|
<<< Return to article listing >>>
Oklahoma Divers Shine at Regional Competition
Written By: coach
Oklahoma City, Okla. – Nine local athletes competed at the US Diving Spring Region VI Championships held March 11th & 12th, 2006 at the University of Denver, in Colorado. Representing Oklahoma’s newest diving program, Dive Oklahoma, at the event were Robert Griffey, Jeremy Mulkey, Kylie Ruiz,
and Victoria Svetgoff of Moore, Samantha Hibdon, Amy Kilby, Anna Schuelein, and Shanna Schuelein of Oklahoma City, and Mathew Bumgarner of Tuttle.
Athletes competed on one and three meter springboard in the 11 and under, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 age divisions. Dive Oklahoma excelled, earning a second place team finish among twenty three teams from around the region, while having less than half the athletes as the first and third place teams. Dive Oklahoma earned a total of six gold medals at the
competition.
Final results for girls 11 and under age division had Samantha Hibdon in first place on 1 meter and fourth place on 3 meter and Anna Schuelein in fifth place on 3 meter and third place on 3 meter. In the 12 to 13 age division, Shanna Schuelein won both the 1 and 3 meter girls competition. Jeremy Mulkey won the boys 3 meter competition with Robert Griffey finishing in fifth. Jeremy finished in second on 1 meter with Robert in fourth. The 14 to 15 year old competition found Mathew Bumgarner the
winner of the 1 and 3 meter boys events. Amy Kilby placed third with Victoria Svetgoff in eleventh in the 1 meter 14-15 girls competition and Amy finished eighth with Victoria in thirteenth in the 3 meter 14-15 girls competition. The girls 16-18 1 meter event was the largest with seventy girls competing. Kylie Ruiz made the cut to finals and ended in twentieth place. Kylie placed twenty sixth in the 3 meter 16-18 girls competition.
By placing in the top six regionally, athletes earned the
right to compete at the US Diving Spring National Championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota to be held April 28th- 30th, 2006. Seven of the nine athletes from Dive Oklahoma qualified to advance to the national competition.
Head Coach, Mark Butcher coaches Dive Oklahoma at the Oklahoma City Community College Aquatic Center. Dive Oklahoma offers diving lessons for all ages and skill levels. For more information about diving in Oklahoma City, visit the dive team web site www.dive-oklahoma.com or call Mark Butcher at (405) 735-5270.
Posted 3-17-06 |
|
|
