UM Diver Heather Bounds Qualifies For U.S Open
April 7, 2005
MIDLAND, Tex. – Sophomore diver Heather Bounds qualified for the 2005 U.S. Open on the 10-meter platform Thursday afternoon. The competition which begins Friday, April 8th and goes through Sunday, April 10th, will be held at the Mabee Memorial Aquatic Center in Midland Texas.
Bounds finished sixth on the platform with a score of 227.13 in the final day of the qualifying competition. The top 20 divers advance to the U.S. Open. Florida State’s Courtney McClow qualified first with a score of 245.19.
The U.S. Open will feature 2004 Olympians Laura Wilkinson, Troy Dumais, Justin Dumais and Cassandra Cardinell.
Women’s Platform (top 20 advance to U.S. Open):
1. Courtney McClow, Florida State University, 245.19; 2. Whitney Wielgus, Woodlands Diving Team, 242.55; 3. Carrie McCambridge, Unattached, 236.10; 4. Kara Cook, Woodlands Diving Team, 236.10; 5. Peggy Kearns, Trojan Dive Club, 235.53; 6. Heather Bounds, University of Miami, 227.13; 7. Ali Tycast, Unattached, 224.43; 8. Meg Hostage, Montgomery Dive Club, 217.80; 9. Lindsay Draper, Unattached, 213.93; 10. Ariel Rittenhouse, Trojan Dive Club, 213.30; 11. Christina Loukas, Indiana University, 210.36; 12. Amanda Miller, Unattached, 206.37; 13. Janine Strack, UCLA Diving Team, 205.17; 14. Ashley Beal, COM Aquatics, 195.81; 15. Audra Egenolf, Indianapolis Regional Training Center, 189.15; 16. Ellis Walters, Indianapolis Regional Training Center, 185.70; 17. Katie Bell, US Elite Diving Academy, 184.86; 18. Morgan Erpenbeck, US Elite Diving Academy, 175.02; 19. Ryanne Snyder, Pacific Diving Academy, 166.20; 20. Chelsea Sawyer, Trojan Dive Club, 158.46; 21. Monica Dodson, Indianapolis Regional Training Center, 142.80; 22. Kirsty Shepler, North Florida Diving, 128.73.
