Vandals Ship Strong Efficiency, Salvitti Units College Document

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Returning to competitors after the vacation break, Idaho’s dive group traveled to Los Angeles for the UCLA Diving Invitational, the place they confronted a deep pool of elite collegiate packages.

The Vandals delivered robust performances all through the meet, highlighted by Maya Salvitti setting a brand new Idaho faculty file within the girls’s platform with a rating of 469.65. Her rating surpassed the earlier program file of 397.45, which had stood since 2013. Salvitti additionally positioned eighth in a discipline of 41 divers. 

To date, that is the senior’s fourth look within the faculty top-10 this season, in addition to the second diving file to fall after Kelly Mejorada set the all-time mark within the 1M. Salvitti has already earned a berth to the NCAA Zone E Championships for her standout season.

Other Vandals additionally turned in robust performances on the springboard. Amelia Ward posted scores of 226.05 within the 1-meter and 202.60 within the 3-meter, persevering with her early-season progress. Lauren Wierschke scored 200.15 on the 1-meter and 178.95 on the 3-meter, whereas Saige Anderson posted 175.65 and 184.70, respectively, gaining helpful expertise in opposition to a extremely aggressive discipline.

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The Vandals return to motion as a full squad on Jan. 17 with a twin meet at Utah Tech in St. George.

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