BI divers advance to Zone E prelims
Published 10:17 am Wednesday, May 11, 2016
PROVO, Utah – Seven divers from the Bainbridge Island Dive Club soared, somersaulted and twisted at the USA Diving Region 10 Championships last weekend as they looked to qualify for a spot at the sanctioned Zone E National Preliminary Championships.
A total of 208 divers from Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, and Utah competed at the region championships, held in Provo, Utah on April 28-29.
Four divers on the Bainbridge team qualified and will advance.
Henry Sauermann and Bryan Taylor both qualified for the Boys 12-13 1-meter and 3-meter events, Bryn Tiernan qualified for the Girls 12-13 3-meter event, and Zora Opalka qualified to compete in the Girls 16-18 3-meter event.
In the age 12-13 Girls 1-meter event, Mia Alpaugh placed 30th with a score of 109.2 for seven dives, and 29th with a score of 124.1 on the 3-meter board.
Also in the 12-13 Girls 1-meter competition, Bryn Tiernan took 25th place on the 1-meter with a score of 179.7 for seven dives, and in the 3-meter event, earned a qualifying score from the judges of 179.7, placing 17th.
Henry Sauermann placed ninth on the one-meter board in the age 12-13 Boys event, scoring 119.2 and qualifying for Zones; and took seventh place in the three-meter event with another qualifying score of 189.
Brian Taylor also earned qualifying scores in both his events, taking eighth place in the age 12-13 Boys 1-meter event with a score of 178 for eight dives, and ninth place in the 3-meter event with a score of 171.45.
In the 16-18 Girls 1-meter event, Jackie Hellmers earned 53rd place with a score of 82.8 for five dives, and placed 44th in her 3-meter event with a score of 119.85.
Cameron Rouser dove in the 16-18 Girls 1-meter event, earning a score of 139 for five dives and placing 41st; and in the 3-meter event, scoring 132.25 to place 40th.
Also in the 16-18 Girls events, Zora Opalka scored 144.95 on the 1-meter board for 40th place, and qualified for Zones in the 3-meter event with a score of 378.4 for 10 dives, placing 16th.
The 2016 Zone E National Preliminary meet will take place July 4-10 at University of Utah’s HPER Natatorium in Salt Lake City.
The Bainbridge Island Dive Club is led by Coach Chris Miller, who said the team is looking forward to its next meet, the 2016 BC Summer Provincial Diving Championships at the Grandview Aquatic Centre in Surrey, British Columbia on May 27-29.
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