Hilde Wins Pac-10 Title On Platform

Feb. 28, 2004

USC freshman diver Michael Hilde won the Pac-10 title on the platform and junior teammate Ray Vincent, the defending champ in the event, was second on the final day of competition at the Pac-10 Diving Championships on Saturday (Feb. 28) in Federal Way, Wash.

Hilde, second on 3-meter on Friday, won the platform with 513.00 while Vincent was second with 470.50. Cal junior Louie Gagnet was third (469.50). All three divers are products of the Mission Viejo Nadadores program and grew up training and competing alongside each other.

"It feels good to win my first Pac-10 title," said Hilde. "It gives me confidence going into the NCAA Zones. I've grown up competing against a lot of these guys and know that the competition was good. Competing and winning against such tough competition is good. It gives me a lot of confidence."

Hilde's USC freshman teammate Kenny Jenkins was fifth with 441.60.

Men Platform Finals
 Place  Score  Diver Name  Affiliation 1  513.00  Michael Hilde  (USC) University of Southern California 2  470.50  Ray Vincent  (USC) University of Southern California 3  469.50  Louie Gagnet  (UCB) University of California, Berkeley 4  450.85  Josh Anderson  (UA) University of Arizona 5  441.60  Kenny Jenkins  (USC) University of Southern California 6  414.85  Gordon Blukis  (ASU) Arizona State University 7  411.15  Kevin McLean  (STA) Stanford University 8  403.80  Thomas McCrummen  (ASU) Arizona State University Men Platform Prelim
 Place  Score  Diver Name  Affiliation 1  501.55  Michael Hilde  (USC) University of Southern California 2  485.10  Louie Gagnet  (UCB) University of California, Berkeley 3  472.95  Josh Anderson  (UA) University of Arizona 4  464.15  Gordon Blukis  (ASU) Arizona State University 5  448.35  Ray Vincent  (USC) University of Southern California 6  423.90  Thomas McCrummen  (ASU) Arizona State University 7  420.85  Kenny Jenkins  (USC) University of Southern California 8  418.00  Kevin McLean  (STA) Stanford University 9  409.00  Jesse Fonner  (STA) Stanford University 10  402.95  Alex Vollelunga  (UA) University of Arizona 11  398.25  Joona Puhakka  (ASU) Arizona State University 12  370.75  Nathaniel Dean  (UCB) University of California, Berkeley 13  362.95  J.J. Aderholt  (UA) University of Arizona 14  353.10  Robbie Quinn  (UCB) University of California, Berkeley 15  313.65  John Collier  (UA) University of Arizona 16  292.25  Charles Slender  (UCB) University of California, Berkeley 17  271.15  Brant Bingham  (ASU) Arizona State University

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