Lemke Leads Falcons to Victory at Buffalo Diving Invitational

Sunday, January 14

Buffalo, N.Y.

All Day

Bowling Green State University

Buffalo Diving Meet

Swim/Dive - Talisa Lemke - NCAA Zones 2017 (crop)

January 14, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: by Matthew Daley, Athletic Communicationis Assistant

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Talisa Lemke won the individual championship and was one of four Falcons to score points, as the Bowling Green State University divers won the 2018 Buffalo Diving Invitational. The three-day meet was held from Friday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 14 and included one-meter, three-meter, and platform diving competitions. Lemke won the one-meter competition, finished second in the three-meter, and earned a meet-best 37 points. BGSU totaled 106 points and defeated five other schools, including Mid-American Conference foes Buffalo, Ohio, and Toledo.

This weekend's meet featured a preliminary round and a championship round in each event. On Saturday, Lemke once again broke her own school record in the one-meter diving with a 302.30 in the preliminaries. This is the fourth time in the 2017-18 season that Lemke has broken this record. It began the season at 293.15 and has steadily increased to 298.20 (EMU), 299.09 (Miami), and 300.97 (Michigan State). Later in the evening, she won the one-meter championship with a 300.10. Lemke also competed in the three-meter on Friday, and although she did not approach her school record (339.22), she finished second in both the preliminary (291.30) and championship rounds (291.40).

Two other BGSU divers set personal records at the meet. Emily Kellerman scored a 212.85 in the one-meter to break her previous best (209.70) and finish in 11th place out of 21 divers. Meanwhile, Ashley White qualified for the one-meter final with a fifth-place 234.00 in the opening round. She followed that with a 265.95 in the final, which earned second place behind Lemke and shattered her personal best (250.80).

UP NEXT
BGSU returns to action in two weeks when they travel to Athens, Ohio for a dual meet against Ohio University. The meet will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27. The Falcons then complete their home schedule on Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3 at Cooper Pool against the University of Toledo.

FINAL RESULTS
3-METER PRELIMS (22 TOTAL)
2. 291.30, Talisa Lemke
4. 254.10, Claire Stam
8. 244.15, Kylie Bosco
17. 218.30, Emily Kellerman
20. 199.45, Ashley White

3-METER FINAL (8 TOTAL)
2. 291.40, Talisa Lemke
4. 261.10, Claire Stam
7. 239.25, Kylie Bosco

1-METER PRELIMS (21 TOTAL)
1. 302.30, Talisa Lemke (school record)
4. 241.95, Claire Stam
5. 234.00, Ashley White
7. 226.15, Kylie Bosco (personal record)
11. 212.85, Emily Kellerman

1-METER FINAL (8 TOTAL)
1. 300.10, Talisa Lemke
2. 265.95, Ashley White
5. 251.60, Claire Stam
8. 222.45, Kylie Bosco

FINAL INDIVIDUAL POINTS STANDINGS (13 TOTAL)
1. 37, Talisa Lemke
3. 29, Claire Stam
6. 23, Kylie Bosco
8. 17, Ashley White

FINAL TEAM POINTS STANDINGS
1. 106, Bowling Green
2. 90, Buffalo
3. 53, Canisius
4. 24, St. Bonaventure
5. 16, Ohio
6. 0, Toledo