University of Houston Athletics
Deininger Tabbed as American Diver of the Week
10/16/2018 2:15:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Cougar freshman wins three events this past weekend
PROVIDENCE – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team earns its second weekly award winner this season by way of Katie Deininger who is tabbed as the American Athletic Conference Diver of the Week.
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Deininger is fresh off of three first-place finishes this past weekend at the Houston Diving Invitational. The freshman led Houston with 278.80 points in the 1-Meter, her best dive coming in the fourth round when she posted 50.40 points off an Inward 1 ½ Somersault Pike. In the 3-Meter Deininger finished with 252.35 points with her best dive coming in the first round when she posted 49.20 points off a Forward 2 ½ Somersault Pike. In the Platform, Deininger posted 213.35 points with her best coming in the final round when she posted 51.25 points off a Back 1 ½ Somersault 1 ½ Twist Free.
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The award marks the first weekly award for the freshman this season and for her career.
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WHERE TO WATCH
All home meets will feature live results through the Meet Mobile App available in the Google Play store and the App Store.
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UP NEXT
Houston will head to SMU where it will matchup with both the Mustangs and North Texas on Oct. 20 for an 11 a.m. meet.
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FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
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Deininger is fresh off of three first-place finishes this past weekend at the Houston Diving Invitational. The freshman led Houston with 278.80 points in the 1-Meter, her best dive coming in the fourth round when she posted 50.40 points off an Inward 1 ½ Somersault Pike. In the 3-Meter Deininger finished with 252.35 points with her best dive coming in the first round when she posted 49.20 points off a Forward 2 ½ Somersault Pike. In the Platform, Deininger posted 213.35 points with her best coming in the final round when she posted 51.25 points off a Back 1 ½ Somersault 1 ½ Twist Free.
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The award marks the first weekly award for the freshman this season and for her career.
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WHERE TO WATCH
All home meets will feature live results through the Meet Mobile App available in the Google Play store and the App Store.
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UP NEXT
Houston will head to SMU where it will matchup with both the Mustangs and North Texas on Oct. 20 for an 11 a.m. meet.
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FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
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