LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Bruins swept the 3-meter event at the Bruin Diving Invitational on Saturday afternoon as Maria Polyakova, Eloise Belanger, and Annika Lenz went 1, 2, 3 in the final.
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Polyakova posted a season-best 328.95 to claim the top spot. With her sweep of the springboard events this weekend, the Bruin is 11 for 12 on the boards and has not dropped a 3-meter event since the season began in October.
Finishing second behind Polyakova, Bélanger recorded a season-best six-dive total of 319.80 in the finals. Once again, the Bruin freshman qualified for NCAA Zones with both of her scores on Saturday.
After placing fourth in the 1-meter on Friday, Lenz improved to third in the 3-meter event. The UCLA junior tallied a season-best 321.50 in prelims and finished with a 615.55 overall. Lenz also qualified for NCAA Zones with both of her scores in the event.
Ciara Monahan nabbed her second top-10 finish of the Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The sophomore's season-best 289.10 in the finals secured eighth place and also qualified her for NCAA Zones.
Freshman Kat Friese finished 15th and Montana Monahan placed 18th overall. Both posted season bests in the 3-meter event—Friese in the finals (277.35) and Monahan in the prelims (261.05).
The Bruin Diving Invitational continues on Sunday with the women's platform and the men's 1-meter beginning at 10:30 a.m. PST. Live results will be available on DiveMeets.com.