Hoosiers Take Silver, Bronze at Nationals

Saturday, December 20

Columbus, Ohio

All Day

Indiana University

Day 5

12/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Dec. 20, 2014

 
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Indiana University freshman Jessica Parratto won her second career national title in the women's platform competition Saturday afternoon at the USA Diving Winter National Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Center in Columbus, Ohio.

The meet concludes Sunday for Indiana with the women's platform synchro and men's 3M synchro finals.

Parratto entered the final round of the five-round final needing to score 80.16 points to move into the top spot. With her back 2 ½ somersault, 1 ½ twist pike, Parratto tallied a score of 81.60 for a final total of 1027.15, beating Samantha Bromberg by 1.45 points for her second career 10M title. Parratto was also the 10M champion at the 2012 AT&T National Diving Championships.

Fellow Hoosier Amy Cozad, who took third, joined Parratto on the medal stand. The former IU All-American finished with a cumulative score of 1008.55.

It was a 2-3 finish for Indiana divers in the men's 3-meter springboard final, with former Hoosier All-American Darian Schmidt taking second with a three-round total of 1335.25. IU sophomore Michael Hixon was third with his tally of 1300.75. Troy Dumais won the event with a score of 1348.30.

Parratto and partner Deidre Freeman won silver in the women's 3-meter synchro event with a cumulative score of 563.40, giving Parratto two medals on the day.

Media Contact: Melanie Schneider (ms48@indiana.edu)