Amy Cozad, Jessica Parratto Finish 10th and 11th at FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix

KNOXVILLE, TN - August 16, 2014: Amy Cozad during the 2014 USA Senior Diving National Event at Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Matthew S. DeMaria

Photo Courtesy: Matthew S. DeMaria

SAN JUAN – Amy Cozad (Indianapolis, Ind./Bloomington, Ind.) and Jessica Parratto (Dover, N.H./Bloomington, Ind.) both advanced to the women’s 10-meter semifinals Friday at the FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix, but neither qualified for Sunday’s final.

Cozad placed 10th overall and fourth with 264.30 points in semifinal A, while Parratto was 11th overall after scoring 249.20 points for fifth in that same semifinal. Only the top three from each of the two semifinals advance to the finals.

Cozad scored more than 60 points on each of her first three dives in the semifinals, including 67.20 points on her back 2 ½ with 1 ½ twists and her armstand double back somersault with 1 ½ twists. She was in first place after three rounds but faltered on her final two dives, earning just 39.60 points on a back 3 ½ tuck and 28.80 points on an inward 3 ½ tuck to miss a spot in the finals by 7.1 points.

Parratto’s best dive in the semifinals came in round two, when she was awarded 60.80 points on an inward 3 ½ tuck.

Cozad and Parratto advanced to the semifinals after placing fourth (300.70) and eighth (275.10), respectively, in the preliminaries.

Darian Schmidt (Bloomington, Ind.) competed in Friday’s men’s 3-meter preliminaries and placed 17th with 335.05 points, with his best dive coming in the opening round when he received 74.80 points on his front 2 ½ with two twists. He picked up 66.65 points on his front 3 ½ pike in round five.

The FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix continues through Sunday, April 19. Saturday’s competition features Cozad and Parratto in the women’s synchronized 10-meter event and Deidre Freeman (Grinnell, Iowa/Iowa City, Iowa) and Samantha Pickens (Murrysville, Pa./Tucson, Ariz.) in the women’s 3-meter final.

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