The ASU diving team crushed the competition in the men’s 3-meter at the Pac-10 Championships in Federal Way, Wash. on Thursday.
ASU freshman Constantin Blaha won first place on the 3-meter with a score of 435.55. For the past eight years a Sun Devil has won the 3-meter at the Pac-10 Championships.
“He was just a step better than everyone else in his performance,” ASU diving coach Mark Bradshaw said. “It was a great win for him because it was his first time in this environment.”
ASU junior Cameron Bradshaw placed second in the 3-meter with a score of 389.85.
“Cameron getting second was a bit of a surprise, not entirely to me because he’s been working hard all season,” Bradshaw said. “A couple guys faltered and he seized the opportunity.
Freshman Riley McCormick placed fourth on the 3-meter with a score of 381.20, narrowly missing out on third place behind Stanford’s Brent Eichenseer with a score of 382.00.
Blaha finished second on the 1-meter (404.7), while McCormick placed fifth on the 1-meter (364.95).
McCormick won first place on the men’s platform with a score of 476.80, which broke the Pac-10 record.
“Riley was rock solid in his springboard diving, and he stepped up on the platform,” Bradshaw said. “He lit it up.”
Sophomore Elina Eggers had first-, second- and third-place finishes this weekend for the women’s team.
“She performed well in her off events,” Bradshaw said. “It showed her all-around athletic ability.”
Eggers took third behind two USC divers in the 1-meter on Friday with a total score of 311.10. Eggers placed second on the 3-meter, and won first on the platform with a score of 308.75.
“This is what I expected her to do, and she did it,” Bradshaw said.
The ASU women’s swimming team finished in sixth place at the Pac-10 Championships in Long Beach, Calif., with a score of 635.5.
Sophomore Rebecca Ejdervik was the lone ASU swimmer to win an event, as she took first place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.06.
ASU senior Jamie Martinez placed fifth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.65.
Sophomore Jordyn Green placed seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.87) and sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.86).
The ASU 200-yard freestyle relay of junior Katie Haron, senior Ashley Evans, senior Sara McDaniel and junior Samantha Caldwell team placed fifth with at time of 1:32.55.
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