Alabama Posts a Pair of Top-10 Finishes on Day Three of the Auburn Diving Invitational
12/17/2021 3:52:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Natalie Donkle and Hunter Jaynes led the way for the Crimson Tide with ninth-place finishes off the women’s platform and the men’s 3-meter springboard, respectively
AUBURN, Ala. – Alabama posted a pair of top-10 finishes on Friday, the third day of the Auburn Diving Invitational being held at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center on the Auburn campus this week.
Natalie Donkle finished ninth off the platform after tallying 208.40 points across five dives. Courtney Russo took 11th off the platform with 205.90 points, while Halia Bower was 12th with 191.45 points.
Hunter Jaynes totaling 313.15 points across six dives in the finals of the 3-meter springboard to take ninth place, jumping two spots from the preliminary round.
Day One Results
- Halia Bower took fifth place off the 1-meter with a score 266.25 points, moving up three places from the preliminary round, where she was eighth with 249.30 points
- Natalie Donkle also posted a top-10 finish off the 1-meter, tallying 249.16 points to take seventh place, moving up four spots from prelims where she tallied 230.15 points
- Courtney Russo rounded out the Tide's first day of competition, taking 14th place in finals with 236.40 points, moving up one place after totaling 226.55 points in prelims
Day Two Results
- Kevin Li got day two started off with a third-place finish in the men's 1-meter springboard event, tallying a season-best score of 363.90 points in finals
- Hunter Jaynes also posted a top-10 finish off the 1-meter, taking seventh after accruing 311.25 points in finals
- Halia Bower took sixth off the 3-meter springboard with 275.00 points in finals
- Courtney Russo was eighth off the 3-meter with 264.40 points
- Natalie Donkle scored 240.90 points to take 15th place off the 3-meter board
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