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Texas Diving Invitational
Anderson wins platform title at Texas Diving Invitational
11.19.2016 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Texas All-America senior Mark Anderson claims second title of the meet.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas All-America senior Mark Anderson navigated through a tight contest in the men's platform final to win the event Saturday afternoon in the final session of the Texas Diving Invitational.
The contest saw the top-four divers separated by only four points through four of six rounds before Anderson seized the win in the final round. Arizona State's David Hoffer led Anderson by 1.9 points heading into the final dive, and both divers performed the same dive in the final round to decide the contest.
Anderson hit the final dive, a back two-and-a-half somersault with one-and-a-half twists, for 81.6 points while Hoffer totaled 75.2 points and surrendered the win to Anderson.
\A three-time All-American on platform, Anderson took the win, his second of the meet, with 430.75 points while Hoffer settled for second at 426.25. Anderson also won the one-meter event in the opening session of competition on Thursday.
A pair of Texas freshmen joined Anderson in the final and posted strong performances. Reed Merritt placed fourth with 392.25 points while Jacob Cornish took fifth place with 373.80 points.
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