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Men's Swimming & Diving

Badgers wrap up competition at Texas Diving Invitational

Peterson finishes top four, Cech top five on platform

Men's Swimming & Diving

Badgers wrap up competition at Texas Diving Invitational

Peterson finishes top four, Cech top five on platform

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two Badgers from the Wisconsin diving team earned top-five finishes in finals of the platform discipline at the Texas Diving Invitational, as Ashley Peterson finished in fourth place for the women and Dan Cech had a fifth place performance for the men in Austin, Texas, on Saturday.

Peterson recorded a score of 264.20 points to earn her fourth-place finish, while fellow junior Cech had a final score of 289.80 to finish in fifth place.

Mara Aiacoboae of Arizona State won the women's platform with a score of 349.40, while Mark Anderson of host Texas won among the men with a score of 451.95.

Freshman Ethan O'Neill came in sixth place just behind teammate Cech with a score of 261.25, while fellow freshman Clark Carter finished seventh with 259.20 points.

Two freshmen helped the Wisconsin women garner two other top-10 finishes, as Dana Liva placed sixth with 231.10 points and Gabriella Comunale was 10th with 215.35 points.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dan Cech

Dan Cech

Diving
6' 1"
Junior
Diving
Ethan O

Ethan O'Neill

Diving
Freshman
Diving
Dana Liva

Dana Liva

Diving
Freshman
Diving
Ashley Peterson

Ashley Peterson

Diving
5' 7"
Junior
Diving
Gabriella Comunale

Gabriella Comunale

Diving
Freshman
Diving

Players Mentioned

Dan Cech

Dan Cech

6' 1"
Junior
Diving
Diving
Ethan O

Ethan O'Neill

Freshman
Diving
Diving
Dana Liva

Dana Liva

Freshman
Diving
Diving
Ashley Peterson

Ashley Peterson

5' 7"
Junior
Diving
Diving
Gabriella Comunale

Gabriella Comunale

Freshman
Diving
Diving