JMU Closes Duke Dog Invite with 1-Meter Sweep

Sunday, February 5

Harrisonburg, Va.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

JMU Diving Invitational (Diving Only)

2/5/2017 12:48:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Senior Olivia Lehman and freshman Carlyn McNeely swept the top two spots of the 1-meter final as James Madison diving concluded the Duke Dog Invitational Sunday afternoon inside Savage Natatorium.

Missing two dives and stumbling to eighth place, Lehman rebounded on the final dive to win with an NCAA Zone qualifying score of 285.10. The senior also won Sunday's preliminary with a second NCAA Zone qualifying score of 293.55.

McNeely held steady with a second-place finish with an NCAA Zone qualifying score of 282.10 in Sunday's finals. The freshman added a second NCAA Zone qualifying score during preliminaries placing second with a score of 268.95.

Freshman Hope Byrum advanced to the 1-meter final with a sixth-place finish in Sunday's preliminaries, scoring 243.75 points. Byrum closed Sunday strong finishing fourth in the finals with a career-best score of 270.10, her first NCAA Zone qualifying score of the season.

QUOTING COACH WALSH
"For Hope Byrum to make an NCAA Zone score, I am very excited for her. Carlyn [McNeely], again, after being hurt most of the year was fantastic. Olivia [Lehman] missed two dives, but was still good enough to come back and win. When she's good, she's good. I couldn't be happier with the girls this weekend."

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— JMU Swimming&Diving (@JMUSwimDive) February 5, 2017

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Freshman Hope Byrum earned her first NCAA Zone score of the season during Sunday's competition.

UP NEXT
James Madison diving will trek to Christiansburg, Va. to compete in the Colonial Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships. Competition is slated for Wednesday, Feb. 22 through Saturday, Feb. 25. Preliminaries will begin at 10 a.m. with finals scheduled for 6 p.m. each day.