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Targonski Captures All-America Honors on Platform

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Junior MaryEllen Targonski punctuated the final day of competition at the 2017 NCAA Championships with an All-American performance in platform diving.

A first-time NCAA qualifier, Targonski picked up right where she left off at last month’s ACC Championships. The Gastonia, N.C., native advanced to the NCAA consolation final after placing 10th out of 45 divers in the event preliminaries with a score of 264.05 points. She started off her preliminaries list with a pair of dives that topped the 60-point mark, earning 60.20 points on an inward 2 ½ somersault and 60.