Thursday, November 21
Columbus, Ohio
Prelims - Noon | Finals - 5:30 p.m.
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Buckeye Invitational (Diving Only)
Photo by: Ariel Fox
Diving To Compete At Buckeye Invitational
Nov 20 | Women's Swimming & Diving
PISCATAWAY, N.J. āĀ The Rutgers women's divers are back on the boards this weekend at the Buckeye Invitational hosted by Ohio State Thursday, Nov. 21 - Saturday, Nov. 23.Ā
Diving prelims will begin at noon on Thursday with finals beginningĀ at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Platform finals will begin at noon on Saturday.
The Scarlet Knights will compete againstĀ Cincinnati, Indiana, Louisville, Notre Dame, Penn State and Yale.
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Diving prelims will begin at noon on Thursday with finals beginningĀ at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Platform finals will begin at noon on Saturday.
The Scarlet Knights will compete againstĀ Cincinnati, Indiana, Louisville, Notre Dame, Penn State and Yale.
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| LASTĀ TIME IN THE WATER |
- Rutgers saw a trio of top 10 scores on both 1M and 3M in the fifth annual Battle For The Cannon Trophy Against Princeton.
- SeniorĀ Holly PrasantoĀ set the fifth-highest score "On The Banks" with a runner-up score of 338.03 on 3M with freshmanĀ Katerina HoffmanĀ taking third with the eighth-highest score in the event with a 327.38. FreshmanĀ Bailee Sturgill, meanwhile, placed her name eighth all-time at RU on 1M, taking third with a score of 297.30.
| LAST YEAR IN THE WATER |
- Rutgers finished 32nd at the NCAA Championships as Holly Prasanto earned second team all-america honors reaching the consolation final on 1M to place 11thĀ overall. She became the fifth Scarlet Knight diver to earn all-america honors and marked the third-straight season Rutgers has sent a diver to the NCAA Championships.
- At the Big Ten Championships, eight NCAA B cuts were registered, 18 top 24 finishes were recorded, 13 program top 10 times were captured and 28 personal bests were set.
- The 400 medley relay squad consisting returning Scarlet Knights Martyna Piesko and Jade SmitsĀ had the highest-ever finish for a Scarlet Knight relay squad at the championships with a fifth-place finish and new school record.
| RSMART |
- The Scarlet Knights earned the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) team award with a 3.59Ā spring GPAĀ , marking the 21st consecutive semester.Ā RU has been honored with one of the nation's top grade-point averages. RU's GPA was also the fourth highest among Big Ten women's swimming and diving programs, ahead of Ohio State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Purdue.
- EightĀ Scarlet Knights were honored as CSCAAĀ Second Team Scholar Americans forĀ achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher while collecting NCAA B cuts or advancing to NCAA Zone diving competition including returnees Sephora Ford, Shannon Meadway, Martyna Piesko, Elysha Pribadi, Amelia Scott andĀ Molly Urkiel.
- Last season, Rutgers women's swimming and diving posted 14Ā Big Ten All-Academic honorees and fiveĀ Big Ten Distinguished Scholars.
| UP NEXT |
- The Scarlet Knight swimmers return to the water at the Minnesota Invitational on Dec. 4-7.
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