Patriot Divers Open Season With Sturdy Exhibiting

By: Tommy Chasanoff

Danville, KY – The UC diving staff kicked off the season with a dual-meet in opposition to Centre College Saturday afternoon.  The Patriots had sturdy performances on each boards highlighted by a trio of nationwide cuts.

Aidan Crutchfield hit a pair of NAIA cuts on the day.  The Covington, GA native opened the morning recording a 214.94 on the one-meter board to clip the nationwide normal.  Crutchfield adopted that up scoring a 212.92 to put fourth on three-meter board.  That rating is ranks second in program historical past.

Grayson Sturgeon carded a 174.74 on the three-meter board and a 183.00 on one-meter board to spherical out the boys’s lineup.

On the ladies’s aspect, Morgan Schraudner hit the NAIA normal on the one-meter board.  The freshman tallied a 180.07 to clip the nationwide lower.  Schraudner additionally positioned third on the three-meter board with a rating of 174.37, which simply missed the nationwide lower. 

Teammate Alexis Cole had a robust debut for UC notching a 179.77 on one-meter and a 172.65 on three-meter, putting fifth and fourth, respectively.  Ella Parke rounded out Cumberlands divers with scores of 155.57 (1-meter) and 149.62 (3-meter).

Cumberlands returns to the water on Friday, October 17, once they face Shawnee State of their house opener. The meet is about to start at 4 p.m.

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