BERKELEY, Calif. - Stanford enjoyed a strong showing at the Cal Diving Invitational at Legends Aquatic Center this weekend, highlighted by a platform dive title for freshman Anna Lemkin on Sunday afternoon.
Diving action began on Thursday with the 3-meter dive, as Lemkin posted Stanford's best finish with a fifth-place score of 292.55. That came after Lemkin turned in the second-best performance of the preliminary session with a 308.05. Lauren Burch finished 15th in the prelims with a score of 244.70, followed by a 230.35 effort from Emilie Moore to finish 19th.
On Friday, it was Moore who led the Cardinal with a third-place finish in the 1-meter dive, scoring a 285.75 in the finals session. Burch also earned an event finals berth, tallying a 258.70 in her five dives to finish in 10th place. Maria Papworth (298.65) and Lemkin (266.25) both turned in top-10 performances in the morning prelim session but did not compete in the event finals.
Diving competition came to a close on Saturday as Lemkin posted a five-dive score of 300.50 to earn the event title, while Moore made the podium with a third-place score of 278.10. Lemkin (277.50) and Moore (241.70) each turned in top-five efforts in the prelims to advance to Sunday's finals, while Lauren Burch posted a 206.60 score to finish 14th.
Stanford returns to action for the regular season finale against No. 10 California at noon PT on Feb. 1. The meet will also serve as the program's Senior Day and will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.