Jan. 8, 2006
Athens, Ga. - The Auburn divers concluded the final day of competition at the Georgia Invitational and Shootout on Sunday afternoon as junior's Steven Segerlin and Lynnsey Segraves came away with runner-up finishes on platform.
"Overall this was a great meet for us," head diving coach Jeff Shaffer noted. "I think we met our objectives and were able to pinpoint some areas that we need more work on. We had good competition at this meet and I think that gave our athletes a chance to compete against top divers they will be seeing again down the road."
For the third straight day Segerlin finished second behind Georgia's Chris Colwill, today on platform by just 46.70 points as he opted to compete only on 5-meter. This was Segerlin's second time competing platform this season as he opened up platform at the Bulldog Invite in December and won the event (360.50). Segerlin's score of 334.00 was another Zone B qualifier. Freshman Scott Morgan made his first collegiate appearance on platform and turned in a score of 192.15 to finish 12th.
After finishing fourth on 3-meter and 11th on 1-meter, Segraves put it all together on Sunday to finish second with her season best score of 263.05, which qualifies her for the Zone B Championships. Teammate Corey Lynn Gerlach competed on platform for the first time in her collegiate career and finished 18th with a score of 182.75. Gerlach had a successful meet as the freshman won 3-meter and was second on 1-meter.
"I was pleased with Lynnsey's scores," Shaffer said. "She competed her best list of optional dives that she has ever done at Auburn and struggled on the first dive but had a very strong finish at the end. Corey and Scott compete platform for the first time today and it gave them good experience competing at this level."
Women's Platform Final
1. Kari Retrum, Kentucky - 264.90
2. Lynnsey Segraves, Auburn - 263.05
3. Hali Saucier, LSU - 256.90
Men's Platform Final
1. Chris Colwill, Georgia - 380.70
2. Steven Segerlin, Auburn - 334.00
3. Zach Schultz, Purdue - 283.35
Complete results are available on the Georgia athletic web site at www.georgiadogs.com