Rachel Mumma finished first overall on the one-meter springboard, as Mumma and Gabrielle McDermott represented the NC State diving program Saturday in a tri-meet against Clemson and Richmond at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
Radman’s Report
On the team’s overall performance
“I saw some things that I liked, but we have a lot of work to do to get to the point where we need to be at,” said head diving coach Yahya Radman.
On the performance of Rachel Mumma
“Rachel [Mumma] rebounded very nicely on the one-meter after the three-meter competition. I think she has a lot of potential.”
On performance of Gabrielle McDermott
“Gabi [Gabrielle] did very well considering she only had a few days to work with me. She showed that she has a lot of promise and I look forward to continuing to work with her.”
Springboard Action
- Mumma finished first overall in the one-meter competition with a score of 290.20, while McDermott completed the event with a score of 204.65. Mumma’s score of 290.20 was good for a zone qualifying mark.
- Mumma finished the one-meter competition with a 230.45 total, while McDermott notched a score of 209.60.
Up Next
NC State will travel to Charlottesville, Va., for a dual meet at ACC foe Virginia on Saturday, Nov. 15. The meet is slated to begin at 3 p.m.
Sophomore Irina Chiulli (Westwood, Massachusetts) finished first out of 15 divers on the 3m board as the Spiders diving squad split their Saturday meet in Greensboro, North Carolina Saturday. UR defeated North Carolina State 21-17, but fell to host Clemson 24-14.
Chiulli posted a 274.20 in the 3m event, tops among all 15 divers in the event. That score was nearly 11 points better than her score in the 3m at the NCAA Zone preliminary round this past March. She finished fourth in the 1m ledger.
Freshman Laura Rokop (Carmel, Indiana) was fourth on the 1m board, less than two points away from her career-best day at that height.
Sophomore Mikaela Gekas-Robinson (Woodbury, New Jersey) posted a season-best 217.50 in the 3m event, less than five points from her career-best day.
The entire swimming and diving team will compete next at the Patriot Invite, hosted by George Mason, in Fairfax, Virginia November 20-22.
