MORGANTOWN, W.Va. ---
Alexa Gonczi and
Luna Castellanos both reached the finals while
Katie Madigan and
Colleen Hudson finished in the top-16 of the 1-Meter Dive, as the Golden Eagles women's swimming & diving team fared well on the opening day of the Mountain Diving Invitational.
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Competing in a field comprised entirely of Division I competition, the Golden Eagles showed they could hang with the best. Gonczi took third place overall with a score of 245.55 She was consistent throughout her list but saved her best performance for her last dive, scoring 49.40 points on a Forward 1 1/12 Somersault 2 Twist. Meanwhile, Castellanos placed seventh overall with a 232.15, with her best scores coming on her Inward 1 1/12 Somersault Pike and a Forward 2 ½ Somersault Tuck.
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In the consolations, Madigan placed 12
th overall in the field and fourth in consolation final with a score of 226.05. Hudson took seventh in the consolation field and 15
th overall with a score of 196.40.
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