NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Duke’s Abby Johnston Captures Three-Meter Title

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AUSTIN, Texas, March 18. IN an upset victory, Duke's Abby Johnston toppled defending champion Kelci Bryant of Minnesota for the women's three-meter diving title at the NCAA Division I Women's Championships.

Johnston compiled 409.35 points for the victory, Duke's first ever in the three-meter at NCAAS. Bryant, meanwhile, could not build off her one-meter victory last night to defend her three-meter title. Bryant finished second with 395.85 points.

"I just wanted to relax," Johnson said. "I didn't have the best preliminary round, but I knew I had something better in me. I just told myself to relax and enjoy the atmosphere. To get to this championship has been on my goal list for the past three years. I'm glad it finally came true. It's been bugging me, because I wanted it so badly. I knew I had the potential, and it all came together tonight so that's really exciting."

Purdue's Erin Mertz (373.90), Ohio State's Bianca Alvarez (351.65), Florida's Monica Dodson (350.85), Miami (Florida)'s Carrie Dragland (347.95), Texas' Shelby Cullinan (345.50) and Texas' Maren Taylor (334.20) also competed in the championship finale.

California kept leading the team title with 261 points, while Georgia stood second with 234.5 points. Southern California (231), Stanford (174) and Arizona (152) held the rest of the top five spots.

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