The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
06.26.2016 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Incoming freshman Alison Gibson places sixth while former Longhorn Maren Taylor takes 12th on three-meter.
INDIANAPOLIS – Texas-Ex Maren Taylor and future Longhorn Alison Gibson secured top-12 finishes in the women's three-meter finals as the Longhorns closed out competition Sunday at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials.
Gibson totaled 884.25 points through the preliminary, semifinal and final rounds to place sixth overall. The Austin native will join the Longhorns for the 2016-17 season.
Taylor, a nine-time All-American in her four seasons at Texas, placed 12th in the finals with 779.10 points.
Texas Swimming is well represented in night one of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. Townley Haas, Clark Smith and former Longhorn Michael McBroom compete in the finals of the men's 400m freestyle while Madisyn Cox is set for the women's 400 IM final. The top-two finishers in tonight's finals will earn spots on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Will Licon is slated for the men's 100 breaststroke semifinals, while UT women's signee Lauren Case will compete in the women's 100 butterfly semifinals.
NBC airs live coverage from 7-8 p.m. CT.
