SAN DIEGO – San Diego State's diving team opened competition at the Northern Arizona Lumberjack Invitational #2 Friday with six Aztecs placing in the top 10 in the 3-meter diving competition.
Sophomore Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez took first place for the Aztecs with a preliminary score of 322.60 and a finals score of 359.15. She placed well above the second-place winner, Jennifer Cheetham of NAU, who had a preliminary score of 302.50 and a final score of 313.90. Senior Marine Yacopino fell just out of a podium spot, finishing in fourth place after marking a preliminary score of 292.15 and scoring 302.25 points in the finals.
Sophomore Lexi Letts, senior Delaney Gallagher, and sophomores Gillian Garcia and Gina Cazares tallied seventh through tenth-place marks with final scores of 262.85, 262.05, 254.00 and 252.55, respectively. Junior Erica Sarver rounded out the Aztecs finishers placing 11th with a score of 245.50 in the finals round of competition.
The Aztecs continue competition tomorrow, competing on the 1-meter and platform dive.
| Results | |||
| 3-meter | |||
| Place | Name | Prelim | Finals |
| 1 | Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez | 322.60 | 359.15 |
| 2 | Jennifer Cheetham | 302.50 | 313.90 |
| 3 | Emily Sharrer | 297.40 | 308.15 |
| 4 | Marie Yacopino | 292.15 | 302.25 |
| 5 | Heather Carbon | 261.15 | 277.00 |
| 6 | Emily Luberto | 269.50 | 270.50 |
| 7 | Lexi Letts | 254.10 | 262.85 |
| 8 | Delaney Gallagher | 264.30 | 262.05 |
| 9 | Gillian Garcia | 262.25 | 254.00 |
| 10 | Gina Cazares | 244.30 | 252.55 |
| 11 | Erica Sarver | 227.85 | 245.50 |
| 12 | Hailey Faith | 207.75 | 214.95 |
| 13 | Allison Shimp | 209.30 | 201.45 |