University of Connecticut Athletics
Divers Place At 2001 UCLA Bruin Invite
1/19/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The University of Connecticut men's and women's diving team placed among the nation's top divers at the 2001 UCLA Bruin Invite Friday afternoon in Los Angeles.
Sophomore Melissa Kull (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) finished sixth in the women's three-meter diving finals scoring 418.60 points.
On the men's side, sophomore Kevin McKinney (Mt. Laurel, N.J.) placed ninth with 191.75 points and freshman Chase Dunlap (Canandaigua, N.Y.) finished 10th with 187.25 points.
The Huskies competed against divers from host UCLA, Southern Cal, Hawai'i, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Kansas and San Jose State.
Connecticut wraps up its winter training trip to Puerto Rico Jan. 5-21 and will next face BIG EAST Conference rival Syracuse on Saturday, Jan. 27 at noon.
2001 UCLA Bruin Invite
Los Angeles, Calif.
FINALS
Men's One-Meter Diving
1, Michael Gowdy (UH), 350.55.
2, Ray Vincent (USC), 293.65.
3, Jonathan Coyle (UH), 267.40.
9, Kevin McKinney (UC), 191.75.
10, Chase Dunlap (UC), 187.25.
Women's Three-Meter Diving
1, Nicci Fusaro (USC), 523.05.
2, Anne Baghramian (UCLA), 467.35.
3, Kellie Brennan (USC), 464.80.
6, Melissa Kull (UC), 418.60.
PRELIMINARIES
Women's Three-Meter Diving
13, Allison May (UC), 205.00.
18, Heather Law (UC), 176.50.
FINALS
Men's Three-Meter Diving
1, Ray Vincent (USC), 488.50. 2,
Michael Gowdy (UH), 486.40. 3, Kevin McKinney (UC), 404.30. 5,
Chase Dunlap (UC), 390.10.
Women's One-Meter Diving
1, Nicci Fusaro (USC), 271.55. 2,
Heidi Prosser (UCLA), 260.30. 3, Liz Ackerman (UCLA), 231.70. 4,
Melissa Kull (UC), 228.10. 7, Allison May (UC), 206.85. 8, Heather
Law (UC), 193.35.
