Wolfpack Concludes Showing At Georgia Diving Invitational

Tuesday, January 5

Athens, Ga.

10:30 AM

NC State

Georgia Diving Invitational

Photo by: Reagan Lunn

Wolfpack Concludes Showing At Georgia Diving Invitational

1/5/2016 4:34:00 PM | Swimming

Stewart Spanbauer notched a personal best mark on platform

ATHENS, Ga.- The NC State diving team wrapped up competition on Tuesday at the Georgia Diving Invitational, hosted by Georgia inside Gabrielsen Natatorium. Three members of the program represented the Wolfpack on platform to round out the three-day meet.

Radman's Recap
"Today was a good day on platform for us. A lot of good things happened, but some things could've gone better. It was a good opportunity to test where we were in terms of the apparatus that we don't have at home, but we train on it like the other two events," said head diving coach Yahya Radman.

"Rachel had a phenomenal meet overall, only missing one dive today but managed to finish in the top-8. This week was a great setup for her going into the championship season. Gabi competed with two new dives today and did very well with the change. Stewart on the men's side earned a personal best, and today really showed what he is capable of and what our next steps are in terms of improving his performance.

"We have some things to work on back in Raleigh, and now it's a matter of finishing the season on a strong note, much like we started it off with in the fall with high intensity and energy and motivation to go all the way until the last day of NCAAs."

Wolfpack Results
Gabi McDermott and Rachel Mumma represented the Wolfpack women on platform. Mumma earned an eighth-place finish with a score of 221.30, while McDermott finished 36^th with a mark of 146.25.

Stewart Spanbauer represented the men's team on platform, as he finished 22^nd with a score of 194.70 to earn a personal best on the event.

Up Next
The women's swimming and diving team will travel to Florida for two meets this weekend. NC State will face Florida International and Kansas in a tri meet at 3 p.m. Friday, and is set to match up with Central Connecticut State, Liberty and Florida Gulf Coast in a quad meet Saturday at 10 a.m.