Bounds, Starks to Compete at the 2004 Olympic Diving Trials

June 6, 2004

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami diving team’s Heather Bounds and Derek Starks will compete for a spot on the 2004 Olympic Diving Team as the UM divers take part in the 2004 Olympic Team Trials, June 7-13 at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo.

Bounds, a freshman native of Austin, Texas will compete in the 10-meter individual and will pair with high school teammate Ashley Bourland of Ohio State in the synchronized events. She placed seventh at the 2004 Speedo American Cup in the 10-meter and with Bourland, took fifth in the syncro.

Starks, who was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding diver in 2004 as a freshman for the Hurricanes, hails from Mission Viejo, Calif. He will team up with Beau Sydes of SMU in the 3-meter synchro, an event the two placed fourth in at the 2003 American Cup and sixth in at the 2002 National Diving Championships.

The 2004 trials are slated to begin Monday with the men’s platform prelims and semifinals at noon followed by the women’s platform prelims and semifinals at 7 p.m.

Schedule of Events

Monday, June 7
12:00PM Men’s Platform Prelims/Semis
7:00PM Women’s Platform Prelims/Semis

Tuesday, June 8
12:00PM Men’s 3M Springboard Prelims and Semis
7:00PM Women’s 3M Springboard Prelims and Semis

Wednesday, June 9
12:00PM Men’s 3M Springboard Synchro Prelims
7:00PM Women’s Platform Synchro Prelims
followed by Men’s 3 M Springboard Synchro Final

Thursday, June 10
12:00PM Men’s Platform Synchro Prelims
7:00PM Women’s Platform Synchro Final
followed by Men’s Platform Synchro Final

Friday, June 11
7:00PM Men’s 3M Springboard Final

Saturday, June 12
2:00PM Women’s 3M Springboard Final
6:30PM Men’s Platform Final

Sunday, June 13
5:30PM Women’s Platform Final

Note: Schedule is based on local time (Central Time)