The LSU women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up its NCAA Championship meet on Saturday, finishing in 36th place with a team point total of 17.
The individual performance of sophomore diver Cassie Weil was the highlight of the weekend for the Lady Tigers.
On the third and final day of the meet, Weil competed in the platform dive. In the preliminary round of the event, she broke her own program record with a score of 311.50, earning her a spot in the A final.
Weil finished seventh in the final, earning herself First-Team All-America honors for the first time in her career, and the first time since 2007 for the LSU Diving program.
“Given her performance last year and just missing the finals, it was a huge goal for her to get on the podium and finish in the top eight,” LSU diving coach Doug Shaffer said in a news release. “It’s so great to see her hard work and dedication pay off.”
Weil also earned her third NCAA Honorable Mention All-America honor in her career on day two with her 12th place finish on the 3-meter dive.
One of the bright spots for the Lady Tigers’ swimmers was the 800-yard freestyle relay team of freshmen Kara Kopcso and Leah Troskot and sophomores Megan Cox Danielle Stirrat, as they set the school record in that event with a time of 7:08.61.
The Lady Tigers brought a lot of youth with them to Minneapolis, and swimming coach Dave Geyer said in a news release that for them to gain experience in this meet gives the Lady Tigers hope going into the future.