Velazquez, Starks Earn All-America Honors
March 27, 2004
East Meadow, N.Y. (hurricanesports.com) – University of Miami junior Miguel Velazquez (Mexico City, Mexico) finished third with a score of 533.55 and freshman Derek Starks (Mission Viejo, Calif.) finished fifth with a score of 498.75 to earn All-America honors in the 10-meter platform at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in East Meadow, N.Y.
Velazquez has now earned All-America honors in all three diving events this year’s NCAA Championships. He finished fourth in the 1-meter on Thursday and fourth in the 3-meter on Friday to earn All-America honors in both events.
The All-America honor is the first for Starks who earlier this season was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Diver following victories in the 3-meter and platform at the BIG EAST Championships.
NCAA Swimming and Diving ChampionshipsEVENT: 20 MEN's Platform Diving
OPTIONAL LIMITED RANK NAME YEAR TEAM DD PRELIM DD FINALS
1 GARCIA, CAESAR SR AUBURN 420.95 601.80 180.85 635.05 2 SEGERLIN, STEVEN FR AUBURN 395.05 559.05 164.00 574.80 3 Velazquez, Miguel JR MIAMI (FLORIDA) 358.30 534.50 176.20 533.55 4 ANDERSON, JOSH SR ARIZONA 343.10 510.70 167.60 515.80 5 Starks, Derek FR MIAMI (FLORIDA) 356.55 523.95 167.40 498.75 6 BRICKER, MATT JR AUBURN 337.45 507.15 169.70 494.85 7 VINCENT, RAY SR SOUTHERN CAL. 350.70 506.40 155.70 478.45 8 LINETTE, JON JR TEXAS 357.15 528.75 171.60 466.35
9 PICARD, CHRISTIAN SO TEXAS A&M 357.40 501.45 10 COLWILL, CHRIS FR GEORGIA 329.95 473.30 11 HILDE, MICHAEL FR SOUTHERN CAL. 313.65 470.45 12 GAGNET, LOUIE JR CAL. BERKELEY 306.45 465.55 13 RODRIGUEZ, MARIO JR KENTUCKY 306.30 459.10 14 FAGAN, RYAN SO INDIANA 296.20 438.20 15 AVERY, TODD JR GEORGIA 289.05 430.05 16 COBON, JASON SR MICHIGAN 273.50 419.20
17 ASHWORTH, AARON FR ALABAMA 261.80 403.80 18 SHATTUCK, MARK SO TEXAS 261.55 401.85 19 GOWDY, MICHAEL HAWAII 254.10 397.30 20 PUHAKKA, JOONA SO ARIZONA STATE 252.65 392.15 21 HILLIS, JR SO PURDUE 253.40 379.75 22 TEAGUE, KEVIN FR NAVY 252.90 379.60 23 POITRAS, ERIC SR NORTH CAROLINA 225.15 368.00 24 NEMTSANOV, DENNIS SO PITTSBURGH 230.35 361.40
