CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Indiana State divers took on the field at the A3 Performance Invitational held this past weekend at the Shea Natatorium.
 
Daniela Orta Castaneda, Lucia McDougall, and Brenna Woodruff took on the field over the event with the 1M Springboard held on Thursday and the 3M Springboard on Friday afternoon/evening.
 
Orta Castaneda finished just out of the final grouping in the 1M Springboard diving prelims on Thursday afternoon as the senior was ninth overall with a six-dive score of 202.70. McDougall was 13th overall in the field with a score of 180.85, while Woodruff finished 14th with a score of 176.20.
 
Orta Castaneda followed up by winning the consolation bracket of the event with a score of 216.70, highlighted by a high score of 39.60 on both her first dive (forward 2 somersault tuck) and fourth dive (inward 1 ½ somersault tuck) to lead the way. McDougall was third in the bracket with a score of 199.30, while Woodruff finished sixth in 184.70 as all three Sycamores improved on their scoring in the second round.
 
The Sycamores continued the meet on Friday afternoon with Orta Castaneda cruising into the 3M Springboard diving finals after finishing fifth overall in the prelims with a score of 206.40. McDougall narrowly missed on joining her teammate finishing ninth with 200.45, while Woodruff placed 12th in the field with a six-dive score of 176.75.
 
Orta Castaneda was seventh overall in the final round of the 3M on Friday night posting a six-dive score 202.35. McDougall finished second overall in the consolation bracket with a score of 205.80, while Woodruff finished sixth with 174.65.
 
Up Next
Indiana State continues the 2024-25 regular season over December 5-7 at the Miami (Ohio) Invite as the Sycamores travel to Oxford, Ohio for the three-day meet.
 
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