EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Swimming and Diving finished the Evansville Regional Sports Commission Diving Invitational at the Deaconess Aquatic Center Wednesday afternoon. The team earned four top-five finishes over the two-day event.
 
The Screaming Eagles opened day one of competition with sophomore Anna Bunnell and junior Maranda Uttke finishing second and third in the one-meter preliminary rounds. Bunnell earned a 237.20 score in her first dive of the day, with Uttke right behind scoring 224.75.
 
Rounding out the one-meter preliminaries, freshman Lucia Tenny, sophomore Gabbie Meier, and senior Autumn Turley finished with a 182.25, 178.10, and 161.30, respectively. Bunnell and Uttke continued onto the final round, solidifying their second and third placements.


In their second dives, Bunnell scored 247.05, just three points behind first place. Uttke soundly clinched third place with a 234.85 final round dive, over 16 points ahead of third place.
 
USI returned to action on the second day with the three-meter contest. Meier finished atop the team in the preliminary round, earning a score of 238.80 in a second-place effort. Bunnell was right behind her, finishing in third with a 230.15 point performance. Tenny nabbed a top-seven finish, putting up a 205.40 dive score, with Uttke rounding out the top nine with a 200.30.
 
In the three-meter finals, Bunnell jumped up the board with a 235.60, finishing second once again. Tenny earned the second-highest slot on the team, earning fifth place following a 216.45 final dive.
 
The Eagles are back in action January 10 with a home meet against the University of Illinois Chicago at the USI Aquatic Center. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.