AUBURN, Ala. – Rising Rutgers sophomores
Bailee Sturgill and
Katerina Hoffman both medaled at last week's USA Diving National Championships.
Sturgill won gold as co-champion on women's synchronized 3M and teamed up with classmate Hoffman to take bronze on women's synchronized platform.
Sturgill dove alongside Indiana's Lily Witte to score a 534.12 to tie for first place along with the tandem of TCU's Anna Kwong and South Carolina's Sophie Verzyl.
Sturgill joined Hoffman for women's synchronized platform, where the duo took third with a bronze medal score of 503.19.
Both were also finalists on senior women's 3M. Sturgill placed fifth with a total score of 496.50 while Hoffman claimed 10
th totaling 466.45.
Hoffman was also in action in senior women's 1M where she finished 11
th, scoring a 216.25 in prelims, missing the top eight and finals by 6.35 points.
Madilyn Varnum qualified for senior 1M and 3M competition in finishing in the top 12 on both events in the qualifying round. In the qualifying round, she took eighth on 1M with a 197.20 and finished 12
th on 3M scoring a 190.50. Varnum followed taking 23
rd in both events with a 159.20 on 1M and 176.50 on 3M.
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