Grant Wins Women’s Platform on Final Day of Air Force Diving Invite

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Air Force Diving Invite

Grant Wins Women’s Platform on Final Day of Air Force Diving Invite

2/4/2023 6:40 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

Pennock, McDivitt record top three finishes as well for Utah Diving

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Kathryn Grant piled up 248.20 points to claim first-place in the women's platform and Jenner Pennock and Luke McDivitt took second and third place on the men's side for the University of Utah diving team on the final day of competition at the Air Force Invite, which was held on Saturday afternoon at the Cadet Natatorium.

"Kathryn polished off an incredible meet for us with her win on tower as we showed remarkable consistency as a team again," said diving coach Richard Marschner. "Her tower will put her right in the thick of things for a podium at Pac-12's and to fight for a spot at NCAA's. She's starting to peak at the right time and I think she's going to have a very strong finish to the season."

Grant's phenomenal day started right from the jump, as she easily outpaced the field in the preliminary round with a score of 266.50, more than 20 points clear of second place and well above the NCAA Championship qualifying standard. Lexi Mills' prelim score put her in 14th and Sydney Kowalski placed 20th.

In the final, Grant was no less successful and her performance put her almost seven full points ahead of Texas A&M's Alyssa Clairmont for the top spot on the podium.

In the men's competition, McDivitt got off to the fastest start with a mark of 360.50 that reached the NCAA qualifying requirement and put him in second, while Pennock's 277.35 in the prelims secured 10^th place and his own spot in the final. In that final, Pennock's point total jumped up to 350.00, narrowly missing out on first and a new personal-best, but reaching the NCAA benchmark. McDivitt was right behind his teammate with a score of 346.75 that allowed him to grab third.

"Luke and Jenner battled hard on tower," said Marschner, "and it was a close contest that came down to the final dive for the win. Luke actually won the 12-dive score again which is very encouraging for zones. Jenner nearly bested his PB in finals, so we're trending in the right direction heading into Pac-12's in a few weeks."

Up Next

At the conclusion of this invite, only one meet will remain before the Utes head to the Pac-12 Championships and it consists of a visit to USC on Feb. 10.

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