Petersen’s bronze highlights Utah’s first day at the Pac-12 Championships

federal way, washing. Elias Petersen earned the Utes’ first medal of the week and it came in the men’s 1-meter dash as the University of Utah swimming and diving team competed on the first day of the Pac-12 Diving and Women’s Swimming Championships held Wednesday at Weyerhaeuser King County. Water center.

In the boards

Petersen’s path to the podium began in the heats, where his score of 302.70 earned him fourth place and a spot in the finals. In that final, she improved her score to 337.95, allowing her to move up one spot and collect Utah’s first medal of the competition. That mark also exceeded the qualifying standard for the NCAA Championships. Luke McDivitt finished 10th by 1 meter Jenner Pennock took the 16th and Jake Suchowski ranked 20th.

Utah divers also participated in the men’s and women’s team events, placing second in both events. Three on the women’s side Kathryn Grant, Lizzy DeCecco and Holly Waxman scored 310.70 points, trailing only USC, while the men’s team Luke McDivitt, Jenner Pennock and Petersen finished with a score of 324.10, putting them ahead of Troy and Arizona State.

“We had an excellent start to the event with Elias putting in a brave effort to earn bronze by one metre,” said the diving coach. Richard Marchner. “The field is very deep with the conference being the strongest it’s been in years, so to come out on the podium is very impressive. We also had some great performances in the team events and finished second in both the men’s and women’s events. It was a really exciting event for the team and it was great a way for divers to be more involved in the meeting.”

In the pool

For Utah swimmers, the first day of competition consisted of the 200 medley relay and the 800 free relay. The Utes’ fastest time in the previous event came from a quartet Norah Hay, Alyssa Sorensen, Kate Leary and Erin Palmer, which finished in 1:41.84. in the 8th century Kim Lanaghe, Lily Milner, Cameron Daniell and Molly Jacobson finish in 7.19.65.

“The first meeting is always really exciting,” said the assistant head coach Michele Lowry. “We got a little too excited and unfortunately got a false start in the first relay. However, the women did an incredible job in the 800 free relay and set the tone for the evening. We are so proud of how well our girls handled the relay. with intensity tonight and we are ready for tomorrow.”

Look forward

Six competition finals are scheduled for Thursday, and the list includes the women’s 1m and men’s 3m, as well as the women’s 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and 200 free relay.

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