Nov. 12, 2010

Missouri swept the Big 12 Conference's weekly diving awards, as Dante Jones and Loren Figueroa were named the Big 12 Male and Female Divers of the Week. It is the first weekly conference award for Figueroa and the second for Jones.

Dante Jones was honored for his impressive performances at the Southwest Plunge in Mansfield, Texas and against South Carolina. He placed third in one-meter diving at the Plunge with a final score of 342.85. He also claimed the victory against South Carolina in three-meter diving with a score of 350.60

Loren Figueroa had two recent stellar competitions against Kansas and against Arkansas and South Carolina over the past weekend. She claimed two diving titles against Kansas with scores of 316.05 in the one-meter and 317.93 in the three-meter. Figueroa followed up that performance with a first place finish against Arkansas and South Carolina in the one-meter dive with a score of 303.35, and a third place finish in the three-meter dive with a score of 315.40.

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