Jan. 7, 2006
Athens, Ga. - Newcomer Corey Lynn Gerlach continued to turn heads at the Gabrielsen Natatorium Saturday afternoon as the AU diver took the 3-meter title with a total of 327.70. Steven Segerlin posted another second place performance at the Georgia Diving Invitational and Shootout, today, on the 1-meter.
Gerlach came back strong in the 3-meter final to improve from Friday's second place finish on 1-meter. Her score today, 327.70, was just 5.60 points off her personal best mark set against Alabama on November where she also won the title. This marks Gerlach's second win at the 3-meter level and her fifth straight Zone B qualifier. She will move on to the 5:30 p.m. CT shootout this evening, along with Lynnsey Segraves and Segerlin. Teammate Segraves looked in position to take the second spot on 3-meter, but fell just short on her last dive and ended up fourth (286.20).
"Corey and Lynnsey both did a great job," head diving coach Jeff Shaffer said. "Corey was close to her personal best to win the event and Lynnsey was fourth. With a little bit stronger last dive, it would have been close to the girls finishing one, two. Lynnsey made some corrections on her last dive while we were here which are really going to help her during the championship portion of the season."
On the men's side, Georgia's Chris Colwill scored just 24.4 points more than Tiger Segerlin to take the win on 1-meter. Segerlin turned in a forty point bettered score in the final's (326.10) to secure his second straight runner up finish of the competition. Newcomer Scott Morgan nearly qualified for the finals, falling just 11 points short to finish 15th overall (241.25).
"Steve finished second on the 1-meter and had a much improved final's performance as he scored 40 points higher," Shaffer said. "Scott was just 11 points from qualifying for the final's, so he continues to show improvement and will just to work a little on his form to improve upon his scores."
Women's 3-meter Final
1. Corey Lynn Gerlach, Auburn - 327.70
2. Amanda Miller, Purdue - 291.00
3. Jessica Thompson, Kentucky - 287.00
4. Lynnsey Segraves, Auburn - 286.20
Men's 1-meter Final
1. Chris Colwill, Georgia - 350.50
2. Steven Segerlin, Auburn - 326.10
3. Jon Fox, UNC - 306.80
Live scoring of the meet will be available on the Georgia athletic web site at www.georgiadogs.com. Complete results will be available at the conclusion of the final's session each afternoon.