MUSTANG WOMEN
The SMU Mustang women completed day one of the Georgia Diving Invite, which included the one-meter dive, on Friday.
Freshman Lauren Lamb recorded a 191.40 in the preliminary round. Lamb has earned fourth and fifth place finishes at the SMU Classic and at Houston, respectively, this season.
“Lauren is really coming along. She is showing great progress moving toward the end of the season,” Head Diving Coach Jim Stillson said.
Classmate Margaret Lindsay finished with an event total of 176.00. Lindsay earned first place points for the Mustangs at Rice and picked up a fourth place finish at the Houston meet this season.
“I am very pleased with Meg’s performance today,” Stillson said. “Coming off of almost five weeks of no training because of injury I think she did a very nice job.”
“For freshmen I think they did really well in a tough field,” Stillson added. “I’m very proud of the two of them.”
Lamb and Lindsay are back in action on Saturday when they compete in the three-meter dive event. Check SMUMustangs.com for a full recap of the day.
MUSTANG MEN
Freshman diver Bryce Klein earned runner-up honors in the 3-meter dive as he posted a score of 379.95 on day one of the Georgia Diving Invite in Athens, Ga. Junior Devin Burnett placed fifth in the finals with a score of 353.75.
“Devin (Burnett) and Bryce (Klein) both did a really great job and scored really well today,” head diving coach Jim Stillson said. “I am really pleased with how they have been training and competing.”
Klein’s score finished just 6.20 points behind Missouri sophomore Clark Thomas who placed first (386.75).
In addition, junior Hayden Hodges and sophomore Parker Meinecke placed 13th (309.40) and 23rd (245.25), respectively in the preliminary round of the 3-meter dive.
Hodges score was just five hundredths of a point short of making the finals.
“I am very pleased with how both Hayden and Parker dove today,” Stillson said. “Today was a good measure for where we are right now, and we are learning what we need to continue to improve upon.”
These four divers are back in action on Saturday to compete in the 1-meter dive on day two of the Georgia Diving Invite.
This release was provided to SwimSwam courtesy of SMU Swimming and Diving.
