Marić Makes Olympic Debut in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO – Rising sophomore Marcela Marić made her Olympic debut for Croatia Friday afternoon in the women’s 3-meter springboard event at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center.

Marić, who became the first Croatian diver to ever qualify for the Olympics, finished preliminaries with a score of 271.40.

She did not qualify for the semifinal round after finishing 25th during the preliminary round.

Marić was one of two Hurricane divers to earn a trip to the 2016 Rio Games; Miami alumnus Sam Dorman won silver with partner Michael Hixon of Team USA during Wednesday’s synchronized 3-meter event.

Marić’s high score across her five dives came on a forward, 3 1/2 somersault that earned her 58.80 points in the second round.

She scored 56.70 points on her inward 2 1/2 somersault in the first round and 56.00 on a reverse 2 1/2 somersault in the fourth.