Arizona Wildcats senior Samantha Pickens advanced to the women’s 3-meter finals at the FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix in San Juan on Thursday. The finals are set for Saturday.
Pickens finished with 277.20 points to place second behind China’s Wu Chunting (298.80) in semifinal B. Pickens was in fifth place after three of five rounds but moved up in the standings after scoring 61.50 points on her reverse 2½ pike in round four and 64.50 points on her front 2½ with one twist in the last round to move her into second place and a spot in the finals.