The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Taylor earns World University Games berth
05.15.2013 | Women's Swimming and Diving
May 15, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Texas redshirt junior diver Maren Taylor placed fourth in the one-meter event and earned a berth to compete at the World University Games Wednesday on day one of the 2013 USA Diving World Championships Trials.
The Longhorns' All-American placed fourth in the one-meter event with 506.25 points. Samantha Pickens won the event with 537 points. The fourth-place showing earns Taylor a chance to represent the U.S. this summer at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Texas freshman Meghan Houston added a sixth-place finish in the same event with 481.55 points.
Taylor and Houston will compete in the three-meter event on Friday. The six-day competition selects the U.S. rosters for the FINA World Championships and the World University Games.