DIVING: Kassidy Cook Wins Two Golds at Junior Pan Am Diving Championships
// Jim Quinlivan // August 27, 2005
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - After waiting two days for Hurricane Katrina to pass, 10-year-old Kassidy Cook of The Woodlands, Texas, blew past the competition on her way to two gold medals at the 2005 Junior Pan American Diving Championships. The championships, which were originally scheduled to start on Thursday, had to be condensed into a two-day event due to the hurricane.
Cook took gold in the girls 11 and under 1-meter springboard and 3-meter springboard events. On the 1-meter, she won by 11 points over Monica Amaral of Brazil. Cook finished with 178.70 points to Amaral’s 167.50 points. Team USA’s Rebecca Hamperian (Lexington, Ky.) claimed the bronze with 156.60 points. On the 3-meter, Cook finished with 190.80 points. Amaral took the silver with 173.95 points and Gabriela Figuerido, also of Brazil, captured the bronze with 162.70 points.
Other medalists for Team USA included:
Kristian Ipsen (Clayton, Calif.):
Gold – Boys 12-13 1-meter Springboard
Silver – Boys 12-13 3-meter Springboard
Jessica Lyden (Lexington, Ky.):
Gold – Girls 14-15 1-meter Springboard
Abby Johnston (Columbus, Ohio):
Silver – Girls 16-18 3-meter Springboard
Bronze – Girls 16-18 1-meter Springboard
Brittney Feldman (Indianapolis, Ind.):
Bronze – Girls 16-18 3-meter Springboard
Ryan Jefferson (Madison, Wis.):
Silver – Boys 16-18 3-meter Springboard
Matthew Cooper (Bethesda, Md.)
Silver, Boys 16-18 1-meter Springboard
Erin Savas (Midland, Texas):
Bronze – Girls 14-15 3-meter Springboard
Linus Altman-Kurosaki (New York, N.Y.):
Silver – Boys 14-15 1-meter Springboard
Nick McCrory (Chapel Hill, N.C.):
Bronze – Boys 14-15 1-meter Springboard
Drew Livingston (The Woodlands, Texas):
Bronze – Boys 14-15 3-meter Springboard
Julie Doran (Apex, N.C.):
Bronze – Girls 12-13 1-meter Springboard
Kaylea Arnett (Oklahoma City, Okla.):
Bronze – Girls 12-13 3-meter Springboard
Andrew Whittington (Oklahoma City, Okla.):
Silver, Boys 11 & Under 3-meter Springboard
The team standings after day one are as follows:
1. United States: 397 points
2. Canada: 354 points
3. Mexico: 334 points
4. Colombia: 201 points
5. Brazil: 190 points
6. Ecuador: 17 points
The 2005 Junior Pan American Diving Championships continues on Sunday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex.
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Group A 16-18 1-meter Final
1. Meaghan Benfeito, Canada, 379.70; 2. Laura Cardona, Colombia, 350.45; 3. Abby Johnston, United States, 348.70; 4. Juliana Ochoa, Colombia, 346.35; 5. Brittney Feldman, United States, 335.20; 6. Surinam May Negrete, Mexico, 323.55; 7. Taryn Zack, Canada, 320.50; 8. Cecilia Vargas Perches, Mexico, 304.95; 9. Laryssa Fogaca, Brazil, 273.55.
Group A Boys 16-18 3-meter Final
1. Julian Sanchez, Mexico, 479.55; 2. Ryan Jefferson, United States, 472.10; 3. Johny Vera, Colombia, 470.95; 4. Victor Ortega, Colombia, 468.75; 5. Martin D’amour, Canada, 466.50; 6. Landon Marzullo, United States, 466.15; 7. Nicholas Lachance, Canada, 437.30; 8. Rui Carlos Marinho, Brazil, 427.00; 9. Osiris Argote, Mexico, 422.30; 10. Philipe Lima, Brazil, 417.50.
Group A Girls 16-18 3-meter Final
1. Meaghan Benfeito, Canada, 416.00; 2. Abby Johnston, United States, 400.90; 3. Brittney Feldman, United States, 396.65; 4. Juliana Ochoa, Colombia, 380.80; 5. Surinam May Negrete, Mexico, 372.35; 6. Laura Cardona, Colombia, 358.35; 7. Taryn Zach, Canada, 358.35; 8. Cecilia Vargas Perches, Mexico, 347.80; 9. Laryssa Fogaca, Brazil, 319.00.
Group A Boys 16-18 1-meter Final
1. Julian Sanchez ,Mexico, 464.25; 2. Matthew Cooper, United States, 439.70; 3. Osiris Argote, Mexico, 433.15; 4. Landon Marzullo, United States, 428.95; 5. Johny Vera, Colombia, 424.50; 6. Victor Ortega, Colombia, 412.90; 7. Cory Watson, Canada, 412.85; 8. Martin D'amour, Canada, 401.90; 9. Philipe Lima Lima, Brazil, 374.60; 10. Rui Carlos Marinho, Brazil, 367.70.
Group B Girls 14-15 1-meter Final
1. Jessica Lyden, United States, 308.65; 2. Gabrielle Trudeau, Canada, 294.30; 3. Vianey Hernandez, Mexico, 289.15; 4. Erin Savas, United States, 289.10; 5. Carol-Ann Ware, Canada, 286.30; 6. Arantxa Chavez, Mexico, 270.20; 7. Tammy Takagi, Brazil ,244.85.
Group B Girls 14-15 3-meter Final
1. Gabrielle Trudeau, Canada, 342.45; 2. Frederique Hebert, Canada, 333.55; 3. Erin Savas, United States, 332.55; 4. Arantxa Chavez, Mexico, 317.35; 5. Vianey Hernandez, Mexico, 306.25; 6. Jessica Lyden, United States, 305.60; 7. Tammy Takagi, Brazil, 236.30.
