Akron Divers Earn a Pair of Silver and Bronze Medals at the UB Diving Invite

Saturday, January 15

Buffalo, NY

11 AM

University of Akron

Buffalo Diving Invite

Akron Divers Earn a Pair of Silver and Bronze Medals at the UB Diving Invite

January 18 | Women's Swimming & Diving

Akron Divers Earn a Pair of Silver and Bronze Medals at the UB Diving Invite
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Results: 1-Meter | 3-Meter | Platform

AKRON, Ohio – The Akron divers competed at the UB Diving Invite over the weekend as junior Paige Kalik (Irwin, Pa.) led the way with a pair of Top 5 finishes in the 1-meter and 3-meter events while teammates freshman McKenzie Dunigan (Oviedo, Fla.) and freshman Laurel Smith (Knoxville, Tenn.) added second and third place finishes on the platform.

Kalik opened the three-day event with a third-best 274.65 score after the preliminary round with six dives at 14.5 degree of difficulty. In the finals field of 12, Kalik finished with the bronze after posting a 250.50 score. The following day, Kalik finished second overall, recording a 289.50 in prelims of the 3-meter event. Kalik maintained her position, claiming silver in the 12 diver field with a 277.60 score.

On the final day of competition, Dunigan and Smith competed in the platform event. Dunigan scored 165.65 in prelims with a174.60 final ledger for the silver, while Smith registerd scores of 152.60 (prelims) and 173.95 (finals) for a third-place finish.

The Zips are slated to back in action on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21-22 in South Bend, Ind. as Notre Dame hosts the Shamrock Invitational.