As the Olympics draw near, Beijing-bound IU senior diver Christina Loukas is on a roll.
Thursday, Loukas successfully defended her title in the one-meter springboard at the 2008 Kaiser Parmanente National Diving Championships. Loukas scored a 264.80 in the final round of competition, edging out Olympic synchronized 3-meter diving partner and Purdue alum Amanda Miller by five points.
Sunday, Loukas came up just short of winning her second national title of the weekend in the three-meter springboard when she finished eight points behind champion and Iowa alum Nancilea Foster.
Loukas wasn’t the only Hoosier diver vying for a title at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena, Calif. Former IU divers Cassandra Cardinell (5th) and Lindsay Weigle (7th) also took home top-10 finishes in the one-meter springboard. Junior Brittney Feldman, incoming freshman Gabriella Agostino and junior Amy Korthauer all competed in the preliminary rounds of the 1-meter springboard event.
On the men’s side of the competition, sophomore Landon Marzullo captured fourth place on the platform with a score of 381.30. Teammates Will Bohonyi and David Legler finished 6th and 12th, respectively. Bohonyi also teamed up with sophomore Kris Hill to take third in the synchronized platform event.
Loukas wins 2nd 1-meter springboard title
IU swimmers and divers compete at National Championships
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