Penn State Men, WVU Women Sweep Events In Diving Dual

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February 06th, 2023 College, Diving, News

Penn State vs WVU (Diving)

  • Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023
  • Morgantown, W. Va.
  • Diving
  • Results

Courtesy: WVU Sports

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University men’s and women’s diving teams wrapped up the regular season on Saturday afternoon against Penn State at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown.

The women paced the day for the Mountaineers with four NCAA Zone-qualifying scores. Sophomore Sarah Krusinski earned first place on the 3-meter (322.65) and 1-meter (278.70), to qualify in both events. Right behind in second on the 1-meter, freshman Abigail Sullivan finished with a score of 265.58 to also qualify. Additionally, Sullivan earned first on the platform (238.13) to qualify there as well.

Freshman Elysa Grossman added a PR on the 1-meter, finishing with a score of 233.25. Senior Marian Tiemeier scored 262.28 on the 3-meter to finish second.

On the men’s side, sophomore Hayden Apel scored 274.65 on the 3-meter, good enough for second place, while freshman Christian Torres finished in third (243.30). Sophomore Glenn Eloriaga added another second-place finish for the Mountaineers on the platform, finishing with a score of 321.08. Following behind, senior Owen Johns finished third (310.35) and Torres finished fourth (200.85).

Next up, the Mountaineers’ men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be back in action on Feb. 22 at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas, for the 2023 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship.

For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUSwimDive on TwitterFacebook and Instagram.

Courtesy: PSU Sports

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Penn State diving competed against West Virginia at Mylan Park’s Aquatic Center Saturday earning three event wins and NCAA Zone Cuts and four season-best scores.

Men: 
The men’s squad swept the day’s events. Hayden Elliott took the 1-Meter (354.00) and Platform (331.58) dives while Kevin Sullivan won the 3-Meter (314.85).

Clinching victory by less than a point, Elliott notched the squad’s best platform score of the season. The freshman also produced a zone score just four points away from his personal record in the 1-Meter.

Senior captain Sullivan narrowly missed a zone cut with a personal season-best in the 3-Meter.

Women:
Senior captain Wei Wei and graduate student Daphne Wils placed second and third on the platform, both earning zone cuts with scores of 235.35 and 227.33, the latter a personal best for Wils.

Tatum Evans also improved on the boards with a personal season-best the 3-Meter (249.38), earning the sophomore third place.

Event Winners:
Men’s 1-Meter – Hayden Elliott
Men’s 3-Meter – Kevin Sullivan
Men’s Platform – Hayden Elliott

Up Next:
The Nittany Lions travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to compete at the women’s Big Ten Championships Wednesday, February 15-Saturday, February 18.

Keep up with Penn State swimming and diving by following the team on Instagram (@PennStateSwimDive), Twitter (@PennStateSWIM) and Facebook (Penn State Swimming & Diving).

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