Gamecocks Complete Second Day of NCAAs

Atlanta, Ga. – South Carolina senior swimmer Mari Kraus placed 33rd overall in the 200 free, and graduate diver Brooke Schultz placed 19th in the 3-meter dive during the NCAA Championships Friday prelims.
 
Kraus swam in the third heat of the 200 free, touching the wall in 1:46.13 to take third in the heat. She added 0.45 seconds to her seed time of 1:45.68, which places her at third in the program record book. Her preliminary time was good for 33rd overall out of 52 competitors.
 
Schultz competed in the 3-meter dive event, earning a score of 312.50 to place 19th overall. Schultz tied for first place through the first round of dives with a score of 63.00 on an inward two-and-a-half somersault pike. She dropped out of the top-16 after her third dive and fell as low as 30th after the fourth round of dives.
 
Schultz tried to come back, scoring a 54.00 on a back two-and-a-half somersault pike during the fifth round to jump to 26. She gave it her all in the final dive, scoring an impressive 67.5 on a forward two-and-a-half somersault 1 pike twist, but it wasn’t enough to find herself back in the top 16. The Fayetteville, Ark., native finished the competition in 19th place overall out of 51 divers.
 
Kraus will conclude the Gamecocks’ appearances at NCAAs tomorrow in the 200 back. She enters the prelims as the 19th overall seed. The preliminary and finals rounds will be aired on ESPN.com with prelims beginning at 10 a.m. and finals beginning at 6 p.m.
 
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