Article posted by North Carolina Gazette Photo by Rachel Mumma
COLUMBUS, OHIO- After finishing fourth in the one-meter dive competition at the 2014 USA Diving Winter National Championships, NC State's Rachel Mumma has qualified for a selection spot on the USA Diving national team for the 2015 University World Games.
Held in Columbus, Ohio inside the McCorkle
Aquatic Pavilion, Mumma finished eighth in the preliminary round with a
score of 253.10 in five dives. In the final round she recorded a
five-dive score of 276.45 for a 10-dive total of 529.55.
Radman's Recap"Rachel did a
phenomenal job today and am very proud of her. She slipped a little bit
in the preliminaries but fought really hard to climb her way back up in
the standings and finish in the top eight to advance to the finals. In
the finals she continued to fight and close the gap on the leads the
other girls had on her.
"Finishing fourth just shows how hard she has
worked to get to where she is now-this has been the goal she has sought
after since I started working with her. She is a great athlete to work
with and I'm excited to see what the future holds for her."- Yahya Radman, Head Diving Coach
Up NextThe NC State diving team will
return to action for its first meet of the 2015 portion of its schedule
when it heads to Knoxville, Tenn. for the Tennessee Diving Invitational
on Jan. 3-5.
For Mumma, she will await for a confirmed spot
on the USA Diving national team, which will be announced in 2015. The
University World Games will be held July 3-14, 2015 in Gwangju City,
South Korea.
