Dive-by-Dive Scoring / Team Scores at Texas Invite
AUSTIN, Texas – Brandon Loschiavo's second victory on the tower in less than a week headlined a trio of top-10 finishes for Purdue on the final day of the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational.
Among a 17-diver field, Loschiavo was victorious by 23 points with a list score of 490.15. Four of his six dives earned over 80 points and no dive earned less than 70.
Freshmen Maggie Merriman (8th, 225.45) and Ben Bramley (10th, 308.90) also placed among the top 10 in their first official platform competitions as Boilermakers.
Purdue finished the week with four medals (top 3) and a combined 10 top-11 finishes. That consistency allowed the Boilermakers to take second in the combined team scoring behind only host Texas. LSU edged out Purdue 81-79 in the men's team scoring after the Tigers had three divers finish among the top 11 on platform Friday. The Purdue women finished third in the team scoring.
Loschiavo took control of the 10-meter competition with scores of 88.4, 86.4 and 86.95 in rounds 2 through 4. He did not earn an individual score below a seven from any judge until round 5. He carried a 10-point lead into the final round and then outscored the runner-up – Tennessee's Colin Zeng, the 2018 NCAA champion in the event – by 12 points on their final dives even tough Zeng's had a slightly higher degree of difficulty multiplier.
This past Sunday, Loschiavo won the platform competition at the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Challenge with the top list score (508.80) nationally this season. His consecutive wins in the event have come against fields that have included many of the top divers in Power 5 leagues like the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten. Loschiavo is the reigning Big Ten champion in the event and was one of two Americans to compete individually on 10-meter at the FINA Diving World Cup this past summer in China.
As of one six Boilermakers currently registered for the USA Diving Winter Trials next month in Atlanta, Loschiavo will be among the favorites on 10-meter. The meet will serve as USA Diving's qualifier for the World University Games and FINA Grand Prix meets set for 2019. Emily Bretscher, Joe Cifelli, Greg Duncan, Bramley and Merriman are also slated to compete at the USA Diving Winter Trials. The meet is set for Dec. 16 to 21 at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center.
FRIDAY AT THE TEXAS HALL OF FAME DIVING INVITATIONAL
Men's Platform (Finals Only)
Brandon Loschiavo, 490.15 – Event Winner
Ben Bramley, 308.90 – Finished 10th
Women's Platform (Finals Only)
Maggie Merriman, 225.45 – Finished 8th
AUSTIN, Texas – Brandon Loschiavo's second victory on the tower in less than a week headlined a trio of top-10 finishes for Purdue on the final day of the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational.
Among a 17-diver field, Loschiavo was victorious by 23 points with a list score of 490.15. Four of his six dives earned over 80 points and no dive earned less than 70.
Freshmen Maggie Merriman (8th, 225.45) and Ben Bramley (10th, 308.90) also placed among the top 10 in their first official platform competitions as Boilermakers.
Purdue finished the week with four medals (top 3) and a combined 10 top-11 finishes. That consistency allowed the Boilermakers to take second in the combined team scoring behind only host Texas. LSU edged out Purdue 81-79 in the men's team scoring after the Tigers had three divers finish among the top 11 on platform Friday. The Purdue women finished third in the team scoring.
Loschiavo took control of the 10-meter competition with scores of 88.4, 86.4 and 86.95 in rounds 2 through 4. He did not earn an individual score below a seven from any judge until round 5. He carried a 10-point lead into the final round and then outscored the runner-up – Tennessee's Colin Zeng, the 2018 NCAA champion in the event – by 12 points on their final dives even tough Zeng's had a slightly higher degree of difficulty multiplier.
This past Sunday, Loschiavo won the platform competition at the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Challenge with the top list score (508.80) nationally this season. His consecutive wins in the event have come against fields that have included many of the top divers in Power 5 leagues like the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten. Loschiavo is the reigning Big Ten champion in the event and was one of two Americans to compete individually on 10-meter at the FINA Diving World Cup this past summer in China.
As of one six Boilermakers currently registered for the USA Diving Winter Trials next month in Atlanta, Loschiavo will be among the favorites on 10-meter. The meet will serve as USA Diving's qualifier for the World University Games and FINA Grand Prix meets set for 2019. Emily Bretscher, Joe Cifelli, Greg Duncan, Bramley and Merriman are also slated to compete at the USA Diving Winter Trials. The meet is set for Dec. 16 to 21 at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center.
FRIDAY AT THE TEXAS HALL OF FAME DIVING INVITATIONAL
Men's Platform (Finals Only)
Brandon Loschiavo, 490.15 – Event Winner
Ben Bramley, 308.90 – Finished 10th
Women's Platform (Finals Only)
Maggie Merriman, 225.45 – Finished 8th