The Stanford Diving Club holds the overall lead at the USA Diving Junior Nationals in Atlanta heading into the final day of competition.
The Stanford girls contributed 122 points to the 130 total points as they’re dominating the standings. Second-place GD Diving has 78 points.
Anna Lemkin, age 11, has been the star of the meet to date, winning three junior national titles. She won the the 1-meter with a score of 223.60, the 3-meter in 249.60 and the platform with a 207.90.
Molly Gray added three top-3 finishes to the total as she placed second in 11-under 1-meter, scoring 209.85, finished third on the 3-meter with a score of 213.12 and was second on the platform (189.45), improving her score by 23.15 from the semifinal.
Mitty sophomore Remi Edvalson placed fourth overall in the 14-15 girls 3-meter springboard on Friday, scoring a 359.60. She was third on the on the 1-meter springboard with a score of 327.45.
Jaiden Lynch finished fifth in both the 1-meter (293.80) and the 3-meter 333.80).
Menlo Park resident Francesca Noviello, a high school sophomore, added a 10th place finish on the 3-meter board, scoring 315.90. She recorded a 321.60 during the semifinal round.
Incoming Stanford freshman Daria Lenz, competing for the SoCal Divers, placed third on the 16-18 1-meter, scoring 456.35.
Former national champion Supisara Shauntel Lim, a high school sophomore, competed on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards.
Also among the girls, 10-year-old Jocelyn Chang qualified for the semifinal round on the 1-meter and reached the quarterfinals in both the 3-meter and platform. 11-year-old Camille Ching dove in the quarterfinals of the 1-meter and 3-meter and Claire Cornell reached the quarterfinals of the 12-13 1-meter and 3-meter boards.
11-year-old Jacqueline Foster reached the quarterfinal of the 12-13 3-meter springboard, Gloria Lai was in the 14-15 1-meter and 3-meter events and Alena Lotterer dove in all three evnts.
Also competing were Elizabeth Miclau, Lauren Okamoto, Sophia Wells and Demetra Williams.
On the boys side, Jacob Welsh finished sixth on the 12-13 platform, scoring 279.20. Jeanpaul Ditto and Evan Labuda each reached the semifinals of the 16-18 1-meter and the quarterfinals of the 3-meter and platform.
Also, Misha Andriyuk reached the semifinal round in each the 12-13 1-meter, 3-meter and platform events, Palo Alto senior Jack Callaghan was a quarterfinalist on the 16-18 1-meter, Victor Dang dove in the 12-13 1-meter quarterfinal round, 10-year-old Roy Lao reached the semifinals of the 11-under 1-meter and Jackson Lipscomb participated on the 12-13 1-meter and 3-meter boards.
Also competing were Paly sophomores Max Valasek and Jack Mumford, Vladislav Sitnikov, Ian Smith and Zachary Welsh.
By Palo Alto Online Sports
By Palo Alto Online Sports
By Palo Alto Online Sports