University of Minnesota Athletics
Young, Brown Set for USA Diving Selection Camp
2/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Golden Gopher divers Cole Young and Drew Brown will compete this weekend, February 5-11, at the USA Diving 2009 World Championship Team Selection Camp in Columbus, Ohio. The Gophers were among 32 American male divers chosen for the camp, which will be used to select the 2009 World Championships squad and teams for several other major international competitions.
The 2009 World Championships will be contested in July in Rome. The selection camp will also serve as the selection time for the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix, the Canada Cup Grand Prix and Mexico Grand Prix.
The 32 divers will compete in scored events for the USA Diving committee to determine the team selection. Young will compete individually on the 3-meter springboard while Brown will compete in the 10-meter platform event. The tandem will also be in the mix for a selection in the 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform synchronized events.
Young is Minnesota's school record holder on the 10-meter platform (6-dive format) with a score of 397.60 and Brown ranks second (388.65). Brown also set the school record on the 3-meter springboard this year (6-dive format) with a score of 395.70. Young owns the sixth-best score in school history on the 3-meter (357.00).
Young and Brown will return to the Gophers and compete at the Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette, Ind. at the end of February.
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