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Auburn, AL
All Day
Florida Gators
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Auburn Diving Invitational
Abby Howell qualified for the finals in all three events at Auburn.
Women Win; Men Finish Fourth at Auburn Diving Invitational
Thursday, December 19, 2019 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Full Results
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida diving teams left the Auburn Diving Invitational with an event victory by the women's team and a fourth-place finish by the men's squad at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center over four days of competition.
The women won the event for the second straight season with 145 points. Missouri would finish behind them in second-place with an overall score of 96.
The fourth-place finish for the men came as the duo of Alex Farrow and Nicholas Carlin tallied an overall score of 45. Auburn led the way on the men's side with 72 total points.
Unofficially, Florida combined for the highest total of any school competing, accumulating 190 points between the seven Gators.
Overall, the Gators would win one event, place nine in the top-five of event finals and produce seven new personal-best scores.
Day One
The four-day invite began with the women's 1-meter, with three Gators producing top-five finishes.
Ashley McCool led the way with a runner-up finish with her score of 302.50. Brooke Madden (294.80) and Elizabeth Perez (290.50) finished behind McCool in third and fourth, respectively.
Emma Whitner and Abigail Howell rounded out Florida championship finishers in the finals, with Whitner tallying a score of 252.65, good for 11th, and Howell producing a score of 239.80 (15th) in the finals.
Day Two
The women's squad competed on the 3-meter springboard on the second day of competition, as McCool would win the event in lifetime-best fashion as the junior tallied a score of 358.85 in the finals.
Madden would also produce her best score as a Gator, registering a score of 353.75 to finish behind McCool in second-place. She set her previous career-best of 353.10 at the 2018 SEC Championships.
Rounding out UF's finishers was Emma Whitner in 12th with a score of 282.00, Perez with a tally of 279.80 (14th) and lastly Howell in 16th with her score of 262.80. Perez headed into the event final after producing the top prelim score of 309.60.
The duo of Farrow and Carlin first hit the board on Tuesday for the men in the 1-meter, both advancing to the final round of the event.
After registering the seventh-best prelim score, Farrow would tally a fifth-place finish with his finals score of 302.40, while Carlin posted a finals score of 245.05, good for 13th.
In the prelims, Carlin produced a score of 247.25.
Day Three
The third day featured the men's 3-meter and the women's platform dives, with the Gators tallying two top-five finishes in the finals.
Farrow earned his second-straight top-five finish, posting a new personal-best score of 369.60. His previous best was 368.93 set against LSU last season.
Carlin also produced a lifetime-best score of 336.85, good for seventh-place.
On the women's side, the team competed on the platform for just the second time this season and put four into the championship event.
McCool led the way with her fourth-place finish (241.65), while Whitner was just behind her with a score of 239.65, good for sixth.
Perez (9th) and Howell (13th) would round out Florida's finishers in the final women's event of the competition.
Day Four
Farrow and Carlin wrapped-up their efforts in Alabama on the platform dive.
Farrow would string together a personal-best score of 265.70, good for tenth-place and 12.9 points better than his previous best as a Gator.
Carlin posted a 15th-place finish with his score of 193.00, the first time he has competed in the event in college.
Women's Team Results
1. Florida- 145.00
2. Auburn- 96.00
3. Missouri- 92.00
4. LSU- 58.00
5. Tennessee- 54.00
6. South Carolina- 20.00
Men's Team Results
1. Auburn- 72.00
2. Missouri- 50.00
3. LSU- 48.00
4. Florida- 45.00
5. Alabama- 40.00
6. South Carolina- 29.00
7. Tennessee- 25.00
Quotables
Head diving coach Bryan Gillooly- "I couldn't have asked for a better overall trip for these athletes. We got a lot of quality training in at this pool and some great competition as well. We can still sharpen things up a little bit but the foundation is there. Ashley continues to do great things and is getting better all the time. Getting our captain, Brooke Madden, back into the action was a big boost for us. Going 1-2 in a very strong 3-meter event was huge. Elizabeth, Emma, and Abby finaled in every event, which shows that they can all be scorers at conference meet. Alex came up big again and continues to improve. He and Nick both had personal bests this week. Gator diving is in a great place right now."
What's Next
The teams will take some time off for the holidays, with the women returning to competition on Jan. 3 as Florida will welcome North Florida, Liberty and North Florida in a quad-meet at 2 p.m. inside the O'Connell Center.
