Gavozdea qualfies for NCAA championship
March 13, 2005
Boston, Mass.

Senior diver Adela Gavozdea won the platform diving event at the Zone A Regional in Annapolis, Md. to qualify for the NCAA Championship next weekend.

Gavozdea scored a 423.15, breaking her own platform dive record which she set at last year's zone regional. She also finished seventh in the three-meter dive with a score of 428.90.

Freshmen Talisin Polhemus, the 2005 America East Most Outstanding Diver, and Brittany Gilles also competed at the zones. Polhemus was seventh in the one-meter dive and 23rd in the three-meter dive. Gilles placed 36th in the one-meter and 40th in the three-meter.

Gavozdea moves on to the NCAA Championships, March 17-19, in West Lafayette, Ind.

Division I Diving Results: Zone A

Women's Platform Results 
1. Adela Gavozdea, Northeastern - 423.15 
2. Teresa Herrmann, Columbia - 384.85 
3. Mary Campiolo, George Mason - 369.30 
4. Ashlee Burton, Buffalo - 339.05 
5. Katura Horton-Perincheif, George Washington - 323.00 
6. Melanie Loftus, Yale - 305.10 
7. Colleen Flack, George Mason - 268.15 
8. Katie Griffin, Navy - 254.80 

Women's Three-Meter
Final Results
(Prelim Score + Final Score = Overall Score)
1. Alison Riccobono, Penn State - 491.15
2. Melanie Loftus, Yale - 481.50
3. Katura Horton-Perinchief, George Washington - 467.50
4. Teresa Herrmann, Columbia - 456.40
5. Kristin Rayhack, Cornell - 434.60
6. Samantha Papadakis, Harvard - 431.20
7. Adela Gavozdea, Northeastern - 428.90
8. Chelsea Haviland, Army - 409.60
9. Colleen Kristobak, Pittsburgh - 402.20
10. Miranda Matias, Buffalo - 400.80
11. Grace Coyle, Columbia - 398.65
12. Kristin Caiazzo, Pittsburgh - 391.70
13. Charlotte Jones, Princeton - 391.50
14. Kimberly LaHaye, Buffalo - 382.75
15. Jessica Larson, Brown - 382.40
16. Meaghan Duffy, Marist - 379.75
17. Emily McAuliff, Colgate - 374.60
18. Mary Campioli, George Mason - 372.90
19. Megan McCandless, Pittsburgh - 367.65

Prelims
(Top 18+ ties advance to finals)
1. Melanie Loftus, Yale - 302.95
2. Katura Horton-Perinchief, George Washington - 293.55
3. Alison Riccobono, Penn State - 292.65
4. Samantha Papadakis, Harvard - 271.25
5. Teresa Herrmann, Columbia - 269.90
6. Kristin Rayhack, Cornell - 257.05
7. Adela Gavozdea, Northeastern - 246.50
8. Chelsea Haviland, Army - 234.00
9. Colleen Kristobak, Pittsburgh - 233.25
10. Charlotte Jones, Princeton - 225.20
11. Miranda Matias, Buffalo - 224.60
12. Jessica Larson, Brown - 224.00
13. Meaghan Duffy, Marist - 221.75
14. Kimberly LaHaye, Buffalo - 219.95
15. Grace Coyle, Columbia - 219.30
16. Kristin Caiazzo, Pittsburgh - 219.20
17. Emily McAuliff, Colgate - 216.30
18. Mary Campioli, George Mason - 213.90
18. Megan McCandless, Pittsburgh - 213.90
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20. Brooks Wallace, Boston Univ. - 213.70
21. Katie Griffin, Navy - 211.30
22. Jennifer Rhines, Boston College - 208.80
23. Tali Polhemus, Northeastern - 206.10
24. Juliana DiPlacido, Central Conn. - 204.50
25. Jennifer Busby, Colgate - 203.50
26. Colleen Flack, George Mason - 201.90
27. Meghan Senso, Rutgers - 198.90
28. Ashlee Burton, Buffalo - 197.75
29. Amanda Fielding, George Mason - 196.75
30. Megan White, Boston Univ. - 190.10
31. Alisha Lee, Connecticut - 189.05
32. Melissa Mangona, Marist - 187.55
33. Corey Pagnotta, Penn State - 187.10
34. Allison Coleman, Connecticut - 182.85
35. Maeve Brennan, Boston College - 182.50
36. Mary Jenkins, Massachusetts - 181.95
37. Victoria McKenna, Syracuse - 179.80
38. Kate Brodie, Dartmouth - 177.35
39. Erika Mannix, Bucknell - 174.50
40. Brittany Gilles, Northeastern - 156.45


