University of Houston Athletics
Pakhalina Wins 35th Consecutive Diving Meet at Zone D Qualifier
3/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
March 15, 2002
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - University of Houston sophomore diver Yulia Pakhalina moved one step closer Friday to defending her NCAA national championships with another victory at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships.
Pakhalina, who has now won 34 consecutive NCAA diving events in her brief UH career, recorded 336.00 points on the 1-meter springboard during first-day action at the Arkansas Natatorium. The Penza, Russia, native was the only diver to post more than 300 points in the event.
Cougar teammate Veronica Smith finished 14th in the qualifier with a score of 218.00.
With her first-place finish, Pakhalina earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Diving Championships in Austin, Texas, on March 21-23. She will look to qualify on the 3-meter springboard when that competition starts at 2 p.m. Saturday.
2002 NCAA Zone D Diving Championships 1-Meter Springboard Place Score Diver Name Affiliation 1 336.00 Yulia Pakhalina (HOU) University of Houston 2 273.00 Meghan Zack (A&M) Texas A & M Diving 3 266.15 Ally C Hartzell (UTX) University of Texas 4 260.10 Rebecca McFall (UKAN) University of Kansas 5 254.75 Nicole K Pohorenec (UTX) University of Texas 6 250.80 Liz Olsen (UTX) University of Texas 7 250.10 Jerilyn A Drummond (NEB) University of Nebraska 8 240.05 Rawson Glover (UTX) University of Texas 9 235.30 Mandy Moran (UAR) University of Arkansas 10 235.10 Katura Perinchief (UTX) University of Texas 11 230.10 Linda L Wagner (ISU) Iowa State University 12 229.65 Monica M Maxwell (UTX) University of Texas 13 222.40 Elizabeth Pike (SMU) Southern Methodist University 14 218.00 Veronica Smith (HOU) University of Houston 15 216.45 Amanda Maret (UMO) University of Missouri 16 213.20 Sarah J Welker (A&M) Texas A & M Diving 17 212.35 Callie M Petroff (A&M) Texas A & M Diving 18 211.35 Patricia Stringham (UKAN) University of Kansas 19 203.55 Kristi Misejka (UKAN) University of Kansas 20 195.60 Erin Sauber (A&M) Texas A & M Diving 21 181.45 Anna C Massey (UMO) University of Missouri 22 180.05 Gail M Olson (ISU) Iowa State University 23 167.60 Shaunah B Parrish (NIA) University of Northern Iowa 24 160.55 Andrea J Johnson (NIA) University of Northern Iowa
