (MO) 7.19 74.51
2 417.50 Jack Nyquist (UNC) 7.31 69.58
3 408.10 Tyler Henschel (TAM) 7.36 68.02
4 404.75 Briadam Herrera (MIAF) 7.00 67.46
5 401.65 Dominic Giordano (PITT) 7.03 66.94
6 401.45 Joshua Arndt (IND) 6.94 66.91
7 394.20 Cory Bowersox (TEX) 6.56 65.70
8 391.20 Matt Barnard (UMIN) 7.06 65.20
9 384.25 Stephen Romanik (OSU) 6.81 64.04
10 383.10 Liam Stone (TENN) 6.72 63.85
11 378.85 Amund Gismervik (HAWA) 7.14 63.14
12 377.55 Evan Moretti (DUKE) 6.78 62.93
13 374.50 Ian Forlini (UGA) 6.78 62.42
14 372.80 Mauricio Robles Rodriguez (TENN) 6.69 62.13
15 371.90 Joseph Cifelli (PUR) 6.33 61.98
16 367.60 Bryce Klein (SMU) 6.39 61.27
16 367.60 Mark Anderson (TEX) 6.22 61.27

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swimdoc
8 years ago

Divers should have to shave down.

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Stephen Parsons

Stephen's swimming journey has taken him all across the Southeastern United States. Starting out at the Flowood, MS based Sunkist Swim Team, he made the transition to Auburn, AL where he competed the remainder of his high school years with Auburn Aquatics. His college career began at Daytona State College under the …

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