Yarrison, Colwill Win 1-Meter Titles at 2007 USA Diving Spring Nationals

Mary Yarrison won a national title in front of her hometown fans and Chris Colwill added another championship to his resume at the Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships on Wednesday night. Both divers won national titles on 1-meter. Yarrison (Springfield, Va.) won the women's 1-meter title with 287.10 points to capture her first individual national title. Colwill, who also won 1-meter national titles in 2004 and 2006, scored 438.15 points in a dominating men's 1-meter win. The Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships run through Sunday at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center.

"I'm really excited to win something by myself. It's been awhile since I've done that," said Yarrison, a University of Texas diver who won a national title in 3-meter synchro last year. "In terms of winning at home, this is the first time my dad's seen me dive in a long time. My mom's been around all week helping at the meet, and there are a lot of people here who have supported me. This is a comfortable place for me to dive."

Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill./Indiana University) won the silver medal with 280.45 points, and another local athlete, Amanda Miller (Centreville, Va./Purdue University) took the bronze with 274.55 points. All three will dive again Friday in the women's 3-meter semifinals, which start at 3 p.m.

Colwill (Brandon, Fla.), who also won 1-meter national titles in 2004 and 2006, scored 438.15 points in a dominating men's 1-meter win. Silver medalist Terrence Horner (Orlando, Fla./Florida State) took scored 379.05 points and Jason Coben (Newtown Square, Pa./Fort Lauderdale Dive Team) was third with 369.20 points. "I thought I did pretty good. I'm happy with my performance. I thought I dove OK, but after I hit my fourth dive, that really boosted my confidence," Colwill said.

Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships

Women's 1-meter final results
1. Mary Yarrison, University of Texas, 287.10; 2. Christina Loukas, Indiana University, 280.45; 3. Amanda Miller, Boilermaker Diving Academy, 274.55; 4. Ashley Rubenstein, Auburn Diving, 266.55; 5. Brittany Feldman, Indiana University, 261.55; 6. Summer Mitchell, Team Orlando, 252.45; 7. Sarah Chrzanowski, Legacy Diving, 248.55; 8. Victoria Ishimatsu, Unattached, 248.10; 9. Bianca Alvarez, Miami Diving, 242.95; 10. Ariel Rittenhouse, Unattached, 229.85; 11. Kaylea Arnett, The Woodlands Diving Academy, 225.65; 12. Courtney McClow, Tomahawk Diving Club, 219.25; 13. Samantha Young, Pacific N.W. Diving, 213.05; 14. Chen Ni, Unattached, 211.20; 15. Michelle Cabassol, The Woodlands Diving Academy, 210.20; 16. Marisa Samaniego, UCLA Diving, 209.85; 17. Kristen Asman, U.S. Elite Diving Academy, 209.25; 18. Cosima Lenz, Trojan Dive Club, 200.90; 19. Lauren Leroy, University of Tennessee, 198.30; 20. Lauren Dunn, Taylor Made Divers, 193.45; 21. Logan Kline, Team Jayhawk Diving Club, 191.10; 22. Margaret Hostage, Montgomery Dive Club, 188.45; 23. Kristin Schild, SMU Diving, 179.85; 24. Christine Petrilli, Mission Viejo Nadadores, 176.60; 25. Amanda Lohman, Pitt Aquatic Club, 176.20; 26. Aleia Monden, Florida State University, 151.10.

Men's 1-meter final results
1. Chris Colwill, Unattached, 438.15; 2. Terrence Horner, Florida State University, 379.05; 3. Jason Coben, Ft Lauderdale Diving Team, 369.20; 4. Zachary Schultz, Boilermaker Diving Academy, 361.65; 5. Aaron Feight, Altitude Divers, 358.30; 6. Brandon Watson, Mountain West Dive Club, 357.50; 7. Burkley Showe, Unattached, 356.85; 8. Jesse Rappaport, Indiana Diving, 345.90; 9. Kellen Harkness, Unattached, 342.80; 10. Sean Moore, Mile High Dive Club, 322.40; 11. David Colturi, Legacy Diving Assoc., 311.95; 12. Derek Starks, University of Miami, 311.35; 13. Matthew Cooper, Montgomery Dive Club, 288.75; 14. Ryan Funderburk, Unattached, 277.50; 15. Andrew Brown, Mile High Dive Club, 273.40; 16. Mike Wong, Pacific Diving Academy, 273.10; 17. Daniel Frebel, Florida State University, 269.75; 18. Michael Mcdonald, Virginia Tech Diving, 268.65; 19. Thomas Henninger Jr, Centennial Diving, 266.10; 20. John Geyer, Trojan Dive Club, 264.85; 21. Caleb Percevecz, Clavadistas del Sol, 248.00; 22. Jonathan Wilcox, Pacific N.W. Diving, 243.00; 23. Taylor Dehn, Mission Viejo Nadadores, 242.35; 24. Steven Starks, Mission Viejo Nadadores, 233.20.

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