BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Navy's
Mackenzie Kim and
Anthony Sciulli swept this week's Patriot League Diver-of-the-Week accolades, the league office announced today.
The duo earned their awards for their performances during Navy's victories over Loyola on Friday as each won both boards and, in the process, qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championship. It was Kim's 11th and Sciulli's first weekly award from the league.
Kim scored 289.80 points to win the three-meter event by 24 points over teammate
Lily Barrett. Her effort surpassed the zone meet qualifying standard of 280 points. She would go on to tally 258.53 points to win the one-meter event by 15 points over fellow Mid
Claire Ellish. Kim narrowly missed matching the qualifying score of 265 points.
Sciulli first scored 304.35 points to win the one-meter competition by 33 points and then tallied 335.18 points to place first on the three-meter board by 40 points. He qualified for the zone meet in both events as he surpassed the one-meter standard of 300 points and the three-meter requirement of 320 points.
The Navy teams will next be in competition Nov. 1 at George Washington.