Danville, KY – The UC diving team kicked off the season with a dual-meet against Centre College Saturday afternoon.  The Patriots had strong performances on both boards highlighted by a trio of national cuts.

Aidan Crutchfield hit a pair of NAIA cuts on the day.  The Covington, GA native opened the morning recording a 214.94 on the one-meter board to clip the national standard.  Crutchfield followed that up scoring a 212.92 to place fourth on three-meter board.  That score is ranks second in program history.

Grayson Sturgeon carded a 174.74 on the three-meter board and a 183.00 on one-meter board to round out the men's lineup.

On the women's side, Morgan Schraudner hit the NAIA standard on the one-meter board.  The freshman tallied a 180.07 to clip the national cut.  Schraudner also placed third on the three-meter board with a score of 174.37, which just missed the national cut. 

Teammate Alexis Cole had a strong debut for UC notching a 179.77 on one-meter and a 172.65 on three-meter, placing fifth and fourth, respectively.  Ella Parke rounded out Cumberlands divers with scores of 155.57 (1-meter) and 149.62 (3-meter).

Cumberlands returns to the water on Friday, October 17, when they face Shawnee State in their home opener. The meet is set to begin at 2 p.m.

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