University of Minnesota Athletics
Young Leads Divers Against Wyoming And South Dakota State
1/8/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Senior Cole Young led the Minnesota divers this evening on the second day of competition with Wyoming and South Dakota State at University Aquatic Center. Young won the three-meter men's title after winning the platform competition on Thursday. On the women's side, Taylor Enerson led the Gophers with a third place finish on the three-meter board.
Young tallied a score of 361.55 for safe victory over Wyoming's Tyler Miller (334.95). Wyoming's Mark Murdock was third (305.95) and Wyoming's Kyle Bogner was fourth (294.85). Freshman Alex Stern scored a 251.65 to finish fifth and junior Tyler Jepsen took sixth with a score of 249.85. Young carried the momentum from a solid first dive, a forward 3 1/2 somersault pike that earned him 8's and a total of 72.85.
Young also placed second on the 1-meter springboard later in the evening while Wyoming's Miller took first place.
On the women's side, Enerson led Minnesota by finishing third on the 3-meter and fifth on the 1-meter. Wyoming's Emily Huth won the 1-meter with a score of 265.85.
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