From Jimmie Athletics
COLUMBUS, Ga. (jimmiepride.com) — Jada Shorter became the University of Jamestown’s first-ever NAIA diving champion with her first-place finish at the NAIA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Columbus Aquatics Center.
Shorter won the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 236.75 in the finals, slightly higher than the 233.85 she posted in the preliminaries. She becomes a two-time All-American after finishing fourth at last year’s nationals.
Laurel Knox earned a 14th-place finish in the 1650 free, finishing in 18:02.00. Knox also competed in the 200 free and 500 free but did not advance to the finals.
Sulinke Vandenberg made her second consecutive appearance at nationals. She swam the 100 fly, 100 back, and 200 back, but just missed making the finals by a few places.