Jan. 12, 2018
Los Angeles, Calif.----- In one of the biggest in-season diving meets on the West Coast, San Jose State University senior Cari Reiswig opened the three-day Bruin Invitational meet with a ninth-place finish in the 1-meter event.
With 55 divers from the Mountain West, Pac-12, Big West and Big Sky conferences, Reiswig qualified for the 18-person final by finishing seventh in the morning preliminary round with a 269.80 for six dives. She bettered her mark with a 277.45 score in the final for a 547.25 total to finish ninth.
The Spartan record holder in the 1-meter dive was ahead of five Pac-12 divers that reached the final and the number-two finisher among Mountain West entries. San Diego State's Alexandra Caplan was fourth at 566.20.
The ninth-place finish matched her placing in the 1-meter at the Northern Arizona Lumberjack Invitational in November, the Spartans' first big diving-only meet of the season.
Reiswig, from Galt, Calif., was one of five Spartans competing in the 1-meter. Senior Kylie Fonseca placed 26th with a 226.10 total. A score of 240.85 was needed to advance to the final round.
Eri Tamada was 41st at 200.30; Megan Au, 42nd, with a 199.15; and Natasha Sondeno, 44th at 197.00.
UCLA's Eloise Belanger was the number-one qualifier in the preliminary round and had the best score in the final to win the event with a 636.00 total. Kassidy Cook of Stanford was second at 584.40.
The Spartans return to the UCLA Bruin Invitational on January 13 with Reiswig, Fonseca, Sondeno and Au competing in the 3-meter event. The preliminary round begins at 10:30 a.m.
Bruin Diving Invitational
Spieker Aquatics Complex, Los Angeles, California
January 12, 2018
| 1-meter results | |
| 1. Eloise Belanger, UCLA | 636.00 |
| 2. Kassidy Cook, Stanford | 584.40 |
| 3. Haley Farnsworth, Stanford | 568.35 |
| 4. Alexandra Caplan, San Diego State | 566.20 |
| 5. Phoebe Lamay, California | 565.40 |
| 6. Carly Souza, USC | 557.20 |
| 7. Ciara Monahan, UCLA | 556.25 |
| 8. Taitiana Kurach, Northern Arizona | 554.10 |
| 9. Cari Reiswig, San Jose State | 547.25 |
| 10. Briana Thai, California | 542.25 |
| Other San Jose State finishers | |
| 26. Kylie Fonseca | 226.10 |
| 41. Eri Tamada | 200.30 |
| 42. Megan Au | 199.15 |
| 44. Natasha Sondeno | 197.00 |