On Jan. 25, the team will also play host to Auburn for Senior Day in their final home dual meet of the season.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida diving teams left the Auburn Diving Invitational with an event victory by the women's team and a fourth-place finish by the men's squad at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center over four days of competition.
The women won the event for the second straight season with 145 points. Missouri would finish behind them in second-place with an overall score of 96.
The fourth-place finish for the men came as the duo of Alex Farrow and Nicholas Carlin tallied an overall score of 45. Auburn led the way on the men's side with 72 total points.
Unofficially, Florida combined for the highest total of any school competing, accumulating 190 points between the seven Gators.
Overall, the Gators would win one event, place nine in the top-five of event finals and produce seven new personal-best scores.
Day One
The four-day invite began with the women's 1-meter, with three Gators producing top-five finishes.
Ashley McCool led the way with a runner-up finish with her score of 302.50. Brooke Madden (294.80) and Elizabeth Perez (290.50) finished behind McCool in third and fourth, respectively.
Emma Whitner and Abigail Howell rounded out Florida championship finishers in the finals, with Whitner tallying a score of 252.65, good for 11th, and Howell producing a score of 239.80 (15th) in the finals.
Day Two
The women's squad competed on the 3-meter springboard on the second day of competition, as McCool would win the event in lifetime-best fashion as the junior tallied a score of 358.85 in the finals.
Madden would also produce her best score as a Gator, registering a score of 353.75 to finish behind McCool in second-place. She set her previous career-best of 353.10 at the 2018 SEC Championships.
Rounding out UF's finishers was Emma Whitner in 12th with a score of 282.00, Perez with a tally of 279.80 (14th) and lastly Howell in 16th with her score of 262.80. Perez headed into the event final after producing the top prelim score of 309.60.
The duo of Farrow and Carlin first hit the board on Tuesday for the men in the 1-meter, both advancing to the final round of the event.
After registering the seventh-best prelim score, Farrow would tally a fifth-place finish with his finals score of 302.40, while Carlin posted a finals score of 245.05, good for 13th.
In the prelims, Carlin produced a score of 247.25.
Day Three
The third day featured the men's 3-meter and the women's platform dives, with the Gators tallying two top-five finishes in the finals.
Farrow earned his second-straight top-five finish, posting a new personal-best score of 369.60. His previous best was 368.93 set against LSU last season.
Carlin also produced a lifetime-best score of 336.85, good for seventh-place.
On the women's side, the team competed on the platform for just the second time this season and put four into the championship event.
McCool led the way with her fourth-place finish (241.65), while Whitner was just behind her with a score of 239.65, good for sixth.
Perez (9th) and Howell (13th) would round out Florida's finishers in the final women's event of the competition.
Day Four
Farrow and Carlin wrapped-up their efforts in Alabama on the platform dive.
Farrow would string together a personal-best score of 265.70, good for tenth-place and 12.9 points better than his previous best as a Gator.
Carlin posted a 15th-place finish with his score of 193.00, the first time he has competed in the event in college.
Women's Team Results
1. Florida- 145.00
2. Auburn- 96.00
3. Missouri- 92.00
4. LSU- 58.00
5. Tennessee- 54.00
6. South Carolina- 20.00
Men's Team Results
1. Auburn- 72.00
2. Missouri- 50.00
3. LSU- 48.00
4. Florida- 45.00
5. Alabama- 40.00
6. South Carolina- 29.00
7. Tennessee- 25.00
Quotables
Head diving coach Bryan Gillooly- "I couldn't have asked for a better overall trip for these athletes. We got a lot of quality training in at this pool and some great competition as well. We can still sharpen things up a little bit but the foundation is there. Ashley continues to do great things and is getting better all the time. Getting our captain, Brooke Madden, back into the action was a big boost for us. Going 1-2 in a very strong 3-meter event was huge. Elizabeth, Emma, and Abby finaled in every event, which shows that they can all be scorers at conference meet. Alex came up big again and continues to improve. He and Nick both had personal bests this week. Gator diving is in a great place right now."
What's Next
The teams will take some time off for the holidays, with the women returning to competition on Jan. 3 as Florida will welcome North Florida, Liberty and North Florida in a quad-meet at 2 p.m. inside the O'Connell Center.
On Jan. 25, the team will also play host to Auburn for Senior Day in their final home dual meet of the season.
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