SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Purdue's Maycey Vieta won a bronze medal in 10-meter diving on consecutive days for Puerto Rico at the Central American and Caribbean Games, claiming the territory's first diving medals at the quadrennial showcase since 2014.
The reigning Big Ten champion on the tower teamed with the University of South Carolina's Emanuel Vazquez to win bronze in Tuesday's mixed 10-meter competition. It was Puerto Rico's first medal in a mixed diving event.
The following day, Vieta was third in both the preliminary and final to win another bronze medal individually. They represent the first international medals for the 2021 NCAA bronze medalist and three-year medalist at the Big Ten Championships.
Vieta grew up in Ohio and became eligible to compete for Puerto Rico via her father Mark's family ancestry. She also competed for Puerto Rico at the Diving World Cup in the spring 2021 and World Aquatics Championships last summer. Up next, she's traveling to Japan to compete at the World Aquatics Championships again.
Purdue will also be represented by divers Brandon Loschiavo, Greg Duncan and Jordan Rzepka (all for the United States) as well as swimmers Kate Beavon (South Africa) and Jinq En Phee (Malaysia) at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Additionally, associate head coach David Boudia is serving as a coach for USA Diving.
In the individual 10-meter event, Vieta improved on her prelim list score (269.10) in the final (272). Of her 10 dives Wednesday, three were the top-scoring of those respective rounds. Her forward 3 ½ (107B) was her best dive in both the prelim and final, producing a 70.5 in the afternoon and 69 in the evening. The first dive of her list – a back 2 ½ with 1 ½ twists – produced a round-high mark of 67.2 in the final.
Vieta & Vazquez posted a five-dive list of 254.40, finishing strong with their top two scores – 68.16 in round 4 and 66.24 in round 5.
The reigning Big Ten champion on the tower teamed with the University of South Carolina's Emanuel Vazquez to win bronze in Tuesday's mixed 10-meter competition. It was Puerto Rico's first medal in a mixed diving event.
The following day, Vieta was third in both the preliminary and final to win another bronze medal individually. They represent the first international medals for the 2021 NCAA bronze medalist and three-year medalist at the Big Ten Championships.
Vieta grew up in Ohio and became eligible to compete for Puerto Rico via her father Mark's family ancestry. She also competed for Puerto Rico at the Diving World Cup in the spring 2021 and World Aquatics Championships last summer. Up next, she's traveling to Japan to compete at the World Aquatics Championships again.
Purdue will also be represented by divers Brandon Loschiavo, Greg Duncan and Jordan Rzepka (all for the United States) as well as swimmers Kate Beavon (South Africa) and Jinq En Phee (Malaysia) at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Additionally, associate head coach David Boudia is serving as a coach for USA Diving.
In the individual 10-meter event, Vieta improved on her prelim list score (269.10) in the final (272). Of her 10 dives Wednesday, three were the top-scoring of those respective rounds. Her forward 3 ½ (107B) was her best dive in both the prelim and final, producing a 70.5 in the afternoon and 69 in the evening. The first dive of her list – a back 2 ½ with 1 ½ twists – produced a round-high mark of 67.2 in the final.
Vieta & Vazquez posted a five-dive list of 254.40, finishing strong with their top two scores – 68.16 in round 4 and 66.24 in round 5.