CLARION, Pa. ---
Zakary Kennedy set a new pool record in the 3-Meter six-dive list on Saturday, as the divers of the Golden Eagles swimming & diving teams wrapped up their regular season at the PA D-II Last Chance in Tippin Natatorium.
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Kennedy led all competitors in the six-dive list on the 3-meter board, consistently putting up the top score in the field of 10 divers. He cracked the 60-point barrier twice on his list, scoring 67.20 points on a Reverse 2 ½ Somersault Tuck and a 64.40 on a Forward 3 ½ Somersault Tuck. In total he scored 341.90, setting a new pool record in the process.
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Jack Beattie took third in the six-dive list on the 3-meter board and then went on to win the 11-dive list, scoring 481.00. That put him just a few points ahead of IUP's Jeremiah Laslavic, who scored a 479.45.
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Kennedy also won the six-dive event on the 1-meter board, putting up a total of 314.6 that just narrowly edged out
Corwin Lindeman, who finished with 311.75.
Michael Flamm was third in that group with a score of 293.5. Lindeman went on to win the 11-dive event on the low board, scoring 480.7 to just narrowly beat Kennedy's 478.75.
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On the women's side,
Katie Madigan and
Alexa Gonczi split the four events, with Madigan winning the six-dive event on the 3-meter board and the 11-dive event on the 1-meter board. Conversely, Gonczi won the six-dive event on the 1-meter board and the 11-dive event on the 3-meter board.
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Gonczi started the day off with a 268.05 through six dives on the 1-meter board, putting up her best score of the round on her final dive. She logged a 49.40 on a Forward 1 ½ Somersault Twist Free to clinch the top spot in the round, followed by Madigan's 259.7 and
Colleen Hudson's 250.6. Madigan went on to win the 11-dive event with a score of 427.4, followed by
Taelyn Thomas with a 400.6.
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On the 3-meter board, Madigan outscored the field through six dives with a score of 302.3. That included a high score of 58.80 on a Back 1 ½ Somersault 2 ½ Twist Free. Gonczi led the way in the 11-dive list with a score of 491.6, just edging out Madigan's score of 487.25. That included an identical score of 58.80 on a Back 1 ½ Somersault 2 ½ Twist Free.
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