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Cyclones Continue Competition at Zone Diving

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa State’s divers continued their competition at the NCAA Zone Diving meet Friday at the Wellness and Recreation Center. Sarah Nelson led the Cyclone effort with a six-dive score of 233.60 that landed her in 30th place. Jessica Henderson took 39th-place with a six-dive total of 170.45.

“Overall we did not dive up to our expectations,” diving coach Jeff Warrick said. “Sarah had some good dives, especially her reverse 2 ½. It is tough to get good scores like that at this meet. We just missed too many dives.”

Nelson’s got off to a solid start with 43.20 on her forward 2 ½ somersault pike that had her near the top-18 cutoff to make finals. However, Nelson fell out of contention with a three-dive stretch that only yielded 100.80 points. The senior recovered with 54.60 on her reverse 2 ½ somersault tuck to climb back into the top-30.

“It is a challenge to get out of those tough stretches,” Warrick noted. “I always tell our divers that I am impressed with those who can come back from poor dives and that is what we needed to do. We can’t quit and feel sorry for ourselves, and it is tough when we have such high expectations. Sarah just kept fighting and had a good attitude.”

Henderson also was put through a challenging three-dive stretch during her round, as her third, fourth and fifth dives only yielded a combined 59.65 points. Henderson finished the round with her best dive of the evening, posting 42.00 points on her 1 ½ somersault-2 ½ twist free.

Competition wraps up tomorrow with platform diving. Prelims start at 11 a.m. CST with finals following immediately afterwards.

3-Meter Diving
1. Jaele Patrick (Texas A&M) – 706.90
30. Sarah Nelson – 233.60
39. Jessica Henderson – 170.45

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