Group B Boys 14-15 1-meter Final
1. Maxim Bouchard, Canada, 342.85; 2. Linus Altman-Kurosaki, United States, 326.45; 3. Nick McCrory, United States, 325.80; 4. Jonathan Ruvalcaba, Mexico, 321.70; 5. Cam McLean, Canada, 298.85; 6. Jahir Ocampo Marroquin, Mexico, 292.40; 7. Juan Villada, Colombia, 291.60; 8. Luiz Felipe Outerelo, Brazil, 278.85; 9. Cristian Arayon, Colombia, 270.65; 10. Rafael Zambaldi, Brazil, 267.40.
Group B Boys 14-15 3-meter Final
1. Jahir Ocampo Marroquin, Mexico, 390.35; 2. Maxim Bouchard, Canada, 384.25; 3. Drew Livingston, United States, 380.50; 4. Jonathan Ruvalcaba, Mexico, 374.75; 5. Nick McCrory, United States, 374.25; 6. Cam McLean, Canada, 314.40; 7. Rafael Zambaldi, Brazil, 302.25; 8. Cristian Arayon, Colombia, 300.15; 9. Guilherme Ciasca, Brazil, 299.65; 10. Juan Villada, Colombia, 299.30.
Group C Girls 12-13 1-meter Final
1. Rachel Kemp, Canada, 238.00; 2. Celia Santillan, Mexico, 224.20; 3. Julie Doran, United States, 217.80; 4. Rafaella Suarez, Ecuador, 208.85; 5. Sabrina Beaupre, Canada, 204.30; 6. Kassia Saraiva, Brazil, 195.50; 7. Kaylea Arnett, United States, 193.90; 8. Laura Vasquez, Colombia ,157.00.
Group C Girls 12-13 3-meter Final:
1. Celia Santillan, Mexico, 256.15; 2. Rachel Kemp, Canada, 252.95; 3. Kaylea Arnett, United States, 249.60; 4. Katrina Young, United States, 241.95; 5. Sabrina Beaupre, Canada, 239.10; 6. Kassia Saraiva, Brazil, 218.90; 7. Diana Diaz Huerta, Mexico, 197.70; 8. Rafaella Suarez, Ecuador, 193.25; 9. Laura Vasquez, Colombia, 183.65.
Group C Boys 12-13 1-meter Final
1. Kristian Ipsen , United States, 268.95; 2. Galo Marmolejo, Mexico, 250.85; 3. Shane Miszkiel, Canada, 233.75; 4. Thomas Trottier, Canada, 232.60; 5. Sebastian Villa, Colombia, 230.60; 6. Connor Kuremsky, United States, 227.55; 7. Rafael Perez Romero, Mexico, 224.35; 8. Osler Gil, Colombia, 209.75; 9. Kenzo Junto, Brazil,193.55; 10. Renato Alcatara, Brazil,180.95.
Group C Boys 12-13 3-meter Final
1. Sebastian Villa, Colombia, 285.75; 2. Kristian Ipsen, United States, 282.45; 3. Galo Marmolejo, Mexico, 274.85; 4. Shane Miszkiel, Canada, 245.85; 5. Osler Gil, Colombia, 242.65; 6. Rafael Perez Romero, Mexico, 239.10; 7. Connor Kuremsky, United States, 237.95; 8. Gregory Lazzarato, Canada, 214.65; 9. Da Silva Joao, Brazil, 178.45.
Group D Girls 11 & Under 1-meter Final
1. Kassidy Cook, United States, 178.70; 2. Monica Amaral, Brazil,167.50; 3. Rebecca Hamperian, United States, 156.60; 4. Gabriela Figueiredo, Brazil, 155.35; 5. Reyna Perez Romero, Mexico, 152.40; 6. Manuela Rios ,Colombia,150.30; 7. Karla Rivas Gonzales, Mexico,139.05; 8. Molly Schupbach, Canada, 137.25; 9. Mariana Rendon, Colombia,128.55; 10. Éloïse Bélanger, Canada ,126.15.
Group D Girls 11 & Under 3-meter Final
1. Kassidy Cook, United States, 190.80; 2. Monica Amaral, Brazil, 173.95; 3. Gabriela Figueiredo, Brazil, 162.70; 4. Molly Schupbach, Canada, 162.55; 5. Karla Rivas Gonzales, Mexico, 160.70; 6. Manuela Rios, Colombia, 156.90; 7. Christine Hiron, 156.70; 8. Wallace Layland, United States, 149.30; 9. Reyna Perez Romero, Mexico, 148.20; 10. Mariana Rendon, Colombia, 140.05.
Group D Boys 11 & Under 1-meter Final
1. Pedro Abreu, Brazil, 178.70; 2. Patrick Heaney, Canada, 165.15; 3. Nicholas Beaupré, Canada, 161.60; 4. Andrew Whittington, United States, 159.40; 5. Mauro Castro, Mexico, 154.00; 6. Paulo Da Silva, Brazil,150.95; 7. Diego Balleza, Mexico, 141.50; 8. Juan Rios, Colombia,135.45; 9. Andrew Cramer, United States, 131.90; 10. Juan Gil, Colombia, 124.95.
Group D Boys 11 & Under 3-meter Final
1. Diego Balleza, Mexico, 197.55; 2. Andrew Whittington, 187.80; 3. Arthur Moreira, Brazil, 179.15; 4. Pedro Abreu, 176.55; 5. Mauro Castro, Mexico, 167.95; 6. Denzil Pullock, Canada, 165.90; 7. Nicholas Beaupre, Canada, 160.35; 8. Juan Gil, Colombia, 153.15; 9. Andrew Cramer, United States, 149.95; 10. Juan Rios, Colombia.
