Trinity's Emerick Wins SCAC Women's 3-meter Diving

Louisville, Ky. - Trinity University Tigers junior Hayley Emerick of Portland, Texas (Gregory-Portland), won the women's 3-meter diving competition Thursday at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships for the third straight year.

Emerick, who has also captured the 1-meter board for the past two years, registered a score of 479.45 at the University of Louisville's Ralph Wright Natatorium.

Tiger divers placed 1-6, and seven of the top eight, in the 3-meter event. Senior Lindsay Martin of Longview, Texas (Pine Tree), was runner-up with a score of 459.30. Sophomore Lynne Bettinger of Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva), placed third (420.00); first-year diver Ruth Hahn of Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden), was fourth (419.70); first-year Madison Kahler of Coral Springs, Fla. (Westminster), was fifth (362.80); and senior Amy Oliver of Houston (Lamar), came in at No. 6 (336.90). Sophomore Kristin Nordstrom of The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands), fought her way to the No. 8 slot (277.55).

Emerick, Martin, Bettinger, Hahn, Kahler, and Nordstrom had previously earned NCAA Division III consideration scores.

The women's 1-meter diving is slated for Saturday, and the men's 3-meter on Friday. Sophomore Kevin Martin of Corpus Christi, Texas (Ray), won the men's 1-meter board (448.35).

The SCAC swimming finals begin today at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The swimming and diving championships continue through Saturday.

Trinity's women have won the past six SCAC team championships, and nine overall. The Tiger men have been runners-up for four straight years, and have won the team title four times.