Finchum and Boudia, who earlier in the week were invited to tour the U.S. Capitol Building and meet Senator Richard Lugar, R-Ind., in recognition of their World Championships medal, won the title with 442.98 points. Matt Bricker (Winter Park, Fla.) and Nick McCrory (Chapel Hill, N.C.) made their debut as a synchro team and finished second with 386.07 points. Daniel Mazzaferro (Cheshire, Conn.) and JJ Kinzbach (Montgomery, Texas), also a new synchro team, scored 362.61 points for bronze.
"I'm pleased with our performance, but we can always do better. We didn't hit everything as well as we could have, but I'm still happy we won," Finchum said.
Krug and Foster were third in the prelims but came out strong in the finals to score 306.75 points en route to the gold medal. Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.) and Amanda Miller (Centreville, Va.) scored 298.80 points for the silver, and Mary Yarrison (Springfield, Va.) and Abby Johnston (Columbus, Ohio) took third with 290.10 points.
"We're excited. This is a great start towards building for the future. We're looking forward spending more time training together this summer," Foster said. Friday's competition also included semifinals for men's 10-meter and women's 3-meter.
Kelci Bryant (Chatham, Ill.) led the women's 3-meter field with 315.55 points, and Loukas was second at 301.95. Krug finished third with 286.60, and Allison Brennan (Huntington Beach, Calif.) scored 275.00 points for fourth. Ashley Rubenstein (Columbia, Mo.) took fifth at 264.70.
Drew Livingston (The Woodlands, Texas) finished atop the men's 10-meter standings with 448.45 points, and Boudia took second at 442.60. Finchum was third with 417.40 points, followed by Bricker at 396.80 and McCrory at 382.65.
REMAINING EVENTS:
- Sat., April 21: 2 p.m. - men's 3M final, followed by women's 10M final
Sun., April 22: 1 p.m. - women's 3M final, followed by men's 10M final
Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships Top-10 Results - April 20, 2007
Men's Platform Semifinal1. Drew Livingston, The Woodlands Diving Academy, 448.45; 2. David Boudia, Unattached, 442.60; 3. Thomas Finchum, Unattached, 417.40; 4. Matt Bricker, Unattached, 396.80; 5. Nick McCrory, Blue Devil Diving, 382.65; 6. JJ Kinzbach, The Woodlands Diving Academy, 352.55; 7. Daniel Frebel, Florida State University, 347.45; 8. Harrison Jones, The Woodlands Diving Academy, 337.05; 9. Jason Coben, Ft Lauderdale Diving Team, 333.35; 10. Daniel Mazzaferro, Southern Connecticut Diving, 333.20
Women's 3-meter Semifinal
1. Kelci Bryant, Unattached, 315.55; 2. Christina Loukas, Indiana University, 301.95; 3. Cassidy Krug, Unattached, 286.60; 4. Allison Brennan, South Carolina Divers, 275.00; 5. Ashley Rubenstein, Auburn Diving, 264.70; 6. Sarah Chrzanowski, Legacy Diving Assoc., 259.80; 7. Kristen Asman, U.S. Elite Diving Academy, 257.25; 8. Nancilea Foster, The Woodlands Diving Academy, 256.10; 9. Brittney Feldman, Indiana University, 255.60; 10. Summer Mitchell, Team Orlando Diving, 253.50.
Synchronized Men's Platform Final
1. David Boudia, Unattached, Thomas Finchum, Unattached, 442.98; 2. Nick McCrory, Blue Devil Diving, Matt Bricker, Unattached, 386.07; 3. JJ Kinzbach, The Woodlands Diving Academy, Daniel Mazzaferro, Southern Connecticut Diving, 362.61; 4. Matthew Cooper, Montgomery Dive Club, Kent De Mond, Montgomery Dive Club, 355.20; 5. Kyle Mitrione, Boilermaker Diving Academy, Danny Cox, Boilermaker Diving Academy, 319.17.
Synchronized Women's 3-meter Final
1. Cassidy Krug, Unattached, Nancilea Foster, The Woodlands Diving Academy, 306.75; 2. Amanda Miller, Boilermaker Diving Academy, Christina Loukas, Indiana University, 298.80; 3. Abby Johnston, U.S. Elite Diving Academy, Mary Yarrison, University of Texas, 290.10; 4. Michelle Cabassol, The Woodlands Diving Academy, Kaylea Arnett, The Woodlands Diving Academy, 267.78; 5. Ariel Rittenhouse, Unattached, Kelci Bryant, Unattached, 262.80; 6. Bianca Alvarez, Miami Diving, Summer Mitchell, Team Orlando Diving, 255.48; 7. Cosima Lenz, Trojan Dive Club, Felicitas Lenz, Trojan Dive Club, 246.42; 8. Logan Kline, Team Jayhawk Diving Club, Shanna Schuelein, Dive Oklahoma, 219.60.
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