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U.S. Olympic Diving Trials
06.25.2016 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Texas junior diver Murphy Bromberg places third in platform finals, falls one spot shy of the U.S. Olympic Team.
INDIANAPOLIS – Texas junior Murphy Bromberg placed third in the women's platform finals Saturday night at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials.
Bromberg entered the finals in second place just .15 of a point ahead of Amy Cozad, who took the lead for the second and final qualifying position for the Rio Olympics through round one of the finals. Bromberg hit her back three-and-a-half somersault for 75.9 points in round two and took the lead for second with 770.85 points.
Cozad regained second place by 17.5 points through round three, but Katrina Young passed Cozad and Bromberg for second place through round four. Bromberg finished strong and totaled 76.8 points on her inward three-and-a-half somersault in the fifth round and tallied 958.4 points for third place.
Jessica Parratto took top honors with 1,030.05 points while Young took second with 982.1 points. Cozad placed fourth with 937.25 points.
Former Longhorn Maren Taylor and future Longhorn Alison Gibson compete in the women's three-meter finals on Sunday. NBC picks up live coverage at 3:50 p.m. CT.
