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Georgia Tech Invite (Diving Only)
Pollard Takes 2nd on Day 2 of GT Invite
11/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Night two of the Georgia Tech Invitational featured five Golden Gophers qualfiying for finals in the women's 3-meter and men's 1-meter diving competitions.
Yu Zhou picked up her second event win, topping the women's 3-meter field with a 369.00. Zhou is the reigning NCAA Champion in the event. Teammate Lexi Tenenbaum worked her way to a bronze finish, tallying a score of 355.75.
Manny Pollard earned a second-place finish in the men's 1-meter competition, finishing with a score of 337.80. Matt Barnard placed fifth in the event with a 318.35 after taking home the gold in yesterday's 3-meter event. Dylan Zoe had a 315.85 for eighth place.
Earlier in the men's 1-meter prelims, rookie Alan LeBlang turned in a score of 295.45 points for 14th place, while Daniel Monaghan finished 18th (263.15).
Mariam Khamis finished 24th with a 242.60 in the women's 1-meter preliminary rounds. Morgan Justus had a 235.70 for 28th place, while Jessica Ramberg took 35th (228.50). Elizabeth Etterman (224.30) and Liz Click (218.95) finished back-to-back, taking 37th and 38th, respectively.
Both the men's and women's diving squads will compete on platform tomorrow at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center.
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