Jan. 5, 2004
ATHENS, Ga. - Purdue's women's diving team had a solid showing during the first day of competition at the Georgia Diving Invitational Saturday night. Sophomore Carrie McCambridge had the best Boilermaker performance, placing third off the one-meter springboard, while freshman Amanda Miller staked an eight-place showing.
McCambridge scored a mark of 275.70 in the afternoon prelims, and then registered a 268.10 during the evenings finals. Following the finals, the top six divers advanced to the Bulldog Shootout round, where McCambridge advanced to the fifth and final round before bowing to Tennessee's Lauryn McCalley. Over the five rounds, McCambridge posted scores of 55.20, 48.10, 44.20, 46.80 and 42.55. At the end of each round, the competitor with the lowest score would be eliminated.
McCalley originally placed second in the 1-meter competition with a finals mark of 290.65, while 1-meter champion Ashley Rubenstein of Auburn was eliminated in the first-round, mustering a score of 45.50.
Miller was the only other Boilermaker to advance to the finals Saturday night. Her prelim score of 236.40 was 10th out of 12 competitors, but improved during the finals (238.30) to earn eighth overall. Freshman Bethany Jensen just missed qualifying for the final round with her 14th place score of 231.45.
On the men's side, freshman Steve LoBue posted Purdue's highest score off the 3-meter with a mark of 450.30, which placed him 14th. Also finishing among the top 20 for Purdue were Clayton Davis (450.30) and Josh Karshen (400.50).
The Georgia Diving Invitational continues Sunday with the prelims starting at 11 a.m. The men will compete off the 1-meter springboard, while the women compete off the 3-meter. The evening finals commence at 6 p.m.
College Sports Television will air two shows from the Georgia Diving Invitational. The first show airs on Jan. 15 at 9 p.m., while the second segment will air Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. For a complete listing of air dates and times, log onto www.cstv.com/tvschedule.