Jan. 15, 2012

STANFORD, Calif.-- Stanford's Taylor Sishc and UCLA's Emma Ivory-Ganja were winners on the final day of the Stanford Diving Invite, each taking home the top score in the platform.

The Cardinal took home titles in five of the six events over the three-day event.

Sishc, who trailed early, took five of his six dives from the highest point-- the 10-meter, and scored a best of 346.30 in front of Cal's Tyler Pullen (295.55) and Stanford's Dhruv Tyagi (291.75). Ivory-Ganja finished with 272.45 points, ahead of Cal's Kahley Rowell (250.45) who had led after the first two dives.

Sishc closed out the competition with his best dive, three 8.0's on a back two and a half somersault twist off the 10-meter. Following an opening round 7.0 or better on his first dive, he built a 4.95 point following the third round thanks to two 7.0's and a 7.5 on an inward two and a half somersault from 10-meter.

The battle then ensued for the next three spots, as Pullen (295.55), Tyagi (291.75) and Stanford's Noah Garcia (284.80) finished within nine points. Pullen briefly dropped from first to third following the fourth round, as Garcia following an inward two and a half somersault from 5-meter to move up to second, five points in front of Pullen. After the sixth and final dive, Tyagi's 6.5's or better from 10-meter and Pullen's own 5.5's on 10-meter dive moved them ahead of Garcia.

Ivory-Ganja took the lead following the third round, thanks to 8.0's or better on a reverse two and a half somersault from 10-meters. UCLA's Laura Winn, who finished in third place with 249.50 points and Rowell, jockeyed for second and third over the final three dives.

In the final round, Rowell's five 6.5's from 5-meter on a back two and a half somersault proved to be the 1.05 difference, as Winn's three 5.5's on her own dive from 10-meter dropped her to third place.

Stanford Diving Invitational
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Sunday's Results (Top-5) Click Here
Men's Platform: Winner-- Taylor Sishc, Stanford, 346.30, Pullen, Cal, 295.55, Tyagi, Stanford, 291.75, Garcia, 284.80, Stanford, Selby, Cal 257.80
Women's Platform: Winner-- Emma Ivory-Ganja, UCLA, 272.45, Rowell, Cal, 250.45, Winn, UCLA, 248.50, Barker, Cal, 218.60, Hayes, Cal, 211.00

Saturday's Results Click Here
(Top-9, top-8 in top flight finals, consolation finals champion)
Men's 3-Meter: Winner-- Kristian Ipsen, Stanford, 455.80, Garcia, Stanford, 344.65, Tyagi, Stanford, 340.05, Sishc, 327.85, Kuremsky, Stanford, 325.20, Reinhard, Stanford, 321.65, Selby, Cal, 289.20, Pullen, Cal, 279.50, Consolation Finals: Grayson Huston, Cal, 262.00
Women's 1-Meter: Winner-- Stephanie Phipps, Stanford, 294.20, Hayes, Cal, 268.90, Ivory-Ganja, UCLA, 261.00, Brazina, Stanford, 246.80, Kilby, San Jose State, 240.90, Holden, San Jose State, 240.75, Boyd, UCLA, 227.75, McNamara, 220.25, Consolation Finals: Kahley Rowell, Cal, 246.95

Friday's Results Click Here
(Top-9, top-8 in top flight finals, consolation finals champion)
Men's 1-Meter: Winner-- Kristian Ipsen, Stanford, 420.75, Kuremsky, Stanford, 329.85, Gaifman, unattatched, 299.30, Garcia, Stanford, 297.15, Sishc, 295.90, Reinhard, Stanford, 280.60, Tyagi, Stanford, 275.60, Selby, Cal, 263.45, Consolation Finals: Tyler Pullen, Cal, 288.90
Women's 3-Meter: Winner-- Stephanie Phipps, Stanford, 321.80, Hayes, Cal, 307.85, Heiken, Cal, 299.05, Ivory-Ganja, 291.25, Rowell, Cal, 247.90, Boyd, UCLA, 245.65, Guzman, UCLA, 245.60, Vale, UCLA, 232.75, Consolation Finals: Amy Kilby, San Jose State, 248.85