Nov. 22, 2015 TUCSON, Ariz. -- Coming off a third-place finish in the consolation final on the high board on Friday, UC Davis senior Lucy Lafranchise won the consolation final on the 1-meter board on Saturday to close out day two of competition at the Wildcat Diving Invitational hosted by the University of Arizona at the Hillenbrand Aquatics Center in Tucson, Arizona.
After finishing 12th in the prelims with a score of 240.15, Lafranchise scored a 269.80 to win the consolation final by just under six points over New Mexico State's Mackinna Hauff. The score was the third-highest of the year for Lafranchise, who holds three of the top four scores by an Aggie on the 1-meter board, and eclipsed the NCAA Zone qualifying mark of 265.00 for the third time this season.
San Diego State's Alexandra Caplan won the low-board title with a score of 292.50.
Junior Serena Yee was the next highest finisher for the Aggies, placing 22nd during the prelims with a score of 224.20, and was followed by senior Audrey DeNeffe, who was 23rd with a score of 219.95. Freshman Shaifali Goyal (215.10) in 26th, freshman Jessica Fernandez (212.35) in 29th, and sophomore Angelina Proshak (194.15) in 38th, followed.
UC Davis concludes the competition on Sunday (Nov. 22) with the platform event at 10 a.m. PT. Results will be made available online via the DiveMeets website at https://secure.meetcontrol.com/divemeets/system/meetresultsext.php?meetnum=3647.
2015 WILDCAT DIVING INVITATIONAL
Day two results - Nov. 21, 2015
Hillenbrand Aquatics Center (Tucson, Ariz.)
Women's 1-Meter - Championship
1. Alexandra Caplan (San Diego State), 292.50
Women's 1-Meter - Consolation Final
1. Lucy Lafranchise (UC Davis), 269.80
Women's 1-Meter - Preliminaries
1. Sally Hackett (Arizona), 292.80; 12. Lucy Lafranchise (UC Davis), 240.15; 22. Serena Yee (UC Davis), 224.20; 23. Audrey DeNeffe (UC Davis), 219.95; 26. Shaifali Goyal (UC Davis), 215.10; 29. Jessica Fernandez (UC Davis), 212.35; 38. Angelina Proshak (UC Davis), 194.15.