Alabama Divers Post Eight Top-25 Finishes at Georgia Invitational
1/6/2019 2:25:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Senior Robby Costine led the way with a fourth-place finish off the 1-meter springboard
ATHENS, Ga. – The Alabama diving corps totaled eight top-25 finishes at the Georgia Diving Invitational this weekend in Athens, Ga. The meet marked Crimson Tide swimming and diving's first competition of the New Year.
Senior Robby Costine took fourth off the 1-meter springboard, posting a score of 329.80 in finals, moving up one place from the preliminary round where he totaled 316.30 points. Costine went on to post a 13th-place finish in the platform event with 268.60 points and a 19th-place finish off the 3-meter board after scoring 279.05 points.
Freshman Kevin Li took 19th off the 1-meter in prelims with 271.40 points, while fellow rookie Hunter Jaynes was 20th off the platform with 230.50 points.
Senior Ayanna Woods took 16th place in the platform event on the women's side of the meet after tallying 188.25 points over five dives. Freshman Hali Bower (232.20) and Woods (226.45) both posted top-25 finishes off the 1-meter board, taking 23rd and 25th, respectively.
The Tide swimmers and divers are back in action this weekend in their last dual meet of the season, with the men taking on Florida State and the women facing off against both FSU and Miami in a double-dual meet. The diving portion of the meet will be held Friday at 10 a.m., while the swimming events will be held Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.
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