Cousineau, Wilfong Earn Medals in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR — Junior Tanner Wilfong and senior Cheyenne Cousineau both earned medals representing Team USA this week at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Malaysia.

Wilfong teamed with Zach Cooper to take third in the 10-meter synchro event and capture a bronze medal.

Competing in their first international meet together, Wilfong and Cooper scored 348.57 points in the synchronized 10-meter contest to finish third behind China’s Zhang Yangquan and Chen Aisen (448.89) and Malaysia’s Ooi Tze Liang and Chew Yi Wei (386.55). The Americans scored between 63.36 and 68.31 points on all four of their optional dives, with their best score coming on their back 3 ½ tuck in round five.

Cousineau and Katrina Young competed together as a synchronized 10-meter team for the first time and finished fourth with 240.84 points but picked up the bronze medal because two Malaysian teams finished in the top three.

China’s Ji Siyu and Si Yajie scored 332.70 for the gold, while Malaysia’s Pandelela Rinong and Cheong Jun Joong won silver with 327.84 points. Dhabitah and Loh Zhiayi finished with 293.67 points for third.

Hurricanes senior Sam Dorman teamed with Dwight Dumais to place fourth in men’s synchronized 3-meter. Dorman and Dumais finished with 377.52 points in their first 3-meter synchro event together. They scored more than 80 points on both their front 2 ½ with 2 twists and reverse 1 ½ with 3 ½ twists, but a miss for just 49.35 points on their reverse 3 ½ tuck in round five kept them out of the medal hunt. 

The Miami Hurricanes swimming & diving team next hosts Illinois State on Nov. 8 in its first home dual meet of the 2014-15 season. Action is set to begin at 11 a.m. from the Whitten University Center Pool.

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