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Men's Swimming & Diving
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Friday, January 27
Salt Lake City, UT
5:30 p.m.
University of Utah
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BYU (Diving Only)
Petersen’s Program Record Helps Utah Swim & Dive Start Fast Against BYU
1/27/2023 8:22 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Waxman posts Utah’s second-best score all-time in the 3m
SALT LAKE CITY – Elias Petersen smashed the school record in the 1m and Holly Waxman tallied the second-highest score in Utah history in the 3m as the University of Utah swimming and diving team got off to a flying start in their meet against the BYU Cougars, which began on Friday night at the Ute Natatorium.
"That was intense," said diving coach Richard Marschner. "It's a lot of fun to have this diving-only, nighttime, finals-feel atmosphere. It gets us ready for the Pac-12 Championships where we're making finals and that intensity and excitement. Being able to deal with that energy positively was very nice. It was fun because both teams brought out the best in each other."
Petersen's score of 394.05 eclipsed the previous mark of 391.10, set by Jacob Crayne in 2014, counted as an NCAA Championships qualifying score and allowed Petersen to win the event. It also goes down as only the second score of 390 or better by a Ute in the 1m since the program's inception.
Also recording a personal-best in the 1m was Luke McDivitt. He put up a mark of 348.20, four points better than his previous career-high and that moved up him to seventh in the program record book. McDivitt, who took third, surpassed the NCAA qualifying standard, as did Ben Smyth, who finished fifth and logged 301.85 points. Jenner Pennock placed seventh and Jake Suchowski ended the night in ninth.
Waxman very nearly made it a night in which the Utes set two program-bests, but her 348.90 was still good enough for second all-time and first place on Friday evening. It was also one of three NCAA qualifying scores posted by the Utes in the 3m, as Waxman was joined by Kathryn Grant and her mark of 313.65, which put her in third, and fourth-place finisher Lizzy DeCecco, whose point total was 288.30. In fifth place was Lexi Mills and Sydney Kowalski landed in seventh.
Looking Ahead
The meet will continue on Saturday, as both the Utah swimming and diving teams will be in action against BYU and that meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The Utes will also be holding their Senior Day ceremonies on Saturday and they will start at 10:45 a.m.
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For fans of the Utah men's/women's swimming and diving programs, follow the Utes on Twitter (@UTAHswimdive), Instagram (@utahswimdive) and Facebook (@UtahUtesSwimDive).
"That was intense," said diving coach Richard Marschner. "It's a lot of fun to have this diving-only, nighttime, finals-feel atmosphere. It gets us ready for the Pac-12 Championships where we're making finals and that intensity and excitement. Being able to deal with that energy positively was very nice. It was fun because both teams brought out the best in each other."
Petersen's score of 394.05 eclipsed the previous mark of 391.10, set by Jacob Crayne in 2014, counted as an NCAA Championships qualifying score and allowed Petersen to win the event. It also goes down as only the second score of 390 or better by a Ute in the 1m since the program's inception.
Also recording a personal-best in the 1m was Luke McDivitt. He put up a mark of 348.20, four points better than his previous career-high and that moved up him to seventh in the program record book. McDivitt, who took third, surpassed the NCAA qualifying standard, as did Ben Smyth, who finished fifth and logged 301.85 points. Jenner Pennock placed seventh and Jake Suchowski ended the night in ninth.
Waxman very nearly made it a night in which the Utes set two program-bests, but her 348.90 was still good enough for second all-time and first place on Friday evening. It was also one of three NCAA qualifying scores posted by the Utes in the 3m, as Waxman was joined by Kathryn Grant and her mark of 313.65, which put her in third, and fourth-place finisher Lizzy DeCecco, whose point total was 288.30. In fifth place was Lexi Mills and Sydney Kowalski landed in seventh.
Looking Ahead
The meet will continue on Saturday, as both the Utah swimming and diving teams will be in action against BYU and that meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The Utes will also be holding their Senior Day ceremonies on Saturday and they will start at 10:45 a.m.
Follow the Utes!
For fans of the Utah men's/women's swimming and diving programs, follow the Utes on Twitter (@UTAHswimdive), Instagram (@utahswimdive) and Facebook (@UtahUtesSwimDive).
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