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Seniors Lead Vols on Platform at Texas Invite
November 16, 2018 | Swimming & Diving
AUSTIN, Texas — Seniors Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng and Rachel Rubadue led Tennessee on platform Friday to conclude the Texas Diving Invitational.
Zeng scored big on his fourth and fifth dives -- good for 9s and 9.5s -- to finish second in the men's competition with a score of 466.95 points. Purdue's Brandon Loschiavo led the way with 490.15.
Freshman Matthew Wade, in his first career college platform competition, was 14th (251.20), and sophomore Keegan Richardson was 15th (235.00).
Rubadue climbed the standings over her final three dives to take third with a total of 250.15. Sophomore Celaya Hernandez recorded her NCAA zone qualifying score of 228.3 to finish seventh.
Senior Sean Meyers placed 14th (193.05) and sophomore Lily Schneider was 17th (156.80).
QUOTES
Dave Parrington, Diving Coach
"I'm very pleased with the way we finished the Texas Diving Invitational today. Colin had a very strong performance against a stellar field on platform, finishing second. One of his dives, his reverse three and a half going for 9s and 9.5s. His back two and a half twist also going for 9s. He missed his first one to start the meet but finished strong. It was good to see Matthew Wade up there, using an easy list but to get familiar with the Texas facility was a bonus. Keegan had a fairly positive performance. They had a wrong dive for his last one; it was announced and he missed the mistake and receive zeroes. Otherwise, he would have been higher in the standings.
"I'm also very pleased with the performance of our women. She missed her second dive quite a bit, but other than that, she was very consistent and moved into a third-place finish. Ana showed some improvement, getting her qualify score on tower in a facility she's never been in before. It was really an excellent performance. Sean was very steady and Lily was very aggressive but missed a couple of dives. All told, I was happy with the platform results. It was a great way to finish the meet."
TEXAS HALL OF FAME DIVING INVITATIONAL
Tennessee Results
Men's Platform
2. Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng, 466.95
14. Matthew Wade, 251.20
15. Keegan Richardson, 235.00
Women's Platform
3. Rachel Rubadue, 250.15
7. Ana Celaya Hernandez, 228.35
14. Sean Meyers, 193.05
17. Lily Schneider, 156.80
Zeng scored big on his fourth and fifth dives -- good for 9s and 9.5s -- to finish second in the men's competition with a score of 466.95 points. Purdue's Brandon Loschiavo led the way with 490.15.
Freshman Matthew Wade, in his first career college platform competition, was 14th (251.20), and sophomore Keegan Richardson was 15th (235.00).
Rubadue climbed the standings over her final three dives to take third with a total of 250.15. Sophomore Celaya Hernandez recorded her NCAA zone qualifying score of 228.3 to finish seventh.
Senior Sean Meyers placed 14th (193.05) and sophomore Lily Schneider was 17th (156.80).
QUOTES
Dave Parrington, Diving Coach
"I'm very pleased with the way we finished the Texas Diving Invitational today. Colin had a very strong performance against a stellar field on platform, finishing second. One of his dives, his reverse three and a half going for 9s and 9.5s. His back two and a half twist also going for 9s. He missed his first one to start the meet but finished strong. It was good to see Matthew Wade up there, using an easy list but to get familiar with the Texas facility was a bonus. Keegan had a fairly positive performance. They had a wrong dive for his last one; it was announced and he missed the mistake and receive zeroes. Otherwise, he would have been higher in the standings.
"I'm also very pleased with the performance of our women. She missed her second dive quite a bit, but other than that, she was very consistent and moved into a third-place finish. Ana showed some improvement, getting her qualify score on tower in a facility she's never been in before. It was really an excellent performance. Sean was very steady and Lily was very aggressive but missed a couple of dives. All told, I was happy with the platform results. It was a great way to finish the meet."
TEXAS HALL OF FAME DIVING INVITATIONAL
Tennessee Results
Men's Platform
2. Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng, 466.95
14. Matthew Wade, 251.20
15. Keegan Richardson, 235.00
Women's Platform
3. Rachel Rubadue, 250.15
7. Ana Celaya Hernandez, 228.35
14. Sean Meyers, 193.05
17. Lily Schneider, 156.80
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