Sagebrush Diving: Rocky Mountain Diving Excellence

07/23/10: Sagebrush Diving said Bon Voyage (again!) to Nick Halbach, who will begin his fourth and final year at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy this Fall. Nick dove with us, coached a little, and basically stayed in shape. He left with his dad this a.m. for the long drive back to Kings Point. His parents can definitely brag about this young man... 2-time HS All-American, 6-time NCAA All-American, 2-time NCAA Division III National Champion, a very sweet fiance (Allie Saul, far right). One more season, good luck Nick. We'll be cheering for you.

Sagebrush Diving had a fun couple of meets this week, competing in a dual meet with Crestmoor on Monday, and then competing against CACM, Skyline Acres, and Northglenn at Colorado Athletic Club Monaco today. Notes about each meet below, and results posted at the end of each write-up.

CRESTMOOR DUAL: Hayden Arnold, Kaylie Young, Duncan Lester, Kayla Lucas and Simon Latimer dove against the 8 divers from Crestmoor, and nearly pulled off a team win in our first dual meet action in the Summer League circuit. Hayden, competing in his first meet ever, got all of his dives in and had WAY too much fun. Kaylie was also diving in her first meet, and really nailed her front flip tuck (see CACM note for significance of this) and her inward dive tuck to win her event. Duncan dove alone in his age group, putting all his dives in and capping his list with an inward flip tuck (see CACM notes for the significance of that). Kayla also dove alone, nailing her inward 1 1/2 tuck and her back 1 1/2 tuck to cruise to victory. Simon dove alone, but there was a friendly competition between him and Kayla, where his inward 1 1/2 pike kept him from besting her by only 1 point. Next time? We'll see. Crestmoor ended up winning 26 to 23. Crestmoor Dual Results

CACM QUAD DUAL: Desi Lester, Kaylie Young, Heather Betz, Duncan Lester, Jasmine Machado, Kayla Lucas, and Simon Latimer competed against three other local club teams (CACM, Skyline Acres, and Northglenn). There were highlights from each diver in the meet, and bodes well for the future of this young team. Desi dove in just her second meet ever, and to make matters worse, Coach Kev moved her from 8-under up to the 9-10 age group, which made it tougher to compete. She improved over 36 pts from her previous meet to place 3rd. She's going to be crazy-good as she'll be in this age group for two more full Summers. Kaylie ended up diving much better than her Crestmoor performance, but ended the meet with a Coach Kev challenge... I listed her last dive as a front 1 1/2 tuck, and she ALMOST made it (she'll obviously get it soon). Having been diving for 1.5 months, she is moving in the right direction quickly. Heather had an outstanding meet. Nailed her front twister and added reverse flip to her repertoire, and nailed all her other dives to cruise to victory. Duncan improved considerably over his Crestmoor performance, and was literally one dive away from victory when he forgot to initiate his inward flip, nearly failing it (one judge gave him a ZERO). Had he just done the dive normal or a back flip, he could have won. Stay tuned... he's moving in the right direction. Jasmine has been diving for one week, and I couldn't be happier to see her compete this quickly. I wouldn't be surprised to see her creep up in the standings as soon as Monday... Kayla had a few bright moments, to say the least... competed two dives for the first time (5132d and 403b). While the front twister nearly gave the meet to the amazing diver that finished second (Lizzy Linsmayer), her inward surprised us all, leaving Kayla at the top. Stayed tuned... 262 pts for a 6-dive list is pretty solid!!! Simon did some great things, but I KNOW he would love to re-do a couple dives, too. While his inward 1 1/2 pike and reverse 1 1/2 tucks were nearly failed (out of control away from the board was the consistent theme), he used an amazing back 1 1/2 tuck, front 1 1/2 full, and inward 2 ss tuck to keep the eventual winner honest. 217 pts with two virtual failed dives ain't all that bad, to say the least. In the TEAM duals, CACM was perfect 3-0 for the day, Skyline was 2-1, Sagebrush was 1-2 and Northglenn was 0-3. CACM Quad Dual Results

