NCAA Women’s Championships Day 3: Texas Makes Surge with Diving Win
The Texas Longhorns used a stellar diving performance to get back in the race for second place with Stanford.
Texas freshman Alejandra Estudillo stunned Miami duo Chiara Pellacani and Mia Vallee, who were looking to go 1-2 for the second night on the springboards.
Estudillo won the 3-meter event with 389.40 points, holding off Pellacani by less than two points. The Italian Olympian finished second with a score of 387.60.
“I was just really happy to be in this competition in the final. It was about listening to my coach and trusting my body,” Estudillo said through a translator. “All the effort I put in makes it worth it achieving this.”
Vallee finished fourth with a score of 371.95, just behind Indiana senior Skyler Liu (382.35).
Two-time defending NCAA champion Aranza Vazquez Montano took fifth with a score of 361.15, ahead of Kansas sophomore Shiyun Lai (357.40).
Texas got some more points from sophomore Bayleigh Cranford (337.65), who finished seventh, and senior Hailey Hernandez (348.15), who finished 10th.
The Longhorns moved their point total up to 260, just six behind Stanford after 3-meter.
NCAA results
Event 13 Women 3 mtr Diving
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NCAA: N 437.75 3/20/2009 Christina Loukas, Indiana
Meet: M 437.75 3/20/2009 Christina Loukas, Indiana
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Estudillo Torres, Ale FR Texas 360.95 389.40 20
2 Pellacani, Chiara SR Miami (FL) 372.90 387.60 17
3 Liu, Skyler SR Indiana 336.35 382.35 16
4 Vallee, Mia SR Miami (FL) 373.65 371.95 15
5 Vazquez Montano, Aran SR UNC 339.10 361.15 14
6 Lai, Shiyun SO Kansas 338.05 357.40 13
7 Cranford, Bayleigh SO Texas 331.95 337.65 12
8 Wright, Daryn JR Purdue 344.60 329.75 11
=== Consolation Final ===
9 McAfee, Sophia SR Purdue 318.65 350.90 9
10 Hernandez, Hailey SR Texas 315.60 348.15 7
11 Verzyl, Sophie JR South Carolina 328.75 331.55 6
12 Earley, Brooke SR Arizona 322.00 327.45 5
13 Sanchez-Moreno, Maria FR Arkansas 326.05 326.70 4
14 Witte, Lily SO Indiana 313.25 324.45 3
15 Miller, Kate FR USC 311.40 316.65 2
16 Milligan, Kiarra JR Michigan 316.25 237.30 1
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 13
1. Virginia 343 2. Stanford 266
3. Texas 260 4. Indiana 179
5. Tennessee 161 6. Florida 145
7. Louisville 138.5 8. California 127.5
9. Michigan 113 10. NC State 96
11. Wisconsin 79 12. Miami (Fl) 75.5
13. Southern California 66 14. UNC 50
15. Georgia 38 16. Ohio St 37
17. Alabama 35 18. Arizona St 31.5
19. Purdue 25 19. Kansas 25
21. Pittsburgh 21 22. Arizona 20
23. Duke 18 24. Virginia Tech 17
25. Siu 15 25. South Carolina 15
25. Cincinnati 15 25. Lsu 15
29. Houston 13 30. Brigham Young 12
31. Texas A&M 7 32. Auburn 6
32. Princeton 6 34. Arkansas 4
35. Minnesota 2 35. Akron 2
37. Washington St. 1