Women's One-Meter Final Results 
(Prelims + Final = Overall Score) 
1. Melanie Loftus, Yale - 493.65 
2. Samantha Papadakis, Harvard - 493.00 
3. Jessica Larson, Brown - 485.50 
4. Grace Coyle, Columbia - 479.90 
5. Chelsea Haviland, Army - 472.05 
6. Kristin Rayhack, Cornell - 465.20 
7. Tali Polhemus, Northeastern - 460.90 
8. Meaghan Duffy, Marist - 459.45 
9. Alison Riccobono, Penn State - 455.95 
10. Charlotte Jones, Princeton - 455.25 
11. Corey Pagnotta, Penn State - 453.80 
12. Katura Horton-Perinchief, George Washington - 453.70 
13. Mary Campioli, George Mason - 453.45 
14. Colleen Kristobak, Pittsburgh - 441.50 
15. Kimberly LaHaye, Buffalo - 432.25 
16. Kristin Caiazzo, Pittsburgh - 429.00 
17. Juliana DiPlacido, Central Conn. - 400.90 
18. Allison Coleman, Connecticut - 398.85 

Prelims 
(Top 18+ ties advance to finals) 
1. Katura Horton-Perinchief, George Washington - 235.00 
2. Chelsea Haviland, Army - 233.10 
3. Jessica Larson, Brown - 231.65 
4. Samantha Papadakis, Harvard - 226.15 
5. Meaghan Duffy, Marist - 226.00 
6. Kristin Rayhack, Cornell - 223.85 
7. Melanie Loftus, Yale - 223.30 
8. Alison Riccobono, Penn State - 222.60 
9. Charlotte Jones, Princeton - 221.90 
10. Corey Pagnotta, Penn State - 217.30 
11. Mary Campioli, George Mason - 215.35 
12. Kristin Caiazzo, Pittsburgh - 214.60 
13. Grace Coyle, Columbia - 213.85 
14. Juliana DiPlacido, Central Conn. - 213.55 
15. Kimberly LaHaye, Buffalo - 213.10 
16. Tali Polhemus, Northeastern - 212.15 
17. Colleen Kristobak, Pittsburgh - 211.75 
18. Allison Coleman, Connecticut - 210.35 
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19. Megan McCandless, Pittsburgh - 210.20 
20. Katie Griffin, Navy - 209.90 
21. Mary Jenkins, Massachusetts - 208.55 
22. Colleen Flack, George Mason - 207.25 
23. Ashlee Burton, Buffalo - 206.85 
24. Victoria McKenna, Syracuse - 204.50 
25. Teresa Herrmann, Columbia - 203.80 
26. Miranda Matias, Buffalo - 202.60 
27. Alisha Lee, Connecticut - 197.35 
28. Meghan Senso, Rutgers - 194.25 
29. Kate Brodie, Dartmouth - 191.30 
30. Jennifer Rhines, Boston College - 189.95 
31. Melissa Mangona, Marist - 188.60 
32. Brooks Wallace, Boston Univ. - 187.30 
33. Amanda Fielding, George Mason - 185.75 
34. Erika Mannix, Bucknell - 183.55 
35. Emily McAuliff, Colgate - 179.65 
36. Brittany Gilles, Northeastern - 174.50 
37. Megan White, Boston Univ. - 173.35 
38. Gretchen Swarr, Colgate - 147.45 
39. Maeve Brennan, Boston College - 134.10