BLOOMINGTON – Five divers added another event to their schedules for this summer\u2019s FINA World Championships, while two more divers punched their tickets to Russia by qualifying for their first events as the USA Diving World Championship Trials came to a close Sunday at Indiana University\u2019s Councilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. In all, 16 divers will represent the United States at the World Championships.<\/p>\n
David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.\/West Lafayette, Ind.), Amy Cozad (Indianapolis, Ind.\/Bloomington, Ind.), Michael Hixon (Amherst, Mass.\/Bloomington, Ind.), Jessica Parratto (Dover, N.H.\/Bloomington, Ind.) and Laura Ryan (Elk River, Minn.\/Athens, Ga.) had already qualified for worlds and will now do a second event in Kazan. David Dinsmore (New Albany, Ohio\/Coral Gables, Fla.) and Darian Schmidt (Bloomington, Ind.) added their names to the World Championships roster after qualifying for their first events.<\/p>\n
Boudia and Cozad won the individual 10-meter events, while Hixon and Ryan were first in the individual 3-meter events. Parratto and Dinsmore were second on 10-meter, while Schmidt was second on 3-meter.<\/p>\n
Scores were cumulative over three lists of dives, and Hixon and Schmidt entered Sunday\u2019s 3-meter final in second and third place before moving into first and second late in the finals.<\/p>\n
Hixon won with 1352.30 points, while Schmidt was second at 1304.34. Hixon took the lead after round three of the finals when he scored 91 points on a reverse 1 \u00bd with 3 \u00bd twists. He followed with 94.50 points on a reverse 3 \u00bd tuck in round four and then added 102.60 points a reverse 4 \u00bd tuck in round five before closing out his list with a 76.50-point inward 3 \u00bd tuck. Hixon will also dive 1-meter at worlds.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe never gave up. I was in a really big hole after prelims, and you can\u2019t give up. This was an 18-dive contest,\u201d Hixon said.<\/p>\n
As for the front 4 \u00bd, which all but secured his victory, Hixon said he knew it would score high but admitted he almost scrapped it for the easier front 3 \u00bd pike.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew it was going to be up there, hopefully about 100. We almost weren\u2019t going to use the dive about a week and a half ago, but coach (Drew Johansen) said you\u2019ve got to believe in this,\u201d Hixon said.<\/p>\n
Schmidt was in third place and just 2.1 points behind Kristian Ipsen (Clayton, Calif.\/Stanford, Calif.) with two rounds to go. Schmidt came through with 91.20 points on his fifth-round front 4 \u00bd tuck while Ipsen missed his reverse 3 \u00bd tuck for 47.25 points in that same round, allowing Schmidt to move to second. Ipsen ultimately finished fourth with 1262.60 points, while Troy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.\/Austin, Texas) was third at 1269.60.<\/p>\n
Boudia dominated the men\u2019s 10-meter contest, scoring 1544.05 points to win by nearly 200 points. Boudia earned two 10s on his last dive, a back 2 \u00bd with 2 \u00bd twists that scored 102.60 points, and the Olympic champion scored more than 90 points on two other dives in the final. The 17-year-old Dinsmore qualified for his first World Championships after finishing second with 1353.55 points, edging out Steele Johnson (Carmel, Ind.\/West Lafayette, Ind.), who was third with 1341.30 points. Boudia and Johnson had previously qualified in synchronized 10-meter.<\/p>\n
Cozad scored 1017.05 points over three lists of dives to win the women\u2019s 10-meter, while Parratto was second with 1009.25 points. They were first and second heading into the finals and stayed consistent throughout to maintain their positions. Cozad\u2019s best dive in the finals was her armstand double back with 1 \u00bd twists, which earned 75.20 points, while Parratto scored more than 70 points on three of her dives in the final. They will also compete 10-meter synchro for Team USA at worlds.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was extremely consistent, which has always been a challenge for me. I\u2019ve hit really well in the past, but I\u2019ve also missed poorly in the past. Other than my back 3 \u00bd in finals, I think I was around 7s on every dive this week, which is great. Consistency is the name of the game,\u201d Cozad said.<\/p>\n
Ryan, who previously qualified in 3-meter synchro, won the women\u2019s 3-meter event after finishing with 891.25 points on her three lists. Although her preliminary and semifinal lists scored higher, she was steady and maintained her lead to qualify for worlds individually after already making the team in synchronized 3-meter. She started off the finals with 67.50 points on her back 2 \u00bd pike for her best marks of the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to come in and be steady and focus on the exact same things I had been focusing on all weekend. I was definitely a little rocky (in finals), but I\u2019m thrilled about the outcome and excited to get back to work to get ready for Russia,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n
Deidre Freeman (Grinnell, Iowa\/Iowa City, Iowa) finished second with 853.30 points, but did not make the qualifying score of 870 points needed to be selected to the team.<\/p>\n
The World Championships are July 24-August 2 in Kazan, Russia, and will be the first major opportunity for countries to qualify spots for the 2016 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
Results<\/strong><\/p>\n Women\u2019s Platform (Final)<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Amy Cozad (TriSynerG Diving Academy), 1017.05;2. Jessica Parratto (TriSynerG Diving Academy), 1009.25;3. Samantha Bromberg (Unattached), 936.20;4. Mya Kraeger (Team A and M Diving), 848.95;5. Lisa Faulkner (YCF Diving Team), 828.90;6. Katrina Young (Florida State University Diving Team), 818.45;7. Cheyenne Cousineau (Unattached), 812.40;8. Camryn Hidalgo (Mission Viejo), 806.25;9. Sarah McCrady (RipFest), 691.40;10. Kahley Rowell (Unattached), 593.45;<\/p>\n Men\u2019s 3-meter (Final)<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Michael Hixon (TriSynerG Diving Academy), 1352.30;2. Darian Schmidt (TriSynerG Diving Academy), 1304.45;3. Troy Dumais (Longhorn Aquatics), 1269.60;4. Kristian Ipsen (Stanford Diving), 1262.60;5. Aaron Fleshner (Unattached), 1203.35;6. Zachary Nees (Unattached), 1172.10;7. Jack Nyquist (North Carolina Diving), 1153.75;8. Briadam Herrera (Unattached), 1141.25;9. Will Chandler (Longhorn Aquatics), 1070.75;10. Dominic Giordano (Unattached), 1017.30;11. Connor Kuremsky (Unattached), 1010.00;12. Bryce Klein (Unattached), 1003.20;<\/p>\n Women\u2019s 3-meter (Final)<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Laura Ryan (Unattached), 891.25;2. Deidre Freeman (Unattached), 853.30;3. Samantha Pickens (Tucson Diving Team), 824.10;4. Maren Taylor (Longhorn Aquatics), 803.20;5. Amanda Burke (Unattached), 788.30;6. Michole Timm (North Carolina Diving), 781.10;7. Lauren Reedy (Mizzou Diving), 770.75;8. Wallace Layland (Unattached), 758.95;9. Cheyenne Cousineau (Unattached), 756.95;10. Brooke Schultz (RipFest), 739.60;11. Mackenzie Willborn (GC Diving), 726.70;12. Kara McCormack (Unattached), 694.35;<\/p>\n