07/11/10: Kayla Lucas and Matt Mauser had great diving lists at the

FCDC Invite. Kayla capped off 4 great weeks of competition, and both divers

qualified for AAU Nationals with their solid lists. Kayla won gold on 3M, and

squeeked out a silver on 1M. Matt (diving in his first club meet) nearly won 3M,

but settled for silver... then had a shaky list on 1M to finish with the bronze. Not too

shabby for his first meet, considering a couple of his competitors have been diving

anywhere from 6X to 10X as long. FCDC Invite Results HERE

07/10/10: Meili Carpenter and Kenny Rhoades finished their Senior Prequal meets. I am

pretty sure that is the first time Kenny has competed at that level, and after he shook

out the first-time jitters, he dialed in and got some serious dives in. Finalled on 3M.

But the story was one-upped by Meili, who got beat by ONLY one person over

the weekend in Tallahasee, FL... and that gal was a virtual "I didn't know she was

still diving..." by the name of LAURA WILKINSON. I'd say that is just about a

good weekend. Senior Prequal Results HERE

06/28/10: Heather Betz led the way for the Sagebrush Divers at the local

Skyline Acres Invite in Denver, CO today. See RESULTS HERE

06/24/10: What a great week for the divers... more divers are starting every week, and things

are really starting to build. Keep up with the weekly TEAM UPDATES by clicking on

the week you want to check on. Things are good...

06/21/10: Kayla Lucas qualified for Zone Championships at the University of Minnesota on

both 1M and 3M over the weekend at the Region VI Championships meet. Kayla

used a full list of new dives to sneak up on a few girls that she might not have beaten to

place 15th on 1-meter and 9th on 3M (that 9th earned her a medal!!! Woot Woot!).

06/16/10: Sagebrush Diving wants to thank Fort Collins, Peak View, 307 Diving, and Nolan

Diving for attending the recent AAU District Championships. What a great day for

everyone involved. Also, we need to thank our volunteers who ran the

table/announcements for the meet (the soon to be competing again, Michal Bower, and

the hopefully never to be competing, Eric Lucas, Papa to Kayla Lucas). We couldn't

have gotten through the day without your help.

06/12/10: Fort Collins dominated the 2010 AAU Colorado District Championships, while

Kayla Lucas and newcomer Callie Smith provided all the highlights for

Sagebrush Diving. Results have been sent to divemeets.com, and their staff should

update the complete results at the AAU Colorado District Championships page.

If you were at the meet and have pictures of your favorite diver, click here for

instructions on how to send meet photos to post.

06/04/10: Sagebrush Diving officially opened its doors at The Meadows facility this week,

and what a week it was. Check here for TEAM Updates, and keep up on your

favorite diver. If you want to join us, click on either link above and fill out the

on-line form for that group, and submit it. We'll be in touch with you right away

to get you signed up. Sagebrush Diving is officially open for business!!!

05/26/10: Sagebrush Diving had a little fun yesterday, with Kaylie, Kelty, Trevor, Mathew,

and Patrick playing on the diving boards. Had a great time... Come join us on

Friday, May 28, for some fun on the diving boards 3:30p to 5:00p FREE!!!

The Meadows in Boulder... the boards are SWEET!!!

05/25/10: Sagebrush Diving announces a new year-round location, and if location means

anything, this group should fill up pretty fast. Metro State's Auraria Campus,

located conveniently southeast of I-25 and I-70 (known as "The Mousetrap"),

will welcome a whole new group of divers in our competitive and developmental

groups. Details of days and times of the week will follow. Interested in joining us

at Metro State? E-mail us HERE with your name, cell phone, or feel free to call us

at 303.949.8331. Things are heating up for Summer... perfect timing!!!

05/13/10: It's official. Sagebrush Diving will serve as host to the 2010 Colorado AAU

District Championships. Registration for all divers can be found HERE.

Also, if you are an AAU Member and your coach cannot make it to the meet,

feel free to Email us and we'll be happy to serve as your designated coach

for the day. This will be a FUN meet, low-key, nobody should miss out!!!

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