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Tennessee Diving Invitational
Alabama Posts a Trio of Top-10 Finishes on Day Three of the Tennessee Diving Invitational
1/5/2022 7:20:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Mohamed Farouk, Tanesha Lucoe and Courtney Russo all posted top-10 finishes during the third of four days in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Alabama's Mohamed Farouk, Tanesha Lucoe and Courtney Russo all finished in the top-10 on day three of the Tennessee Diving Invitational in Knoxville, Tenn.
Lucoe was fifth and Russo was sixth in the women's platform event, while Farouk was seventh in the men's 3-meter springboard. Lucoe scored 226.25 points over five dives, while Russo totaled a season-best 223.95 points. Farouk tallied 339.45 points in finals after scoring 333.00 in prelims.
Tennessee Diving Invitational Field and Schedule
- In addition to Alabama and the homestanding Volunteers, this week's field includes Auburn, Miami (Ohio), Missouri, South Carolina and Wisconsin
- The meet concludes Thursday with the men's platform event, with the action getting underway at 10:45 a.m. CT
Crimson Tide Divers
- Alabama's women are led off the 1-meter springboard (283.43) and platform (276.00) by All-American and two-time Southeastern Conference medalist Tanesha Lucoe
- Halia Bower leads the Crimson Tide women off the 3-meter board (318.75)
- Lucoe has qualified for the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships off the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform, while Bower has qualified off the 1-meter and 3-meter
- The men are led by rookie Mohamed Farouk, who competed at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in mid-December, finaling off the platform and taking ninth overall, off the 1-meter (376.50) and platform (359.20), both at the Tennessee Invitational in November
- All-American Kevin Li leads the Tide off the 3-meter (363.90) at the Auburn Diving Invitational in December
- Farouk has already qualified for the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships off the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform, while Li and Hunter Jaynes have qualified off the 1-meter and 3-meter boards
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