SAN DIEGO – San Diego State senior Marie Yacopino and sophomore Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez earned first-place finishes as the Aztecs' diving team completed competition at the Northern Arizona Diving Invitational #2 Saturday, Feb. 1.
Yacopino broke the 300-point barrier and scored a season-best 302.45 points in the finals to earn the 1-meter title. Lechuga Gonzalez placed third with a score of 276.65 while senior Delaney Gallagher's fourth-place effort of 275.20. Six Aztecs finished in the top-10, with Lexi Letts, Gina Cazares, and Erica Sarver ranked sixth, seventh and ninth with scores of 257.55, 256.5, and 244.65, respectively. Gillian Garcia rounded out SDSU's efforts, placing 11th with a score of 208.70.
Lechuga Gonzalez led the way for the Aztecs on the platform, finishing with a score of 246.15 to bring home the event's title. Cazares collected second place with a score of 226, a career high. With their efforts, both Aztecs qualified for their third event at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships. Yacopino snagged fourth place with her own career-high point total of 222.65, followed by Delaney Gallagher's sixth-place effort of 210.85. Letts and Sarver finished seventh and eighth, respectively with scores of 195.1 and 190.35.
Today's meet concluded regular-season competition for both the Aztecs' divers and swimmers. SDSU now preps for the Mountain West Conference Championships scheduled for Feb. 19-22 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Results
1-METER
| Place | Name | Prellm | Finals |
| 1 | Marie Yacopino | 295.8 | 302.45 |
| 2 | Emily Sharrer | 282.05 | 287.7 |
| 3 | Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez | 307.55 | 276.65 |
| 4 | Delaney Gallagher | 247 | 275.2 |
| 5 | Heather Carbon | 251.7 | 258.9 |
| 6 | Lexi Letts | 250.35 | 257.55 |
| 7 | Gina Cazares | 256.3 | 256.5 |
| 8 | Emily Luberto | 267.55 | 256.45 |
| 9 | Erica Sarver | 282.05 | 244.65 |
| 10 | Hailey Faith | 238.6 | 230.9 |
| 11 | Gillian Garcia | 201.85 | 208.7 |
| 12 | Allison Shimp | 210.25 | 208.4 |
PLATFORM
| Place | Name | Final |
| 1 | Ximena Lechuga Gonzalez | 246.15 |
| 2 | Gina Cazares | 226 |
| 3 | Emily Sharrer | 223.9 |
| 4 | Marie Yacopino | 222.65 |
| 5 | Emily Luberto | 217.9 |
| 6 | Delaney Gallagher | 210.85 |
| 7 | Lexi Letts | 195.1 |
| 8 | Erica Sarver | 190.35 |
| 9 | Heather Carbon | 181.45 |
| 10 | Allison Shimp | 169.3 |
| 11 | Hailey Faith | 164.55 |