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| Van Deusen wins second CAA diving title |
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10:25 a.m., Feb. 20, 2003--University of Delaware senior Julie Van Deusen won her second career conference diving title as she captured three-meter event on the opening day of the Colonial Athletic Association swimming and diving championships Wednesday, Feb. 19, at George Mason University's Jim McKay Natatorium.
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| Julie Van Deusen |
Van Deusen earned 458.25 points to easily outdistance runner-up Kara Boate of Drexel University (417.75).
Van Deusen, the 2002 CAA Diver of the Year, captured the conference one-meter title and was second in the three-meter event last season and posted two top 10 finishes at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) regionals.
She moved on to the NCAA championships at the University of Texas in both events, becoming the first UD swimmer or diver to compete at the NCAA championships in school history.
The women's three-meter competition was the only event contested on the first night of the championships Wednesday. The second day of the CAA championships will get under way at 10 a.m. with preliminaries Thursday morning followed by the finals at 6 p.m. The four-day meet will continue until Saturday evening.
Host George Mason took the first day team lead with 73 points as five Patriot divers placed in the top 10, led by Ashley Craw in third place.
George Mason's Liz Replogle was fourth with 392.75 points followed by teammates Mary Campioli in fifth (386.80), Jamie Downing in sixth (383.05) and Liz Gabriel in seventh (380.45).
Drexel was in second place in the team standings with 28 points, led by Boate's second place finish and an eighth place finish from Evamarie Guerrieri (369.75).
Delaware, with 20 points, was tied for third place with William & Mary. Van Deusen was the Hens' lone competitor in the event.
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