Divers Chao and Weiskopf Qualify for NCAA Zones in loss at George Washington

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Divers Chao and Weiskopf Qualify for NCAA Zones in loss at George Washington

12/02/2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Divers Maddy Chao (Niskayuna, N.Y.) and Sydney Weiskopf (Clifton Park, N.Y.) qualified for the NCAA Zones event in March after their performances this past weekend at the dual meet with George Washington. Due to some technical difficulties, not all results have been recorded completely. The Spiders fell in the event, but earned the win on both the 3-meter and 1-meter diving competitions.

In the 1-meter event, Chao earned a score of 279.45, winning the competition by an astounding 36 points. Gabrielle Arendes of George Washington was the next closest competitor with a score of 243.45. Weiskopf came in third place in the event, finishing with a score of 231.53, with Alex Beran (Basking Ridge, N.J.) right behind with a 231.23 score. Emma Yeakley (Cornelius, N.C.) finished sixth of the eight competitors, with a score of 197.70.

In the 3-meter event, Weiskopf took the top spot with a score of 288.30 to earn her spot in Annapolis in March. Chao finished in second with a score of 264.75, with Beran right behind her with a 249.90 tally. Yeakley again finished in sixth place with a score of 217.58, more than 22 points better than the seventh-place finisher.

Of the seven events that were correctly times, Richmond had six finishers in the top three of their events. In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of Hannah Gouger (Cockeysville, Md.), Lexie Gilbert (Annapolis, Md.), Lauren Wallace (Charlotte, N.C.), and Kristine Mihm (Wexford, Pa.) finished third with a time of 1:50.89. the 500-yard freestyle saw Gouger finish second in the prelims with a time of 24.42, before finishing in second in the final at 24.49. Maggie Purcell (Southampton, N.Y.) qualified for the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.54 in the prelims, and finished in third in the finals with a time of 24.66. Purcell took home the title in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in a time of 1:05.78. Gouger took home the individual title in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.49, and Gilbert finished third in the 400-yard individual medley with a 4:36.42 time.

Due to technical difficulties, full results for this event are not available. When the full results are completed, they will be posted online.

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